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THEY RULED THE EARTH—NOW THEY RULE YOUR SCREEN: DINO WEEK TAKES OVER PBS!
Journey Back in Time with New and Returning Prehistoric Content for the Whole Family, June 16-23
June 16, 2025; Arlington, VA –- PBS announces Dino Week, a thrilling, weeklong content takeover that brings Earth’s most legendary creatures back to life. Starting June 16, WALKING WITH DINOSAURS kicks off a week of new and returning dinosaur stories designed to entertain, educate, and ignite the imagination of dino-lovers of all ages. PBS Digital Studios’ deep time series EONS will be marking the occasion with brand new episodes inspired by WALKING WITH DINOSAURS, starting June 17 on PBS.org and the PBS EONS YouTube channel. For children ages 2-8, families can now enjoy a PBS KIDS YouTube channel livestream that includes DINOSAUR TRAIN episodes along with themed moments from additional PBS KIDS series. Starting June 16, there will also be a dinosaur-themed playlist available across all PBS KIDS streaming platforms.
Following the premiere of WALKING WITH DINOSAURS from June 16-18, three returning programs will broadcast on PBS; PBS NATURE "Museum Alive with David Attenborough", PBS NATURE "Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster", and PBS NOVA "Alaskan Dinosaurs” (check local listings).
Dino Week will also take over the PBS app and PBS.org featuring a dynamic lineup of digital series, documentaries, expert interviews, CGI recreations, and family-friendly specials revealing the prehistoric world. Five dino-themed specials will be available on PBS.org and the PBS app, along with 11 PBS Digital Studios episodes from BE SMART, EONS, GROSS SCIENCE and MONSTRUM curated for easy dino-loving entertainment and learning. Ignite your curiosity about these incredible creatures through this action-packed week of content, then come back for more! A full list of PBS Dino Week content can be found below.
Premieres
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS
The legend is back as Walking with Dinosaurs returns. Meet six iconic dinosaurs, emerging from incredible dig sites as we tell these heroes’ stories of struggle, love and survival.
The Orphan
Premieres June 16, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET
An orphaned baby Triceratops must outwit a deadly T. rex. Today, paleontologists are uncovering her remains and use stunning VFX to bring her story vividly to life.
The River Dragon
Premieres June 16, 2025, 9:00 p.m. ET
A Spinosaurus—the world’s largest ever predatory dinosaur—struggles to bring up his babies and lead his young family across one of the deadliest environments in Earth’s history.
Band of Brothers
Premieres June 17, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET
Follow a gang of armored dinosaurs battle to reach adulthood, pursued by a group of Utahraptors, one of the most formidable predators that’s ever lived.
The Pack
Premieres June 17, 2025, 9:00 p.m. ET
71 million years ago, a young Albertosaurus, a relative of T. rex, must prove herself in a deadly hunting pack or face starvation. Today, paleontologists in Canada uncover her remains, using their evidence to reveal her battle for survival.
The Journey North
Premieres June 18, 2025, 8:00 p.m. ET
Travel back in time to the dangerous journey of the Pachyrhinosaurus, where their survival is at stake. During their annual migration hundreds of miles north, they face deadly predators and a storm that threatens their survival.
Island of Giants
Premieres June 18, 2025, 9:00 p.m. ET
Inspired by a remarkable discovery in Portugal, this is the story of Lusotitan, a colossal, ong-necked dinosaur—one of the largest ever to walk the Earth—150 million years ago, as it embarks on a quest for love.
PBS Digital Studios Premieres
EONS Walking With Dinosaurs “How Sauropods Got So Huge”
Available 6/17
How did sauropods, uniquely large land animals, actually live, with their anatomy and physiology pushed to such extremes? Well, their unprecedented gigantism came with some equally massive costs…
BE SMART WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Companion Episode “How did feathers lead to flight?”
Available 6/19
Some early avian dinosaurs had feathers and proto-feathers, but how did we get from there to full flight? There's a famous challenge that was posed to Darwin: "What good is half a wing?" It was supposed to challenge the idea that a wing couldn't evolve in steps because the intermediates that weren't yet capable of flight would be useless. But what if those intermediate "proto-wings" weren't useless? In this episode Joe and the team aim a high speed camera at a group of chickens - to reveal the secrets of this evolutionary conundrum.
PBS Terra YouTube WALKING WITH DINOSAURS Exclusives
Utahraptor vs Gastonia: Evolution’s Greatest Arms Race
Available 6/16
It’s grudge match time. Except that this one took place over millions of years, between two fierce and formidable enemies. It’s attack vs defense on an epic evolutionary scale. Utahraptor was the largest raptor to ever walk the Earth, honing its weapons and tactics to become a truly apex predator. And top of Utahraptors’ dinner wish list was Gastonia. But Gastonia wasn’t going to take this lying down. They were the spikiest dinosaurs to ever live, covered in thick armor and developing their own deadly weapons with which to fight back. Who would have come out on top of this evolutionary arms race?
How Extreme Weather Is Revealing — And Destroying — Dinosaur Fossils
Available 6/20
Imagine finding a remarkable, rare fossil that you’ve been desperate to find - only for it to almost immediately be put in jeopardy by an approaching storm. That’s the dilemma facing this team in Alberta, Canada, who have just uncovered a juvenile tyrannosaur known as Albertosaurus - or Rose, if you want to go by her given name. These dinosaurs have helped shape our understanding of how prehistoric predators were able to hunt in groups, and each new fossil provides tantalizing new clues. But any dinosaur fossil, despite having survived for millions of years underground, becomes highly susceptible to the elements once it’s exposed. And with a storm approaching, these paleontologists will have to act fast to preserve their fragile specimen and prevent it from being lost forever.
