Discovery Channel TV Guide — Sunday, 17 May 2026

Browse the full Discovery Channel TV guide for Sunday, 17 May 2026. 21 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

00:00 1h

Conspiracies & Coverups

S1 · E6 · Mysterious Death of Epstein

Andrew Bustamante conducts a full-scale investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death

Andrew Bustamante conducts a full-scale investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's death, recreating the crime scene as he seeks proof of suicide, murder or something darker.

01:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E7 · Asteroid

An insight into the technology used to prevent asteroids hitting Earth

An insight into the technology used by scientists to prevent asteroids hitting Earth, an occurrence once thought to be an inevitable disaster

02:00 1h

How the Universe Works

S6 · E10 · Mystery of Spacetime

A secret structure in space

Space isn't as empty as it seems. It conceals a secret structure called spacetime - an invisible field that governs our lives

03:00 2h

Street Outlaws: Memphis

S3 · E12 · Six-Figure Shootout

The final shootout of the season continues

The final shootout of the season continues. MSO is fighting got to bring home a grand prize that keeps growing, and the competition is getting higher

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 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S16 · E2 · Try, Try, Triumph

Mike Brewer buys a 1979 Triumph TR7

Mike Brewer buys a 1979 Triumph TR7. Underneath its disco-era styling are some quirks, like a homemade air cleaner, bad wiring and soft shocks

07:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S16 · E13 · Mopar for the Course

Mike and Ant work on a 1965 Dodge Coronet 500

Mike and Ant work on a 1965 Dodge Coronet 500, a high-horsepower veteran of the drag strip. They try and dial it back to a more useable street cruiser

08:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S16 · E12 · Fine and Landy

Mike Brewer finds a British motoring icon, a 1976 Land Rover Series III

Mike Brewer finds a British motoring icon, a 1976 Land Rover Series III. One of the few registered in California, it's a rare find but Ant has work to do to get it moving

09:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S16 · E16 · The British Are Leaving

Mike and Ant look back on their American adventure

Mike and Ant look back on their American adventure. Before they return home to the UK, they pack up the workshop and sort through the work of half a decade

10:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S17 · E1 · Mini Mark 1 850

Mike finds his favourite iconic British car in a garage in Wales

Mike finds his favourite iconic British car in a garage in Wales. Elvis and Mike add some radical changes to the 55-year-old vehicle to get it back on the road

11:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S17 · E2 · TVR Griffith

Mike and Elvis take a gamble on a TVR Griffith

Mike Brewer takes a gamble on a TVR Griffith. However, mechanic Marc 'Elvis' Presley has to pick it apart before restoring and testing the full impact of the iconic sports car

Daytime

12:00 1h

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

The Lost Builds

The Raneys reveal unseen builds and share their most memorable moments

The Raneys reveal unseen builds and share their most memorable moments from nearly a decade of rescuing and fighting for homesteaders

13:00 2h

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

S7 · E13 · Raney Returns: Back to Black Hills

In Wyoming's Black Hills, Marty's back to help the Black family

In Wyoming's Black Hills, Marty's back to help the Black family after their success is threatened by huge issues and intensifying bad weather

15:00 2h

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

S7 · E8 · Misery on Miracle Mountain

An Arkansas family struggles to realise their off-grid dream

The off-grid dream of an Arkansas family spans three generations - but lately, they're struggling to make it work. A polar vortex hits mid-rescue.

17:00 2h

Alaska: Homestead Rescue

S7 · E5 · Big Sky Intervention

The Raneys rush to rescue a lone Montana homesteader from disaster

When neighbours send a plea for help, the Raneys rush to rescue a lone Montana homesteader from disaster before winter sets in

Tonight's Highlights

19:00 1h

Moonshiners

S15 · E15 · Wanted Drunk or Alive

Tickle runs tariff-free apple brandy for Canada.

Tickle runs tariff-free apple brandy for Canada. Mike and Jerry find they're wanted men. Josh tracks the source of fake moonshine flooding Appalachia.

20:00 1h

Vantara: Sanctuary Stories

S1 · E5 · Habitats for the Future

Forrest learns how Vantara safeguards endangered species.

Forrest visits Vantara, joins a cheetah feeding circle, sees the growth of a sun bear called Prince, and how Vantara safeguards endangered species.

21:00 1h

Barnwood Builders

S6 · E6 · Thin-Skinned

Mark has a client who wants to give a modern home a classic log cabin look

Mark has a client who wants to give a modern home a classic log cabin look. Only real logs will do that, so the guys build a facade using antique log veneers.

22:00 1h

Wheeler Dealers

S17 · E5 · Land Rover Series 1

Mike finds a rare Land Rover Series 1 that may not be all it seems

Mike finds a rare Land Rover Series 1 that may not be all it seems. What starts as a simple cosmetic touch-up becomes a complicated and expensive restoration

23:00 1h

Supercar Showroom

S1 · E3 · Supercars for Superstars

DJ Tom Zanetti heads to the showroom to test drive a newly wrapped Porsche 911

DJ Tom Zanetti heads to the showroom to test drive a newly wrapped Porsche 911, and Dean tries to find a buyer for Ashley Banjo's Ferrari 488

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