Investigation Discovery HD
United States
Investigation Discovery HD airs nonfiction programming centered on criminal investigations, forensic science, and real-life legal cases. The channel’s content primarily draws from true crime documentaries, courtroom analysis, and interviews with law enforcement professionals. In the United States, its schedule leans heavily on reenactments and archival footage to reconstruct unsolved homicides, missing person cases, and historical criminal events. Some programs explore the psychological profiles of offenders, while others follow the procedural steps of detectives and prosecutors. The network does not broadcast movies, music, sports, or religious programming; its focus remains on factual storytelling about crime and justice.
Viewers can access Investigation Discovery HD through standard cable and satellite television packages across the country. The channel also offers selected episodes and full series on its official website and through affiliated streaming platforms that require a subscription or cable login. TV guide listings for the channel typically group programs by theme, such as cold cases or interrogation techniques, but no fixed schedule is published here. The high-definition feed provides clearer visuals of evidence photos, crime scene diagrams, and on-location footage compared to the standard-definition version.
Schedule
00:00 - 01:00
Evil Lives Here
They Stole My Childhood
Series, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
Abby's life takes a dark turn when her aunt and uncle adopt her; what she initially hoped would be a blessing, turns into a nightmare as she realizes she's living with predators; escaping their clutches will take every ounce of her courage.
01:00 - 02:00
Evil Lives Here
He Saved Her Life, Then Took It
Series, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
Betty hopes her sister's son, Chance, is a beacon of hope in their troubled lives, but Betty sees his dark side early on; he lacks empathy and becomes violent until he explodes in a fit of rage, harming the one person who cared for him most.
02:00 - 03:00
Evil Lives Here
I Know Who the Real Monster Is
Series, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
When Ryan's mother marries Blaine Nelson, he hopes he'll gain a fun-loving stepdad; instead, he gets chaos, pain and fear, and while Blaine relishes tormenting Ryan, he can never imagine just how dark and sadistic his stepfather truly is.
03:00 - 04:00
Signs of a Psychopath
I Had Everybody Fooled
Series, Crime
When a mother, covered in blood and holding a barely breathing newborn, arrives at the hospital, medical staff uncover a faked birth. When investigators interview the woman, they soon realize they are dealing with a violent, infant-stealing psychopath.
04:00 - 05:00
Toxic
Don't Go Home
Series, Crime
Jenn Holman fell hard for Jesse Winnick: magnetic, dangerous and impossible to leave; after months of violence, exploitation and narrow escapes, one chilling phone call reveals how close she comes to becoming his next victim.
05:00 - 06:00
Your Worst Nightmare
Play Dead
Series, Crime, Documentary
After 30-year-old single mother Kaye Robinson turns a stranger away from her door late at night, she has no idea that the threat to her family is far from over; with her young son in the home, Kaye will do everything in her power to keep him safe.
06:00 - 07:00
Signs of a Psychopath
I Had Everybody Fooled
Series, Crime
When a mother, covered in blood and holding a barely breathing newborn, arrives at the hospital, medical staff uncover a faked birth. When investigators interview the woman, they soon realize they are dealing with a violent, infant-stealing psychopath.
07:00 - 08:00
Toxic
Don't Go Home
Series, Documentary, Crime
Jenn Holman fell hard for Jesse Winnick: magnetic, dangerous and impossible to leave; after months of violence, exploitation and narrow escapes, one chilling phone call reveals how close she comes to becoming his next victim.
08:00 - 09:00
Your Worst Nightmare
Play Dead
Series, Crime, Documentary
After 30-year-old single mother Kaye Robinson turns a stranger away from her door late at night, she has no idea that the threat to her family is far from over; with her young son in the home, Kaye will do everything in her power to keep him safe.
09:00 - 10:00
Evil Lives Here
I Know Who the Real Monster Is
Series, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
When Ryan's mother marries Blaine Nelson, he hopes he'll gain a fun-loving stepdad; instead, he gets chaos, pain and fear, and while Blaine relishes tormenting Ryan, he can never imagine just how dark and sadistic his stepfather truly is.