Encores
NATURE "Museum Alive with David Attenborough
June 16, 2025, 10:00 p.m. ET
David Attenborough explores London’s Natural History Museum and meets some of the most amazing animals from the past. With the help of CGI, he comes face to face with a saber-toothed tiger, dodges a giant eagle and evades a colossal snake.
NATURE "Attenborough and the Jurassic Sea Monster"
June 17, 2025, 10:00 p.m. ET
Follow Sir David Attenborough and a team of forensic experts as they investigate the discovery of a lifetime: the skull of a giant, mysterious sea monster, known as a Pliosaur – the Tyrannosaurus rex of the Jurassic seas!
NOVA "Alaskan Dinosaurs"
June 18, 2025, 10:00 p.m. ET
A team of intrepid paleontologists discovers that dinosaurs thrived in the unlikeliest of places--the cold and dark of the Arctic Circle. How did they survive and raise their young in frigid and dark conditions?
Additional Content Available on the PBS app, PBS.org and with PBS Passport
Extinction: The Facts *
With 1 million species under threat, David Attenborough explores the science of extinction and how this crisis has consequences for us all; even putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases.
Fossil Country
Hardscrabble fossil hunters in Wyoming make astounding discoveries that change what we know about the earth’s history. The mining town of Kemmerer, in the Green River Formation, is ground zero for the best fossil collecting in the world. Geology, history, and entrepreneurship all come to life through human stories of fossil hunters seeking a rare discovery — and a big payday.
NOVA Dino Birds *
Why are birds the only dinosaurs still alive today? Rare fossil discoveries reveal the secrets of bird evolution, telling the story of how some resilient feathered dinos became the vast array of bird species that fill our skies. From NOVA.
NOVA Ancient Earth – Inferno *
252 million years ago, a devastating mass extinction wiped out about 90% of all species on Earth. Follow scientists as they piece together evidence to discover how life survived and set the stage for a new dominant life form: the dinosaurs.
Secrets of the Dead: Jurassic Fortunes *
Discover the world of dinosaur fossil collecting. Hear perspectives on the controversial hobby from private collectors, paleontologists and others as Big John—the largest Triceratops fossil ever found—is auctioned in France.
BE SMART: How Did Giant Pterosaurs Fly?
The largest pterosaurs like Quetzalcoatlus were closer in size to airplanes than birds. No flying animal alive today comes close to their huge size. So did giant pterosaurs actually fly? I went to see the fossil bones of the largest pterosaur that ever lived so I could learn how these winged giants actually took to the skies.
BE SMART: What Is A Dinosaur And What Isn’t a Dinosaur?
There’s a lot of confusion out there about what is and isn’t a dinosaur. And you’d be forgiven for being kinda confused. Well, like an intrepid fossil hunter, we set out to dig up an answer, and what we found teaches us a lesson about how hard it is to build a picture of the past when you only have a few puzzle pieces and a lot about why we classify things the way we do.
BE SMART: Did Dinosaurs Really Go Extinct?
Most people are taught that dinosaurs went extinct 66 million years ago when a giant meteor crashed into the Yucatan peninsula. I’m here to tell you that’s wrong. Dinosaurs are alive and well today, and you don’t have to go to Jurassic World to see them (although hanging out with Chris Pratt would be cool).
BE SMART: There Might Be a Dinosaur On Your Dinner Table
Eating turkey this holiday season? Chowing down on a roast chicken? You’re eating a dinosaur! Entertain your family and friends with a little science lesson this year, and show them why bird bones tell us that birds are actually living dinosaurs.
EONS: The Dinosaurs That Evolution Forgot
Where are all the east coast dinosaurs? Why don’t we find famous species like Triceratops in Central Park? Turns out, evolution and geology came together to make the east coast into an ancient lost world of weird dinosaurs.
EONS: Where Are All the Medium-Sized Dinosaurs?
The remains of medium-sized predatory dinosaurs are pretty rare in places where giant predators like T. rex existed. Which is weird, because that’s just not how ecosystems work today.
EONS: How the T-Rex Lost Its Arms
Tyrannosaurus rex was big, Tyrannosaurus rex was vicious, and Tyrannosaurus rex had tiny arms. The story of how T-Rex lost its arms is, itself, pretty simple. But the story of why it kept those little limbs, and how it used them? Well, that’s a little more complicated.
EONS: The Dinosaur Who Was Buried at Sea
Paleontologists have been studying nodosaurs since the 1830s, but nobody had ever found a specimen like Borealopelta before. The key to its exceptional preservation was where it ended up after it died and how it got there.
EONS: The Giant Dinosaur That Was Missing a Body
From end to end, its forelimbs alone measured an incredible 2.4 meters long and were tipped with big, comma-shaped claws. But other than its bizarre arms, very little material from this dinosaur had been found: no skull, no feet, almost nothing that could give experts a fuller picture of what this dinosaur actually was.
GROSS SCIENCE: Dinosaur Parasites!
Even the mighty T. rex was covered in creepy, crawly parasites.
MONSTRUM: How Dragons Conquered the World
In the first episode of Monstrum, Dr. Emily Zarka reveals the mythological origins of iconic dragons from Game of Thrones and The Hobbit, and explains why dragons have been a part of human culture for thousands of years.
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