About us

NOVA brings you the awe and wonder of scientific discovery! Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, the award winning PBS series continues to inspire by revealing the secrets of the universe as only science can.

NOVA is the most popular primetime science series on U.S. television and one of the most widely distributed science programs in the world. A multimedia, multiplatform brand, NOVA reaches more than 55 million Americans every year on TV and across digital platforms. In addition, science educators across the country rely on NOVA for resources used in the classroom as well as in museums, libraries, and after-school programs. The series has been honored with every broadcast industry award, including Peabody Awards, Emmy Awards, and duPont-Columbia Awards. 

 

NOVA airs Wednesdays at 9pm ET/8C on PBS.

Visit pbs.org/nova and follow @novapbs on social for information about upcoming programming, short-form videos, interactive events, and much more.

Funding for NOVA is provided by Carlisle Companies, the NOVA Science Trust, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and PBS viewers.

 

NOVA is a trademark of WGBH Educational Foundation. © 2024 WGBH Educational Foundation. All rights reserved. Executive Producers for NOVA are Julia Cort and Chris Schmidt.

GBH is the leading multi-platform creator for public media in America. As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. Headquartered in Boston, GBH has been recognized with hundreds of the nation’s premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards. Find more information at wgbh.org