The Brilliance of Autumn in New England

Autumnwatch New England airs Wednesday-Friday, October 17-19 at 8:00 pm, and will be available to stream. 

New England is famous for its brilliant fall colors, which attract visitors from around the country. Mid- to late October is the peak season for foliage, but that's not all that changes around this time: it's also a season for harvesting, carving pumpkins, and spotting wildlife. Autumnwatch New England brings you into the heart of New England with live and same-day footage over three nights, October 17-19, to show the magnificence of the season in real time. Hosted by PBS's Samantha Brown and the BBC's Chris Packham, it will also include such experts as A Chef's Life's Vivian Howard; a Native American museum director; moose, monarch butterflies, and great white shark experts (yes, there are great white sharks off the coast of New England); and a plant physiologist. Get a taste of what you could see with stunning photography here:

Roughly 82,800 moose can be found in New England though they do not reside in Rhode Island. Photo: BBC

An autumn road in the White Mountains National Forest region of New Hampshire. Photo: Getty Images

Turkeys were once wiped out from New England in the 1800s but have made their way back with successful wildlife restoration efforts. Photo: BBC

'Autumnwatch' not only explores wild nature, but also traditions such as the harvesting of cranberries. Photo: PBS/BBC

Autumn mist on a small pond in Plymouth, Massachusetts, during the peak autumn foliage season in the Myles Standish State Forest on the South Shore. Photo: Getty Images

'Autumnwatch' will reveal the nocturnal routines of New England animals like bobcats. Photo: BBC

New Haven, Connecticut in fall. Photo: Getty Images

Photographer and filmmaker Kim Smith will be on hand to discuss monarch butterflies, which fly through New England on their migration every fall. Photo: PBS/BBC

American black bears hibernate up to seven months, but some remain active during winter months in lower elevation areas. Photo: BBC

The Great White Shark population has grown in Cape Cod in recent years where they remain for the summer before migrating south to winter in Florida, and sometimes the open Atlantic. Photo: BBC

Mount Katahdin in Maine. Photo: Getty Images