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NOVA scienceNOW is a News magazine version of the long-running and venerable PBS science program Nova.
Good for
- Family movie night
- Friends night
- Kids
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 85GoodWatch 83
IMDb8.5
Time to watch it all
37 h
40 episodes, about 55 min each
An episode a night: about 6 weeks.
Reach
Streams in 2 countries, rent or buy in 3 more
First aired
2005
January 25, 2005
Ended 2012
Genres
DocumentaryNewsLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- TV-GUnited States
Yes: it's rated TV-G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingDirecting · 4
- Joshua Seftel Director
- Terri Randall Director
- Julia Cort Director
- Sarah Holt Director
Production · 1
- Paula S. Apsell Producer
NOVA scienceNOW episodes
6 seasons · 40 episodes
Episodes
- S3 E6 Phoenix Mars Mission/Brain Trauma/Mammoth Mystery/Judah Folkman Tribute, 6.7
- S4 E1 Diamond Factory, Anthrax Investigation, Auto-Tune, Luis von Ahn, 7.3
- S5 E1 Can We Make It to Mars?, 7.3
- S5 E2 Can We Live Forever?, 7.2
- S5 E3 How Does the Brain Work?, 7.2
- S5 E4 How Smart are Animals?, 7.4
- S5 E5 Where Did We Come From?, 7.4
- S5 E6 What's the Next Big Thing?, 6.6
- S6 E1 What Makes Us Human?, 6.7
- S6 E2 Can Science Stop Crime?, 6.9
- S6 E3 How Smart Can We Get?, 6.6
- S6 E4 Can I Eat That?, 7.1
- S6 E5 What Will the Future Be Like?, 6.3
- S6 E6 What Are Animals Thinking?, 7.5
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