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New Seasons | December 2025

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Jennifer Wieland
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Find out what new shows and seasons are coming out this month! One of them may be your new favorite. Perhaps a non-fiction thriller like Behind the Wings or a mixture of music and exploration with Caverns Sessions. Settle in for a good high stakes drama like Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), or cozy up for Seaside Hotel.

The Hurricane Hunters
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 10pm
 

When others turn back, they fly straight into the eye of a storm. The Hurricane Hunters, an elite unit of aviators, use specialized aircraft to gather real-time data from inside hurricanes. From cutting-edge radar to autonomous drones deployed in-flight, this episode explores the high-risk missions, unique aircraft, and courageous crews who help improve hurricane forecasting, risking their lives to save others.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 12/10/2025 @ 10:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 12/11/2025 @ 2:00 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 12/14/2025 @ 12:00 AM

Building the International Space Station
Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 10pm
 

Orbiting 250 miles above Earth, the International Space Station is a marvel of engineering and global collaboration. Built by 15 nations over decades, it's a laboratory, a gateway to deep space, and a home base for astronauts. Go behind the scenes to explore how the ISS was assembled in-orbit, what it takes to live and work in microgravity, and why this unique spacecraft continues to shape the future of human spaceflight.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Wed, 12/17/2025 @ 10:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Thu, 12/18/2025 @ 4:30 AM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 12/21/2025 @ 12:00 AM

     

RFDS: Royal Flying Doctor Service
Sunday, December 14, 2025, 11pm

Based on real-life stories, follow the modern-day heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service as they navigate private lives as turbulent and profound as the heart-stopping emergencies they attend to in the Australian outback. 
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 12/14/2025 @ 11:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 12/15/2025 @ 3:00 AM

Caverns Sessions
Shakey Graves
Saturday, December 27, 2025, 8pm

Taped deep within the subterranean amphitheater of The Caverns in Tennessee's majestic Cumberland Mountains, "The Caverns Sessions" (formerly known as "Bluegrass Underground") features both long-established and emerging artists within a broad spectrum of genres to include Roots-Rock, Jam Band, R&B, Country, Soul, Hip Hop, Folk, Americana and Bluegrass - music from the heart of the American experience.

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sat, 12/27/2025 @ 8:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 12/28/2025 @ 4:00 AM

Seaside Hotel
Sunday, December 28, 2025, 10pm

Summer 1946. Guests and staff are back at the hotel. Madsen meets a wealthy Danish-American and immediately sees an opportunity for profit.
 

  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Sun, 12/28/2025 @ 10:00 PM
  • WTVP-HD 47.1 - Mon, 12/29/2025 @ 4:00 AM