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TV shows by genre: History (sort by: most selected first | newly added first | alphabetical )
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Peaky Blinders
Ended [ Drama Crime History], usually aired on Thursday on BBC One
A British gangster saga set in 1919 post-war Birmingham. Cillian Murphy is Thomas Shelby, leader of the most feared and powerful local gang, the Peaky Blinders. Named for their practice of sewing razor... »more -
The Last Kingdom
Ended [ Drama Action History], usually aired on on
The Last Kingdom, is a show of heroic deeds and epic battles but with a thematic depth that embraces politics, religion, warfare, courage, love, loyalty and our universal search for identity. Combining... »more -
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The Borgias
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on Sunday on Showtime
The Showtime Original Series The Borgias is the sordid saga of one of the most remarkable and legendary families in history. Set in 15th century Italy at the height of the Renaissance, The Borgias chronicles... »more -
Masters of Sex
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on Sunday on Showtime
MASTERS OF SEX stars Michael Sheen and Lizzy Caplan, who will portray the real-life pioneers of the science of human sexuality, William Masters and Virginia Johnson. The series chronicles the unusual lives,... »more -
Vikings: Valhalla
Running [ Drama Action History], usually airs on on
Set 100 years after the events in the original series. It centers its story around the adventures of Leif Erikson, Freydís Eiríksdóttir, Harald Hardrada and the Norman King William the Conqueror.... »more -
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American Pickers
Running [ Travel History], usually airs on Wednesday on History
This isn't your grandmother's antiquing. Pickers like Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz are on a mission to recycle America, even if it means diving into countless piles of grimy junk or getting chased off a... »more -
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American Restoration
Ended [History], usually aired on Wednesday on History
AMERICAN RESTORATION features Rick Dale and his crew of loose screws at Rick's Restorations in Las Vegas, Nevada, as they take rusty, beat-up items and restore them to their original glory. Whether it's... »more -
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The Paradise
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on Sunday on BBC One
An intoxicating love story set in England's first department store in the 1870s. ... »more -
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Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura
Canceled/Ended [ Drama Educational Family History], usually aired on Monday on truTV
Jesse Ventura and a team of expert investigators are on a mission to examine some of the most frightening and mysterious conspiracy allegations of our time. They examine available evidence as well as talking... »more -
Privates
Ended [ Family History Lifestyle Military/War ], usually aired on Weekdays on BBC one
Drama set in 1960, following eight men who have had their daily lives interrupted by conscription, and must adjust to life as an operational team known as Two Section as they begin two years of National... »more -
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The Gilded Age
Running [ Drama History], usually airs on on HBO
The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of great conflict between the old ways and brand-new systems, and of huge fortunes made and lost. Against the backdrop of this transformation,... »more -
World Without End
Ended [ Action Adventure Drama Fantasy History Military/War Politics ], usually aired on Wednesday on SHOWCASE
World Without End is a television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Ken Follett. It is the follow up to the 2010 miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, also based on a Follett novel. World... »more -
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America Unearthed
Ended [History], usually aired on Saturday on Travel Channel
In AMERICA UNEARTHED, forensic geologist Scott Wolter, a real-life Indiana Jones, will reveal that the history we all learned in school may not always be the whole story. Across the country, ancient symbols,... »more -
Inquisition
New Series [History], usually airs on Wednesday on YESTERDAY
Inquisition is a shocking four-part series exploring bloody and menacing persecutions of heresy from history. ... »more -
Drunk History
Ended [ Comedy History], usually aired on Tuesday on Comedy Central
Drunk History is a show featuring historical reenactments by A-list comedy/acting talent, presented by Derek Waters and many inebriated history buff storytellers. (Based on the award-winning and wildly... »more -
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Gentleman Jack
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on on BBC One
