Series Details: Samantha Brown's Places to Love

Samantha Brown's Places to Love

For more than 17 years, TV host Samantha Brown has been exploring all four corners of the world, visiting more than 260 cities in 62 countries, sharing her adventures and introducing new cultures to viewers. Now, the two-time Emmy Award-winner embarks on her next journey with her new travel series SAMANTHA BROWN'S PLACES TO LOVE. Unlike a traditional travelogue show with a formulaic itinerary, PLACES TO LOVE delivers decidedly refreshing and enriching travel experiences by taking viewers on a discovery of the emotional heart of travel and highlighting the people who are changing, challenging and strengthening a destination. From Brooklyn, New York and Monterey, California to Shanghai, China and Donegal in Ireland, Samantha seeks out the little-known spots and haunts where innovators and disrupters are creating a brand new travel experience. Whether it's through food and drink, art and design, culture or adventure, at the end of each episode, viewers will have a well-curated list of new experiences that focus on not just how to visit a destination, but how to fully immerse in it. The 13-part series encourages viewers to experience the passion of people and the soul of a place in a way that only traveling can do. Samantha's career as a television travel host happened by accident. A producer spotted her work in a commercial and recommended her to the Travel Channel in 1999 to audition for a new show called Great Vacation Homes. A decade of various series followed, including Great Hotels, Passport to Europe, Passport to Latin America, Samantha Brown's Asia, The Trip, 50/50, and many others. Samantha's fun-loving style has made her a beloved and engaging television personality whose approach is less expert and more a person you would want to travel with.

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Upcoming Episodes

Houston, Texas (Episode #101)

• Sunday, July 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET / 10:30 AM CT on WFSU
  

Bern Region, Switzerland (Episode #102)

• Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET / 10:30 AM CT on WFSU
  

Huntsville, Alabama (Episode #105)

• Sunday, August 24, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET / 10:30 AM CT on WFSU
  

Hill Country, Texas (Episode #107)

• Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM ET / 10:30 AM CT on WFSU
  

Big Sur and Monterey, California (Episode #108)

• Monday, July 28, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT on WFSU
  

Xi'an, China (Episode #109)

• Monday, August 4, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Tuesday, August 5, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT on WFSU
  

Ireland's Northwest Coast (Episode #110)

• Monday, August 11, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Tuesday, August 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT on WFSU
  

Orange County, California (Episode #111)

• Monday, August 18, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT on WFSU
  

Montreal, Canada (Episode #112)

• Monday, August 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET / 6:30 PM CT on WFSU
  
• Tuesday, August 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM ET / 3:30 PM CT on WFSU
  

Asheville, North Carolina (Episode #501)

• Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

The Jersey Shore and More (Episode #502)

• Friday, August 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Friday, August 1, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Genesee River Valley, Ny (Episode #503)

• Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Houston, Texas (Episode #504)

• Friday, August 8, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Friday, August 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Louisville & Bourbon County, Ky (Episode #505)

• Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Colorado Springs, Colorado (Episode #506)

• Friday, August 15, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Friday, August 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

San Antonio, Texas (Episode #507)

• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Boston, Massachusetts (Episode #508)

• Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Friday, August 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Belfast and Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland (Episode #601)

• Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
  

Cruising The Inside Passage of Alaska (Episode #602)

• Friday, August 29, 2025 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
  
• Friday, August 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create