CuriosityStream
United States
CuriosityStream is a documentary-focused service based in the United States that concentrates on factual content across science, history, nature, technology, and society. Its programming leans heavily on long-form and short-form non-fiction films, often produced in collaboration with independent filmmakers and academic institutions. Viewers can expect deep dives into topics like space exploration, ancient civilizations, climate science, and engineering, with an emphasis on accuracy and expert narration. The channel avoids reality competition formats, scripted dramas, or celebrity-driven content, instead maintaining a consistent educational tone throughout its library.
While originally launched as a direct-to-consumer streaming platform, the channel’s content also appears in certain cable and satellite television packages within the United States, depending on the provider. The service does not broadcast live news, sports, or music programming, and its schedule is primarily on-demand rather than linear. Subscribers access the full catalog through the website or mobile apps, with new documentaries added periodically. Television guide listings for the channel, where available, typically show themed blocks such as “Space Week” or “Ancient Mysteries,” though these rotate without a fixed weekly schedule.
Schedule
04:22 - 05:13
Bali Spirit - Island of the Gods
Special, Documentary
Bali, a dream destination for many tourists all around the world, conjures images of dream-like beaches, wild jungles, volcanoes, lush rice terraces, captivating temples, and yoga sessions.
05:13 - 06:12
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Special, Documentary, Nature
David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps to find out about one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants live in peace.
06:12 - 07:03
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
07:03 - 07:54
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
07:30 - 08:23
Deep Time History
Documentary
Exploring how physics, geology, biology, chemistry shape human history.
07:54 - 08:44
Islands
Sanctuary: Becoming Flightless in Absence of Predators
Series, Documentary, Nature, Animals
Birds often use islands as remote fortresses where they can safely raise their young; without predators, some birds change their lifestyles and even give up the power of flight.
08:23 - 08:46
Space Probes!
Documentary, Science
The space probes, and their parents back on Earth, explore our solar system.
08:44 - 09:36
Golden Eagle: Call of the Wild
The Adventure
Series, Documentary
We continue the eagle's journey as it's forced to survive alone after its mother disappears. Facing rival raptors, daring hunts and alpine extremes, the young bird must find its place in the wild—or risk becoming one of many that don't survive their first year.
08:46 - 09:05
Space Probes!
Documentary, Science
The space probes, and their parents back on Earth, explore our solar system.
09:05 - 09:29
Space Probes!
Documentary, Science
The space probes, and their parents back on Earth, explore our solar system.
09:29 - 10:00
Big Picture Earth: Music
Nature, Music
See nature and hear music from around the world.
09:36 - 10:27
Bali Spirit - Island of the Gods
Special, Documentary
Bali, a dream destination for many tourists all around the world, conjures images of dream-like beaches, wild jungles, volcanoes, lush rice terraces, captivating temples, and yoga sessions.
10:00 - 10:12
Underwater Wonders of the National Parks
Nature, Travel, Science
The underwater ecosystems of the National Parks.
10:12 - 10:28
Underwater Wonders of the National Parks
Nature, Travel, Science
The underwater ecosystems of the National Parks.
10:27 - 11:26
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Special, Documentary, Nature
David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps to find out about one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants live in peace.
10:28 - 10:52
Mystery Signal From Space
Special, Documentary, Science
Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, mysterious signal from deep space has been received by the Green Bank Observatory, home of the world's largest steerable radio telescope.
10:52 - 11:06
Ancient Earth
Documentary, Science, Nature
Life forms that lived in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, which began 250 million years ago.
11:06 - 11:16
Ancient Earth
Documentary, Science, Nature
Life forms that lived in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, which began 250 million years ago.
11:16 - 11:31
Ancient Earth
Documentary, Science, Nature
Life forms that lived in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, which began 250 million years ago.
11:26 - 12:17
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
11:31 - 11:49
The Rise & Fall of T-Rex
Special, Documentary, Science
Two scientific rebels probed the mystery behind the sudden death of Tyrannosaurus rex, and uncovered the day that shaped the modern world.
11:49 - 12:42
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
12:17 - 13:08
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
12:42 - 13:36
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
13:08 - 13:58
Islands
Sanctuary: Becoming Flightless in Absence of Predators
Series, Documentary, Nature, Animals
Birds often use islands as remote fortresses where they can safely raise their young; without predators, some birds change their lifestyles and even give up the power of flight.
