National Geographic Program Schedule for the Week of May 17 - 23, 2026
Sunday, May 17
6:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
6:30 AM Sleep Deeper Tonight with DREAMCLOUD's Advanced Hybrid Mattress Today!
7:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
7:30 AM Tired of Pain? Go Drug-Free
8:00 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
8:30 AM Sleep Deeper Tonight with DREAMCLOUD's Advanced Hybrid Mattress Today!
9:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Danger Island
10:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Texas Dope
11:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: L.A. Confidential
12:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Atlanta Molly
1:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Detroit Blues
2:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: New Year's High
3:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Pittsburgh Heroin
4:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Meth Down Under
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Dope in the Hood
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: The Coke Eater
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Bananas and Blow
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Hot Drugs
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Boatloads of Coke
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Popped for Pills
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Freeway Meth
12:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Meth Down Under
1:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Pittsburgh Heroin
2:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: New Year's High
3:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Detroit Blues
4:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Atlanta Molly
5:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: L.A. Confidential
Monday, May 18
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 Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
9:00 AM Incredible Animal Journeys: Wonder on the Wing
9:05 AM Secrets of the Octopus: Shapeshifters
10:00 AM Secrets of the Octopus: Masterminds
11:00 AM Secrets of the Octopus: Social Networkers
12:00 PM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: The Maine Ingredient
1:00 PM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Lush and Wild Puerto Rico
2:00 PM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Texas Throwdown
3:00 PM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Finland's Midnight Sun
4:00 PM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Holy Mole Mexico
5:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Lazio
6:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Abruzzo
7:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Sicily
8:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Naples & Campania
9:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Le Marche
10:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Sardinia
11:00 PM Tucci in Italy: Abruzzo
12:00 AM Tucci in Italy: Le Marche
1:00 AM Tucci in Italy: Sardinia
2:00 AM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Holy Mole Mexico
3:00 AM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Finland's Midnight Sun
4:00 AM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Texas Throwdown
5:00 AM Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted: Lush and Wild Puerto Rico
Tuesday, May 19
6:00 AM Protect Your Family From Identity Theft
6:30 AM CSN Mint - America 250 Coin Roll Collection!
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 Extreme Catch: A Stormy Start
10:00 AM Extreme Catch: Shark Invasion
11:00 AM Extreme Catch: The Wildcard Erupts
12:00 PM Extreme Catch: Bruce's Big Gamble
1:00 PM Extreme Catch: The Plan is Carnage
2:00 PM Yukon Rescue: Open Water
3:00 PM Yukon Rescue: Pressure Cooker
4:00 PM Yukon Rescue: The Hunt
5:00 PM Yukon Rescue: Ice Jam
6:00 PM Yukon Rescue: Ransacked
7:00 PM Yukon Rescue: End of the Road
8:00 PM Northwoods Survival: Here We Go Again
9:00 PM Northwoods Survival: Off-Grid: Breaking New Ground
10:00 PM Life Below Zero: Total Overhaul
11:00 PM Port Protection Alaska: Things Fall Apart
12:00 AM Northwoods Survival: Off-Grid: Breaking New Ground
1:00 AM Ice Road Rescue: Danger Zone
2:00 AM Extreme Catch: A Stormy Start
3:00 AM Extreme Catch: Shark Invasion
4:00 AM Extreme Catch: The Wildcard Erupts
5:00 AM Extreme Catch: Bruce's Big Gamble
Wednesday, May 20
6:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
6:30 AM 2026 Silver Eagle is here & it is a once-in-a-lifetime coin!
7:00 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
7:30 AM NEW! Shark PowerDetect with DuoClean Detect Technology
8:00 AM Protect Your Family From Identity Theft
8:30 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
9:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Aquaphobia
9:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Wishful Thinking
10:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: MDMA Sushi
10:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Million Dollar Box
11:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Propagating Problems
11:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Snowing Meth
12:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Biosecurity Beagle
12:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Wine and Windbreakers
1:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Amphetamine Gnome
1:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Earth Witch
2:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Not Snow Chic
2:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Hide and Seek
3:00 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Million Dollar Box
3:30 PM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Swimming in Meth
4:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Rome: Top Busts
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cocaine Drama
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cardiac Cocaine
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cocaine Combos
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cocaine Blame
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Swallowed Stash
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Drunk and Detained
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Narcotourist
12:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Rome: Captured Carriers
1:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Swimming in Meth
1:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Million Dollar Box
2:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Hide and Seek
2:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Not Snow Chic
3:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Earth Witch
3:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Amphetamine Gnome
4:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Wine and Windbreakers
4:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Biosecurity Beagle
5:00 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Snowing Meth
5:30 AM Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific: Propagating Problems
Thursday, May 21
6:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
6:30 AM America 250th Anniversary Coins: Enduring Liberty Half Dollars
7:00 AM POOF! Bye Bye Under Eye Bags!
