TV Tonight: Meet Your Maker

(TV Tonight, Thursday, October 2nd, 2009) Some much-deserved newness tonight, with Factory Made on Discovery and How It’s Made on Science.

All times are central

• Holmes on Homes: Lack of Truss (HGTV, 5:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Black Boxes, Steam Turbine, Racing Car (Science, 5:00 pm)
• Ask This Old House: Jammed garbage disposal, removing exterior paint, cutting holes and notches in joists (DIY, 5:30 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Family Car, Titanium, Letter (Science, 5:30 pm)
• Cool Tools: On the Move (DIY, 6:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Jukeboxes, tortilla chips, spark plugs, anatomical models (Discovery, 6:00 pm)
• World’s Toughest Fixes: 50-Ton Rudder (National Geographic, 6:00 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Forest Fires, Car Exhaust, Space Station (Science, 6:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Ski boots, olive oil, lift trucks, seamless rolled rings (Discovery, 6:30 pm)
• How Do They Do It?: Jet Engine, Weapons, Telescope (Science, 6:30 pm)
• Top Gear (BBC America, 7:00 pm)
• Factory Made: Bricks, baseball gloves, Boston beer, cast-aluminum pots (Discovery, 7:00 pm) NEW
• Factory Made: Whistles, balloons, envelopes, car wheels (Discovery, 7:30 pm) NEW?
• Dirty Jobs: Snake Researcher (Discovery, 8:00 pm)
• How It’s Made: Fig cookies, toolboxes, pipe bends, mini motorcycles (Science, 8:00 pm) NEW
• How It’s Made: Ski boots, olive oil, lift trucks, seamless rolled rings (Science, 8:30 pm)
• Dirty Jobs: Wind Farm Technician (Discovery, 9:00 pm)
• Forge and Anvil: Tools of the Trade. Episode 103 (RFD-TV, 10:30 pm)