Military History Channel TV Guide — Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Browse the full Military History Channel TV guide for Wednesday, 20 May 2026. 22 programmes listed , including 4 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

The Lost Evidence

S1 · E10 · Stalingrad True

Stalingrad

Archive footage and computer animation will recreate the battle at Stalingrad, where Soviet forces where able to draw the Germans into an inescapable trap.

01:00 1h

Warriors

S1 · E8 · Spartan Vengeance True

Spartan Vengeance

Spartans had extreme discipline in their defeat over the Persians in the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C., as they avenged the 300 Spartans lost at Thermopylae.

02:00 1h

Warriors

S1 · E1 · Viking Terror True

Viking Terror

During the Middle Ages in 991 A.D., the Vikings were considered the deadliest threat on the planet until engaging in the Battle of Maldon against the Saxons.

03:00 1h

Top Shot

S2 · E5 · Quickfire Face-Off Sports

Quickfire Face-Off

Before the speed-shooting challenge, the marksmen are trained by surprise guests who show them how to use a Colt .45 and the rarely-seen Razorcat Racing Gun.

04:00 1h

The Lost Evidence

S1 · E10 · Stalingrad True

Stalingrad

Archive footage and computer animation will recreate the battle at Stalingrad, where Soviet forces where able to draw the Germans into an inescapable trap.

05:00 2h

Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific

True Special

Cameras follow as six survivors of the World War II siege of Wake Island return to the tiny desert island and the scene of their heroic stand.

Morning

07:00 30m

Info-Documentaries

Documentary Film

A look at the lives of people or information about a certain thing or topic is presented.

07:30 30m

Info-Documentaries

Documentary Film

A look at the lives of people or information about a certain thing or topic is presented.

08:00 30m

Info-Documentaries

Documentary Film

A look at the lives of people or information about a certain thing or topic is presented.

08:30 30m

Info-Documentaries

Documentary Film

A look at the lives of people or information about a certain thing or topic is presented.

09:00 1h

Top Shot

S2 · E5 · Quickfire Face-Off Sports

Quickfire Face-Off

Before the speed-shooting challenge, the marksmen are trained by surprise guests who show them how to use a Colt .45 and the rarely-seen Razorcat Racing Gun.

10:00 1h

The Lost Evidence

S1 · E10 · Stalingrad True

Stalingrad

Archive footage and computer animation will recreate the battle at Stalingrad, where Soviet forces where able to draw the Germans into an inescapable trap.

11:00 2h

Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific

True Special

Cameras follow as six survivors of the World War II siege of Wake Island return to the tiny desert island and the scene of their heroic stand.

Daytime

13:00 1h

Warriors

S1 · E8 · Spartan Vengeance True

Spartan Vengeance

Spartans had extreme discipline in their defeat over the Persians in the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C., as they avenged the 300 Spartans lost at Thermopylae.

14:00 1h

Warriors

S1 · E1 · Viking Terror True

Viking Terror

During the Middle Ages in 991 A.D., the Vikings were considered the deadliest threat on the planet until engaging in the Battle of Maldon against the Saxons.

15:00 1h

Top Shot

S2 · E5 · Quickfire Face-Off Sports

Quickfire Face-Off

Before the speed-shooting challenge, the marksmen are trained by surprise guests who show them how to use a Colt .45 and the rarely-seen Razorcat Racing Gun.

16:00 1h

The Lost Evidence

S1 · E10 · Stalingrad True

Stalingrad

Archive footage and computer animation will recreate the battle at Stalingrad, where Soviet forces where able to draw the Germans into an inescapable trap.

17:00 2h

Wake Island: The Alamo of the Pacific

True Special

Cameras follow as six survivors of the World War II siege of Wake Island return to the tiny desert island and the scene of their heroic stand.

Evening

19:00 2h

April 1865

True Special

The final month of the American Civil War sees the fall of Richmond, General Lee's surrender at Appomattox and the assassination of Lincoln.

21:00 1h

Warriors

S1 · E1 · Mayan Armageddon True

Mayan Armageddon

Archaeologists have recently discovered a secret Mayan society composed of fierce warriors bent on sacrificing humans, peculiar rituals and deadly weapons.

22:00 1h

Warriors

S1 · E5 · Knight Fight True

Knight Fight

Henry V led the English Knights, who began training at 5-years-old, against France, and despite being outnumbered, they lost 200 men while killing over 8,000.

23:00 1h

The Lost Evidence

S1 · E13 · Alamein True

Alamein

The British faced the German Afrika Korps and their Italian Allies in the North African desert in a battle that became a personal duel between the generals.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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