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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL THIS WEEK
WEEK OF JUNE 27 - JULY 3

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***PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS***

***PREMIERE*** Seconds from Disaster: "Columbia's Last Flight"

TUESDAY 9P et/pt

After a successful 16-day mission in space, the shuttle Columbia
blows apart re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. Its seven crew
members are killed. Could the tragedy have been prevented?

Watch a preview.

http://ng.chtah.com/a/tBCwCKHASJ4TXAXX3p6AOOv6R.ASJ-ROaN/ngs2

***PRIME TIME VIDEO HIGHLIGHTS***
Watch previews of this week's prime time programming.
http://ng.chtah.com/a/tBCwCKHASJ4TXAXX3p6AOOv6R.ASJ-ROaN/ngs2

Naked Science: "Killer Asteroid"

MegaStructures: "Kansai Airport"

"National Geographic's Most Amazing Close Encounters"

The Dog Whisperer: "Ava and Gus"

Nature's Nightmares: "Snakebite!"

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COMPLETE PRIME TIME SCHEDULE

MONDAY, JUNE 27
"Tsunami: Day of Destruction" at 8P et/pt
Experience the terrifying force of the tsunami that hit South
Asia in 2004. Through amateur video and firsthand accounts,
you'll see how the nightmare unfolded, hour by hour, minute
by minute.

Naked Science: "Killer Asteroid" at 9P et/pt
Meet the scientists working to send a spacecraft to land on a
near-Earth asteroid and change its orbit. Will it work? Can we
avert a global disaster?

Watch a preview.
http://ng.chtah.com/a/tBCwCKHASJ4TXAXX3p6AOOv6R.ASJ-ROaN/ngs2

***PREMIERE*** "End Day" at 10P et/pt

Imagine the worst that could happen on the last day on Earth.
As the Earth turns and dawn breaks in successive cities, you'll
experience a "Groundhog Day" of fictional disasters.

Watch a preview.
http://ng.chtah.com/a/tBCwCKHASJ4TXAXX3p6AOOv6R.ASJ-ROaN/ngs9

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TUESDAY, JUNE 28
Naked Science: "Shark Attacks" at 8P et/pt
Mention sharks and shark attacks, and the image of "Jaws" immediately
springs to mind. But do sharks really deserve their sinister
reputation?

***PREMIERE*** Seconds from Disaster: "Columbia's Last Flight"
at 9P et/pt
After a successful 16-day mission in space, the shuttle Columbia
blows apart re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. Its seven crew
members are killed. Could the tragedy have been prevented?

Watch a preview.
http://ng.chtah.com/a/tBCwCKHASJ4TXAXX3p6AOOv6R.ASJ-ROaN/ngs2