I can’t speak for science programs, but I will say that IMHO the show “Vikings” on the History Channel is the best programming that’s ever graced a television screen (and at least the first season was quite true to the real history).
Well, that’s the straw that breaks this camel’s back. I’ll give ‘Vikings’ a try.
In return all I can reccommend is “Black Mirror”, a sardonic British ‘Twilight Zone’; and “Axe Cop”, a 5 year old’s cartoon-view of life and law which is astonishly refreshing.