National Geographic Program Schedule for the Week of May 3 - 9, 2026
Sunday, May 3
6:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
6:30 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
7:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
7:30 AM Ready for a safer shower? Enjoy a one-day bath remodel with Jacuzzi.
8:00 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
8:30 AM Rateescape: Stop Overpaying for Cellular
9:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Hard Hit Houston
10:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: White Sands & White Gold
11:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Midwest Meth
12:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Charm City High
1:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Alaskan Smack-down
2:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Cartel Meth
3:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Maximum Molly
4:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Gin & Juiced
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Coked-up Oatmeal
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: My Big Fat Weed Run
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: New Drug on the Block
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Not My Meth
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Cocaine Leaks and Ancient Greeks
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Pots of Coke
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Coke and the Kids
12:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Gin & Juiced
1:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Maximum Molly
2:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Cartel Meth
3:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Alaskan Smack-down
4:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Charm City High
5:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Midwest Meth
Monday, May 4
6:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
6:30 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
7:00 AM Car Repair Secrets!
7:30 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
8:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
8:30 AM Tired of Pain? Go Drug-Free
9:00 AM Incredible Animal Journeys: Wonder on the Wing
9:05 AM Hostile Planet: Polar
10:10 AM Hostile Planet: Deserts
11:10 AM Hostile Planet: Jungles
12:10 PM Hostile Planet: Grasslands
1:10 PM Hostile Planet: Oceans
2:10 PM Hostile Planet: Mountains
3:10 PM Discovered By Disaster: Eruptions and Enigmas
4:05 PM Discovered By Disaster: Ancient Cities and Enduring Creatures
5:05 PM Discovered By Disaster: Forgotten Cities and Lost Sanctuaries
6:05 PM Discovered By Disaster: Cataclysms and Secrets
7:00 PM Discovered By Disaster: Sunken Cities and Ancient Temples
8:00 PM Tsunami: Race Against Time: The Wave
9:00 PM Tsunami: Race Against Time: Thailand
10:00 PM Tsunami: Race Against Time: Breaking News
11:00 PM Tsunami: Race Against Time: Rescue
12:00 AM Hostile Planet: Mountains
1:00 AM Hostile Planet: Oceans
2:00 AM Hostile Planet: Grasslands
3:00 AM Hostile Planet: Jungles
4:00 AM Hostile Planet: Deserts
5:00 AM Hostile Planet: Polar
Tuesday, May 5
6:00 AM Paid Programming
6:30 AM 2026 Silver Eagle is here & it is a once-in-a-lifetime coin!
7:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
7:30 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
8:00 AM Car Repair Secrets!
8:30 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
9:00 AM X-Ray Earth: Atlantic Coast Killer
10:00 AM X-Ray Earth: Volcano Apocalypse
11:00 AM X-Ray Earth: Seattle Mega Quake
12:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: What We Lack in Hygiene
1:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Wet Future
2:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Plenty of Fish
3:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Walk the Lines
4:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: The Dog Show
5:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: We Can Do Hard Things
6:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: It's All Uphill From Here
7:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Natural Selection
8:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Another Day in Paradise
9:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Remote Access: Burn It All
10:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Gimme Shelter
11:00 PM Life Below Zero: Pain to Gain
12:00 AM Port Protection Alaska: Remote Access: Burn It All
1:00 AM Ice Road Rescue: A Night of Havoc
2:00 AM X-Ray Earth: Seattle Mega Quake
3:00 AM X-Ray Earth: Volcano Apocalypse
4:00 AM X-Ray Earth: Atlantic Coast Killer
5:00 AM Hostile Planet: Mountains
Wednesday, May 6
6:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
6:30 AM America 250th Anniversary Coins: Enduring Liberty Half Dollars
7:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
7:30 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
8:00 AM Paid Programming
8:30 AM An Aetna Medicare Advantage plan might be right for you
9:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Imaginary Friend
9:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Decorated With Meth
10:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Fly High
10:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Cocaine Carry-On
11:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Fake Facts
11:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Biosecurity Baddies
12:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Ecstasy Lights
12:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Cocaine Cruise
1:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: MDMA Mess
1:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Meth-leisure
2:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Ecstasy Grind
2:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Merry Methmas
3:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Million Dollar Meth Haul
3:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: MDMA Framed
4:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Friends with Secrets
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Cocaine in the Clothes
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Cocaine Carrier
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: False Friends
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Drugs and Dominoes
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture: Target Trackers
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Grandma's Goodies
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Drugs, Sweat and Tears
12:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture: Target Trackers
1:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: MDMA Framed
1:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Million Dollar Meth Haul
2:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Merry Methmas
2:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Ecstasy Grind
3:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Meth-leisure
3:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: MDMA Mess
4:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Cocaine Cruise
4:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Ecstasy Lights
5:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Biosecurity Baddies
5:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Fake Facts
Thursday, May 7
6:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
6:30 AM 2026 Proof Silver Eagle: America's 250th Anniversary Release
7:00 AM POOF! Bye Bye Under Eye Bags!
