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Evolution: The Mating Game
Season 53
Episode 16
Discover how the rise of sexual reproduction—with each new generation a roll of the genetic dice—fuels staggering diversity, pushing life to specialize and shaping everything from tiny single-celled organisms to towering ostriches.
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- Monday Nov 9, 7:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Tuesday Nov 10, 3:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal
- Tuesday Nov 10, 4:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Tuesday Nov 10, 9:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Nov 11, 1:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Nov 11, 5:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal WORLD
- Wednesday Nov 11, 7:00 AM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Wednesday Nov 11, 1:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
- Saturday Nov 14, 6:00 PM PST on PBS SoCal Encore
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