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Car Repair Secrets!
8:30 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
9:00 AM Stonehenge: The Final Mystery Revealed
10:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Inca Island in the Sky
11:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Petra's Hidden Origins
12:00 PM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: El Dorado: City of Gold
1:00 PM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Ghost City of the Pacific
2:00 PM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Fortress of the Knights Templar
3:00 PM Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Beyond the Tomb
4:00 PM Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Dealing With the Devil
5:00 PM Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Volcanic Origins
6:00 PM Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Battling Giants
7:00 PM Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Cosmic Alignment
8:00 PM Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Secrets of the Shrines
9:00 PM Mysteries of Ancient Medicine: James Cook's Cup, Roman Army Hospital, Bamboo Scrolls
10:00 PM Kingdom of the Mummies: Hidden Chamber
11:00 PM Kingdom of the Mummies: The Lone Coffin
12:00 AM Mysteries of Ancient Medicine: James Cook's Cup, Roman Army Hospital, Bamboo Scrolls
1:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Fortress of the Knights Templar
2:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Ghost City of the Pacific
3:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: El Dorado: City of Gold
4:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Petra's Hidden Origins
5:00 AM Lost Cities With Albert Lin: Inca Island in the Sky
Friday, May 22
6:00 AM Paid Programming
6:30 AM Tired of Pain? Go Drug-Free
7:00 AM Paid Programming
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Car Repair Secrets!
8:30 AM Rare Silver & Gold Coins
9:00 AM Flooded Tombs of the Nile
10:00 AM Skeletons of the Inca Rebellion
12:00 PM Incas: The Rise and Fall: The Great Expansion
1:00 PM Incas: The Rise and Fall: The Golden Age
2:00 PM Incas: The Rise and Fall: The Last Emperor
3:00 PM Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World: Spartacus: Rise of the Gladiator
4:00 PM Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World: Nero's Favorite Gladiator
5:00 PM Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World: Pompeii's Last Gladiators
6:00 PM Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World: The Colosseum and Its Beast Hunter
7:00 PM Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World: Commodus: The Emperor Gladiator
8:00 PM Gladiators: Warriors of the Ancient World: Flamma and the Death of the Games
9:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Subterranean Seoul and Railway Revealed
10:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Secret School and Concealed Castle Cemetery
11:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Lost Graves
12:00 AM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Subterranean Seoul and Railway Revealed
1:00 AM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Secret School and Concealed Castle Cemetery
3:00 AM Incas: The Rise and Fall: The Great Expansion
4:00 AM Incas: The Rise and Fall: The Golden Age
5:00 AM Incas: The Rise and Fall: The Last Emperor
Saturday, May 23
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 NECTAR TRI-PILLOW -Cooler, Comfy, Better Sleep! Buy One Get One FREE!
9:00 AM Edge of the Unknown With Jimmy Chin: Hunted in the Arctic
9:30 AM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Japan
10:20 AM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: South Africa
11:15 AM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Arctic Circle
12:05 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: India
1:00 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: SE Asia
2:00 PM David Blaine Do Not Attempt: Brazil
3:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Cocaine Sausages
4:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Decoys, Diversions and Drug Busts
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Smuggle Once, Smuggle Twice?
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Cocaine Crackdown
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Club Drugs and Party People
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Internal Investigation
9:00 PM Dublin Narcos: Ordinary Decent Criminals
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Suspicious Suitcase
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Drugs, Guns and Money
12:00 AM Dublin Narcos: Ordinary Decent Criminals
1:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cocaine Blame
2:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cocaine Combos
3:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cardiac Cocaine
4:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil: Cocaine Drama
5:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia: Narcotourist