NOVA
PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.
Season 1
13 episodes
Premiered Mar 3, 1974
Season 2
17 episodes
Premiered Nov 3, 1974
Season 3
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 4, 1976
Season 4
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 1977
Season 5
21 episodes
Premiered Jan 4, 1978
Season 6
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 4, 1979
Season 7
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 15, 1980
Season 8
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 6, 1981
Season 9
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 10, 1982
Season 10
21 episodes
Premiered Jan 18, 1983
Season 11
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 17, 1984
Season 12
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 15, 1985
Season 13
21 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 1986
Season 14
21 episodes
Premiered Jan 20, 1987
Season 15
22 episodes
Premiered Jan 19, 1988
Season 16
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 17, 1989
Season 17
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 9, 1990
Season 18
19 episodes
Premiered Jan 8, 1991
Season 19
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 14, 1992
Season 20
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 5, 1993
Season 21
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 18, 1994
Season 22
13 episodes
Premiered Jan 8, 1995
Season 23
19 episodes
Premiered Oct 10, 1995
Season 24
21 episodes
Premiered Oct 1, 1996
Season 25
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 1997
Season 26
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 6, 1998
Season 27
21 episodes
Premiered Oct 5, 1999
Season 28
17 episodes
Premiered Oct 24, 2000
Season 29
17 episodes
Premiered Oct 2, 2001
Season 30
16 episodes
Premiered Sep 3, 2002
Season 31
18 episodes
Premiered Sep 30, 2003
Season 32
18 episodes
Premiered Sep 28, 2004
Season 33
20 episodes
Premiered Sep 20, 2005
Season 34
15 episodes
Premiered Sep 5, 2006
Season 35
17 episodes
Premiered Oct 9, 2007
Season 36
17 episodes
Premiered Oct 7, 2008
Season 37
18 episodes
Premiered Oct 6, 2009
Season 38
18 episodes
Premiered Oct 19, 2010
Season 39
19 episodes
Premiered Sep 7, 2011
Season 40
20 episodes
Premiered Oct 10, 2012
Season 41
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 11, 2013
Season 42
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 10, 2014
Season 43
22 episodes
Premiered Sep 16, 2015
Season 44
28 episodes
Premiered Sep 7, 2016
Season 45
23 episodes
Premiered Jan 10, 2018
Season 46
23 episodes
Premiered Jan 2, 2019
Season 47
16 episodes
Premiered Feb 5, 2020
Season 48
25 episodes
Premiered Jan 14, 2021
Season 49
19 episodes
Premiered Feb 2, 2022
Season 50
18 episodes
Premiered Feb 1, 2023
Season 51
18 episodes
Premiered Jan 31, 2024
Season 52
20 episodes
Premiered Jan 22, 2025
Season 53
17 episodes
Premiered Jan 21, 2026
Ep 1The Making Of A Natural History Film
NOVA premieres on public television with a behind-the-scenes look at the making of a nature film. Oxford Scientific Films Unit shows how it tackles such problems as filming a wood-wasp laying its egg inside trees, the hatching of a chick and the courtship rituals of the stickleback.
Where Did the Colorado Go?
NOVA explores the mighty Colorado River which today has become the life-blood of the Southwest, providing water and electricity to the farms and cities of California, Nevada, and Arizona. The program examines the political expediency and technological over-optimism that has led to some major miscalculations of the river's capacity.
Whales, Dolphins, and Men
NOVA explores the impact of whaling and the goods it produces for the industry, verses the grace and beatury of this intelligent mammal of the sea.
The Search For Life
Does life exist outside this planet? The Viking lander will set down on Mars in July 1976 to try to find out just that. NOVA explores how life started on Earth and examines the Viking Lander being built in its germ-free room before starting its long journey.
Last of the Cuiva
How does a primitive nomadic tribe of the Amazon basin cope with the encroachment of Western settlers? NOVA looks at both sides of the story, revealing the misunderstandings between the two cultures.
Strange Sleep
Medicine was transformed in the 19th century by the discovery of anesthesia; surgery, until then hasty, bloody and completely unable to deal with internal disorders, subsequently took its place in the front rank of medical practice. This NOVA docudrama depicts the pioneers of medicine.
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