In 1832, the landowner and industrialist Anne Lister returns to her ancestral home, Shibden Hall, in Halifax, West Yorkshire, after an extended period of travel, study and social climbing. To transform... »more -
The Village
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on Sunday on BBC One
Follows the residents of one English village across the 20th century and their turbulent lives ... »more -
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Our Girl
Returning Series [History Military/War ], usually airs on Sunday on BBC one
On the evening of her 18th birthday, Molly Dawes finds herself drunk and is sick in the doorway of an army recruitment office. She looks into the window of the office and sees a life-sized photograph of... »more -
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The White Queen
Canceled/Ended [ Drama History Literature Military/War Romance/Dating ], usually aired on Sunday on BBC one
The White Queen is a stunningly rich tale of love and loss, seduction and deception, betrayal and murder, vibrantly woven through the stories of three different yet equally driven women, in their quest... »more -
Indian Summers
New Series [ Drama Educational History], usually airs on Sunday on Channel 4
Set against the sweeping grandeur of the Himalayas and tea plantations of Northern India, the drama tells the rich and explosive story of the decline of the British Empire and the birth of modern India,... »more -
Knightfall
Ended [ Drama Adventure History], usually aired on on History
Knightfall recounts the fall, persecution, and burning at the stake of the Knights Templar, as orchestrated by King Philip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The series focuses on the fictional Templar... »more -
The Young Pope
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on Sky Atlantic
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.... »more -
The Spoils Of Babylon
Ended [ Comedy History], usually aired on Thursday on IFC
The six-part dark comedy — created by Matt Piedmont and Andrew Steele, and produced by Ferrell’s Funny or Die — is the bizarre adaptation of a non-existent novel penned by fictional author Eric Jonrosh... »more -
Home Fires (UK)
Ended [ Drama Action History], usually aired on Sunday on ITV1
Home Fires is a new six-part drama following a group of inspirational women in a rural Cheshire community with the shadow of World War II casting a dark cloud over their lives. The isolated village... »more -
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The Spanish Princess
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on STARZ
Catherine of Aragon is the Princess of Spain, who has been promised the English throne all her life. She arrives in a rain-lashed England with her glorious and diverse court including her ladies-in-waiting... »more -
Antiques Roadshow (UK)
Running [History], usually airs on on BBC One
Antiques Roadshow is the BBC original show in which antiques appraisers travel to various regions of the United Kingdom (and occasionally abroad) to appraise antiques brought in by local people. It has... »more -
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Ended [ Drama History Horror/Supernatural ], usually aired on Sunday on BBC one
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Declassified: Untold Stories of American Spies
Running [History Espionage ], usually airs on on CNN
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Mysteries at the Monument
Running [ Drama Mystery History], usually airs on on Travel Channel
"Mysteries at the Monument" (formerly "Monumental Mysteries") reveals the secrets and stories behind America's most exceptional monuments. Host Don Wildman takes viewers to statues, memorials, national... »more -
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Who Do You Think You Are? (US)
To Be Determined [ Family History], usually airs on Sunday on NBC
Some of today's most-beloved and iconic celebrities including Lisa Kudrow, Sarah Jessica Parker and Susan Sarandon are set to star in NBC's new alternative series "Who Do You Think You Are?" From executive... »more -
The Good Lord Bird
Ended [ Drama Comedy History], usually aired on on Showtime
Enslaved teenager Henry Shackleford, aka Little Onion, becomes a member in abolitionist John Brown’s motley family during the Bleeding Kansas era before the Civil War.... »more -
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Elizabeth I
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on Channel 5
Elizabeth I may be remembered as the greatest monarch to rule England, but during her lifetime she was beset by enemies and hers was a life of constant battling.... »more -
The Hollow Crown
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on BBC Two
The Hollow Crown brings together four filmed adaptations of Shakespeare's History Plays - Richard II, Henry IV parts 1 and 2, and Henry V. Starting in the year 1399, this continuous story of monarchy follows... »more -
The New Pope
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on Sky Atlantic