13:36 - 14:32
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
13:58 - 14:50
Golden Eagle: Call of the Wild
The Adventure
Series, Documentary
We continue the eagle's journey as it's forced to survive alone after its mother disappears. Facing rival raptors, daring hunts and alpine extremes, the young bird must find its place in the wild—or risk becoming one of many that don't survive their first year.
14:32 - 15:28
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
14:50 - 15:41
Bali Spirit - Island of the Gods
Special, Documentary
Bali, a dream destination for many tourists all around the world, conjures images of dream-like beaches, wild jungles, volcanoes, lush rice terraces, captivating temples, and yoga sessions.
15:28 - 16:00
Big Picture Earth: Music
Nature, Music
See nature and hear music from around the world.
15:41 - 16:40
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Special, Documentary, Nature
David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps to find out about one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants live in peace.
16:00 - 16:12
Underwater Wonders of the National Parks
Nature, Travel, Science
The underwater ecosystems of the National Parks.
16:12 - 16:28
Underwater Wonders of the National Parks
Nature, Travel, Science
The underwater ecosystems of the National Parks.
16:28 - 16:52
Mystery Signal From Space
Special, Documentary, Science
Deep in the mountains of West Virginia, mysterious signal from deep space has been received by the Green Bank Observatory, home of the world's largest steerable radio telescope.
16:40 - 17:31
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
16:52 - 17:06
Ancient Earth
Documentary, Science, Nature
Life forms that lived in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, which began 250 million years ago.
17:06 - 17:16
Ancient Earth
Documentary, Science, Nature
Life forms that lived in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, which began 250 million years ago.
17:16 - 17:31
Ancient Earth
Documentary, Science, Nature
Life forms that lived in the Permian, Triassic and Cretaceous periods, which began 250 million years ago.
17:31 - 17:49
The Rise & Fall of T-Rex
Special, Documentary, Science
Two scientific rebels probed the mystery behind the sudden death of Tyrannosaurus rex, and uncovered the day that shaped the modern world.
17:49 - 18:42
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
18:22 - 19:12
Islands
Sanctuary: Becoming Flightless in Absence of Predators
Series, Documentary, Nature, Animals
Birds often use islands as remote fortresses where they can safely raise their young; without predators, some birds change their lifestyles and even give up the power of flight.
18:42 - 19:36
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
19:12 - 20:05
Golden Eagle: Call of the Wild
The Adventure
Series, Documentary
We continue the eagle's journey as it's forced to survive alone after its mother disappears. Facing rival raptors, daring hunts and alpine extremes, the young bird must find its place in the wild—or risk becoming one of many that don't survive their first year.
19:36 - 20:32
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
20:05 - 20:56
Bali Spirit - Island of the Gods
Special, Documentary
Bali, a dream destination for many tourists all around the world, conjures images of dream-like beaches, wild jungles, volcanoes, lush rice terraces, captivating temples, and yoga sessions.
20:32 - 21:28
Living Universe
Documentary, Science, Technology
A visual odyssey to find life on distant worlds, based on the latest science filtered through the world's leading experts in the field of space exploration, planetary science and astrobiology.
20:56 - 21:55
David Attenborough's Ant Mountain
Special, Documentary, Nature
David Attenborough travels to the Jura Mountains in the Swiss Alps to find out about one of the largest animal societies in the world, where over a billion ants live in peace.
21:28 - 22:00
Big Picture Earth: Music
Nature, Music
See nature and hear music from around the world.
21:55 - 22:55
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
22:00 - 22:30
Mission Unstoppable
Educational, Science, Documentary
Highlighting the fascinating female innovators who are on the cutting edge of science -- including zoologists, engineers, astronauts, codebreakers and oceanographers. Host Miranda Cosgrove profiles female STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) superstars in the fields...
22:30 - 23:00
What's My Car Worth?
Auto
They may think their classic cars are priceless, but owners get a true sense of what their rides are worth in this longtime Velocity series. Sports Car Market magazine Publisher Keith Martin provides the critical, expert eyes auto enthusiasts need to properly determine value. He...
22:55 - 00:00
Curiosity Stream
Special, Entertainment
23:00 - 00:00
Oops I Changed the World
Science
The fascinating stories of accidental and surprise inventions that have transformed lives.