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EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Premieres Wednesday, July 29, 2026 on the PBS App, PBS.org, EONS YouTube Channel and PBS Stations
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EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 1: How The Formation of Pangea Changed the World
Seed plants and amniotes adapt to dry climates, helping them thrive on Pangea in the Permian Period.
Airdate
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
7/29/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 2: How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land
The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals.
Airdate
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:31 am - 1:00 am
Original
7/29/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 3: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef
An extinction in the Middle Permian decimates life, from a fossil reef to our ancient relatives.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/5/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 4: A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth
The first saber-teeth and tusks evolve in the Late Permian and our ancestors, the cynodonts, appear.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/12/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 5: That Time Almost Everything Died
An apocalypse ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 80% of species.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/19/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 6: Who Survived the Great Dying (and Why)
Life begins to rebound after the destruction of the mass extinction ending the Permian Period.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/26/2026
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EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 1: How The Formation of Pangea Changed the World
Seed plants and amniotes adapt to dry climates, helping them thrive on Pangea in the Permian Period.
Airdate
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
7/29/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 2: How Eating Plants Shaped Life on Land
The first herbivorous vertebrates evolve on the side of the amniote family tree leading to mammals.
Airdate
Wednesday, July 29, 2026 12:31 am - 1:00 am
Original
7/29/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 3: The Rise and Fall of an Ancient Reef
An extinction in the Middle Permian decimates life, from a fossil reef to our ancient relatives.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/5/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 4: A Tale of Tusks and Saber Teeth
The first saber-teeth and tusks evolve in the Late Permian and our ancestors, the cynodonts, appear.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/12/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 5: That Time Almost Everything Died
An apocalypse ended the Permian Period 252 million years ago, wiping out more than 80% of species.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/19/2026
EONS: LIFE AND DEATH ON PANGEA
Episode 6: Who Survived the Great Dying (and Why)
Life begins to rebound after the destruction of the mass extinction ending the Permian Period.
Airdate
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 12:01 am - 12:30 am
Original
8/26/2026
