Animal Planet TV Guide — Thursday, 21 May 2026

Browse the full Animal Planet TV guide for Thursday, 21 May 2026. 24 programmes listed , including 6 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

00:00 1h

River Monsters

S3 · E2 · Flesh Ripper Sports

Flesh Ripper

Host Jeremy Wade looks for a creature that attacks divers, seizes children, and devours sheep alive; a creature is described as being eight feet tall.

01:00 1h

River Monsters

S4 · E8 · Phantom Assassin Documentary

Phantom Assassin

Jeremy Wade travels back to Australia's Fitzroy River in search of the northern river shark, which is considered one of the world's rarest predatory fish.

02:00 1h

River Monsters

S4 · E3 · Invisible Executioner Sports

Invisible Executioner

Host Jeremy Wade travels to the wild Zambezi River in Africa to expose an unseen predator that has pulled fishermen to their deaths.

03:00 1h

River Monsters

S4 · E2 · Pack of Teeth Sports

Pack of Teeth

In the Okavango Swamp of southern Africa, there are stories of piranha-like fish that hunt in prowling groups and tear into other fish, and even human flesh.

04:00 1h

River Monsters

S3 · E2 · Flesh Ripper Sports

Flesh Ripper

Host Jeremy Wade looks for a creature that attacks divers, seizes children, and devours sheep alive; a creature is described as being eight feet tall.

05:00 1h

Tanked

S8 · E9 · The Amazing Piano Tank True

The Amazing Piano Tank

The owners of Pianoworks in Rochester, NY turn to the ATM team to build them an acrylic piano tank that they can feature in their company.

Morning

06:00 1h

Tanked

S8 · E3 · Brett's Donut Mania Tank True

Brett's Donut Mania Tank

In celebration of Brett's new business venture at Donut Mania, the ATM teams plans to surprise him with an aquarium for his donut shop.

07:00 1h

Too Cute!

S1 · E2 · Puppies Documentary

Puppies

The birth and first months of three different litters of puppies are followed; fawning owners do everything they can to accommodate their new pets.

08:00 1h

Too Cute!

S1 · E1 · Kittens Documentary

Kittens

Kitten owners go to great measures to take care of their fiercely independent pets as the birth and first few months of three kitten litters are documented.

09:00 1h

Crikey! It's the Irwins

S1 · E14 · Steve's Croc Mission Lives On Documentary

Steve's Croc Mission Lives On

In honor their father's memory, Bindi and Robert help their mother conduct scientific research on wild crocodiles to ensure their protection.

10:00 1h

Gator Boys

S2 · E10 · Monster Croc Rescue True

Monster Croc Rescue

Volunteers travel with Jimmy to Tampa to help at the grand opening of a new park, but they end up dealing with a vicious 17-foot crocodile who refuses to budge.

11:00 1h

Gator Boys

S2 · E2 · Gator Girl Smackdown True

Gator Girl Smackdown

As the boys settle back into their lives in Florida, their current gator girl Ashley isn't sure of the intentions of the newest female member of the team.

Daytime

12:00 1h

My Cat From Hell

S7 · E4 · Scary Tails Entertainment

Scary Tails

The guardians of a cat that constantly knocks things over, climbs up window screens, and spontaneously attacks gets help; a handicapped cat inspires people.

13:00 1h

My Cat from Hell

S4 · E12 · Max Hates My Family Entertainment

Max Hates My Family

Jackson is called in to help bring Max's behavior under control in order to assure grandchildren can visit grandma and feel safe in her home.

14:00 1h

Pit Bulls & Parolees

S9 · E9 · Left for Dead Documentary

Left for Dead

Tia looks for an emaciated puppy at an abandoned house; a couple comes to the VRC to find a sibling for their dog; a Good Samaritan needs help rescuing a stray.

15:00 1h

Pit Bulls & Parolees

S9 · E5 · New Arrivals Documentary

New Arrivals

Tia Torres, founder of the Villalobos Rescue Center, needs assistance from her family and felons to rescue and rehabilitate pit bulls.

16:00 1h

I Was Prey

S3 · E4 · Terror in Paradise Nature

Terror in Paradise

An elephant show turns deadly for a family during their vacation in Thailand; a golf ball recovery specialist is attacked by an alligator in a Florida lake.

17:00 1h

I Was Prey

S3 · E1 · Backyard Bite Nature

Backyard Bite

A man is gardening when he is bitten by a rattlesnake; a man is spearfishing when a bull shark tears his calf muscle from his leg in the Bahamas.

Evening

18:00 1h

I Was Prey

S2 · E13 · Fighting for Family Nature

Fighting for Family

A triathlete is attacked by a bull shark while training; a father is bitten by a rattlesnake; a couple is attacked by a giraffe; a trip to Cancun goes awry.

19:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S2 · E7 · Colombian Dinosaur Documentary

Colombian Dinosaur

Locals in Colombia claim Forrest and his team may find the Rio Apaporis Caiman, an old crocodilian, in a lawless land where guerilla rebels dwell.

20:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S1 · E3 · White Wolf of Newfoundland Nature

White Wolf of Newfoundland

When a hunter allegedly shoots a wolf in Newfoundland, Forrest teams up with a specialist to find evidence of the existence of the White Wolf.

21:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S2 · E1 · The Galapagos Giant Nature

The Galapagos Giant

Despite the last sighting was 100 years ago, Forrest believes clues in the Galapagos will lead him to the long-lost Fernandina Tortoise.

22:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S2 · E3 · The Legendary Cape Lion Nature

The Legendary Cape Lion

The crew accompany Forrest into Zimbabwe's African bush to see if they can find evidence that will prove the Cape Lion still exists in the wild.

23:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S2 · E8 · Ivory Billed Woodpecker of the Bayou Nature

Ivory Billed Woodpecker of the Bayou

A journey through the Louisiana bayou leads to encounters with alligators and poisonous snakes as Forrest searches for the Ivory Billed Woodpecker.

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