The Smithsonian Institution, in partnership with Showtime Networks, began airing television programs on the new 24-hour, high-definition Smithsonian Channel on Wednesday. The Smithsonian Channel hopes ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Smithsonian Channel today announced new seasons of three top network series. Viewers will soar to new heights in Ice Airport Alaska while getting an inside look ...

In 2002, BP’s Ocean King rig suffered a major accident that released highly flammable methane into the ocean. 8 years later, the Deepwater Horizon disaster made it clear that no lessons had been ...

Klyde Warren Park will be featured in the Smithsonian Channel's TV series How Did They Build That?, according to a news release from the park. The episode, set to air Oct. 5 at 8 p.m., will explore ...

One Thousand Years of Slavery, a riveting new docu-series exploring the legacy of slavery and how our shared history can create a better future, will air on Smithsonian Channel in 2022. Watch Full ...

Historian Camilla Townsend separates fact from fiction in the life of the Powhatan “princess” Based on a True Story Martin Scorsese’s new film revisits the murders of wealthy Osages in Oklahoma in the ...