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.

Upcoming Episodes

Charleston, South Carolina (Episode #212)

Sunday, February 1, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET / 10:30 AM CT on WFSU

Central North Island, New Zealand (Episode #213)

Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 11:30 AM ET / 10:30 AM CT on WFSU

Route 66, Illinois (Episode #702)

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT on WFSU Create
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET / 9:00 AM CT on WFSU Create
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET / 11:00 AM CT on WFSU Create
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT on WFSU Create
Monday, January 26, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM CT on WFSU Create

Northern Costa Rica (Episode #801)

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create

New Orleans, Louisiana (Episode #802)

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:00 AM ET / Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:00 PM CT on WFSU Create
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET / 12:00 PM CT on WFSU Create
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET / 2:00 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET / 8:00 PM CT on WFSU Create
Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM ET / 1:00 AM CT on WFSU Create
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Friday, February 20, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create

Samantha's 25th Anniversary Special (Episode #803)

Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create

Berlin, Leipzig and Meissen, Germany (Episode #804)

Friday, January 23, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Friday, January 23, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Friday, February 27, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create

The Crystal Coast of North Carolina (Episode #805)

Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 12:30 AM ET / Friday, January 23, 2026 at 11:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Saturday, January 24, 2026 at 1:30 PM ET / 12:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:30 AM ET / 9:30 AM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM ET / 4:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 9:30 PM ET / 8:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 10:30 PM ET / 9:30 PM CT on WFSU Create
Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM ET / 1:30 AM CT on WFSU Create