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Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Saturday, 17 October 2026. 25 programmes listed , including 5 tonight. UK listings updated daily — scroll down to tonight's highlights or use the day tabs above to browse the weekly schedule.

Early Morning

  1. 00:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S20 · E11 · Blow the Man Down
    Mother Nature blows back as Landon embarks on his first solo mission
    Mother Nature blows back as Landon embarks on his first solo mission. Sig fishes in 20-foot seas as ferocious tides endanger John's crewmen
  2. 01:00 1h

    Expedition Unknown

    S9 · E2 · Traitors' Treasure of 1776
    Josh chases riches stolen by British loyalists during the American Revolution
    Josh chases riches stolen by British loyalists during the American Revolution and helps dig up a cache of coins plundered by the infamous Doan Gang
  3. 02:00 1h

    Expedition Unknown

    S10 · E1 · Mystery Ruins of the Stone Age
    Josh investigates the shocking rumours surrounding a Turkish dig site
    Josh investigates the shocking rumours surrounding a Turkish dig site 6,000 years older than Stonehenge. Josh finds evidence of tribal skull rituals
  4. 03:00 2h

    Homestead Rescue: Intervention

    S1 · E4 · A Homestead Divided
    A wife in Arizona pleads for the Raneys to save her family homestead from collapsing
    A fed-up wife in Arizona secretly pleads for the Raneys to take her husband from dreamer to doer to save their homestead and family from collapsing.
  5. 05:00 30m

    Teleshopping

    Home shopping
    Buying goods from the comfort of home
  6. 05:30 30m

    Teleshopping

    Home shopping
    Buying goods from the comfort of home

Morning

  1. 06:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E17 · Raw Nerves
    Johnathan delegates dentistry duties when his brother's dental implants fail at sea
    Johnathan delegates dentistry duties when his brother's dental implants fail at sea. Rick reverses course after his greenhorn suffers a head injury.
  2. 07:00 30m

    How Do They Do It?

    S15 · E5
    A look at the gravity-defying 'magic' behind Pisa's leaning tower
    A look at the gravity-defying 'magic' behind Pisa's leaning tower. Plus, the making of chocolate digestive biscuits
  3. 07:30 30m

    How Do They Do It?

    S15 · E6
    How ancient Greeks invented parchment with techniques still used today
    How ancient Greeks invented parchment with techniques still used today. Plus, the making of shuttlecocks
  4. 08:00 30m

    How Do They Do It?

    S15 · E7
    How pizza is made for soldiers on the frontline
    How pizza is made for soldiers on the frontline, and the process of making the world's smoothest writing ballpoint pens that don't leak or fade
  5. 08:30 30m

    How Do They Do It?

    S15 · E8
    How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius
    How to make modern violins that sound as good as the legendary Stradivarius. Plus, how houses are built out of volcanic rock
  6. 09:00 1h

    Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

    S6 · E5 · Jeff and the Jaguar
    Dr Jeff and Petra train new vets at a wildlife sanctuary in Mexico
    Dr Jeff and Petra train new vets at a wildlife sanctuary in Mexico. While there, they spay an endangered jaguar, and help an injured osprey
  7. 10:00 1h

    Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

    S6 · E6 · A First for Dr Jeff
    Dr Jeff performs surgery on a dog with laboured breathing
    Dr Jeff performs a surgery he has never done before on a dog with laboured breathing. Dr Baier saves some neglected ornate box turtles
  8. 11:00 1h

    Dr Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet

    S6 · E7 · The Littlest Rescuer
    A dog is rushed to the clinic after being hit by a car
    A dog is rushed to the clinic after being hit by a car. Four rats must be neutered before adoption and a girl rescues kittens in Grand Junction

Daytime

  1. 12:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E10 · He's in the Water!
    Keith and Monte scramble to rescue deckhand Lynn Guitard when he goes overboard
    When Wizard deckhand Lynn Guitard goes overboard, Keith and Monte scramble to rescue him. Sig lets Sophia prove herself at the Russian line.
  2. 13:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E11 · O Captain, My Captain
    Greenhorn Todd's abscessed tooth forces Rick to consider a costly return to port
    Greenhorn Todd's abscessed tooth forces Rick to consider a costly return to port. Sig gives protégé 'Bob' the helm for her first-ever opilio season.
  3. 14:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E12 · Crushing Ice
    Arctic ice wreaks havoc on the fishing grounds
    As Arctic ice wreaks havoc on the fishing grounds, Rick risks losing a fortune in crab pots. Johnathan tests the Time Bandit's reinforced bow.
  4. 15:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E13 · Those in Peril on the Sea
    Captains Sig and Sophia shift their strategy as injuries plague the Northwestern deck crew
    Captains Sig and Sophia shift their strategy as injuries plague the Northwestern deck crew. Jake loses power in heavy seas on the Cornelia Marie.
  5. 16:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E14 · Curse of the Hybrids
    The Time Bandit crew races incoming ice to get OJ home
    Sig and Sophia score some hybrid crab, but a tank imbalance risks capsizing the Northwestern. The Time Bandit crew races incoming ice to get OJ home.
  6. 17:00 1h

    Deadliest Catch

    S22 · E15 · Aleutian Solution
    Sig races to jettison pots to repair a flooding compartment below deck
    Sig races to jettison pots to repair a flooding compartment below deck. Rick enlists the Time Bandit to hide hot fishing until Jake calls their bluff.

Tonight's Highlights

  1. 18:00 1h

    Gold Rush

    S17 · E2 · A Midas Mess
    Tony digs out a dozer and two trucks in the Midas Cut
    Tony digs out a dozer and two trucks in the Midas Cut. Parker pushes to get his second wash plant running. Buzz struggles to assemble a new plant
  2. 19:00 1h

    Maine Cabin Masters

    S2 · E4 · Oyster Farm Shack
    Builder Chase Morrill and his team rebuild an old oyster shack for a working farm
    Builder Chase Morrill and his team rebuild an old oyster shack for a working farm. They have their tightest deadline to date and a budget of only $25,000.
  3. 20:00 1h

    Building Off the Grid

    S6 · E10 · Colorado Earth House
    Two renovators purchase land in a remote part of Colorado
    Two renovators have purchased land in a remote part of Colorado, and they plan on using a rammed-earth process to construct all-natural walls
  4. 21:00 2h

    Naked and Afraid: Shipwrecked

    S1 · E4 · Typhoon Warning
    A tropical storm pounds the survivalists. A team must abandon their camp
    Stung by Patrick's criticism, Allison crafts debris into a fishing net. A tropical storm pounds the survivalists. A team must abandon their camp.
  5. 23:00 1h

    Expedition Unknown

    S9 · E2 · Traitors' Treasure of 1776
    Josh chases riches stolen by British loyalists during the American Revolution
    Josh chases riches stolen by British loyalists during the American Revolution and helps dig up a cache of coins plundered by the infamous Doan Gang

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