Browse the full National Geographic Channel TV guide for Wednesday, 28 October 2026. 28 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
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00:00 1h
Life Below Zero
TrueSix Alaskan residents fight to survive the winter in one of America's most hostile environments, facing daily temperatures well below zero degrees Fahrenheit. -
01:00 1h
Pirates: Behind the Legends
S1 · E3 · John Ward DocumentaryJohn WardThe Englishman turned fabled Algerian pirate came from humble beginnings, but by the age of 50, Ward ascends from a Corsair to the ruler of the Ottoman empire. -
02:00 1h
Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths
Vampires DramaVampiresDiscover how vampires crept into our nightmares and why they've stayed there. -
03:00 1h
Monsters: The Truth Behind the Myths
Werewolves DocumentaryWerewolvesWe've been haunted-and hunted-by shapeshifting werewolves for millennia. -
04:00 9m
Pirates: Behind the Legends
S1 · E2 · Grace O'Malley DocumentaryGrace O'MalleyThrough a meeting with Queen Elizabeth, Grace O'Malley's rise from wanted pirate to Chieftain is won through a warrior's sword and a woman's grit. -
04:09 1h
Drain the Oceans
ScienceScientific data and computer-generated imagery are used to simulate what lies at the bottom of Earth's oceans, such as shipwrecks and geological formations. -
05:09 1h
Drain the Oceans
ScienceScientific data and computer-generated imagery are used to simulate what lies at the bottom of Earth's oceans, such as shipwrecks and geological formations.
Morning
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06:09 51m
OceanXplorers
DocumentaryExplorers and scientists embark on a global odyssey to solve some of the ocean's greatest mysteries through the lives of its animals and their ecosystems. -
10:00 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
10:30 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
11:00 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
11:30 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific.
Daytime
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12:00 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
12:30 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
13:00 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
13:30 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
14:00 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
14:30 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
15:00 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
15:30 30m
To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific
OtherHomeland Security officers work to stem the flow of illegal contraband at airports, seaports and land border crossings in the South Pacific. -
16:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through. -
17:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through.
Evening
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18:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through. -
19:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through. -
20:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through. -
21:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through. -
22:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through. -
23:00 1h
To Catch a Smuggler: Peru
DocumentaryAnti-narcotics police and other security agents at the Jorge Chavez International Airport work tirelessly to prevent drugs from being trafficked through.