What You Can't Miss on Discovery This Week

Friday

8p: Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy and Juan

In California, Freddy and Juan rescue their first-ever hard rock operation. As stakes heat up with big fixes, Freddy makes a million-dollar discovery.

10p: Bering Sea Gold

It's the final day of Bering Sea Gold's most difficult ice season, and Shawn makes one more epic dive to try and hit his goal. Young gun Chris races all-out for his biggest cleanup yet, and Vern relies on diver Gary to secure their ambitious summer plans.

11p: Outback Opal Hunters

The Cheals' dreams of expanding their business, Opal Empire, with partner Mark Bressan, are crushed by the reality of juggling two mines. The underground bogger breaks down while Chris is needed at the open cut. The Misfits are reunited after the return of Issy Glen and Joe Kalmar. In need of cash to fund a thirsty bulldozer, Angel attempts to divide and conquer, sending Issy underground on a hoist for the first (possibly last) time. Desperate for quick cash to fund the search for another honey hole at their Government Tank claim, Slim Pickings' Lee Hobden gambles on mystery opal dirt of questionable value.

Sunday

8p: Homestead Rescue

The Raneys gather in Hatcher Pass to tell the tale of their family's journey from rural Washington state, across southeast Alaska, to the icy peak of Denali before finally settling on a parcel of rugged land known affectionately as "The 40."

Monday

8p: Contraband: Seized at the Airport

Intel arrives, sending officers searching for two suspected narcotics smugglers flying in from London. Agriculture specialists get more than they bargained for when a passenger lands with some illegal and foul-smelling items.

Tuesday

8p: Deadliest Catch

In the Season 20 finale, four boats race to beat closing canneries as conditions intensify on the water. Sig suffers a major outage with hours to port; Jake uses his only gear to back out of trouble, and John doubles down on sea mammals, this time, orcas.

9p: Sin City Tow

It's one man, one spear, versus one of the fastest fish in the ocean. The shores of Cape Cod play host to America's last derby fishery, as multi-generational fishermen fight to support their families -- a single bluefin tuna can earn upwards of $10,000.

Wednesday

9p: Expedition Unknown

Josh braves Puerto Rico's choppy seas to find a legendary missing plane. The crash of Pan Am's Clipper Endeavor changed commercial aviation forever. Josh and the team fight violent storms in the Atlantic as they hunt for the plane 2,000 feet below.

10p: Lost Monster Files

The team makes an incredible discovery when investigating sightings of large birds of prey terrorizing the town of Chestnut Ridge, PA. With a 20-foot wingspan and razor-sharp claws strong enough to pierce through flesh, Sanderson believed it to be the mysterious thunderbird, a pterodactyl-sized predator documented in Native folklore.

11p: Destinations of the Damned with Zak Bagans

Zak Bagans' crew steps behind a Czech castle’s walls to hunt for a portal to hell and inside an abandoned hotel in Philippines with a cursed past. Why do these doomed destinations hold sway over the living — and the dead?