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History Detectives
America's top gumshoes are back to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. A team of experts leaves no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends.
Upcoming episodes
Tue., January 6, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., January 6, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 7, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 7, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 7, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 7, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 8, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 8, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 8, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 8, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 9, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 9, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 9, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 9, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 10, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 10, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 10, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 10, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 11, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 11, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 11, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 11, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 12, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 12, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 12, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 12, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., January 13, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., January 13, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., January 13, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., January 13, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 14, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 14, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 14, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., January 14, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 15, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 15, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 15, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 15, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 16, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 16, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 16, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 16, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 17, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 17, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 17, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 17, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 18, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 18, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 18, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 18, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Previously aired episodes
Tue., January 6, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., January 6, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 5, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 5, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 5, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Mon., January 5, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 4, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 4, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 4, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sun., January 4, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 3, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 3, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 3, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Sat., January 3, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 2, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 2, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 2, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Fri., January 2, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 1, 2009
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 1, 2009
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 1, 2009
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Thu., January 1, 2009
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., December 31, 2008
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., December 31, 2008
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., December 31, 2008
1:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Wed., December 31, 2008
4:00 am
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., December 30, 2008
11:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Tue., December 30, 2008
6:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Exploring the stories behind artifacts and historical curiosities, with comments from academics and appraisers.
Rating: TV-G
Program description
America's top gumshoes are back to prove once again that an object found in an attic or backyard might be anything but ordinary. A team of experts leaves no stone unturned as they travel around the country to explore the stories behind local folklore, prominent figures and family legends.
History Detectives is devoted to exploring the complexities of historical mysteries, searching out the facts, myths and conundrums that connect local folklore, family legends and interesting objects.
Traditional investigative techniques, modern technologies, and plenty of legwork are the tools the History Detectives team of experts uses to give new - and sometimes shocking - insights into our national history.
The hosts of the program are a high-energy quartet of renowned experts in the world of historical investigations. Their expertise ranges from architecture, popular culture and sociology to archeology, collectibles and genealogy.
Channel guide
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Via antenna | 26 | 26.4 | 26.2 | 26.1 | 26.3 |
| Comcast | 26 | 202 | 200 | 220 | 201 |
| Cox | 26 | 802 | 800 | 726 | 801 |
| Verizon FIOS | 26 | 473 | 474 | 526 | 472 |
| RCN | 26 | 164 | |||
| DirecTV | 26 | ||||
| Dish Network | 26 |
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