National Geographic Wild TV Guide — Sunday, 17 May 2026

Browse the full National Geographic Wild TV guide for Sunday, 17 May 2026. 20 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

Secrets of the Zoo

S1 · E12 · Baby Watch Entertainment

Baby Watch

The staff at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, a non-profit zoo near the city of Powell, Ohio, awaits the birth of Zuri, a baby giraffe.

01:00 1h

Secrets of the Zoo

S1 · E14 · Later, Gator! Entertainment

Later, Gator!

The staff treats a new sloth bear with lung issues at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and later, a gator escapes its restraints during an exam.

02:00 1h

Secrets of the Zoo

S1 · E15 · Polar Bear Palooza Entertainment

Polar Bear Palooza

The staff at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium throws a party for the polar bears, and later, Priya works on a shark exam with her husband.

03:00 1h

Secrets of the Zoo

S1 · E16 · Febreze, Please Entertainment

Febreze, Please

A very small Loris gets a CT scan, and Febreze the skunk gets a check up with a heart specialist, at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Morning

08:00 45m

Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom

S1 · E2 · Happy Birthday, Gino! Nature

Happy Birthday, Gino!

A western lowland gorilla celebrates his birthday; a lioness receives medical attention after her caretaker notices a bump; a caretaker teaches two macaws.

08:45 1h 4m

Queens

S1 · E4 · Savanna Queens Documentary

Savanna Queens

A baby is born into the ultimate animal sisterhood, a family of elephants and she will need all their experience and protection if she is to survive.

09:49 1h 6m

Queens

S1 · E3 · Tiny Jungle Queens Documentary

Tiny Jungle Queens

Under the rainforest canopy, two tiny insect queens build their empires, one through great sacrifice and the other through betrayal.

10:55 59m

Queens

S1 · E2 · Rainforest Queens Nature

Rainforest Queens

In the Congo forest, a young bonobo must leave behind everything she knows to find her place in a world where friendship means survival.

11:54 1h 6m

Queens

S1 · E1 · African Queens Nature

African Queens

In the towering walls of Tanzania's Ngorongoro crater, the sisters of a lion pride clash with a hyena clan ruled by an all-powerful queen.

Daytime

13:00 1h

Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty

S1 · E2 · Battle for Wolf Valley Documentary

Battle for Wolf Valley

Yellowstone National Park's Druid Peak wolves have endured invaders and epic battles in their 14-year reign.

14:00 1h

Yellowstone Wolf Dynasty

S1 · E1 · The Pack Nature

The Pack

An in-depth look is taken at insider origin stories behind bringing wolves back to Yellowstone National Park, one of the biggest experiments in nature.

15:00 1h

Wild Yellowstone

S1 · E2 · Grizzly Summer Documentary

Grizzly Summer

Yellowstone National Park is presented using innovative filmmaking technologies to present the park's tough summer wildlife and its natural attractions.

16:00 1h

Wild Yellowstone

S1 · E1 · The Frozen Frontier Documentary

The Frozen Frontier

Yellowstone National Park is presented, using innovative filmmaking technologies to capture winter wildlife and snow-covered lakes and mountain ranges.

17:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E19 · Uphill Battle True

Uphill Battle

Residents of Port Protection join forces to move a thousand-pound sawmill to Carl and Morgan's property.

Evening

18:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E20 · Deadwood True

Deadwood

Veronica tries to fell a tree; Sam and Squibb set nets for sockeye; Oliver builds a rainwater catchment system; Carl and Morgan install a garden.

19:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E21 · Alaskan Gothic True

Alaskan Gothic

Sam helps Matt fix up an aging vessel to prepare for fishing season.

20:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E22 · A Run at the Kings True

A Run at the Kings

Tim "Curly" Leech finally fixes a ticking time bomb on his property.

21:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E23 · It Gets Shallow Fast True

It Gets Shallow Fast

With winter on its way, Sam and Squibb band together to build Curly a hoist but struggle to lift a massive piece of steel into place.

22:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E24 · Treasure & Hunters True

Treasure & Hunters

Sam and Troy embark on a treasure dive; Mary stalks a buck; Curly sets a skate for big fish. Oliver quests for firewood.

23:00 1h

Port Protection

S5 · E25 · Apex Predator True

Apex Predator

Curly fires the first rounds of duck season; Oliver hunts for fresh crab.

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Evening

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