Xploration Awesome Planet
TVPG
Science
Educational
The grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth’s burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Friday, May 3
Marine Restoration
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lionfish near the coral reefs off Curacao; oysters of the Chesapeake Bay; an oil spill's effects.
Friday, May 3
Tides
Season 2 • Episode 12
Delaware Bay salt marsh; Pamlico Sound; tide pools in Hawaii; the Bore tide in Alaska.
Saturday, May 4
Evolving Earth
Season 1 • Episode 7
Dinosaur bones and footprints; islands that evolved from volcanoes; an old coal mine; fossil fuels.
Friday, May 10
New England
Season 2 • Episode 13
New Hampshire; why leaves turn colors in the fall; Acadia National Park; Napatree Point.
Friday, May 10
Rivers and Lakes
Season 2 • Episode 14
Canals of Chicago; Lake Seneca; gathering fish in Philadelphia; Quebec City.
Saturday, May 11
Ocean Exploration
Season 1 • Episode 8
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; coral reefs off the Florida coast; Maui's massive waves.
Friday, May 17
Animal Engineering
Season 2 • Episode 15
Amazing feats of construction by animals; honeycombs; spider webs; beaver dams; bird nests.
Friday, May 17
Forest
Season 2 • Episode 17
Scientists measure the health of forests; invasive plants; using sonic-tomography.
Saturday, May 18
Awesome Iceland
Season 1 • Episode 9
Iceland: waterfalls and geysers, a volcanic mountain that may erupt at any time, a large glacier.