Discovery Channel October Programming Highlights [VIDEO]

This October, Three New Series “Destinations of the Damned with Zak Bagans,” “Lost Monster Files,” and “Contraband: Seized at the Airport,” debut on Discovery Channel alongside all-new seasons of “Expedition Unknown” and “Homestead Rescue”

See below for the full schedule.

Week of September 29, 2024

Wednesday, October 2

“Destinations of the Damned with Zak Bagans” New Series Debuts on Discovery Channel – 11PM ET/PT

In this chilling series, viewers are transported on a mysterious journey where haunts and horrors reign at every destination. These are the world’s darkest and most evil locations. Driven by the macabre history and hair-raising unexplained activity that surrounds each nefarious site, Bagans sends his documentary film crew around the globe to explore what lurks within.

Week of October 6, 2024

Wednesday, October 9

“Expedition Unknown” New Season Debuts on Discovery Channel – 9PM ET/PT

In the two-part season premiere, Josh Gates travels to the ancient city of Petra, Jordan to learn how a mysterious desert civilization created one of the Seven Wonders of the World. With unprecedented permission to dig in front of the iconic Treasury building, he hunts for clues about the enigmatic Nabatean kingdom and helps rewrite history books with the discovery of an ancient tomb.

“Lost Monster Files” New Series Debuts on Discovery Channel – 10PM ET/PT

For the first time in over 50 years, the recently uncovered case files of renowned cryptozoologist Ivan Sanderson – including the evidence and artifacts from his most compelling hunts for cryptids, or legendary and unknown species – will be reexamined in this all-new series. The team of experts who gained exclusive access to Sanderson’s detailed research will use it to reinvestigate his most prominent unfinished cases and focus on present day sightings such as the Abominable Snowman and Chupacabra to determine if modern science and technology can bring them closer to answers for these mysterious creatures.

Week of October 20, 2024

Monday, October 21

“Contraband: Seized at the Airport” New Series Debuts on Discovery Channel – 9PM ET/PT

The new series will follow Dept of Homeland Security officers at five different airports across the country, from San Francisco, Detroit, Newark, Atlanta, and Honolulu, as they search for contraband both leaving and coming into the US. From uncovering well-established drug trafficking routes between the US and UK on passenger flights to tens of thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit US stamps concealed in cargo planes, to a preacher who brings back coconut from a trip and accidentally tells an officer he has cocaine, this series will give viewers a taste of the wildest things that happen at airports. You’ll never fly the same again!

Week of October 27, 2024

Sunday, October 27

“Homestead Rescue” New Season Debuts on Discovery Channel – 8PM ET/PT

Marty, Matt, and Misty Raney use decades of building, farming, and hunting expertise to help people who strive to live off the grid. But now, with a record number of novice homesteaders overwhelmed in the wildest places in America, the Raneys must bring their most inventive solutions yet to help them thrive.