Animal Planet TV Guide — Thursday, 6 August 2026

Browse the full Animal Planet TV guide for Thursday, 6 August 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

Surviving Jaws

Nature Special

Marine biologists reexamine the movie "Jaws" 50 years later and they go diving with great white sharks to separate fact from fiction and answer questions.

01:00 1h

Air Jaws: Red, White and Breach

Documentary Special

Great white sharks are emerging along the US coastline.

02:00 1h

Bull Shark Dinner Bell

Documentary Special

Shark attack survivor Paul de Gelder and predator specialist Rosie Moore head to Jupiter, Fla., to uncover what's fueling a surge in bull shark aggression.

03:00 1h

Jurassic Sharks

Documentary Special

Global expeditions yield new evidence of the strangest sharks to ever roam the ocean, and groundbreaking CGI technology brings them back to life.

04:00 1h

Surviving Jaws

Nature Special

Marine biologists reexamine the movie "Jaws" 50 years later and they go diving with great white sharks to separate fact from fiction and answer questions.

05:00 1h

Great White North Invasion

Nature Special

Great white sharks flood the shores of Nova Scotia, threatening locals and beginning a mission to track the biggest sharks to identify the most dangerous areas.

Morning

06:00 1h

Belly of the Beast: Bigger and Bloodier

Nature Special

Marine biologist Dr. Austin Gallagher, marine scientist Liv Dixon and cameraman Kina Scollay return to document a shark feeding frenzy in New Zealand.

07:00 1h

America's Cutest

S1 · E2 · Cats: Cute-A-Palooza True

Cats: Cute-A-Palooza

The world of extremely cute feline features the wacky things cats do such as kitties trying to mimic the things that their human friends do.

08:00 1h

America's Cutest

S1 · E3 · Cats: Extreme Fluff True

Cats: Extreme Fluff

Featured in the world of cuteness are cats that stand out for their feline fluffiness and those that use their stealth ninja skills to their cutest advantage.

09:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S1 · E4 · Florida Black Panther Nature

Florida Black Panther

In the Florida Everglades, Forrest scours the landscape for the Black Panther after receiving reported sightings, but they could be a case of mistaken identity.

10:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S1 · E8 · The Dodo of the North Nature

The Dodo of the North

In the Kingdom of Denmark, Forrest makes it his mission to find evidence of the Great auk's existence by exploring the Faroe Islands for the flightless seabird.

11:00 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.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S1 · E2 · The Madagascar Giant Nature

The Madagascar Giant

Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante searches the jungles of Madagascar in the hope of finding a species that is believe to be extinct in Madagascar.

13:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S1 · E7 · Formosan Clouded Leopard Nature

Formosan Clouded Leopard

Forrest launches an exploratory expedition to uncover evidence of the Formosan clouded leopard deep in the jungles of Taiwan to prove it exists.

14:00 1h

Swamp Wars

S1 · E4 · Snakes Attack Suburbia True

Snakes Attack Suburbia

Burmese pythons continue to increase in population and stealthily move into unforeseen places; venomous cottonmouths turn up on a playground.

15:00 1h

Swamp Wars

S1 · E1 · Killer Pythons True

Killer Pythons

Pythons have been multiplying in the Everglades of Florida and into the suburbs ever since Hurricane Andrew destroyed a snake-breeding facility.

16:00 1h

Alien Sharks: First Contact

Nature Special

A group of scientific researchers attempts to make first contact with mysterious, unusual sharks they believe lurk in extremely deep parts of the ocean.

17:00 1h

Shark Week: Alien Sharks: Close Encounters

Documentary Special

Three different expedition teams dive deep below the ocean's surface to find sharks that glow in the dark because they want a close encounter with alien sharks.

Evening

18:00 1h

6000-LB Shark

Nature Special

Marine biologists Tom Hird and Leigh de Necker make a trip to New Zealand to obtain a stool sample from the fattest Great White Shark to study their diet.

19:00 1h

Frankenshark

Nature Special

An expert and his team use CGI to create the ultimate apex predator, by pulling from a variety of shark species, they build the deadliest shark on the planet.

20:00 1h

Alien Sharks: Death Down Under

Nature Special

A wildlife biologist dives into the dangerous waters of Australia, as he searches for two venomous alien sharks to test their venom's toxic and deadly potency.

21:00 1h

Alien Sharks: Untamed America

Documentary Special

Forrest Galante embarks on a nationwide quest to find the nation's most bizarre and dangerous alien sharks.

22:00 1h

Invasion of the Mega Sharks

Documentary Special

A shark team attempts to find the elusive Big Rose: a female great white believed to be one of largest predators in the North Atlantic.

23:00 1h

House of Sharks

Documentary Special

In New Zealand's waters, great white houses battle for dominance. Experts risk it all to reveal the bloodlines that determine their allegiances.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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