National Geographic Program Schedule for the Week of August 23 - 29, 2026
Sunday, August 23
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 Ready for a safer shower? Enjoy a one-day bath remodel with Jacuzzi.
8:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
8:30 AM 2026 Silver Eagle is here & it is a once-in-a-lifetime coin!
9:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Empire State of High
10:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: New Year's High
11:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Cannabis Craze
12:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Sin-Dependence High
1:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Tennessee Dope
2:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Sili-Coke Valley
3:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Oregon High
4:00 PM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: California Coke Wars
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Cocaine Rides in the Crew Cab
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Meth Magnets and Dirty Money
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Fentanyl Express
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Money Dog
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Junk in the Trunk
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Asleep on Lots of Coke
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: To the Grinder
12:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: California Coke Wars
1:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Oregon High
2:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Sili-Coke Valley
3:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Tennessee Dope
4:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Sin-Dependence High
5:00 AM Drugs, Inc.: The Fix: Cannabis Craze
Monday, August 24
6:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
6:30 AM Paid Programming
7:00 AM 1776 - 2026 250th Anniversary Quarter Celebration Program
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Paid Programming
8:30 AM An Aetna Medicare Advantage plan might be right for you
9:00 AM Great Migrations: Elephants 101
9:15 AM Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed: Tollund Man: Peaceful in the Peat
10:15 AM Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed: Haraldskær Woman: Mummy Identity
11:15 AM Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed: Mysterious Double Murder
12:15 PM Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed: Murder Most Royal
1:15 PM Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed: World's Oldest Case
2:15 PM Mysterious Islands: Lost Endeavour Island
3:10 PM Mysterious Islands: Spy Island
4:10 PM Mysterious Islands: Island of the Greek Goddess
5:05 PM Mysterious Islands: Ghost Island
6:05 PM Mysterious Islands: Indonesian Island Mystery
7:00 PM UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: The UFO Whistleblower
8:00 PM UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: Pilots Speak Out
9:00 PM UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: Scientists on the Cutting Edge
10:00 PM UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: The Experiencers Part 1
11:00 PM UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: The Experiencers Part 2: Mystery of Alien Abduction
12:00 AM UFOs: Investigating the Unknown: Citizen Scientists Tackle the Phenomenon
1:00 AM North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator: Dictator's Dilemma
2:00 AM North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator: Taking the World Stage
3:00 AM Inside North Korea's Dynasty: Kingdom of the Kims
4:00 AM Inside North Korea's Dynasty: The Son of God
5:00 AM Inside North Korea's Dynasty: Nuclear Family
Tuesday, August 25
6:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
6:30 AM CSN Mint: 2026 U.S. Silver Proof Set PF70
7:00 AM Ready for a safer shower? Enjoy a one-day bath remodel with Jacuzzi.
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM Paid Programming
8:30 AM Bathroom Makeover
9:00 AM National Parks: USA: Olympic
10:00 AM National Parks: USA: Katmai
11:00 AM National Parks: USA: Everglades
12:00 PM National Parks: USA: Yellowstone
1:00 PM National Parks: USA: Zion
2:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Rise of the Mob
3:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Secrets of the Dinosaurs
4:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Chicago
5:00 PM Drain the Oceans: The American Revolution
6:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Secrets of the Spanish Armada
7:00 PM Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall: A New World
8:00 PM Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall: The Caribbean Conquest
9:00 PM Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall: The Aztec Conquest
10:00 PM Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall: The Inca Conquest
11:00 PM Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall: The Growth of the Colonies
12:00 AM Conquistadors: The Rise and Fall: The Black Legend
1:00 AM Ice Road Rescue: The Big Lift
2:00 AM National Parks: USA: Zion
3:00 AM National Parks: USA: Yellowstone
4:00 AM National Parks: USA: Everglades
5:00 AM National Parks: USA: Katmai
Wednesday, August 26
6:00 AM Paid Programming
6:30 AM 2026 Silver Eagle is here & it is a once-in-a-lifetime coin!
