All times Eastern.

• 6PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Balloons; wallpaper; frozen French fries; incandescent light bulbs
• 6PM, Travel Channel - Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Vietnam. Tony meets up with an old friend and goes on a trip through isolated villages and an island resort.
• 6PM, Science Channel - The Next Megaquake: Scientists believe an earthquake is on the way that may produce volcano eruptions, landslides and tsunamis.
• 6PM, Discovery HD - Science of Star Wars: War, Weapons and the Force. Weapons of the future for the U.S. military.
• 6:30PM, Discovery Channel - How It’s Made: Escalator handrails; highlighters; guitar strings; wigs.
• 7PM, Food Network - Good Eats: The Dough Also Rises. Biscuits.

7PM and on after the jump!

• 7PM, Discovery Health - Impact: Stories of Survival: Marlin spears woman through the chest; luge crash; rock climbing accident; close-range shotgun blast.
• 7PM, Speed - Chop Cut Rebuild: Style and Function. Rich incorporates more stainless steel for the ‘56 Chevy; the team is on the hunt for their next project.
• 7PM, Discovery Times - Battle Behind Bars: Inside La Modelo prison in Bogota, Colombia.
• 7PM, Science Channel - The Riddle of Pompeii: Life and society in Ancient Rome through archaeological discoveries.
• 7:30PM, Food Network - Unwrapped: Happy Hour. Bacardi; Mean Green Margarita Salt; rum cakes; bourbon.
• 8PM, History Channel - Modern Marvels: Pirate Tech. Pirates use firearms, swords and navigational equipment.
• 8PM, Discovery Channel - Oil, Sweat and Rigs: Tarantula. Rig boss Joe Ehnot must face equipment failure, a stressed-out crew and a power cut in order to get a new well pumping.
• 8PM, Science Channel - What the Ancients Knew: India. India’s scientific and technological contributions help shape the modern world.
• 8PM, Fuse - Tattoo Stories: More and more people are using their bodies as a canvas for storytelling.
• 9PM, NBC - Heroes: How to Stop an Exploding Man. People with extraordinary abilities face moments of pain and peril in Kirby Plaza with unflinching heroism.
• 9PM, Science Channel - What the Ancients Knew: The Greeks. The ancient Greeks take a scientific approach to solving problems.
• 9PM, Travel Channel - Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations: Leftovers. Funny, embarrassing and painful moments from the show.
• 9PM, History Channel - Cities of the Underworld: City of Caves. Beneath the city of Budapest, Hungary.
• 10PM, Military Channel - Weaponology: Vertical Take Off. Tracing the development of helicopters and other vertical take-off aircraft.
• 10PM, Science Channel - What the Ancients Knew: The Japanese. Modern Japan continues to hold onto its past.
• 10PM, FX - The Riches: Anything Hugh Can Do, I Can Do Better. Wayne discovers what it’s like to be the boss at Panco; Dahlia attempts to get close to her daughter; Dale makes his intentions known to Hartley.
• 10PM, Discovery Channel - Stunt Junkies: Go Big or Go Home: Parachute Cut-Away. Jonathan Tagle tries a difficult sky-diving maneuver.
• 11PM, History Channel - The History of Sex: Ancient Civilizations. Egyptians; Mesopotamians; Greeks; Romans.
• 11PM, Comedy Central - Daily Show: Zaki Chehab, Middle East journalist & author of Inside Hamas
• 11PM, Discovery Health - The Man Who Slept for 19 Years: A man adapts to life after being in a coma for almost two decades.
• 11:30PM, Comedy Central - The Colbert Report: Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates Of Human Societies, New Edition. Plus, Michael Pollan!