Monday, October 22, 2007

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"Zombie Alligators"
SATURDAY at 9P et/pt
In Florida, American alligators, measuring up to 14 feet long and weighing 1,000 lbs, are floating belly up and unable to right themselves. Why?

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  • "Super Strength"
    MONDAY at 10P et/pt

    The strongest professional athletes, top sports physiologists, biomechanists and material science engineers examine the least understood principle in human performance: strength.
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  • Explorer: "Heroin Crisis"
    TUESDAY at 10P et/pt

    Stronger, purer and easier than ever to get, heroin is attracting millions of new mainstream users. See how the war in Afghanistan stokes the heroin trade.
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  • Dog Whisperer
    PRESENTED BY PETCO
    FRIDAY at 8P et/pt

    Cesar tries to broker peace between two Great Danes. Next, Cesar and L.A. Animal Control confront the dangers awaiting animal control officers everywhere.
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  • Lockdown: "Tent City"
    SUNDAY at 8P et/pt

    What's life like in Phoenix's Tent City where 2,000 inmates are housed in Korean War-era tents? How do officers maintain order with military-like discipline?
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  • MONDAY OCTOBER 22

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Air Emergency: "Unconscious Pilot" at 8P et/pt
    After losing radio contact with Helios flight 522, military fighter jets make visual contact. They see no movement inside the aircraft. Then someone enters the cockpit.

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Falling From the Sky" at 9P et/pt
    A skydiver's parachute fails to open. A flight attendant falls from an exploding jetliner. A paraglider is sucked into a storm. Who survives? And how?

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Super Strength" at 10P et/pt
    The strongest professional athletes, top sports physiologists, biomechanists and material science engineers examine the least understood principle in human performance: strength.
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  • TUESDAY OCTOBER 23

    "Miami Drug Cartel" (Narrated by Anthony LaPaglia) at 8P et/pt
    In the 1980s, Miami was a playground for the rich and famous. But behind the fun in the sun, an underground cocaine war was escalating.

    Explorer: "World's Most Dangerous Drug" at 9P et/pt
    Methamphetamine is one of the hardest drugs to quit. Its abuse is ravaging rural communities and cities alike. What makes meth so addictive and destructive?

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Explorer: "Heroin Crisis" at 10P et/pt
    Stronger, purer and easier than ever to get, heroin is attracting millions of new mainstream users. See how the war in Afghanistan stokes the heroin trade.
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  • WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24

    Explorer: "Inside North Korea" at 8P et/pt
    In Inside North Korea, NGC correspondent Lisa Ling penetrates the country's border by traveling undercover with a Nepalese eye surgeon on a humanitarian mission, providing a unique look at life on the inside.
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  • Explorer: "Heroin Crisis" at 9P et/pt
    Stronger, purer and easier than ever to get, heroin is attracting millions of new mainstream users. See how the war in Afghanistan stokes the heroin trade.

    Taboo: "Skin Deep" at 10P et/pt
    In some cultures, scarification is not only a thing of beauty; it's a mark of family history or a rite of passage into manhood.

    THURSDAY OCTOBER 25

    "Hawaii Super Ferry" at 8P et/pt
    A commuter vessel with shops, restaurants and space for 300 cars is designed to provide fast, affordable ferry service in Hawaii. But is the design functional?
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  • "Deep Sea Drillers" at 9P et/pt
    Five high-tech mega-vessels are building a massive natural gas network miles below the ocean's surface. See what it takes to tap Earth's most inaccessible energy reserves.

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Naked Science: "Dangers of the Deep" at 10P et/pt
    One of Earth's final frontiers — the ocean floor — may tell us how life began and whether the ocean can power our planet and cure disease.

    FRIDAY OCTOBER 26

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Dog Whisperer at 8P et/pt
    Cesar tries to broker peace between two Great Danes. Next, Cesar and L.A. Animal Control confront the dangers awaiting animal control officers everywhere.
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  • Incredible Human Machine at 9P et/pt
    Take a two-hour journey through an ordinary, and extraordinary, day in the life of the most spectacular machine ever created: the human body.

    SATURDAY OCTOBER 27

    Dangerous Encounters: "Undercover Croc" at 8P et/pt
    Reptile expert Brady Barr heads to Tanzania to test a specially designed suit that will allow him to approach Nile crocodiles. Will it pass the test?

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** "Zombie Alligators" at 9P et/pt
    In Florida, American alligators, measuring up to 14 feet long and weighing 1,000 lbs, are floating belly up and unable to right themselves. Why?
  • WATCH A PREVIEW >>


  • Hunter and Hunted: "Gator Attack" at 10P et/pt
    The American alligator is an efficient and opportunistic hunter but seldom preys on humans. So why are they attacking us now?

    SUNDAY OCTOBER 28

    ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Lockdown: "Tent City" at 8P et/pt
    What's life like in Phoenix's Tent City where 2,000 inmates are housed in Korean War-era tents? How do officers maintain order with military-like discipline?
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  • ***WORLD PREMIERE*** Lockdown: "Inmate U" at 9P et/pt
    Imagine trying to study surrounded by murders and rapists. Inmates face this challenge daily while participating in a college education program run by inmates.

    "America's Deadly Dozen" at 10P et/pt
    Among the wild creatures that have roamed America for millennia is an elite group of animals, insects, and arachnids that are beautiful – and highly dangerous.

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