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 September 05, 2024

Friday

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

Freddy and Juan fly to an urgent SOS from a former Marine's mine in North Carolina. Inherited from his war buddy, the miner's dated operation will be the guys' biggest challenge without using any of their equipment.

9p: Bering Sea Gold

Left out in the cold by his crew, Chris McCully risks an unprecedented winter solo dive without a tender. The Kellys look to continue their new hot streak, but hypothermia becomes a serious threat for one diver when equipment begins to fall apart.

Sunday

8p: Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing

Temperatures rise during a grueling challenge where survivalists must dig seep wells and boil water primitively. The loser forfeits their hard-earned items to the winner. Ky's allegiances are tested. A shocking big-game kill tips the balance of power.

Monday

9p: Contraband: Seized at Sea

When recreational anglers come across a large package floating off the Florida coast, Border Patrol agents are called to inspect. Officers receive a tipoff that a shipping container full of Colombian sugar may have something else hidden inside.

Tuesday

8p: Deadliest Catch

As the winter season arrives, the fleet braces for a global weather pattern known as Super El Niño, an atmospheric phenomenon forecast to unleash a gauntlet of cyclonic storms across the Bering Sea. Captains and crews prepare for the worst.

Wednesday

9p: Expedition X

The team heads south to America's most haunted city: Savannah, Georgia. They investigate horrifying reports of violent paranormal activity inside one of its oldest buildings, the Sorrel-Weed House, where a family died in shocking circumstances.

10p: Expedition Bigfoot

Russell discovers new sights and sounds deep in the backcountry of Northern California. Bryce talks with a witness who had an experience with a family of Bigfoot, and Mireya reaches new heights in search of physical evidence of the elusive creature.

11p: Mysteries of the Abandoned

A place of hope in the Czech Republic quietly perseveres in the age of Nazi tyranny, a Moroccan politician sides with the French, and an eco-friendly paradise in the Amazon proves to be unsustainable.

Next Up

What's Inside the Secret Chambers in the Pyramids of Giza

A powerful new cosmic ray scan of the Great Pyramid of Giza could finally reveal what’s inside two voids in the structure that have baffled scientists for years.

Women May Have Been Powerful Rulers of the Ancient World

A discovery in Spain has experts wondering whether women were once powerful rulers in ancient Europe.

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.

Meet the Ancient Egyptian Gods Who Empower DC Comic's Black Adam

Get to know the six ancient Egyptian gods behind the latest DC Comics film Black Adam, starring Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, in theaters starting October 21.

A Canadian Teen Once Discovered an Ancient Temple – Using Google Maps

Most teenagers while away hours playing video games, scrolling TikTok, or texting friends. Not William Gadoury, a 14-year-old from Saint-Jean-de-Matha, Quebec. Back in 2016, Gadoury was holed up in his bedroom, plotting ancient Mayan constellations against modern satellite images and coordinates.

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.

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.

Bobcat on the Hunt

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

Three New Species of Snakes Discovered in Graveyards and Churches in Ecuador

A team of scientists led by Alejandro Arteaga, grantee of The Explorers Club Discovery Expeditions and researcher at Khamai Foundation, discovered three new cryptozoic (living underground) snakes dwelling under graveyards and churches in remote towns in the Andes region of Ecuador.

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.