Super Tuesday, Year in Space & More Set for Tonight's MetroFocus on THIRTEEN

The award-winning series MetroFocus premieres new episodes in the New York and tri-state region weeknights at 5 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6 p.m. on THIRTEEN. All episodes are available at metrofocus.org following the broadcast.

The episodes description for tonight, Tuesday, March 1 follow below. Please note episode descriptions are subject to change. Please visit metrofocus.org for the latest information.

Tuesday, March 1 at 5:00 p.m. on WLIW21, 5:30 p.m. on NJTV and 6:00 p.m. on THIRTEEN
Previewing Super Tuesday - FiveThirtyEight's Harry Enten joins us to explain what's at stake as voters in more than a dozen states prepare to make their pick for each party's presidential nominee. The senior political writer will tell us what a good night would look like for the major players from both parties and predict who from the GOP field will be the next candidate to drop out of the race.

A Super Tuesday Retrospective - Does Super Tuesday's impact on the presidential election really hold up to the hype? American Presidential Historian and American University History Professor Allan Lichtman walks us through the event's past and explains how much it matters when it comes to deciding the eventual nominees.

A Year in Space - Outer Space has been the final frontier for some time now, but Scott Kelly is about to end a historic year-long stint in that frontier. Former NASA Astronaut and Columbia University's Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Michael Massimino, stops by to tell us about Kelly's historic mission. Find out what challenges Kelly will face upon his return and what this mission means for space exploration and discovery.

A Hidden Piece of New York - The story of Dead Horse Bay is a little known chapter in the history of New York City's development, and a lesser-known portion of Robert Moses' involvement in changing the area's landscape. ABC News Digital Producer Evan Simon joins us to discuss why this bay is considered trash to some but a treasure to others.

MetroFocus Series Overview MetroFocus is an award-winning multi-platform news magazine focusing on the New York and tri-state region. The MetroFocus television program features interviews, in-depth reporting, content from many partners and solutions-oriented reports from the community. Major areas of coverage include sustainability, education, Science and technology, the environment, transportation, poverty and underserved communities. MetroFocus.org amplifies that reporting with daily updates and original stories that also cover culture, government and politics, the economy, urban development and other news in the metropolitan region. More information at: thirteen.org/metrofocus/about-us-faq/