What You Can't Miss on Discovery This Week

In need of plans? We've got you covered! Here's what you can watch on Discovery all week!

Updated on October 28, 2024

Monday

8p: Contraband: Seized at the Airport

A K9 scents illegal contents within luggage belonging to a preacher and his wife. To everyone's surprise, the wife admits to having cocaine in her bag. Officers question a Brazilian man who arrives with two plastic dolls stuffed with white crystals.

Wednesday

9p: Expedition Files

Josh Gates steps into the past to examine unsolved mysteries, including the alleged alien abduction of Travis Walton, the bizarre death of American hero Charles Lindbergh's son, and the invisible attacks visited upon CIA operatives in Cuba.

10p: Lost Monster Files

The team investigates a stranger-than-fiction murder mystery involving the legendary Wildman of Minnesota. In the 1960s, his body became a sideshow attraction and later disappeared. Sanderson examined it himself, believing it to be the "missing link." The team splits up, leading a new hunt around sightings in the dense MN woods and uncovering a major find at the farm where the body was last seen.

11p: Destinations of the Damned with Zak Bagans

After witnessing spirit conjuring inside an abandoned Canadian roadhouse, Zak Bagans' team explores a disintegrating asylum in Italy where a disturbed patient’s cryptic carvings predicted cellular communication and the moon landing. Who, or what, is communicating through the living in these highly haunted locales?

Friday

8p: Gold Rush

Parker puts it all on the line when he buys Dominion Creek. The Beets family erupts into chaos when eldest son Kevin takes the year off. After disappearing for a year, Rick Ness tries to pull off a longshot comeback.

9p: Gold Rush

The future of King of Klondike Tony Beets' dynasty hangs in the balance as the kids jockey for positions to see who will take over the business.

Sunday

8p: Homestead Rescue

Virginia homesteaders are on the brink after the unexplained disappearance of their water and food sources. The Raneys race to solve these mysteries, creatively revamping their infrastructure to give them the confidence to complete their dream cabin.

Next Up

The Hunt for Outlaw Jesse James’ Treasure

For decades, a story had circulated amongst locals in the Ozarks that Jesse James and his gang had hidden treasure from a bank robbery they’d carried out in 1874.

Bobcat on the Hunt

Nature photographer Ian Shive gets a rare close-up of a bobcat hunting ground squirrels in California's Central Coast.

Caves to Condors: Uncovering Pinnacles National Park

Photographer and conservationist Ian Shive explores one of the lesser known National Parks, Pinnacles National Park, finding rare wildlife and extraordinary landscapes along the way.

Explore the Rugged, Remote Chaco Canyon in New Mexico

Photographer and conservationist Ian Shive photographs one of the most remote and rugged parts of the United States to take us on a journey to Chaco Canyon in New Mexico's Chaco Culture National Historical Park.

Every Week Should Be World Oceans Week

Danni Washington is not only the face of Discovery Exploration, but she is also an ocean advocate and conservationist who has plans on how everyone can make a big impact.

Belize's Jungles are Wild, Mysterious and Full of Discovery

More than half of Belize, a Central American country with as many as 2 million indigenous Mayan inhabitants, is covered in dense, sprawling jungle – meaning the region has adventures galore for any traveler wishing to explore.

In Pursuit of Exploration and Discovery Across Our World and Galaxy

Discovery and The Explorers Club join forces in the name of global exploration, science, and storytelling.

Explorers Can Now Apply for the Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grant

Calling all explorers! The Explorers Club and Discovery Channel announce grant to fund the next frontier of explorers.

7 Binge-Worthy Shows to Watch on Discovery Go Right Now!

Get your popcorn ready, it's a Discovery stream-a-thon!

The Galapagos Islands Guide: What You Should Know

When to go, what to see, what to pack and more.