Discovery Channel TV Guide — Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Wednesday, 5 August 2026. 20 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. US listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

01:00 2h 1m

Homestead Rescue: Intervention

S1 · E5 · Wylde Mountain Reckoning Documentary

Wylde Mountain Reckoning

The Raneys intervene with a family on winter's doorstep; they must scramble to expand their shelter.

03:01 1h 59m

Homestead Rescue: Intervention

S1 · E1 · Alaska Winter-vention Documentary

Alaska Winter-vention

The Raneys intervene to save an Alaskan family exiled to tents by a mold-infested cabin, and they have one shot to make the homestead livable.

05:00 1h

Moonshiners: Master Distiller

S2 · E1 · High Proof Cherry Bounce Sports

High Proof Cherry Bounce

Distillers make a cherry-flavored spirit nicknamed "Cherry Bounce" during a brewing competition that features Josh Owens as a guest judge.

Morning

06:00 1h

Gold Rush: White Water

S6 · E4 · Dakota Fred Takes Charge Entertainment

Dakota Fred Takes Charge

Dustin and team battle the whitewater at Nugget Creek to build a safe harbor for their dredge; Fred Hurt returns to discover the cause behind the piligns gold.

07:00 1h

Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction

S1 · E1 · You Saw a UFO Science

You Saw a UFO

A farmer's claim to have seen a UFO; debris is recovered from the Roswell crash site; a mother suffers radiation burns after seeing an orb in the sky.

08:00 1h

Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction

S1 · E2 · Alien Inside Me Documentary

Alien Inside Me

A woman associates an implant within her body with the visions she has of her being abducted by aliens as a child; a couple comes across strange footprints.

09:00 1h

Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction

S1 · E6 · Vanished in a Portal Documentary

Vanished in a Portal

An unusual beam of light in the desert is captured; a couple believes that they have made contact with a UFO; a military man is certain that he found a portal.

10:00 1h

Alien Encounters: Fact or Fiction

S1 · E4 · Abduction in the Desert Documentary

Abduction in the Desert

A musician sees a strange object flying in the sky; a tourist takes the most compelling photo of a UFO; two friends believe they were abducted by aliens.

11:00 1h

Expedition X

S1 · E3 · Mystery in Mammoth Cave Entertainment

Mystery in Mammoth Cave

Hosts Phil and Jessica investigate a bizarre phenomenon that's supposedly been haunting Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system in the world, for generations.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Expedition X

S1 · E8 · Lake of the Dead Entertainment

Lake of the Dead

Phil and Jessica take a trip to Lake Lanier, a reservoir in northern Georgia, where they investigate rumors of drownings and ghostly encounters.

13:00 1h

Expedition X

S1 · E7 · The Amazon's Cursed Ruins Entertainment

The Amazon's Cursed Ruins

The team investigates ancient ruins that are supposedly cursed in the Amazon, the world's largest rainforest, which is known for its biodiversity.

14:00 1h

Expedition X

S2 · E5 · Devil in the Forest Documentary

Devil in the Forest

Josh enlists Phil and Jessica to visit the woods of southern New Jersey to investigate the supposed demonic creature known as the Jersey Devil.

15:00 1h

Expedition X

S3 · E6 · Aliens of the Deep Entertainment

Aliens of the Deep

Jess and Phil investigate mysterious, supersonic UFOs, which were captured in declassified video recordings by the U.S. Navy, near the waters of Santa Catalina.

16:00 1h

Expedition X

S3 · E7 · Into the Alien Ocean Entertainment

Into the Alien Ocean

Jess and Phil's probe into the phenomenon of mysterious submerged objects off the coast of Catalina Island deepens after the discovery of an underwater base.

17:00 1h 30m

Expedition Unknown

Searching for America's Lost Flight Travel

Searching for America's Lost Flight

Host Josh Gates investigates why Northwest Flight 2501 seemingly disappeared out of thin air, killing all 58 people aboard in the process.

Evening

18:30 1h 30m

Expedition Unknown

Secrets of Mexico's Underworld Travel

Secrets of Mexico's Underworld

Josh joins archeologists as they bushwhack through thick jungles and rappel into vast caves in search of the lost Zoque culture.

20:00 1h

Expedition Unknown

S7 · E7 · Hunt for the Chupacabra Documentary

Hunt for the Chupacabra

Josh Gates tracks down clues to possible sightings of the bloodsucking creature known as the Chupacabra in the dark caves and thick jungles of Puerto Rico.

21:00 1h

Expedition Unknown

S11 · E15 · Lost City of the White Jaguar Travel

Lost City of the White Jaguar

Josh delves deep into Mexico's Narcos-controlled jungles to find the only Mayan stronghold to push back the Spanish conquistadors.

22:00 1h 2m

Expedition Unknown

S17 · E6 · Episode 1 Travel

Episode 1

Josh helps discover and explore a labyrinth of lost tunnels. He dodges traffic to assist in a first-ever radar scan below the busy streets of Cuzco, Peru.

23:02 1h

How to Catch a Dirtbag

S1 · E1 · The Tesla Terrorizer Drama

The Tesla Terrorizer

A woman is caught on camera shamelessly defecating on a car; A man makes off with a tow truck.

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