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NOVA

TV series / 1974

NOVA

Episode directors Sarah HoltKirk WolfingerMichael BarnesGary Glassman

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★ 7.1/10143 votes

PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and technology, and highlights the people involved in scientific pursuits.

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The seasons

Season 1 Season 1 1974 · 13 episodes Season details

March 3, 1974

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Season 2 Season 2 1974 · 17 episodes Season details

Nov. 3, 1974

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Season 3 Season 3 1976 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 4, 1976

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Season 4 Season 4 1977 · 19 episodes Season details

Jan. 5, 1977

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Season 5 Season 5 1978 · 21 episodes Season details

Jan. 4, 1978

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Season 6 Season 6 1979 · 19 episodes Season details

Jan. 4, 1979

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Season 7 Season 7 1980 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 15, 1980

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Season 8 Season 8 1981 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 6, 1981

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Season 9 Season 9 1982 · 19 episodes Season details

Jan. 10, 1982

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Season 10 Season 10 1983 · 21 episodes Season details

Jan. 18, 1983

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Season 11 Season 11 1984 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 17, 1984

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Season 12 Season 12 1985 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 15, 1985

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Season 13 Season 13 1986 · 21 episodes Season details

Jan. 21, 1986

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Season 14 Season 14 1987 · 21 episodes Season details

Jan. 20, 1987

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Season 15 Season 15 1988 · 22 episodes Season details

Jan. 19, 1988

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Season 16 Season 16 1989 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 17, 1989

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Season 17 Season 17 1990 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 9, 1990

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Season 18 Season 18 1991 · 19 episodes Season details

Jan. 8, 1991

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Season 19 Season 19 1992 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 14, 1992

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Season 20 Season 20 1993 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 5, 1993

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Season 21 Season 21 1994 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 18, 1994

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Season 22 Season 22 1995 · 13 episodes Season details

Jan. 8, 1995

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Season 23 Season 23 1995 · 19 episodes Season details

Oct. 10, 1995

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Season 24 Season 24 1996 · 21 episodes Season details

Oct. 1, 1996

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Season 25 Season 25 1997 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 7, 1997

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Season 26 Season 26 1998 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 6, 1998

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Season 27 Season 27 1999 · 21 episodes Season details

Oct. 5, 1999

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Season 28 Season 28 2000 · 17 episodes Season details

Oct. 24, 2000

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Season 29 Season 29 2001 · 17 episodes Season details

Oct. 2, 2001

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Season 30 Season 30 2002 · 16 episodes Season details

Sept. 3, 2002

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Season 31 Season 31 2003 · 18 episodes Season details

Sept. 30, 2003

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Season 32 Season 32 2004 · 18 episodes Season details

Sept. 28, 2004

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Season 33 Season 33 2005 · 20 episodes Season details

Sept. 20, 2005

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Season 34 Season 34 2006 · 15 episodes Season details

Sept. 5, 2006

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Season 35 Season 35 2007 · 17 episodes Season details

Oct. 9, 2007

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Season 36 Season 36 2008 · 17 episodes Season details

Oct. 7, 2008

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Season 37 Season 37 2009 · 18 episodes Season details

Oct. 6, 2009

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Season 38 Season 38 2010 · 18 episodes Season details

Oct. 19, 2010

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Season 39 Season 39 2011 · 19 episodes Season details

Sept. 7, 2011

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Season 40 Season 40 2012 · 20 episodes Season details

Oct. 10, 2012

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Season 41 Season 41 2013 · 22 episodes Season details

Sept. 11, 2013

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Season 42 Season 42 2014 · 22 episodes Season details

Sept. 10, 2014

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Season 43 Season 43 2015 · 22 episodes Season details

Sept. 16, 2015

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Season 44 Season 44 2016 · 28 episodes Season details

Sept. 7, 2016

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Season 45 Season 45 2018 · 23 episodes Season details

Jan. 10, 2018

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Season 46 Season 46 2019 · 23 episodes Season details

Jan. 2, 2019

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Season 47 Season 47 2020 · 16 episodes Season details

Feb. 5, 2020

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Season 48 Season 48 2021 · 25 episodes Season details

Jan. 14, 2021

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Season 49 Season 49 2022 · 19 episodes Season details

Feb. 2, 2022

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Season 50 Season 50 2023 · 18 episodes Season details

Feb. 1, 2023

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Season 51 Season 51 2024 · 18 episodes Season details

Jan. 31, 2024

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Season 52 Season 52 2025 · 20 episodes Season details

Jan. 22, 2025

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Season 53 Season 53 2026 · 18 episodes Season details

Jan. 21, 2026

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Special episodes

Specials 1999 · 13 episodes Season details

July 13, 1999

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Cast

Jay O. SandersSelf - Narrator (voice) Lance LewmanNarrator (voice) Neil RossNarrator Liev SchreiberNarrator (voice) Craig SechlerNarrator · Self - Narrator Will LymanNarrator (voice) · Narrator · Self - Narrator (voice) David PogueSelf · Host Stacy KeachNarrator · Narrator (voice) David Ogden StiersNarrator Brian GreeneHost John LithgowNarrator Neil deGrasse TysonSelf - Host · Self - Narrator

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Gene GalushaNarrator Peter ThomasNarrator Richard DonatNarrator Jeremiah KisselNarrator Ella Al-ShamahiSelf · Self - Presenter Corey JohnsonNarrator Richard SmithHost Jamie EffrosNarrator Kathryn WalkerNarrator Paul VaughanNarrator · Narrator (voice) Demetri GoritsasNarrator Ted MarcouxNarrator Eric MeyersNarrator David AttenboroughNarrator Tony KahnNarrator Joe MortonAdditional Narration · Narrator Roy ScheiderNarrator John HockenberryNarrator Kirk JohnsonHost Valerie HarperSelf · Narrator (voice) Stockard ChanningSelf - Bible Reader · Narrator (voice) Christian PedersenOtto Hahn · Gustav Wiik Oliver PlattNarrator Edd GasperNarrator Beatrix GardnerSelf Ian HolmNarrator · Narrator (voice) Don WescottNarrator (voice) Martin JarvisG.H. Hardy (voice) · Narrator (voice) Courtney B. VanceNarrator Bray PoorNarrator Michael ScottNarrator Jim CarterNarrator Kenichi NakamaruReporter Shu MorinoReporter John McKenzieNarrator Henry Ian CusickCharles Darwin Frances O'ConnorEmma Darwin Nigel BennettSir Charles Lyell Rushmore DeNooyerNarrator Mark Oliver EverettHimself Stefanie E. FrameNarrator John Benjamin HickeyNarrator Alan YentobNarrator Rob TinworthNarrator David SlavinNarrator Ray MagliozziHost Tom MagliozziHost Harrison FordNarrator E.O. WilsonHimself Ruben Santiago-HudsonPercy Julian Aidan McArdleAlbert Einstein Shirley HendersonMileva Maric Steven RobertsonMichael Faraday Julian Rhind-TuttAntoine Lavoisier Ty GlaserMarie Anne Lavoisier Brendan FlemingHermann Einstein Stephen NoonanMarat Anton LesserVoltaire Emily WoofLise Meitner Alex MacqueenChater Samuel WestHumphry Davy Robert StylesNewman Philip HerbertCount de Amerval Di TrevisBaroness de la Garde James TovellManson F. Murray AbrahamNarrator Scott HandyIsaac Newton Anthony GarnerSir John Franklin

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