Story
United States
Story focuses on narrative-driven content, with a programming slate built around scripted dramas, miniseries, and documentary series that explore real-life events. The channel’s lineup in the United States leans heavily on character-driven plots and historical or biographical subjects, often drawing from true crime, legal cases, and cultural moments. Original productions and acquired series alike tend to emphasize suspense, emotional depth, and layered storytelling rather than reality competition or talk formats. Feature films occasionally appear, typically those with strong narrative arcs or based on published works.
Viewers can access the channel through standard cable and satellite packages across the country. A selection of recent episodes and full seasons is available on the network’s streaming platform, though live broadcasts and certain titles remain exclusive to the linear feed. TV guide listings show a consistent schedule of back-to-back episodes during prime time, with fewer interruptions for commercial breaks compared to some general entertainment networks. The channel does not carry news, sports, or religious programming, keeping its focus on scripted and documentary storytelling.
Schedule
00:00 - 01:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
U.S. Olympic Training Centers
Series, Documentary
A look at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers in Lake Placid, N.Y., and Colorado Springs, Colo., and how athletes are pushed to their limits in the quest for perfection.
01:00 - 02:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
The American Red Cross
Series, Documentary
The American Red Cross responds to the terror attacks of Sept. 11.
02:00 - 03:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
FBI
Series, Documentary
Inside the FBI Academy to see how future agents are trained; FBI Criminal Investigation and Counter-Terrorism divisions.
03:00 - 04:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
Hostage Rescue Team; FedEx
Series, Documentary
A crash course in the FBI's techniques for dealing with hijackers and terrorists; Federal Express's central processing hub in Tennessee.
04:00 - 05:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
New York on a Million Dollars a Day
Series, Documentary
Joan sets out to spend $1 million in 24 hours in the Big Apple.
05:00 - 06:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
Oil Rig; Golden Gate Bridge
Series, Documentary
Oil platform; towers and nerve center of the Golden Gate Bridge.
06:00 - 07:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
U.S. Postal Service
Series, Documentary
Forensic scientists work on mail bombs, fingerprints and drug trafficking at the U.S. Postal Service crime lab.
07:00 - 08:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
U.S. Treasury; The Private Warehouses of the Smithsonian
Series, Documentary
A visit to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Smithsonian Institution's warehouses to see rare objects.
08:00 - 09:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
U.S. Olympic Training Centers
Series, Documentary
A look at the U.S. Olympic Training Centers in Lake Placid, N.Y., and Colorado Springs, Colo., and how athletes are pushed to their limits in the quest for perfection.
09:00 - 10:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
The American Red Cross
Series, Documentary
The American Red Cross responds to the terror attacks of Sept. 11.
10:00 - 11:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
FBI
Series, Documentary
Inside the FBI Academy to see how future agents are trained; FBI Criminal Investigation and Counter-Terrorism divisions.
11:00 - 12:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
Hostage Rescue Team; FedEx
Series, Documentary
A crash course in the FBI's techniques for dealing with hijackers and terrorists; Federal Express's central processing hub in Tennessee.
12:00 - 13:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
New York on a Million Dollars a Day
Series, Documentary
Joan sets out to spend $1 million in 24 hours in the Big Apple.
13:00 - 14:00
Behind Closed Doors With Joan Lunden
Oil Rig; Golden Gate Bridge
Series, Documentary
Oil platform; towers and nerve center of the Golden Gate Bridge.
14:00 - 15:00
Modern Marvels
Assembly Lines
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
The evolution of the assembly line, which has produced billions of products, from toys to Boeing 747s, cheaply and quickly; Americans overcome prejudices toward blacks and women in factories during World War II; a family of auto assembly workers.
15:00 - 16:00
Modern Marvels
Start to Finish
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Every process, from beginning to end, is a unique and incredible adventure; from the fiery birth of high-tech golf clubs to the cataclysmic end of old buildings, get ready to race from start to finish.
16:00 - 17:00
Modern Marvels
Heavy Machinery
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Adam learns the true meaning of heavy when he visits legendary heavy equipment manufacturer: John Deere; big machines do big jobs, and he gets an inside look at how top brands like SANY and JCB are pushing the envelope on what these machines can do.
17:00 - 18:00
Modern Marvels
Power Tools
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Adam Richman visits power tool manufacturing mecca DeWalt, where he discovers how they're using cutting-edge technology to make cutting-edge tools.
18:00 - 19:00
Modern Marvels
Super Steam
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Steam power; Jay Leno fires up two steam cars and an 11-ton steam tractor built in 1860; coal-burning boiler; century-old steam locomotive; paddlewheel steamboat.
19:00 - 20:00
Modern Marvels
Under Pressure
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Every aspect of live involves pressure; it's what puts the bubbles in soft drinks, propels shaving cream from its can, cools the contents of your refrigerator, and causes volcanoes to erupt; but rapid pressure changes can be as violent as explosions.
20:00 - 21:00
Modern Marvels
Fire & Ice: Heating and Air Conditioning
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Stories of those who believed in dreams and defied the commonplace with their extraordinary creations; covering some of the world's architectural and engineering structures, scientific inventions, and social wonders.
21:00 - 22:00
Modern Marvels
Renewable Energy
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Renewable energy technologies fight petroleum dependence and global warming by transforming air, water, earth, and fire into clean sources; explore solar, wind, geothermal, biofuels, and tidal power from experimental to massive scale solutions.
22:00 - 23:00
Modern Marvels
Assembly Lines
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
The evolution of the assembly line, which has produced billions of products, from toys to Boeing 747s, cheaply and quickly; Americans overcome prejudices toward blacks and women in factories during World War II; a family of auto assembly workers.
23:00 - 00:00
Modern Marvels
Start to Finish
Series, Documentary, History, Science, Technology, Anthology
Every process, from beginning to end, is a unique and incredible adventure; from the fiery birth of high-tech golf clubs to the cataclysmic end of old buildings, get ready to race from start to finish.