Discovery Channel TV Guide — Friday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Friday, 18 September 2026. 20 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

Contraband: Seized at the Airport

S2 · E10 · Online Discord True

Online Discord

Red flags go up when a Scottish teenager claims that he's come to meet his girlfriend from a gaming website. A couple arrives with a large amount of cash.
01:00 1h

Contraband: Seized at the Airport

My Brother's Timekeeper True

My Brother's Timekeeper

Rising tariffs tempt some citizens to go abroad to buy luxury goods, where items can be cheaper, then bring them home without paying the proper duties.
02:00 1h

Contraband: Seized at the Airport

S2 · E1 · No Gun Intended True

No Gun Intended

A traveler claims he's shocked by the discovery of a firearm in his luggage. Officers question a luxury fountain pen maker.
03:00 1h

Contraband: Seized at the Airport

Scammers True

Scammers

In Atlanta, an officer discovers evidence of a lottery scam, a tactic used by criminals to trick victims into giving up money in exchange for alleged winnings.
04:00 1h

Contraband: Seized at the Airport

S2 · E10 · Online Discord True

Online Discord

Red flags go up when a Scottish teenager claims that he's come to meet his girlfriend from a gaming website. A couple arrives with a large amount of cash.
05:00 1h

This is Mark Rober

S1 · E5 · Super-Sized Toys True

Super-Sized Toys

Mark revisits some of the most scaled-up toys he's ever created, including the world's biggest Nerf blaster and the largest Super Saker in the world.

Morning

06:00 1h

Moonshiners

S13 · E13 · Shine Pods True

Shine Pods

When their bootlegger suggests putting shine in pods, Mark & Digger enlist Amanda to innovate a product they can sell for $5 a shot.
07:00 2h

Homestead Rescue: Intervention

North Carolina DIY or Die Documentary

North Carolina DIY or Die

After the tragic loss of his father and wife, a young homesteader attempts to survive alone in the mountains of N.C. using off-grid skills he learned online.
09:00 1h

Homestead Rescue: Intervention

S1 · E7 · Wylde Mountain Reckoning Documentary

Wylde Mountain Reckoning

In Montana, the Raneys intervene with a family on winter's doorstep; they scramble to expand their shelter and food storage before being snowed in for good.
10:00 1h

Homestead Rescue: Intervention

S1 · E7 · Wylde Mountain Reckoning Documentary

Wylde Mountain Reckoning

In Montana, the Raneys intervene with a family on winter's doorstep; they scramble to expand their shelter and food storage before being snowed in for good.
11:00 2h

Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked

S1 · E1 · Abandon Ship Entertainment

Abandon Ship

With emergency flares shooting off overhead, 12 all-stars are suddenly forced to grab what they can and plunge into the pitch-black Philippine Sea.

Daytime

13:00 2h

Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked

S1 · E3 · No Love Lost on the Lost Coast Entertainment

No Love Lost on the Lost Coast

Twelve Naked and Afraid All-Stars are about to be shipwrecked in the dark of night.They must survive the next 35 days, and then rescue themselves to go home.
15:00 2h

Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked

S1 · E3 · Snake Island Bites Back True

Snake Island Bites Back

Darrin leads a water pipeline build. Patrick calls out his partners. Adam squares off with a deadly viper. Dani scores a potential food win.
17:00 1h

Deadliest Catch

S22 · E15 · Curse of the Hybrids True

Curse of the Hybrids

Capts. Sig & Sophia locate hybrid crab, hitting the jackpot, but filling their tanks creates an imbalance, putting the Northwestern on the brink of capsize.

Evening

18:00 1h

Deadliest Catch

S22 · E16 · Aleutian Solution True

Aleutian Solution

Sig's crew races to jettison pots and repair a flooding compartment below deck. Rick radios Johnathan to help hide his honey hole.
19:00 1h

Deadliest Catch

S22 · E17 · Contagion True

Contagion

As Jake sets gear in heavy seas, a painful skin infection spreads among the Cornelia Marie crew. Sig cleverly sets in a col between 2 storms, but pays a price.
20:00 1h

Deadliest Catch

S22 · E18 · Raw Nerves True

Raw Nerves

On the Time Bandit, Johnathan delegates dentistry duties when his brother Neal's dental implants fail far out to sea. Rick's greenhorn suffers a head injury.
21:00 1h 1m

Deadliest Catch

S22 · E19 · Runaway Train True

Runaway Train

Sig's engine runs wild, Jake loses power, John's crane cracks and Rick must replace a lackluster deckhand, allowing for the return of a favorite greenhorn.
22:01 1h

In the Eye of the Storm

S3 · E8 · Father's Day Fury True

Father's Day Fury

As spring tornado season rolls into Father's Day weekend, a rogue storm in Texas unleashes over 80 tornadoes across 14 states.
23:01 1h

In the Eye of the Storm

S3 · E4 · Flood of the Century Documentary

Flood of the Century

Eyewitnesses in Valencia, Spain, capture flooding in the urban center as bridges buckle, cars are swept away, and residents fight for their lives.

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