National Geographic Channel TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Thursday, 6 August 2026. 21 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

To Catch a Smuggler: Peru

S1 · E10 · Cocaine and Betrayal Documentary

Cocaine and Betrayal

Anti-drug police teams discover stashes of hidden inside jackets and in metal blocks; law enforcement officials encounter a pregnant smuggler.

01:00 1h

To Catch a Smuggler

S3 · E1 · Atlanta Undercover Documentary

Atlanta Undercover

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection must crack down on cocaine in Atlanta; Homeland Security Investigations conducts a controlled delivery of meth.

02:00 1h

Inside the American Mob

S1 · E1 · Stayin' Alive In The '70s Documentary

Stayin' Alive In The '70s

No one admitted that the American Mafia existed until the early 1970s, when boss Joe Colombo took on the FBI; Italian-Americans infiltrated the mob for the FBI.

03:00 1h

Inside the American Mob

S1 · E2 · Operation Donnie Brasco Documentary

Operation Donnie Brasco

FBI agent Joe Pistone, calling himself Donnie Brasco, infiltrated the Bonanno family and was ordered to kill; Michael Franzese is betrayed by his own father.

04:00 1h

Inside the American Mob

S1 · E3 · New York-Philly War Documentary

New York-Philly War

Hit man Phil Leonetti reviews his years in the Philadelphia mob and recalls the 1980 assassination of Angelo Bruno, which ushered in a new era of violence.

05:00 1h

Inside the American Mob

S1 · E4 · Taking Down The Mob Documentary

Taking Down The Mob

Former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani recalls the time when, as a U.S. Attorney, he mounted a crusade to lock up as many mobsters as he could.

Morning

06:00 1h

National Geographic Investigates

S1 · E2 · Narco Bling: Chapo Guzman End Game True

Narco Bling: Chapo Guzman End Game

Presenting the life of drug kingpin "El Chapo" Guzman, who was considered to be one of the most powerful drug traffickers in the world; with enhanced content.

10:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S1 · E52 · The Gold Rush Science

The Gold Rush

Experts take a close look at long-lost ships on the ocean's floor to learn new details about the California and Klondike gold rushes.

11:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S1 · E30 · Thai Cave Rescue Documentary

Thai Cave Rescue

A new 3D survey of the Tham Luang cave system in Thailand offers details about how the 12 boys were rescued from the cave after being trapped there in 2018.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S1 · E33 · Hitler's Killer Warships Documentary

Hitler's Killer Warships

The team searches for clues about Adolf Hitler's assumption of power, his acts of terror and his eventual demise during World War II.

13:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S1 · E25 · The Civil War Secret Weapons Science

The Civil War Secret Weapons

The oceans are drained in order to reveal the lost wrecks of the American Civil War.

14:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

The Lost Nukes Science

The Lost Nukes

Computer generated imagery reveals the Cold War's lost nuclear weapons located on ocean floors, along with evidence of secret nuclear confrontations.

15:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S1 · E34 · Lost Giants Documentary

Lost Giants

The team examines some of the largest and most significant wrecks in the world by delving into the ocean's waters with the help of the latest technology.

16:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

Loch Ness Science

Loch Ness

A close look at Loch Ness in Scotland and with the help of new technology, the team drains the lake to search for the legendary monster.

17:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

The Roman Empire Science

The Roman Empire

The unexpected story of how Rome dominated the world for 500 years by conquering the sea.

Evening

18:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S1 · E28 · The Pacific Megawrecks Science

The Pacific Megawrecks

A high-tech expedition searches for the iconic lost wrecks of the Battle of the Pacific, which was the theater of WWII that was fought in the Pacific Ocean.

19:00 1h

Lost Treasures of the Bible

S1 · E2 · Noah's Great Flood Documentary

Noah's Great Flood

New discoveries unlock the origins of the Bible's Flood story.

20:00 1h

Lost Treasures of the Bible

S1 · E5 · Mystery of King Solomon Documentary

Mystery of King Solomon

Archaeologists make groundbreaking discoveries about the world of King Solomon, who was a biblical Israelite king who built the first Temple of Jerusalem.

21:00 1h

Lost Treasures of the Bible

S1 · E4 · Secrets of the Tower of Babel Documentary

Secrets of the Tower of Babel

New discoveries reveal the origins of the Bible's Tower of Babel story in the Christian Old Testament, which was built so tall, it would reach into the heavens.

22:00 1h

Lost Treasures of the Bible

S1 · E3 · Mysteries of the Exodus Documentary

Mysteries of the Exodus

New discoveries reveal the lost historical influences of the Exodus story, including the departure of the Israelites from Egypt and their wanderings.

23:00 1h

Lost Treasures of the Bible

S1 · E7 · The Real King Herod Documentary

The Real King Herod

Archaeologists reveal the truth about the Bible's murderous King Herod I, a Roman Jewish client king of the Herodian kingdom of Judea.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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