7:00 AM Paid Programming
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM An Aetna Medicare Advantage plan might be right for you
8:30 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
9:00 AM Edge of the Unknown With Jimmy Chin: Before Free Solo
9:30 AM Best of the World With Antoni Porowski: Paris
10:35 AM Best of the World With Antoni Porowski: New York City
11:40 AM Best of the World With Antoni Porowski: London
12:45 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The South Pole
1:45 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The Amazon: Deadly Creatures
2:25 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The Amazon: Dark Waters
3:25 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The Himalayas
4:30 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The Pacific Islands
5:30 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The Kalahari Desert
6:20 PM Pole to Pole With Will Smith: The North Pole
7:10 PM Lion: Chapter One: A Prince is Born
8:05 PM Lion: Chapter Two: A Band of Brothers
9:00 PM Lion: Chapter Three: The Greatest Sacrifice
9:55 PM Lion: Chapter Four: To Be King
10:50 PM Lion: Chapter Two: A Band of Brothers
11:45 PM Lion: Chapter Three: The Greatest Sacrifice
12:40 AM Lion: Chapter Four: To Be King
1:35 AM Best of the World With Antoni Porowski: Mexico City
2:40 AM Best of the World With Antoni Porowski: Paris
3:45 AM Best of the World With Antoni Porowski: New York City
4:50 AM Queens: Mountain Queens
5:50 AM Lost Treasures of Egypt: Secrets of the Mummy Tombs
Thursday, August 27
6:00 AM Bathroom Makeover
6:30 AM 1776 - 2026 250th Anniversary Quarter Celebration Program
7:00 AM Inogen Portable Oxygen - No More Tanks!
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM An Aetna Medicare Advantage plan might be right for you
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 Drain the Oceans: Alaska
1:00 PM Drain the Oceans: $20 Million Time Bomb
2:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Invasion USA
3:00 PM Drain the Oceans: Narcos
4:00 PM Drain the Oceans: The Secrets of Pompeii's Dead
5:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Bones Beneath and Coffins and Coins
6:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Buried Battleship and Viking Victims
7:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Subterranean Secrets and Forgotten Foundations
8:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Tunnels and Tombs
9:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Underground Cities and Secret Chambers
10:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Crystal Cathedrals and Buried Bunkers
11:00 PM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Hidden Hypogeum and Lost Letters
12:00 AM Hidden Beneath the Cities: Labyrinths and Legends
1:00 AM Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory
2:00 AM Lion: Chapter One: A Prince is Born
2:55 AM Lion: Chapter Two: A Band of Brothers
3:50 AM Lion: Chapter Three: The Greatest Sacrifice
4:45 AM Lion: Chapter Four: To Be King
5:40 AM Lost Treasures of Egypt: Death of the Pyramids
Friday, August 28
6:00 AM Paid Programming
6:30 AM Bathroom Makeover
7:00 AM Paid Programming
7:30 AM Paid Programming
8:00 AM CSN Mint: 2026 U.S. Silver Proof Set PF70
8:30 AM Overwhelmed with IRS Debt? Keys to Resolving Tax Debt
9:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Deal Breaker
9:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: High Alert
10:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Love Scam
10:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: K9 Clue
11:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Herbal Hoax
11:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Powder Trouble
12:00 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Paper Chase
12:30 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Chilling Cargo
1:00 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Porky Plot
1:30 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Bling Sting
2:00 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Hot Water
2:30 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Father's Secret
3:00 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Needle Alert
3:30 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Millionaire Mistake
4:00 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Travel Trip-Up
4:30 PM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Cardboard Crime
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Three the Hard Way
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Khat Corridor
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Kilos From Colombia
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Lights Camera Cocaine
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Strange Brew
10:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Elderly Cocaine Carrier
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Dirty Dealing
12:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Father's Secret
12:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Hot Water
1:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Bling Sting
1:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Porky Plot
2:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Chilling Cargo
2:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Paper Chase
3:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Powder Trouble
3:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Herbal Hoax
4:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: K9 Clue
4:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Love Scam
5:00 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: High Alert
5:30 AM Border Security: Australia's Front Line: Deal Breaker
Saturday, August 29
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's Dynasty: Kingdom of the Kims
10:00 AM Inside North Korea's Dynasty: The Son of God
11:00 AM Inside North Korea's Dynasty: Nuclear Family
12:00 PM Inside North Korea's Dynasty: Rocket Man
1:00 PM North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator: Dictator's Dilemma
2:00 PM North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator: Taking the World Stage
3:00 PM Pablo Escobar: Man vs. Myth
4:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Meth Inside the Machine
5:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: My Big Fat Weed Run
6:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Unholy Guacamole
7:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Coked-up Oatmeal
8:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Cocaine Leaks and Ancient Greeks
9:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: Secret Stash: Dope Rides in the Thundercat
10:00 PM Contraband Capture: Mystery Meds
11:00 PM To Catch a Smuggler: NYC Showdown
12:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Secret Stash: Dope Rides in the Thundercat
1:00 AM Contraband Capture: Mystery Meds
2:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Strange Brew
3:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Elderly Cocaine Carrier
4:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Dirty Dealing
5:00 AM To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid: Lights Camera Cocaine