National Geographic Channel TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Thursday, 8 October 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: Madrid

S2 · E8 · Khat Corridor True

Khat Corridor

Police struggle with a psychoactive plant khat raid; legs are wrapped with cocaine.
01:00 1h

To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture

Mystery Pork Documentary

Mystery Pork

CBP and HSI respond to a surge in cocaine trafficking across U.S. land borders and at sea, which leads to boat chases, arrests and record-setting seizures.
02:00 1h

To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture

The Forbidden Fruits Documentary

The Forbidden Fruits

CBP and HSI respond to a surge in cocaine trafficking across U.S. land borders and at sea, which leads to boat chases, arrests and record-setting seizures.
03:00 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.
04:00 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.
05:00 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.

Morning

06:00 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.
10:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S5 · E19 · $20 Million Time Bomb Science

$20 Million Time Bomb

The true story of one of the darkest crimes on the high seas, the sinking of the MV Lucona and its crew, all to claim a massive insurance payout.
11:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S3 · E28 · Narcos Documentary

Narcos

Revealing the drug smuggling routes which make cartels billions of dollars each year.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S5 · E17 · Invasion USA Science

Invasion USA

A shipwreck is thought to be a lost flagship from the War of 1812, and an artist uncovers her ancestor's link to the burning of the White House.
13:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S5 · E10 · Alaska Science

Alaska

Draining Alaska's extreme north reveals the graveyard of a tragic fleet.
14:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S5 · E13 · Secrets of the Dinosaurs Documentary

Secrets of the Dinosaurs

From Patagonia to Canada, paleontologists uncover the real Jurassic Americas.
15:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S5 · E12 · Rise of the Mob Documentary

Rise of the Mob

Lost wrecks reveal how the Mob gained power and wealth in 1920s America.
16:00 1h

Drain the Oceans

S5 · E15 · The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship Documentary

The Myth of the Pacific Pirate Ship

Archaeologists uncover the truth behind the legend of a treasure ship; beachcomber finds porcelain and beeswax from a mystery shipwreck on Manzanita Beach, Ore.
17:00 1h

Legend of Troy: The Epic Rise and Fall

S1 · E1 · The Schliemann Legacy Documentary

The Schliemann Legacy

A millionaire looks for the lost city of Troy to prove the Trojan War was real.

Evening

18:00 1h

Legend of Troy: The Epic Rise and Fall

S1 · E2 · The Lost Age of Heroes Documentary

The Lost Age of Heroes

New discoveries offer clues behind the lost city of Troy and the Trojan War.
19:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece

Lost Cities of Alexander the Great True

Lost Cities of Alexander the Great

International teams of archaeologists are on the hunt for the lost secrets of ancient Greece, a civilization that changed the world.
20:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece

S1 · E5 · Legends of Hercules True

Legends of Hercules

Archaeologists investigate the truth behind the legends of Hercules.
21:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece

S1 · E4 · The Mystery of the Trojan War True

The Mystery of the Trojan War

Archaeologists uncover the truth behind the legend of the Trojan War.
22:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece

S1 · E3 · Pompeii's Lost Twin True

Pompeii's Lost Twin

Archaeologists on Santorini investigate an ancient volcanic mega-eruption.
23:00 1h

Lost Treasures of Ancient Greece

S1 · E2 · Secrets of the Acropolis Documentary

Secrets of the Acropolis

Experts uncover the secrets of the Parthenon and of ancient Athens.

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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