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Schedule

NOVA airs Wednesdays at 9 pm ET/PT on PBS. Check your local listings for more details.

Upcoming Episodes

Close-up of human eye

Airs on August 19, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Human: Origins

Tribe of early humans walking

Airs on August 26, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Human: Into the Americas

long dark cave with mine cart track down the middle

Airs on September 2, 2026 AT 11AM on PBS

Egypt's Tombs of Amun

Buddhist temple in Cambodia

Airs on September 9, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Angkor: Hidden Jungle Empire

Xray of human chest

Premieres on September 16, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

The Battle to Breathe

Inside view of wooden structure

Premieres on September 23, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Knowledge Keepers

People looking at cave paintings

Premieres on September 30, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Stone Age Masterpiece

View of satellite from above Earth

Premieres on October 7, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Space Wars

Atlantic Spotted Dolphins in the waters of Bimini, The Bahamas

Premieres on October 14, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Evolution: Brain Power

A bat feeding at night in Costa Rica

Premieres on October 28, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Evolution: Need to Feed

An Elephant in Kenya

Premieres on October 28, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Evolution: Body Builders

A fully-feathered theropod dinosaur suns itself on a beach

Premieres on November 4, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Evolution: The Mating Game

Horses in the Camargue, France

Premieres on November 11, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Evolution: On the Run

Recent Episodes

Spacecraft passing in front of the moon with the Earth in the background

Aired on August 5, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Return to the Moon

Aired on July 29, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Pluto and Beyond

Aired on July 8, 2026 AT 9PM on PBS

Black Hole Apocalypse

National Corporate funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the NOVA Science Trust and PBS viewers.