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Saturday, 16 May 2026

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Quick jump Tonight's highlights

Browse the full Animal Planet TV guide for Saturday, 16 May 2026. 27 programmes listed , including 7 tonight. UK 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

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

S2 · E4 · Fire & Ice

The Raneys create a self-automated homestead in the Alaskan wilderness

The Raneys create their first-ever self-automated homestead in the fierce Alaskan wilderness, while firefighters Kim and Casey Boespflug are away on duty

01:00 1h

Gator Boys

S1 · E2 · Alligator Rampage

Jimmy and Paul clash over the rescue operation's future

Jimmy suggests an expansion of the rescue operation, and ends up clashing with Paul. However, when the volunteers begin to take sides in the dispute, the pair must put aside their differences to save their venture from ruin

02:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S6 · E1 · Nature's Super HQ

Pete Nelson returns to build more spectacular treehouses

Pete Nelson returns to build more spectacular treehouses, beginning with a five-platform structure for a nature preserve in Michigan

03:00 1h

Animal Cops Houston

S5 · E12 · Survivors

A litter of pups faces a life-or-death battle

A litter of puppies faces a struggle for survival, and a malnourished horse has trouble giving birth

04:00 1h

Animal Cops Houston

S5 · E13 · Mini Horse Power

Investigators intervene to save 30 hungry horses

Investigators intervene to save 30 hungry horses in one of the biggest and most challenging rescues ever for the team

05:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

05:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

Morning

06:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

06:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:00 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

07:30 30m

Teleshopping

Home shopping

Buying goods from the comfort of home

08:00 1h

My Cat from Hell

S7 · E5 · Breaking Bald

Jackson Galaxy meets a woman over-run with neighbourhood cats

Jackson Galaxy meets a woman who is over-run with neighbourhood feral cats, animals she has been feeding and trying to contain by herself for 20 years

09:00 1h

Crikey! It's the Irwins

S1 · E4 · Robert, King of Cobras

Robert wrangles a highly venomous king cobra

Robert follows in his father's steps wrangling Utah, a highly venomous king cobra. A vet from the zoo's hospital, Dr Amber, visits Tandora to care for wild koalas

10:00 1h

Lone Star Law

S1 · E5 · Mayday Mayday

The Texas Game Wardens investigate a jet-ski accident

The Texas Game Wardens investigate a jet-ski accident that has resulted in a man being sent to hospital, and deal with a party-goer who has had too much to drink

11:00 1h

Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

S4 · E5 · Hog Wild

The doc treats an abandoned puppy with a broken leg

A puppy is found abandoned with a broken leg, and it seems Dr Jeff is its only hope of walking again. The team cares for a Boston terrier showing signs of a serious illness

Daytime

12:00 1h

Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

S4 · E6 · The Heart of a Pit Bull

A pet goat is injured in a freak accident

Dr Jeff and his staff treat a pet goat that has been injured in a freak accident and a dog that has been unwell ever since swallowing a mysterious object

13:00 2h

Pit Bulls & Parolees

S12 · E4 · Earl's Path

Earl and Toney join forces to rescue a dog from an abandoned home

Nearly a year has passed since Earl's run-in with the law as Earl and Toney join forces to rescue a dog from an abandoned home. Mariah must make a difficult decision

15:00 1h

My Cat from Hell

S4 · E12 · Max Hates My Family

An Italian family's bond is affected by cat Max's behaviour

An Italian family's bond is affected by cat Max's behaviour. Plus, a woman moves in with a friend not knowing that the resident feline has psychotic tendencies

16:00 1h

My Cat from Hell

S4 · E13 · Buddha Bullies Hector

A man is terrorised by his best friend's cat

Two best friends and room-mates clash when one is terrorised by the other's cat, Buddha. Plus, a couple take to sleeping in separate beds because of troublesome feline Dylan

17:00 1h

Treehouse Masters

S7 · E11 · Super Spy Treehouse

Pete Nelson builds an Alabama treehouse fit for a spy

Pete Nelson heads to Alabama's Appalachia to build a treehouse fit for a budding James Bond, featuring talking gadgets, hidden passageways, secret rooms and more

Tonight's Highlights

18:00 1h

The Gamechangers: Inventing The World

S1 · E3 · Space

A profile of pioneering engineers seeking to solve the mysteries of space

The work of pioneering engineers seeking to solve space's biggest mysteries via access to an international range of institutions, including Nasa, the European Space Agency and CERN

19:00 30m

How Do Animals Do That?

S2 · E25 · Flying Snakes

How has an incredible snake learnt how to fly?

How can elephants hear something hundreds of miles away? What goes on inside a chicken's egg? How has an incredible snake learnt how to fly?

19:30 30m

How Do Animals Do That?

S2 · E26 · Lizard Vs. Water Buffalo

How can a fish fly the length of three football fields?

How can a fish fly the length of three football fields? Can a spider be adorable? What's the real story behind a flamingo's colour?

20:00 1h

Extinct or Alive

S2 · E9 · The Dracula Monkey of Borneo

Forrest Galante is in Indonesia searching for the Dracula monkey

In Indonesia, Forrest Galante seeks the Miller's grizzled langur, or Dracula monkey. When he hears of an illegal pet market, his search becomes a rescue mission

21:00 1h

Alaska Gold Diggers

S1 · E6 · The Final Haul

The team returns to Fairbanks after escaping the storms at Gold Run

The crew members return to Fairbanks after escaping the storms at Gold Run, but with the season coming to an end, they hope to find enough gold so they can afford to return next year

22:00 1h

Tanked

S4 · E9 · Making History

Builds inspired by moments in history

A look back at the tanks ATM built that were inspired by moments in history, including a 1920s mob-themed tank and a 1960s lava lamp tank

23:00 1h

Tanked

S4 · E10 · Pete Rose Scores a Tank

Baseball star Pete Rose wants Riverfront Stadium transformed into an aquarium

Baseball star Pete Rose wants Riverfront Stadium transformed into an aquarium, and Wayde and Heather travel to Horry County to build a huge tank