Discovery Channel HD
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.
Schedule
00:00 - 01:00
120 Hours Behind Bars
Clayton County, Georgia
Series, Documentary
Behind the walls of Clayton County Jail, deteriorating infrastructure creates dangerous conditions for both inmates and staff.
01:00 - 02:00
120 Hours Behind Bars
San Joaquin County Jail
Series, Documentary
At the crossroads of one of the West Coast's busiest narcotics corridors, Sheriff Patrick Withrow and his deputies confront violent offenders, rival gangs and the ongoing battle to stop contraband from entering California's San Joaquin County Jail.
02:00 - 03:01
Contraband: Seized at the Border
Reality, Documentary
Following the work of America's Customs and Border Protection agency, whose job is to defend the border and stop terrorists, drugs and illegal weapons from entering the country.
03:01 - 04:02
120 Hours Behind Bars
Indian River County Jail
Series, Documentary
On Florida's Treasure Coast, home to some of the priciest real estate in the state, Indian River County Jail serves the people who wealth left behind. Deputies invest in programs, mentorship and second chances to keep them from coming back.
04:02 - 05:02
Contraband: Seized at the Border
Super-load Sunday
Series, Reality, Documentary
Officers are caught off guard when a high-end sports car arrives at the border packing heat. At the bus terminal, a K9 alerts to a traveler's luggage. Upon investigation, officers find photographs showing large amounts of cash on her phone.
05:02 - 06:00
Contraband: Seized at the Border
Tramadol to Hell
Series, Reality, Documentary
A driver claims he buys used cars over the border to import into the U.S., but an X-ray reveals something that is located in his spare tire; when a traveler returning from Mexico declares protein-rich snacks at customs, a fish and wildlife expert is called in.
06:00 - 07:01
Contraband: Seized at the Border
Reality, Documentary
Following the work of America's Customs and Border Protection agency, whose job is to defend the border and stop terrorists, drugs and illegal weapons from entering the country.
07:01 - 08:02
120 Hours Behind Bars
Indian River County Jail
Series, Documentary
On Florida's Treasure Coast, home to some of the priciest real estate in the state, Indian River County Jail serves the people who wealth left behind. Deputies invest in programs, mentorship and second chances to keep them from coming back.
08:02 - 09:02
Contraband: Seized at the Border
Super-load Sunday
Series, Reality, Documentary
Officers are caught off guard when a high-end sports car arrives at the border packing heat. At the bus terminal, a K9 alerts to a traveler's luggage. Upon investigation, officers find photographs showing large amounts of cash on her phone.
09:02 - 10:00
Contraband: Seized at the Border
Tramadol to Hell
Series, Reality, Documentary
A driver claims he buys used cars over the border to import into the U.S., but an X-ray reveals something that is located in his spare tire; when a traveler returning from Mexico declares protein-rich snacks at customs, a fish and wildlife expert is called in.
10:00 - 11:00
Street Outlaws: Locals Only
Take a Swing at Swanstrom
Series, Competition Reality, Documentary, Auto racing, Reality
Farmtruck and AZN gather another group of local racers in North Carolina and one favorite rises above the rest; the last local standing gets a chance to race against Justin Swanstrom, who's as fast as he is fiery and won't give much up.
11:00 - 12:00
Moonshiners
Boldest Bootleg
Series, Reality, Crime
Under cover of Tickle's new restaurant and Josh's new business, the Virginia boys attempt a 500-gallon bootleg; when the creek runs dry, Jerry designs what he hopes will be a revolutionary waterless still; Tim and Howard make rum from corn stalks.
12:00 - 13:00
Moonshiners
Goldshiner
Series, Reality, Crime
As trade wars cripple the liquor market, Appalachia's moonshiners invent new ways to meet the demand for tax-free booze; when Canada calls for tariff-free liquor, even legal distillers return to the outlaw side in a cross-border bootlegging operation.
13:00 - 14:00
Moonshiners
A New Tariff in Town
Series, Reality, Crime
After rivals destroy Tim's Canada-bound moonshine, he relocates his tariff-dodging operation to Kentucky, where neighbors follow their own unwritten code. Tickle and Henry target the lake house crowd, while Amanda crafts a new Manhattan-style corn liquor.
14:00 - 15:00
Moonshiners
Kentucky Kingpin
Series, Reality, Crime
Tim goes full outlaw in the Bluegrass State only to uncover the dark side of working with a Kentucky shine boss. Mark and Digger enlist Amanda and Kelly to procure a truckload of hail-damaged peaches. Mike and Jerry pressure test their rapid-aging system.
15:00 - 16:00
Moonshiners
Run for the Border
Series, Reality, Crime
Tim and Howard race to complete a thousand-gallon order before the Canadian tariff-running boat docks; Josh takes cover as surveyors set stakes above his underground still site; Mike and Jerry tail their bootlegger and uncover a back road speakeasy.
16:00 - 17:00
How to Catch a Dirtbag
The Kilted Keisterer?
Series, Documentary
Tizzy identifies a brazen shopper who places merchandise under his kilt; an angry golfer tees off on bystanders; a man has an ice cream truck meltdown; a woman claims a public beach as her own private yard.
17:00 - 18:00
How to Catch a Dirtbag
The Nightmare Neighbor
Series, Documentary
Tizzy sparks an internet movement to end a woman's racially charged harassment of her neighbors; a parking lot guard is targeted by a driver; a disgruntled customer wrecks a GameStop.
18:00 - 19:00
How to Catch a Dirtbag
The Tesla Terrorizer
Series, Documentary
Tizzy tracks down a pipe-wielding road-rager who violently attacks cars and threatens drivers across Los Angeles; a woman is caught on camera shamelessly defecating on a car, and an enraged man makes off with a tow truck, wreaking havoc through the streets of New York City.
19:00 - 20:00
How to Catch a Dirtbag
The Bumper Sticker Brawl
Series, Documentary
Tizzy investigates an assault triggered by a bumper sticker. A judge dishes out justice for an attack on a fast food worker, and a couple of road rage incidents have Tizzy fired up.
20:00 - 21:00
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers
Tornado Alley Weed Farm
Series, Documentary
Six teams of chasers brave Oklahoma back roads as a late spring warm front unleashes long-track tornadoes; as the biggest twister grows to EF-3 strength, it destroys a weed farm and forces Reed onto dirt roads to make a drone intercept in the Dominator.
21:00 - 22:00
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers
Danger Close in Dakota
Series, Documentary
Teams of expert storm chasers and certified weather spotters risk it all to venture into America's Tornado Alley; they self-shoot their encounters with nature at its most extreme, warn people in harm's way and help save lives when disaster strikes.
22:00 - 23:00
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers
Spin City
Series, Documentary
While chasing a monster in Alabama, Sarah parts ways with Reed moments before he takes the Dominator for a spin inside a tornado; Gorilla hail bombards Freddy and Connor's chase vehicles; Brandon, Jordan and Aaron intercept a tornado at a gas station.
23:00 - 00:00
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers
Tornado of the Year
Series, Documentary
A rare northern outbreak draws veteran chasers across the Canadian border into unfamiliar territory. Back on home turf, Freddy, Tanner, and Connor race across Nebraska in pursuit of a powerful, long-lived twister that earns the title Tornado of the Year.