American Heroes Channel TV Guide — Sunday, 12 July 2026

Browse the full American Heroes Channel TV guide for Sunday, 12 July 2026. 26 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E2 · Making America Documentary

Making America

The secret stories behind the making of America, offering a glimpse into the central personalities, events and locations that gave rise to the nation.

01:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E5 · Verge of Destruction Documentary

Verge of Destruction

Viewed are fallout shelters in World War II as refuge in the firebombings of Tokyo and the D-Day invasion, and the war's best kept secrets are revealed.

02:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E6 · Rebels With a Cause Documentary

Rebels With a Cause

Overlooked facts on how Parks wasn't the first black woman to keep her bus seat, the Berlin Airlift had candy for kids, and a moonshiner made a war rifle.

03:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E1 · Defying the Nazis Documentary

Defying the Nazis

The stories behind some of the biggest deceptions, the most classified secrets, and the covert weapons utilized to help defy the Nazis in World War II.

04:00 1h

What History Forgot

S2 · E2 · Making America Documentary

Making America

The secret stories behind the making of America, offering a glimpse into the central personalities, events and locations that gave rise to the nation.

05:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E1 · Icons of Freedom Documentary

Icons of Freedom

Exploring the lesser-known side of American history in the Star Spangled Banner, Statue of Liberty, Monopoly board game and pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart.

Morning

06:00 1h

What History Forgot

S1 · E4 · Secret Weapons Documentary

Secret Weapons

In the Cold War, U.S. military buried nukes near the USSR and had a double agent, weaponized weather in the Vietnam War, and used magic and inflated WW2 tanks.

07:00 1h

Nazi Killer Magic

Documentary Special

The role of the Occult and its influence on Hitler's commanders during World War II is analyzed, in this telling of how it shaped the outcome of the conflict.

08:00 1h

The Nazi Jesus

Documentary Special

The struggle during World War II between the Catholic pope, who claimed to represent God on earth, and Hitler, who claimed to be God on earth.

09:00 30m

Hard Truths of Conservation

One Hundred Lions Sports

One Hundred Lions

In the heart of Mozambique's Zambezi Delta, following the reintroduction of 24 lions in 2018, the population has grown to over 100 today.

09:30 30m

America: Facts vs. Fiction

S1 · E1 · Founding Fathers True

Founding Fathers

Jamie Kaler investigates the numerous historical inaccuracies surrounding the founding of America, revealing the truth behind the nation's founding fathers.

10:00 30m

America: Facts vs. Fiction

S1 · E3 · Pilgrims and Witches True

Pilgrims and Witches

Jamie takes a look at how the Pilgrim Thanksgiving was actually about fasting and that the only actual witchcraft done in Salem was by a group of young girls.

10:30 30m

America: Facts vs. Fiction

S1 · E4 · Trick or Treat True

Trick or Treat

Host Jamie Kaler takes a look at how the origins of Halloween aren't that ancient and how Edgar Allen Poe is not the madman that others have made him out to be.

11:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E4 · Hitler Strikes East True

Hitler Strikes East

Viewers are taken back to the harrowing circumstances that ensued in Europe during the autumn of 1940, when Germany waged conflict on the USSR.

Daytime

12:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E5 · Red Sun Rampant True

Red Sun Rampant

Historical analysts paint a picture for how the horrifying bombing of Pearl Harbor caused a largely European conflict to consume the entire globe.

13:00 1h

World War II in Color

S1 · E2 · Lightning War True

Lightning War

An overwhelming majority in numbers and weaponry underscored a new type of warfare that Nazi Germany used to conquer the nation of Poland.

14:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E6 · Gabby Gabreski True

Gabby Gabreski

Against the backdrop of World War II, United States Air Force Pilot Francis "Gabby" Gabreski makes it his personal mission to be the best there ever was.

15:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E1 · George Beurling True

George Beurling

The story is told of Canadian fighter pilot George Beurling, who was known to break the rules, but became one of the greatest fighter pilots of World War II.

16:00 1h

Air Aces

S1 · E2 · Douglas Bader True

Douglas Bader

The story is told of Britain's air ace Douglas Bader, whose squadron of Canadian fighter pilots went to battle against Hitler's Luftwaffe in July 1940.

17:00 1h

Inside the Gangster's Code

S1 · E2 · 18th Street True

18th Street

In El Salvador, Lou delves into the world of the 18th Street Gang, exploring their war with MS-13 before meeting their notorious leader in prison.

Evening

18:00 1h

Inside the Gangster's Code

S1 · E4 · The Commandos True

The Commandos

Lou heads to the Philippines to meet up with the merciless prison gang, and after witnessing an initiation, he heads inside Bilibid Prison.

19:00 1h

Inside the Gangster's Code

S1 · E1 · The Burquenos True

The Burquenos

Host Lou Ferrente heads to New Mexico to explore the world of The Burquenos, a new and fast-growing prison gang, witnessing their recruiting practice and more.

20:00 1h

Inside the Gangster's Code

S1 · E3 · The Camorra True

The Camorra

In Naples, Italy, Lou meets up with one of the world's oldest and most powerful gangs, which was formed over 200 years ago and uses murder as a business tool.

21:00 1h

Nazi Killer Magic

Documentary Special

The role of the Occult and its influence on Hitler's commanders during World War II is analyzed, in this telling of how it shaped the outcome of the conflict.

22:00 1h

Hitler in America

True Special

In the 1930s, American Nazis plagued the United States, from rallies held at Madison Square Garden, to intricate plots involving the theft of weapons secrets.

23:00 1h

Nazi Secret Gold

True Special

As one of most highly-sought treasures of the world, gold has led man to often-deadly extremes in his pursuit of it, as profiled in this glittering episode.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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