TV Schedule for Smithsonian Channel USA

Aerial America Natural Wonders

America's most remarkable natural wonders are explored including the Grand Canyon, the Great Lakes and more.

Aerial America Idaho

A view of Idaho from the air reveals a state filled with agricultural fields, lands untouched by human hands, and riches in the form of gold, ski resorts and spuds.

Aerial America Southern California

A soaring tour over Southern California explores the stunning beaches, vast deserts, sprawling city and unique culture.

Aerial America Kentucky

An aerial tour over Kentucky reveals a state of racetracks, country music highways, bourbon distilleries and a history of feuds and traditions.

Aerial America West Virginia

Great mountain ranges; coal-based economy.

Aerial America Northern California

A flight over Northern California explores ancient forests, timeless coasts, golden cities and the region's pioneering spirit.

Aerial America Michigan

A flying tour of Michigan's cultural landmarks, including Motown, the Great Lakes, the automobile industry and more.

Aerial America North Carolina

The Wright Brothers gave the state its slogan "First in Flight"; civil rights leaders in Greensboro; NASCAR.

Aerial America Alaska's Call of the Wild

A look at America's landmarks, including a view of bears catching clams in Alaska's rivers; a high-flying tour reveals Alaska's call of the wild spirit that has lured adventurers and dreamers north for centuries.

Aerial America Kansas

An aerial tour of Kansas shows a state with varied landscapes, scenic areas and historical conflict sites.

Aerial America Best Small Towns

A coast-to-coast aerial tour celebrates the best small towns in the United States and tells stories about the men and women who called them home.

Aerial America Georgia

The Empire State of the South; ancient Moundbuilders to the Cherokee Indians.

Aerial America Montana

An aerial journey across Montana celebrates the Treasure State's adventure-filled history while showcasing its sprawling farms and rugged terrain.

Aerial America Colorado

Alpine valleys; Rocky Mountains; Denver's towering skyscrapers.

How Did They Fix That? Snowbird Ski Resort

Mike Davidson embarks with the team to one of the most extreme, avalanche-prone ski mountains in the world: Snowbird; they battle to keep the steep and deep slopes safe with shovels, snowcats and even a WWII Howitzer.

How Did They Fix That? Cirque Du Soleil: High-Flying Fixes

At Cirque Du Soileil in Las Vegas, Mike embeds with the talented teams that maintain the amazing machines behind Cirque Du Soleil's stage shows.

How Did They Fix That? Water Bombers: Fixing Aerial Firefighters

With wildfire season ahead, Mike works with an aerial firefighting company as they fix and convert aircraft into firefighting machines, including the transformation of a 1960's C130 plane from aged military aircraft into a stateofthe art waterbomber.

How Did They Fix That? Philadelphia Transit

In Philadelphia, Mike Davidson is on streets, in tunnels, on tracks & in trolley restoration garages - working shoulder-to-shoulder with the team that keeps one of America's largest & oldest mass transit systems running smoothly and on time.

How Did They Fix That? Fixing For A Fight: U.S. Army Mega Repair Base

Mike works with the U.S. Army in Germany inside the massive fix facility The MAK, Maintenance Activity Kaiserslautern, as teams repair over one hundred Bradley fighting vehicles, then embeds with troops in a massive two week long battle exercise.

How Did They Fix That? Deep Space Telescope

Host Mike Davidson goes to the remote Atacama desert in Chile; at observatory ALMA he works alongside the expert team as they repair some of the world's biggest antennas.

Air Disasters I'm the Problem

Moments before Pacific Southwest Flight 1771 crashes on a cattle ranch in California, gunshots are heard in the cabin.

Air Disasters Tragic Takeoff

When a twin-engine jet careens off the runway in Kentucky, investigators must determine why the plane failed to take off.

Air Disasters Lockerbie Disaster

A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 103, causing the aircraft to disintegrate in mid-air and the wreckage of the aircraft to crash into the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing all 259 people on board and 11 people on the ground.

Air Disasters Testing the Limits

On 26 May 1991, the thrust reverser on the number one engine of Lauda Air Flight 004 deploys in flight without being commanded, causing the aircraft to spiral out of control, disintegrate, and crash about 100 miles northwest of Bangkok.