Director, Writer, and Producer Ric Burns’s THE WAY WEST, a six-hour documentary series chronicling the way the West was lost and won between 1845 and 1893, broadcast nationally on PBS in May 1995 as part of WGBH’s American Experience. The film looks at the final decades of the American frontier from the time of the Gold Rush until after the last gasp of the Indian wars at Wounded Knee. Newsweek called THE WAY WEST “a masterly piece of nonfiction, less a documentary than a tragedy in four 90-minute acts,” and the Los Angeles Times described the series as “simply a breathtaking masterpiece of history television.”
"Mother Funders" is a comedic docu-series which takes a look inside the triumphs and trials of one very special Parent Teacher Organization board in Locust Grove, Georgia led by super-mom and president, Carla Stephens.
South Africa's Great Whites are disappearing. Shark Scientist Alison Towner's mission to find these missing apex predators and solve the mystery behind their disappearance leads her and her all-female crew to uncharted waters and exciting discoveries
The Okavango is one of the most diverse habitats on earth. This is a place of spectacular natural dramas where the fortunes of tens of thousands of animals each year are controlled by one ruler - The Great Flood.
A cartoon trivia showdown that puts contestants to the test by proving their animation knowledge; hosted by an animated A.I. supercomputer, three kids compete in rounds of trivia for a chance to be declared the big winner.
Psychic Kids is a revival of the A&E series of the same name that ended after three seasons. This current incarnation features several of the children from the former show with Chip Coffey who are now adults. Each of them using their unique abilities to mentor the next generation of gifted youths.
They're adept at tracking the enemy in the war on terror and tracking a bouncing tennis ball in an open field. They're elite police and military dogs, and this series takes viewers inside a world-famous K-9 training facility -- Vohne Liche Kennels in Indiana -- that prepares both man and man's best friend for battle against the bad guys. Led by owner and founder Kenny Licklider, a retired senior master sergeant in the U.S. Air Force, the VLK team teaches both dogs and handlers to leap from helicopters, rappel down buildings, search for explosives, drugs and money, and chase down human targets, among other skills. The training is intense -- any mistake can cost lives -- to make sure no dog or handler graduates from the program unprepared.
Welcome to the competitive world of Prom Queens! Girls go head to head for the title as they enlist the help of their friends and overbearing moms to run their campaigns.
Three brave American families, each at a crossroads in their relationships, have allowed remote controlled cameras to be placed throughout their home documenting every detail of their lives, 24/7.
Comedy showcases of the hottest standup comics, broadcast live from a VIP, guest-list-only speakeasy. You can’t into The Guest List unless you’re on the guest list.
New technology and the opening of previously closed societies are ushering in a golden age of archaeology, uncovering the secrets of some of history's most famous empires. Smithsonian Channel has gained access to some remarkable discoveries, and will reveal new insights in a major new programming block: BEHIND THE LOST EMPIRES. The block features specials on the lost city of Pompeii, a recently discovered Roman gladiator school in the heart of Europe, China's Han Dynasty and its infamous female Emperor Wu, and Burma, the world's first golden civilization.
Four modern-day pioneers face the challenge of their lives when they head into the Alaskan wilderness to build dream homesteads and live off the land. From a single mother who wants to raise her eight year old on a remote mountainside, a sea captain with a million dollar view, and a woodsman who plans to build his cabin by hand; will they have what it takes to conquer the land?
Princesses: Long Island documents the lives of six college-educated young women from affluent areas of “Longuyland” who live pampered lifestyles in the comfort of their parents’ homes and at the expense of their bank accounts.
Amusement parks offer plenty of water slides and roller coasters to whet the adrenaline appetites of even the most ardent thrill seekers. And Travel Channel has tipped its cap to those attractions with such shows as "Insane Coaster Wars" and "Xtreme Waterparks." But where's the love for the other rides? It's on "RIDE-iculous," an action-packed, just-can't-believe-what-you're-seeing series that celebrates the craziest thrill rides and attractions that aren't water slides or roller coasters. The series travels the world to find the most hair-raising, gravity-defying rides -- and viewers are put right in the middle of the "RIDE-iculous" action!
Dallas DNA is an American television program that premiered on April 28, 2009 on the Investigation Discovery cable channel. It documents the cooperation of the Dallas County, Texas District Attorney Office with several law school innocence programs. A new division, the Conviction Integrity Unit, re-investigates past convictions where DNA testing may either exhonerate or confirm convictions of those now serving time in Texas prisons.