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 27, 2024

Friday

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

Freddy and Juan find a group of rookie miners in British Columbia inspired by what they saw on TV. The guys bring an old wash plant back to life, but things take a turn when a fire breaks out on the mountain.

9:30p: Bering Sea Gold

Birthday boy Shawn Pomrenke boldly moves back to Tomcod. Fed up with a faulty sluice box, the Kellys resurrect an old piece of equipment called "The Coffin." Zeke finds a reef that could yield some great gold, and Chris McCully plans a marathon dive.

10:30p: Outback Opal Hunters

After ratter thieves raid their mine, Misfit Angel and rookie miner Cody Polglase struggle to find an opal king stone to fulfill a bespoke pendant order for an interstate buyer in time. Mark Bressan and Chris Cheal battle to fix their downed excavator as encroaching wet weather attracts ratters to their exposed mine. Oscar and Luca are forced aboveground to protect the Cheals' claim before the team is rewarded with a massive opal haul. Using revolutionary new mining techniques, Slim Pickings, Lee Hobden's and Roger Williams's new team, race to fulfill a last-minute opal order by hunting for stones in quicksand-like silt.

Monday

8p: Contraband: Seized at the Border

Officers target SUVs that are notorious for concealing drugs. Two wanted cartel members are extradited back to Mexico. Officers struggle to open up an engine part that they think is hiding drugs. A woman smuggling diet pills is caught in the act.

Tuesday

8p: Deadliest Catch

After Keith suffers a cardiac event at sea, Monte races to get his brother to the nearest airstrip for medivac. As the fleet prays for Keith's safety, the Wizard crew must navigate the notoriously dangerous port entry at Saint Paul in perilous conditions.

Wednesday

9p: Expedition X

The team investigates reports of what some believe is a shocking government conspiracy: the Dogman. This half-wolf, half-man monster is said to stalk the Michigan wilderness -- and some even say this terrifying creature was created by the US military.

10p: Expedition Bigfoot

Bryce, Mireya and Russell converge at the center of their NorCal hot zone as a catastrophic storm threatens the expedition. Armed with AI technology, they're ready to meet the elusive cryptid before it's too late -- then, Russell spies signs of Bigfoot.

11p: Mysteries of the Abandoned

Zak Bagans sends his team to Armero, Colombia, where thousands perished after a volcanic eruption in 1985. Was it a horrific natural occurrence, or did a murdered priest's last words cause this unprecedented disaster? And does his vengeful curse still echo through the jungle?

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

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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.

Bobcat on the Hunt

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Caves to Condors: Uncovering Pinnacles National Park

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

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