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Car Repair Secrets!
8:30 AM Tired of Pain? Go Drug-Free
9:00 AM Incredible Animal Journeys: Mission: Ocean
9:25 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Francis Drake
10:25 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Henry Morgan
11:25 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Bartholomew Roberts
12:25 PM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Blackbeard
1:25 PM Strangest Things: Vulture Stone, Isolator, Armoured Skeleton
2:25 PM Strangest Things: Mechanical Turk, Lindbergh Pump, Etruscan Mummy
3:30 PM Strangest Things: Crystal Skull, Dragon Chair, Assyrian Star Map
4:30 PM Strangest Things: Babe Flute, Casino Shoe, Cursed Amethyst
5:25 PM Strangest Things: Revenant Skeleton, Spy Cam, Shakespearean Mangle
6:25 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Japan
7:15 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: South Africa
8:10 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Arctic Circle
9:00 PM Mysteries of Ancient Medicine: Poison Panacea, A Shocking Treatment, Cannabis in China
10:00 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Japan
10:50 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Arctic Circle
11:40 PM Mysteries of Ancient Medicine: Poison Panacea, A Shocking Treatment, Cannabis in China
12:40 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Blackbeard
1:40 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Bartholomew Roberts
2:40 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Henry Morgan
3:40 AM Pirates: Behind the Legends: Francis Drake
4:40 AM Strangest Things: Vulture Stone, Isolator, Armoured Skeleton
5:40 AM Hostile Planet: Jungles
Friday, May 8
6:00 AM Paid Programming
6:30 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
7:00 AM Paid Programming
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Car Repair Secrets!
8:30 AM Historic Silver Set
9:00 AM Nazi Megastructures: America's War: Pearl Harbor
10:00 AM Nazi Megastructures: America's War: Japan's Warrior Code
11:00 AM Nazi Megastructures: America's War: Japan's Island of Death
12:00 PM Nazi Megastructures: America's War: Fortress Japan
1:00 PM Nazi Megastructures: America's War: Hitler's Final Offensive
2:00 PM Nazi Megastructures: America's War: D-Day
3:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Pearl Harbor
4:00 PM Drain the Oceans: The Alamo
5:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Ancient Maya Resurrection
6:00 PM Drain the Oceans: The Amber Room
7:00 PM Drain the Oceans: The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship
8:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Criminal Underworld
9:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Labyrinths and Legends
10:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Subterranean Secrets and Forgotten Foundations
11:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Criminal Underworld
12:00 AM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Labyrinths and Legends
1:00 AM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Subterranean Secrets and Forgotten Foundations
2:00 AM Strangest Things: Revenant Skeleton, Spy Cam, Shakespearean Mangle
3:00 AM Strangest Things: Babe Flute, Casino Shoe, Cursed Amethyst
4:00 AM Strangest Things: Crystal Skull, Dragon Chair, Assyrian Star Map
5:00 AM Strangest Things: Mechanical Turk, Lindbergh Pump, Etruscan Mummy
Saturday, May 9
6:00 AM Paid Programming
6:30 AM Paid Programming
7:00 AM Paid Programming
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Paid Programming
8:30 AM Paid Programming
9:00 AM Inside North Korea: The Kim Dynasty
10:00 AM Inside North Korea: Fire and Fury
11:00 AM Inside North Korea: The Next Leader
12:00 PM Inside North Korea: The Criminal State
1:00 PM Inside North Korea: The Cyber State
2:00 PM Inside North Korea: Then and Now With Lisa Ling
3:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Trafficking Tourists
4:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Cocaine Suitcase
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Loaded Luggage
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Pills and Powder
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Cocaine Connection
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Cocaine Cocktail
9:00 PM Amsterdam Narcos: Bonnie And Clyde
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Endangered and Smuggled
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Hidden Compartments
12:00 AM Amsterdam Narcos: Bonnie And Clyde
1:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Drugs and Dominoes
2:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: False Friends
3:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Cocaine Carrier
4:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Cocaine in the Clothes
5:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Peru: Friends with Secrets