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This 60-episode series will work to answer many important questions and unknown areas in the fields of space, biology, geology, medicine, physics, technology, nature, archaeology, history and the human mind. Over the course of five years, it will answer one question each month in its hour long episodes.

They bark incessantly. They nip at your fingers and toes. They growl and bare their teeth. They annoy friends and fellow dog walkers. And sometimes they scare the ones you love. When the neighborhood has literally gone to the dogs, someone needs to pick up the phone and dial Cesar 911!

The show celebrates today's modern gastronomic freak show and takes you on an international, food-frenzied roller coaster of culinary delights, to the new epicenter of carnival life - food! Foods of every imaginable shape, size, color and taste are being created specifically for the connoisseurs who ply midways and fairgrounds, and Carnival Eats is there for every delicious bite.

Hosted by Ridley Scott, this show reveals the secrets of the uncanny vision of science fiction's founding fathers. Episodes include an intimate look into the minds of legendary figures including Isaac Asimov, Gene Roddenberry and George Lucas to examine how their work often inspired future discoveries decades before they took place.

The show features four teams of Texas-based real estate entrepreneurs as they competehead-to-head to buy low, work fast and sell high in a property-flipping competition. However, in a compelling twist, agents must enlist a construction crew to literally pick up the home and move it to a new location.

A warm and humorous exploration of what it's like to grow up or work in a secondary school in the heart of a diverse northern community.

The citizens of Lazytown learn the importance of things like eating right and exercising from the ultra-athletic superhero, Sportucus, who must stop the evil plots of Robbie Rotten, who hates physical activity, among other things.

Join the Zaffis family as they hunt down the most haunted items, from paintings to dolls, in this spine-tingling paranormal investigation series. Watch as John Zaffis and his team of experts explore the dark history behind each object and attempt to cleanse them of their malevolent energy.

A winged fighter that hasn't lost a fight in 26 years, a lifesaver that's part plane and part chopper, and an attack helicopter our enemies call the Black Death. These are America's undisputed kings of the sky: the F-15 Eagle, the V-22 Osprey, and the AH-64 Apache. And their success stories are as remarkable as they are improbable. Witness their turbulent journeys, brought to life through rarely seen combat footage and the stories of the dedicated pilots and teams who fly and maintain these ultimate air warriors.

In each episode of this show, stunning CGI strips major planets, moons, black holes, stars and galaxies of gases, minerals, rock, magma and gravitational force-fields - layer by layer - revealing the destiny, origins and structure of the universe. STRIP THE COSMOS will also explore fascinating mysteries including: What happens inside an exploding star?; Can you escape from being sucked into a black hole?; Do the insides of comets harbor life?; and can we travel through the cosmos inside an asteroid?

In this six-part series, actor and presenter, Stephen Fry travels, through all 50 states of America - a country that was very nearly his home - to explore the diverse country and highlight the differences between American and British culture.

A half-hour unscripted series hosted by Adam Carolla who serves as a vigilant watchdog to homeowners who have been cheated by a contractor and left with an unfinished disaster. In addition to being a TV and radio personality, Carolla is a passionate master carpenter who easily identifies shoddy, inferior work. Each episode will follow Carolla, along with no-nonsense contractor Skip Bedell and his wife, investigator Allison Bedell, as they seek retribution for wronged homeowners.

If you believe giants once roamed the earth, you are not alone. Jim and Bill Vieira are right there with you. They may even be a few steps ahead as they search far and wide for physical evidence of the long-limbed creatures they know to be more than simple legend. Be it hidden or merely lost, they are determined to expose the proof that those folk stories of giants told in so many cultures around the world are true.

"Prototype This" turns dream projects into reality on this Discovery Channel series based around designing and creating robots, gadgets, and other things.

Travel back in time with Clash of the Gods, an enthralling documentary series that explores the myths and legends of ancient gods like Zeus, Hercules, and Thor. From the underworld of Hades to the epic journeys of Odysseus, this series brings to life the stories that have captivated people for centuries. Get ready to be transported to a world of gods and monsters!

This competition docu-series centers on some of America's most extraordinary and gifted children and their families as they prepare for a national intelligence competition. In cooperation with American MENSA, the competition will take place over several weeks this summer and will test America's best young minds on their knowledge of logic, current affairs, history, memory, science, spelling, math and debate.

Wildcatters and their crews race each other from location to location as they try to be the first to tap into some of the last remaining oil reserves in Texas. The stakes are higher than they've ever been with the dwindling supply of oil and the risk involved in striking oil in Black Gold.

Brian Unger travels the US to find out why the borders of some states are so unique and how they changed due to religion, politics and culture clashes.

History Channel's Pawn Stars is letting its viewers compete with its pawn-shop stars in trivia games for their prized possessions.

Every Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood episode offers a parenting strategy. The clip below is from an episode about first experiences a visit to the doctor and a 'look around' visit to school. The parenting strategy being modeled shows that by talking to children in advance about what to expect, parents can ease any apprehension they may be feeling. As in all Daniel stories, the strategy is offered as a musical 'jingle' - in this case "When we do something new, let's talk about what we'll do"!

This is an unscripted series which goes behind the scenes of Dr Chris Brown's veterinary practice in Bondi Beach, Australia.

Restaurateur and TV personality Joe Bastianich and chef and restaurant operator, Tim Love, vie against each other to invest their own money in food concepts they believe will make them millions. Each week, two teams will make their case to our investors, Joe Bastianich and Tim Love, for a shot at launching a temporary version of their great concept for a restaurant or a specialty food shop. Then we'll open the doors and test the concept on the public. At the end of the process, our two investors will decide whether or not they will put their own money on the line to make someone's dreams come true.

Every kid wanted to be Mister Rogers' neighbor. Fred Rogers hosts this gentle, thoughtful children's show, and he treats kids like intelligent people who deserve programming just as good as that for adults. From the moment he changes into his cardigan and sneakers, youngsters are enthralled. Add in the puppets and marionettes from the Land of Make Believe, and you've got a children's classic.

German political satire.

Although the range of Stephen Hawking's cosmological investigations is almost boundless, he's long been drawn to a handful of really big ideas that are also powerful engines of curiosity and imagination across the world.