Lenny Belardo, the youngest and first American Pope in the history of the Church, must establish his new papacy and navigate the power struggles of the closed, secretive Vatican.... »more -
American Experience
Running [History], usually airs on on PBS
Presents an absorbing look at the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present.... »more -
Hunting Hitler
Ended [ Drama War History], usually aired on on History
According to documents that were declassified by the FBI in 2014, Adolf Hitler may have survived World War II and fled to South America following the fall of Nazi Germany. In this series a team of investigators... »more -
Drain the Oceans
Running [ Mystery History], usually airs on on National Geographic Channel
Maritime mysteries -- old and new -- come to life in this 10-episode series, combining scientific data and digital re-creations to reveal shipwrecks, treasures, and sunken cities on the bottom of lakes,... »more -
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World on Fire
Running [ Drama War History], usually airs on on BBC One
WWII drama centered on the lives of ordinary people affected by the war. ... »more -
Les Misérables
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on on BBC One
Andrew Davies’ six-part drama adaptation of Victor Hugo's 19th century classic will delve deep into the many layers of Hugo's story, revelling in Jean Valjean and Javert's cat-and-mouse relationship,... »more -
Wu-Tang: An American Saga
Running [ Drama Music History], usually airs on on
In the early 1990's in New York, during the height of the crack cocaine epidemic, a visionary musician named Bobby Diggs aka The RZA begins to form a super group of a dozen young, black men, who will eventually... »more -
Medici: Masters of Florence
Ended [ Drama Mystery History], usually aired on on Rai 1
Within the long history of civilization are great eras of struggle, triumph, and loss. These periods are reflective of the best and worst of humanity: explosive creativity, ultimate depravity, the use... »more -
Becoming Elizabeth
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on STARZ
Becoming Elizabeth focuses on young Elizabeth Tudor, an orphaned teenager who became involved in the political and sexual politics of the court of England during her journey to obtain the crown.... »more -
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War & Peace
Ended [ Drama Romance History], usually aired on on BBC One
The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972... »more -
American Soul
Ended [ Drama Music History], usually aired on on BET
The story of entrepreneur Don Cornelius, who developed the Soul Train show, which rose to prominence in the 1970s.... »more -
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Atlantic Crossing
Ended [ Drama War History], usually aired on on
The incredible, true story of the Norwegian Crown Princess Märtha’s efforts to support her country during World War II. After a headlong flight from the Nazis, she was forced to part from her husband... »more -
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Catherine the Great
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on
The story of the greatest tsarina, Catherine the Great and the Hermitage.... »more -
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates Jr.
Running [History], usually airs on on PBS
Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr. is the 12th and latest series from the renowned cultural critic and Harvard scholar. In this 10-part series, Professor Gates continues the quest he begun... »more -
Dangerous Liaisons
Running [ Drama History], usually airs on on STARZ
Dangerous Liaisons follows the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two narcissistic rivals and ex-lovers who use seduction to control and exploit others. It explores the world of the French... »more -
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The White Princess
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on STARZ
Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name, the story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII.... »more -
The Tesla Files
Ended [ Mystery History], usually aired on on History
Why were trunks belonging to genius inventor Nikola Tesla confiscated in 1943? Did they contain the plans for nearly free worldwide electricity, massive death rays, and other inventions out of the future?... »more -
Versailles
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on Canal+
The film recreates the life and loves of France's most famous king, Louis XIV. Dubbed the Sun King by his admiring court, Louis conquered half of Europe, conducted dozens of love affairs and dazzled his... »more -
Underground
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on WGN America
Underground centers on a group of slaves planning a daring 600-mile escape from a Georgia plantation. Along the way, they are aided by a secret abolitionist couple running a station on the Underground... »more -
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The Serpent Queen
