Follow competitors as they tackle a series of challenging obstacle courses in both city qualifying and city finals rounds across the country. Those that successfully complete the finals course in their designated region move on to the national finals round in Las Vegas, where they face a stunning four-stage course modeled after the famed Mt. Midoriyama course in Japan. The winner will take home a grand prize of $1 million.
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson and President Jimmy Carter examine the topic of Pulling the Plug on Pestilence. The duo discuss the importance of and progress toward ending fatal epidemic diseases. Mark Siddall, curator of the division of invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History, and comedian Chuck Nice share their views on this matter.
It's Fall In the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and that means animals are on the move. Heimo pursues the tail end of the caribou migration, a bear ransacks Bob's cabin, destroying 2 years of dry meat, and the Lewis family arrives to sign of moose.
"American Dad" is sold to a Chinese businessman. Meanwhile, Stan has Francine committed to an insane asylum when he forgets their anniversary.
In this half-hour episode, Olive tells the story of what happened to her old partner.
Mathias is back and a shadow of his former fearless self. With the hospital on lockdown in order to mass-produce toys that are supposedly earmarked for charity, the children start falling ill.
It’s night four, and the questions are not getting any easier. Will the reigning genius continue on the road to 500 questions, or will they succumb to the pressure.
After the brutal defeat at the Alamo, the fearless Texas Rangers, under General Sam Houston's command, fight for revenge against Santa Anna's troops.
The Shanghai Maglev is the fastest passenger train in operation on the planet. Discover how engineers were able to design a train that could levitate, and reach a phenomenal top speed of 268 mph.
Blake gets back at the Squaliens after he uses an invisibility ring they lose.
Without any modern conveniences, 14 men fight for survival on a deserted island.
Dan Snow boards a yacht on the English channel to get a sense of the naval battle, revealing how tensions between England and Spain were fuelled by religion, piracy and Elizabeth I's rejection of King Philip II of Spain as a suitor 30 years earlier, and how a missed opportunity could have resulted in disaster.
Hulk follows Leader back in time to the Victorian era and unites the Howling Commandos against Dracula, who wants to shroud the Earth with Leader's gamma cloud, allowing vampires to prey night and day.
The final four bakers must tap into their basic training to create memorable Memorial Day desserts to make it to the finale. They'll have the freedom to create the dessert of their choosing as long as it's red, white and blue.
Philip looks at the Ford Transit, the revolutionary van as big as a lorry that drove like a car, and other motoring workhorses
A commission for a family tree inspires Paul to carve alongside his son Jacob but the job threatens to splinter their relationship. Dean reels in a carving for a native village, and teaches Ken about his native culture.