National Geographic Channel TV Guide — Thursday TV Listings & Schedule

Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Thursday, 29 October 2026. 26 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

S1 · E13 · Club Drugs and Party People Documentary

Club Drugs and Party People

United States Customs and Border Protection officers detain a possible internal smuggler at JFK and question festival-goers at LAX.
01:00 1h

To Catch a Smuggler: Contraband Capture

Counterfeit Clothes Documentary

Counterfeit Clothes

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 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E69 · MDMA Sushi Other

MDMA Sushi

A suitcase full of cocaine; sushi bowls with a surprise ingredient.
02:30 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E70 · Criminal History Other

Criminal History

An outspoken man plans to start a new country; his story turns sinister.
03:00 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E71 · Ecstasy Tools Other

Ecstasy Tools

A passenger matches the profile of a smuggler; tools with something inside.
03:30 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E72 · Pants Full of Ants Other

Pants Full of Ants

A smuggling ring is caught by Customs & Border Protection; one man has ants in his pants.
04:00 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E73 · Grizzly Situation Other

Grizzly Situation

One travelers passport says that he's six feet under; a grizzly situation.
04:30 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E74 · Aquaphobia Other

Aquaphobia

A mysterious vial of liquid sets off alarms; a fearful fisherman.
05:00 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E75 · Wishful Thinking Other

Wishful Thinking

A Kiwi is upset over taxes and tea, an unlikely itinerary raises red flags.
05:30 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E76 · Snake in a Lantern Other

Snake in a Lantern

An unconvincing tourist; a lantern holds a smelly surprise.

Morning

06:00 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E77 · Drug Rugs Other

Drug Rugs

A passengers problematic past; rugs rolled with drugs are intercepted.
06:30 30m

To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific

S1 · E78 · Million Dollar MDMA Other

Million Dollar MDMA

An unusually honest visa runner; Customs finds $1 million in MDMA, also known as ecstasy, inside a pallet.
10:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: America's War

S1 · E1 · Pearl Harbor Documentary

Pearl Harbor

The World War II attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, is investigated to detail how the Japanese Navy planned out the assault.
11:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: America's War

S1 · E2 · Japan's Warrior Code Documentary

Japan's Warrior Code

During the deadly World War II Battle of Saipan, the Japanese forces rely on one of their biggest strengths, their warrior mindset.

Daytime

12:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: America's War

S1 · E4 · Japan's Island of Death Documentary

Japan's Island of Death

Japanese soldiers build a large structure on the Pacific island of Peleliu in 1944 as part of a defensive operation that kills thousands of American soldiers.
13:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: America's War

S1 · E4 · Fortress Japan Documentary

Fortress Japan

A close look is taken at the final months of World War II for Japan, with emphasis on how American forces threatened to invade Japan.
14:00 1h

Nazi Megastructures: America's War

S1 · E5 · Hitler's Final Offensive Documentary

Hitler's Final Offensive

Adolf Hitler's final attempt to win World War II is examined to show how the Nazi forces carried out a surprise winter attack that resulted in major war crimes.
15:00 1h

Top Guns: The Next Generation

S1 · E1 · Strike Documentary

Strike

One student's dreams of becoming a fighter pilot are put in jeopardy as the class starts advanced phase training with a set of breathtaking bombing tests.
16:00 1h

Top Guns: The Next Generation

S1 · E2 · Catching the Wire Documentary

Catching the Wire

Landing on an aircraft carrier demands precision flying and is a skill vital for all Navy fighter pilots and as the students tackle the most technical section.
17:00 1h

Top Guns: The Next Generation

S1 · E3 · Attack Attack! Documentary

Attack Attack!

As the students reach the midpoint of their training, they start the iconic dogfighting phase and to pass, they must outmaneuver the enemy to take a kill shot.

Evening

18:00 1h

Top Guns: The Next Generation

S1 · E4 · Fight's On! Documentary

Fight's On!

Defensive dogfighting involves dynamic maneuvers to evade battle-hardened instructors; the physical strain proves too much for one student.
19:00 1h

Top Guns: The Next Generation

S1 · E5 · Head-to-Head Documentary

Head-to-Head

The students face their final test in an iconic head-to-head dogfight against an instructor to pass and they start to worry about their final grades.
20:00 1h

Top Guns: The Next Generation

S1 · E6 · Last Chance Documentary

Last Chance

The remaining students have one last chance to prove they deserve their fighter pilot wings, but standing in their way is a dogfight against an instructor.
21:00 1h

The New Air Force One: Flying Fortress

Documentary Special

The creation of the new presidential aircraft is followed, as an inside look at the manufacturing process of the new presidential jets is given.
22:00 1h

Cars That Changed History

Muscle Cars True

Muscle Cars
23:00 1h

Cars That Changed History

Off-Roaders True

Off-Roaders

Early Morning

Morning

Daytime

Evening

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