10:00 - 11:00
Evil Lives Here
I Invited Him In
Series, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
Jill Garrison thinks her second chance at love will last forever; when her town is best by a killer, she fails to realize she has invited him into her home.
11:00 - 12:00
Evil Lives Here
The Cop and the Killer
Series, Crime, Mystery, Documentary
When Walt Chavis joins the police force, he is prepared to risk his life, but he never imagines the greatest threat will come in the form of his own brother or that he will be forced to choose between his duty and his family.
12:00 - 13:00
The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade
The Yuppie Murder
Series, Docudrama, Crime, Mystery
In Boston, Carol Stuart and her unborn child are shot dead, while her husband, Charles, survives the shooting to describe their black assailant and inflame racial tensions, then a witness comes forward with a story that blows open the case.
13:00 - 14:00
The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade
The Preppy Murder
Series, Docudrama, Crime, Mystery
Teenager Jennifer Levin is found strangled to death in Central Park, and a prep school heartthrob, Robert Chambers, is arrested for the crime; the press seizes on Chambers' claim that Levin's death happened during rough sex.
14:00 - 15:00
The 1980s: The Deadliest Decade
The Heartland Massacre
Series, Docudrama, Crime, Mystery
An entire family is wiped out in a mass murder, stunning a small town in Missouri; at first, the unlikely suspect is a 14-year-old boy, but the truth turns out to be even more shocking.
15:00 - 16:00
People Magazine Investigates
The Sound of Silence
Series, Newsmagazine, Mystery, Crime
Gallaudet University is the premier college for the deaf in the United States, but this haven of higher learning is turned upside down after two students are murdered in their dormitory rooms.
16:00 - 17:00
People Magazine Investigates
Murder on Newberry St
Series, Newsmagazine, Mystery, Crime
In York, Pa., race riots claim the lives of an African-American mother and a young, white police officer; their deaths are largely forgotten until 30 years later when their cold cases are reopened, revealing the city's dark past.
17:00 - 18:00
People Magazine Investigates
Fatal Family Secrets
Series, Newsmagazine, Mystery, Crime
A celebratory night turns deadly for the Whitaker family as they are gunned down at home; when investigators uncover a conspiracy, it will test one man's ability to forgive as he fights to save the criminal mastermind from the death penalty.
18:00 - 19:00
People Magazine Investigates
Murder Among Friends
Series, Newsmagazine, Mystery, Crime
In the summer of 1980, a popular teen goes for a run around her hometown in Maine and, days later, her savagely beaten body is found; what happened remains a mystery for years until her mother intervenes and forces police to re-examine the case.
19:00 - 20:00
Betrayed
Unholy Alliances
Series, Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Church secretary Dorothy "Dot" Finelli, 59, goes missing and turns up dead; police explore if she has been killed by a jealous new internet date or somebody she's known for years within her own family circle.
20:00 - 21:00
Betrayed
The Predator of Pleasant View
Series, Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Suzy Goulart, 23, is just getting by like everybody else in the scrappy Pleasant View apartment complex, where little dramas between friends and lovers add up to Suzy's murder.
21:00 - 22:00
Betrayed
Killing With Kindness
Series, Documentary, Crime, Mystery
Kind-hearted cashier Elizabeth Grosskopf scoops up human strays like puppies until one who wants more than just food and shelter kills her.
22:00 - 23:00
Obsession: Dark Desires
Can't Let Go
Series, Documentary, Mystery, Crime
Eighteen-year-old Misty's parents warn her against becoming involved with a man who is nearly 15 years her senior, but no one realizes that Misty is actually in horrible danger.
23:00 - 00:00
Obsession: Dark Desires
Friend Request
Series, Documentary, Mystery, Crime
When single mother Rosita accepts a stranger's friend request, she has no idea he's hiding a terrifying secret that will lead to a deadly game of cat and mouse.