How the Universe Works
| How the Universe Works | |
|---|---|
 Blu-ray disc cover | |
| Also known as | HtUW |
| Genre | Documentary series |
| Narrated by |
Mike Rowe (Seasons 1, 5, 6) Erik Todd Dellums (Seasons 2, 3 and 4) |
| Composer(s) | Richard Blair-Oliphant |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 52 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Hannah James / Stuart Carter |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Marsh |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Discovery Channel (2010) Science Channel (2012-present) |
| Original release | April 25, 2010 – present |
| External links | |
| Website | |
How the Universe Works is a documentary science television series that originally aired on the Discovery Channel in 2010. The first, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons were narrated by Mike Rowe[1] and the second and third by Erik Todd Dellums.[2] The first season, broadcast from April 25 to May 24, 2010, was released on Blu-ray on February 28, 2012.[3] Since its second season, consisting of eight episodes broadcast between July 11 and August 29, 2012, the show has aired on The Science Channel.[4] The third season aired between July 9 and September 3, 2014.[5] The fourth season premiered on July 14, 2015, as part of the Science Channel's "Space Week," in honor of New Horizons′ flyby of Pluto that day; the season ran through September 1, 2015. The show′s fifth season aired from November 22, 2016, through February 7, 2017. The sixth season premiered on January 9, 2018.
Episode list
Season 1
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Big Bang" | Louise V. Say | April 25, 2010 |
| 2 | "Black Holes" | Peter Chinn | May 2, 2010 |
| 3 | "Galaxies" | Louise V. Say | May 10, 2010 |
| 4 | "Stars" | Peter Chinn | May 10, 2010 |
| 5 | "Supernovas" | Shaun Trevisick | May 17, 2010 |
| 6 | "Extreme Planets" | Lorne Townend | May 17, 2010 |
| 7 | "Solar Systems" | Lorne Townend | May 24, 2010 |
| 8 | "Moons" | Shaun Trevisick | May 24, 2010 |
Season 2
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Volcanoes - The Furnaces of Life" | Alex Hearle | July 11, 2012 |
| 2 | "Megastorms - The Winds of Creation" | Alex Hearle | July 18, 2012 |
| 3 | "Exoplanets - Planets from Hell"[6][7] | Kate Dart | July 25, 2012 |
| 4 | "Megaflares - Cosmic Firestorms" | Kate Dart | August 1, 2012 |
| 5 | "Extreme Orbits - Clockwork and Creation" | Adam Warner | August 8, 2012 |
| 6 | "Comets - Frozen Wanderers" | Adam Warner | August 15, 2012 |
| 7 | "Asteroids - Worlds That Never Were" | George Harris | August 22, 2012 |
| 8 | "Birth of the Earth" | George Harris | August 29, 2012 |
Season 3
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Journey from the Center of the Sun" | FTC | July 9, 2014 |
| 2 | "The End of the Universe" | Mark Bridge | July 16, 2014 |
| 3 | "Jupiter: Destroyer or Savior?" | Mark Bridge | July 23, 2014 |
| 4 | "First Second" | Mark Bridge | July 30, 2014 |
| 5 | "Is Saturn Alive?" | Mark Bridge | August 6, 2014 |
| 6 | "Weapons of Mass Extinction"[8][9] | Mark Bridge | August 13, 2014 |
| 7 | "Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?"[10] | Mark Bridge | August 20, 2014 |
| 8 | "Our Voyage to the Stars" | Mark Bridge | August 27, 2014 |
| 9 | "The Search for a Second Earth" | Mark Bridge | September 3, 2014 |
Season 4
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "How the Universe Built Your Car" | Mark Bridge | July 14, 2015 |
| 2 | "Earth, Venus's Evil Twin" | Mark Bridge | July 21, 2015 |
| 3 | "Monster Black Hole" | Mark Bridge | July 28, 2015 |
| 4 | "Edge of the Solar System" | Mark Bridge | August 4, 2015 |
| 5 | "Dawn of Life" | Mark Bridge | August 11, 2015 |
| 6 | "Secret History of the Moon" | Mark Bridge | August 18, 2015 |
| 7 | "The First Oceans" | Mark Bridge | August 25, 2015 |
| 8 | "Forces of Mass Construction" | Mark Bridge | September 1, 2015 |
Season 5
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Most Amazing Discoveries" | TBA | November 22, 2016 |
| 2 | "Mystery of Planet Nine" | TBA | November 29, 2016 |
| 3 | "Black Holes: The Secret Origin" | TBA | December 6, 2016 |
| 4 | "Secret History of Pluto" | TBA | January 3, 2017 |
| 5 | "Stars That Kill" | TBA | January 10, 2017 |
| 6 | "The Universe's Deadliest" | TBA | January 17, 2017 |
| 7 | "Life and Death on the Red Planet" | TBA | January 24, 2017 |
| 8 | "The Dark Matter Enigma" | TBA | January 31, 2017 |
| 9 | "Strangest Alien Worlds" | TBA | February 7, 2017 |
Season 6
| Episode # | Title | Directed by | Original air date | US Viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Are Black Holes Real?" | TBA | January 9, 2018 | .375[11] |