Running [ Drama History], usually airs on on STARZ
Considered an immigrant, common and plain, Catherine de Medici is married into the 16th century French court as an orphaned teenager expected to bring a fortune in dowry and produce many heirs, only to... »more -
Lost Gold of the Aztecs
Running [ Adventure History], usually airs on on History
Lost Gold of the Aztecs follows three families determined to break the 500-year-old curse of Emperor Montezuma and find the treasure. The series will intercut each family's epic adventure as they search... »more -
Tut
Ended [ Action Adventure Drama Educational History], usually aired on Sunday on SPIKE
Tutankhamun, aka King Tut (who reigned c. 1333 to 1323 BC), the youngest Pharaoh to rule Ancient Egypt, whose famous golden sarcophagus has become one of the symbols of the ancient civilization. A young... »more -
Show Me A Hero
Ended [ Drama Crime History], usually aired on on HBO
Based on True Events, Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis. As penance for previous misuse of federal housing funds, a federal court orders low-income public housing built... »more -
The History of Comedy
Ended [ Comedy History], usually aired on on CNN
How comedy has affected the social and political landscape throughout history.... »more -
The Food That Built America
Running [ Food History], usually airs on on History
For generations of Americans, food titans like Henry Heinz, Milton Hershey, John and Will Kellogg, C.W. Post and the McDonald brothers have literally been household names, but you don't know their stories.... »more -
The Romanoffs
Ended [ Drama History], usually aired on on
An anthology series centered around people who believe themselves to be the modern-day descendants of the Romanov family.... »more -
The Food That Built America: Snack Sized
Running [ Food History], usually airs on on History
You may think you know all there is to know about The Food That Built America, but there's more to the story. In this new series, The HISTORY Channel delves even deeper into the stories behind the ruthless... »more -
Der Überläufer
Ended [ Drama War History], usually aired on on Das Erste
1944. Walter Proska is a young Wehrmacht soldier who begins to question the purpose of the war, who the real enemy is and whether his real duty should be to his fatherland or his own conscience.... »more -
Sun Records
Ended [ Drama Music History], usually aired on on CMT
Set in Memphis during the tumultuous early days of the civil rights movement, Sun Records tells the untold story of nothing less than the birth of rock ‘n’ roll. Guided by Sam Phillips, young musicians... »more -
Ozzy & Jack"s World Detour
Ended [ Travel History], usually aired on on A&E
In this new 10-episode hour-long non-scripted series, the self-proclaimed history nerds hit the road in a father-son journey they've waited years to take. There will be no roadies, no tour buses and no... »more -
Mysteries of the Abandoned
Running [ Mystery History], usually airs on on Science
They were once some of the most advanced structures and facilities on the planet, standing at the cutting-edge of design and construction. Today they are abandoned, dangerous, some of them even deadly.... »more -
The Porter
To Be Determined [ Drama History], usually airs on on CBC
Drama about railway workers in Canada and the United States who joined together to give birth to the world's first black union and sparked a civil rights movement. Set in the roar of the 1920s, this eight-part... »more -
The Toys That Made Us
Running [History], usually airs on on
The minds behind history's most iconic toy franchises discuss the rise -- and sometimes fall -- of their billion-dollar creations. ... »more -
Tutankhamun
Ended [ Drama Adventure History], usually aired on on ITV1
The remarkable story of the chance meeting that transformed penniless, ostracised archaeologist Howard Carter into a household name following his discovery of the tomb of the boy-king, Tutankhamun.... »more -
Troy: Fall of a City
Ended [ Romance War History], usually aired on on BBC One
Told from the perspective of the Trojan royal family at the heart of the siege, Troy: Fall Of A City is retell the story of the 10 year old siege of Troy, which occurred in the 12 or 13th century BC.... »more -
Die Kaiserin
Running [ Drama Romance History], usually airs on on
When rebellious Elisabeth falls for Emperor Franz and becomes his unlikely bride, she enters a world of tension and intrigue at the Viennese court.... »more -
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Our Universe
To Be Determined [ Nature History], usually airs on on
Witness the remarkable story of our universe over billions of years and its inextricable link to life on Earth in this sweeping documentary series.... »more -
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer
Ended [ Crime History], usually aired on on
Beneath the sunlit glamor of 1985 LA lurks a relentless serial killer, a willing acolyte of evil. Two detectives won't rest until they catch him.... »more -
