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Decoding Neanderthals #4002
[TV-PG]
Geneticists explore what happened when the first humans encountered Neanderthals 60,000 years ago.
- KET2 Sunday, May 19 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, May 19 at 6:00 pm EDT
Hunt for the Supertwister #3107
[TV-PG]
During one of the worst tornado seasons on record, a camera team chases across the Midwest, capturing hair-raising footage of highly destructive twisters in action. Meanwhile, two scientists at the University of Oklahoma pursue radically different approaches to forecasting twisters: One relies on "virtual tornadoes" created inside supercomputers, while the other involves hunting down real-life storms to collect data firsthand.
- KET Wednesday, May 22 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, May 23 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, May 24 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, May 26 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, May 26 at 6:00 pm EDT
Manhunt - Boston Bombers #4014
[TV-PG]
Examines the role modern technology - combined with old-fashioned detective work - played in cracking the Boston Marathon bombing case.
- KET Wednesday, May 29 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, May 30 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, May 31 at 4:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 2 at midnight EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 2 at 6:00 pm EDT
Oklahoma's Killer Tornadoes #4015
On May 20, 2013, a F5 tornado over a mile wide tore through Moore, Oklahoma, inflicting 24 deaths and obliterating entire neighborhoods. Scientists discuss the battle to understand these extreme weather events and meet storm survivors whose lives have been upended.
- KET Wednesday, May 29 at 10:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, May 30 at 3:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, May 31 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 2 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 9 at 6:00 pm EDT
Power Surge #3809
[TV-G]
Can emerging technology defeat global warming? This program showcases the latest and greatest innovations, from artificial trees to cleaner coal, nuclear energy and wildly ambitious — and risky — schemes to re-engineer the entire climate system.
- KET2 Thursday, June 6 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, June 7 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 9 at 1:00 am EDT
Ape Genius #3507
[TV-PG]
A new generation of investigators is revealing the secret mental lives of great apes, and our evolutionary next-of-kin are turning out to be far smarter than most experts ever imagined.
- KET2 Thursday, June 13 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, June 14 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 16 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 16 at 6:00 pm EDT
Extreme Cave Diving #3705
[TV-G]
Dr. Kenny Broad dives into blue holes — underwater caves that formed during the last ice age.
- KET Wednesday, June 19 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, June 20 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, June 21 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 23 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 23 at 6:00 pm EDT
Earth from Space #4006
[TV-G]
Data is taken from earth-observing satellites and transformed into dazzling visual sequences, each one exposing the intricate web of forces that sustains life on earth.
- KET Wednesday, June 26 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, June 27 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, June 28 at 4:00 am EDT
- KET Saturday, June 29 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 30 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, June 30 at 5:00 pm EDT
Dogs Decoded #3714
[TV-G]
An investigation into new discoveries in genetics that are illuminating the origin of dogs — with revealing implications for the evolution of human culture as well.
- KET Wednesday, July 3 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, July 4 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, July 5 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 7 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 7 at 6:00 pm EDT
Building Pharaoh's Chariot #4005
[TV-PG]
A team of archaeologists, engineers, woodworkers, and horse trainers join forces to build and test two highly accurate replicas of Egyptian royal chariots. They discover astonishingly advanced features, including spoked wheels, springs, shock absorbers, and more.
- KET2 Thursday, July 11 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Saturday, July 13 at 4:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 14 at midnight EDT
B-29 Frozen in Time #2303
[TV-PG]
An adventure to try to retrieve an almost intact B-29 from the Arctic Circle. The airplane crash-landed nearly 50 years earlier during a secret mission for the U.S. The pilots survived the crash and were rescued, but the B-29 was left in the harsh and unforgiving climate 250 miles north of Thule, Greenland.
- KET Wednesday, July 17 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, July 18 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, July 19 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 21 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 21 at 6:00 pm EDT
3d Spies of WWII #3903
[TV-PG]
Tells the suspenseful, previously untold story of air photo intelligence that played a vital role in defeating Hitler. The photos led to devastating Allied bombing raids that were crucial setbacks to the German rocket program and helped ensure the success of the D-Day landings.
- KET Wednesday, July 24 at 9:00 pm EDT
- KET2 Thursday, July 25 at 2:00 am EDT
- KET2 Friday, July 26 at 5:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 28 at 1:00 am EDT
- KET2 Sunday, July 28 at 6:00 pm EDT
Who Killed Lindbergh's Baby? #4004
[TV-14]
A team of expert investigators employ state-of-the-art forensic and behavioral science techniques in an effort to determine what really happened to Lindbergh's baby and why.
- KET Wednesday, July 31 at 9:00 pm EDT
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