| New discoveries are challenging everything we know about black holes -- astronomers are beginning to question if they even exist. The latest science tries to explain how they work & what they look like, despite the fact we've never actually seen one. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 2 | "Twin Suns: The Alien Mysteries" | TBA | January 16, 2018 | .385[12] |
| Planets that orbit two suns instead of one might be deadly hell worlds, but new discoveries reveal that sci-fi star systems with binary stars might be optimal places for alien life. (Narrator: Erik Todd Dellums - as of Tuesday, February 6, the narrator for this episode is now Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 3 | "Dark History of the Solar System" | TBA | January 23, 2018 | .347[13] |
| New discoveries reveal that Earth and the planets were formed from the destruction of strange alien worlds. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 4 | "Death of the Milky Way" | TBA | January 30, 2018 | .341[14] |
| The Milky Way is dying, and experts are investigating what's killing it. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 5 | "Uranus and Neptune: Rise of the Ice Giants" | Mark Bridge | February 6, 2018 | .378[15] |
| Uranus and Neptune are mysterious, icy worlds at the edge of our solar system, and new discoveries reveal that these strange planets might have helped start life on Earth. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 6 | "Secret History of Mercury" | TBA | February 13, 2018 | .346[16] |
| Mercury is a deadly world, facing attacks from the Sun, comets, and other planets, and even though it's the smallest planet in our solar system, it has a dangerous secret that might one day threaten life on Earth. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 7 | "The Quasar Enigma" | TBA | February 20, 2018 | .371[17] |
| Quasars are the brightest and most powerful objects in our universe, and though they have shaped the cosmos, they might ultimately destroy everything that exists. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 8 | "Strange Lives of Dwarf Planets" | TBA | February 27, 2018 | .302[18] |
| Our solar system is home to hundreds of strange, tiny worlds called dwarf planets, and new discoveries reveal the secrets of these mysterious places. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 9 | "War on Asteroids" | TBA | March 6, 2018 | .333[19] |
| Scientists are using cutting-edge technology to stop an asteroid apocalypse, and for the first time, mankind is closer than ever to keeping Earth safe from these killer space rocks. (Narrator: Mike Rowe) | ||||
| 10 | "Mystery of Spacetime" | TBA | March 13, 2018 | .395[20] |
| Spacetime is the secret structure that controls our universe, and this strange four-dimensional substance controls time, light, and energy. It will also determine how our universe will end. | ||||
See also
References
- ↑ "How the Universe Works Videos". Discovery Channel. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2010.
- ↑ How the Universe Works on IMDb
- ↑ "How the Universe Works Blu-ray". Amazon.com. Retrieved April 8, 2012.
- ↑ "How the Universe Works Season 2". The Science Channel. Retrieved July 14, 2012.
- ↑ "How the Universe Works listings on TheFutonCritic". Retrieved 10 July 2014.
- ↑ "How the Universe Works S02E03 Planets from Hell". 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "Exoplanets From Hell - Life In Other Planets In The Universe (Documentary)". 13 December 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ↑ "Extinction". 13 August 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ "Watch Online How the Universe Works Season 3 Episode 6 - Weapons of Mass Extinction". Retrieved 15 November 2016.
- ↑ " "Did a Black Hole Build the Milky Way?". Retrieved 6 March 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 1.9.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 1.16.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 16, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 1.23.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 1.30.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved January 30, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 2.6.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 2.13.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 2.20.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 20, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 2.27.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 3.06.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
- ↑ Mitch Metcalf. "Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals: 3.13.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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