Discovery Channel HD

United States United States

Discovery Channel HD broadcasts nonfiction programming centered on science, technology, nature, and engineering. Its schedule in the United States includes documentary series covering subjects like space exploration, animal behavior, forensic investigations, and large-scale construction projects. The channel also airs survival-oriented content and historical programs that examine military technology or natural disasters. Many of its shows follow real-world experts—engineers, biologists, or mechanics—as they work on complex tasks or conduct field research. The high-definition feed provides clearer imagery for nature footage and detailed mechanical processes.

Viewers can access the channel through standard cable and satellite subscriptions across the country. Some episodes and full series are available on demand through participating TV providers or via the network’s own streaming platform, which requires a login from a pay-TV account. TV guide listings for Discovery Channel HD vary by region and provider, so the exact lineup of documentary blocks or marathon events changes depending on local scheduling agreements.

Crikey! It's Shark Week
Previous
21:00–22:00
Crikey! It's Shark Week
Surviving Jaws
Now
22:00–23:00
Surviving Jaws
56m left
Invasion of the Mega Sharks
Next
23:00–00:00
Invasion of the Mega Sharks
Schedule
K-Pop Shark Heroes
19:00 - 20:00
K-Pop Shark Heroes
Special, Documentary
Comedian Ken Jeong and Grammy-nominated singer Rei Ami team up with shark experts to reveal sharks' superpowers through K-Pop.
6000 LB Shark
20:00 - 21:00
6000 LB Shark
Special, Animals, Documentary, Nature
With reports of enormous fat white sharks appearing off the coast of New Zealand, scientists Tom Hird and Leigh de Necker set out to find one of these behemoths and determine if the great white can reach a staggering 6,000 lbs.
Crikey! It's Shark Week
21:00 - 22:00
Crikey! It's Shark Week
Special, Adventure, Animals
Robert Irwin comes face to face with a great white shark for the first time with shark conservationists Paul de Gelder and Madison Stewart; following in his father's footsteps, he will get as close as possible to these incredible creatures.
Surviving Jaws
LIVE 22:00 - 23:00
Surviving Jaws
Special, Documentary, Nature
Fifty years after "Jaws" terrified beachgoers, marine biologist Tom "Blowfish" Hurd and ecologist Michelle Jewell dive with great whites to separate fact from fiction, like whether skinny-dipping is risky or if a shark could chew through a boat.
Invasion of the Mega Sharks
23:00 - 00:00
Invasion of the Mega Sharks
Special, Documentary
Off Nova Scotia's coast is rumored to be the elusive Big Rose, a female great white believed to be one of the largest predators in the North Atlantic. Using innovative tagging technology and daring field ops, a team attempts to find this ocean giant.