All times Eastern.

• 6PM, History Channel – The Universe: Secrets of the Sun. The science and history of the sun.
• 6PM, G4 – Ninja Warrior: Sasuke 13: St. 3/Final
• 6PM, Science Channel – Complete Cosmos: Beyond the Solar System. Galaxy formation; black holes; Big Bang theory.
• 6PM, Discovery Times – Crimes That Shook the World: House of Horrors. A couple kidnaps and murders innocent women.
• 6:30PM, G4 – Ninja Warrior: Sasuke 14: Part 1
• 7PM, History Channel – Modern Marvels: Deep Sea Salvage. The U.S. Navy’s diving and salvage programs; the USS Salvor’s underwater remote-operated robots; bomb-locating minisub Alvin.
• 7PM, Science Channel – Hot Rocks: Geology of Civilization: Water. A look at man’s relationship with water, from the catastrophic flooding of the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.
• 7PM, Speed – Chop Cut Rebuild: I’ve Got Kidney Beans. Getting the Ford `35 to start; the Camaro gets a “kidney bean” design.
• 7PM, Military Channel – The Aircraft Stories: Russian Helicopters. Russia’s strange helicopters fascinate the West.
• 8PM, PBS (NY 13) – Nova: NOVA scienceNOW. Chemical switches inside human cells, the epigenomes, turn genes on and off; coded sculpture “Kryptos”; a 68 million-year-old tyrannosaur.
• 8PM, Science Channel – Geologic Journey: The Atlantic Coast. Hurricanes, rising sea levels and other natural coastal processes create dynamic shore environments.
• 8PM, Military Channel – Superweapons of the Ancient World: The Claw. Greek genius Archimedes creates a secret weapon that plucks Roman warships from the sea.
• 8PM, TLC – Sports Disasters: Spectacular Sports Mishaps. A drag-racer hits a guardrail head-on; a horse-racing accident; a sky diver freezes midflight.

9PM and on after the jump!

• 9PM, History Channel – The Universe: Saturn: Lord of the Rings. Examining the rings of Saturn.
• 9PM, Discovery Channel – Dirty Jobs: Dirtiest Machines on the Planet. The world’s dirtiest machines.
• 9PM, Sundance – It’s Not Easy Being Green: Dick uses recycled glass to construct a greenhouse.
• 9PM, Science Channel – Hot Rocks: Geology of Civilization: Peru. The Incas build an empire in hostile and unforgiving terrain.
• 10PM, Discovery Channel – Build It Bigger: World’s Tallest Skyscraper. Construction of the Shanghai World Financial Center, set to be one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.
• 10PM, Fuse – Pants Off Dance Off: Shedding their clothes down to their skivvies while dancing to popular music videos gives some the chance to win bragging rights and cash.
• 11PM, Cartoon Network – Futurama: Bend Her. Bender competes in the 3004 Earth Olympian as a “fembot.”
• 11PM, Comedy Central – Daily Show: Robert Pallitto, author of Presidential Secrecy and the Law
• 11PM, Discovery HD – Roush Racing: Driver X: Young Guns. 2005 Rookie of the Year Todd Kluever gives pointers to the remaining drivers.
• 11:30PM, Comedy Central – Colbert Report: Anthony Romero, author of In Defense Of Our America