discovery+ and ID Highlights – Weeks of December 19 and December 26

Weeks of December 19 and December 26, 2022

**All Air Dates are Subject to Change

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INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PREMIERES

The programs below will premiere on Investigation Discovery as follows:

MURDER IN THE WICKED WEST

New Episodes Premiere Mondays @ 9/8c on ID

Set in an epic landscape where traditions of blood and vengeance run deep as the canyons and murder is still solved the old school way, this gripping series reveals the most compelling murders committed in some of the wildest and most remote towns in the western US. With few or no witnesses, no CCTV and oftentimes a dead phone signal, these can be the hardest cases for cops to crack.

· Murder on Horseshoe Curve Premieres Monday, December 19 @ 9/8c on ID

When someone guns down mine worker Matthew Misener on a remote Arizona highway, it looks at first like a road rage attack. Soon his family faces the shocking possibility that they unwittingly played a part in a feud that left the father of two dead.

· Cowboy Killer Premieres Monday, December 26 @ 10/9c on ID

Single mom Karen Petersen is enjoying a night out when a handsome cowboy introduces himself. Cowboy Mike charms his way into Karen’s home — but attacks her, leaving her for dead. As more victims emerge, cops fear a serial killer is on the rampage

VANISHED INTO THIN AIR

New Episodes Premiere Mondays @ 10/9c on ID

There is no greater nightmare than when a loved one suddenly vanishes. Through a haze of grief and despair, family and friends must put their faith in detectives to unravel the mysteries of the missing and bring them home — dead or alive.

· Stolen Faith Premieres Monday, December 19 @ 10/9c on ID

A Hare Krishna devotee mysteriously disappears, but what happens to a second member blows open a conspiracy of darkness. Next, a Minnesota town jumps into action to search for the missing 13-year-old Sarah Rairdon. Will they find her in time?

· Bond of Evil Premieres Monday, December 26 @ 10/9c on ID

A young soldier vanishes, setting in motion an investigation that uncovers a web of deceit spanning two decades. Next, a concerned mother heads to the store to get medicine for her child, but she fails to return home. Will her daughter ever see her again?

BODY CAM

New Episodes Premiere Tuesdays @ 9/8c on ID

Raw, intense, and action-packed, BODY CAM uses body cam footage to show the dangerous, fast-moving situations officers face and the life-or-death decisions they must make in the blink of an eye.

· Split Second Premieres Tuesday, December 20 @ 9/8c on ID

In Florida, police tracking carjackers find themselves pursuing two separate suspects. A home invasion in Michigan takes a deadly turn when the suspect takes the homeowners and their child hostage and opens fire on officers.

MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND

New Episodes Premiere Wednesdays @ 9/8c on ID

MURDER IN THE HEARTLAND tells the complex and dramatic story of a murder in an entirely new way. Instead of a detective-led traditional whodunit story, each episode is told through the collective point-of-view of a Middle American town and its residents. Every story documents a town and people in the heart of the country, and the provocative crime that tore through it. What unravels over the course of the episode is that these townspeople are not only our storytellers, but they also hold the clues to the puzzle that has forever changed their lives and how they understand their home.

· Killer Casino Premieres Wednesday, December 21 @ 9/8c on ID

Neighborly casino runner, Lori Bray, is found dead in the woods in the small town of Laurel, Montana. The community has to wonder if it was a consequence of her good nature at work or if someone from her past came back to bite.

MURDER UNDER THE FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS

New Season Premieres Wednesday, November 16 @ 10/9c on ID

This November, ID’s hit series, MURDER UNDER THE Friday NIGHT LIGHTS, returns with more dark and deadly cases of crimes tied around America’s sacred pastime of spending evenings under the bright glow of stadium lighting. Building off of its gripping freshman season, new episodes not only take an unflinching look at the shocking and tragic cases of deception, obsession, and murder surrounding towns across the country where football bonds communities together, but also expands to recognize how this American pastime affects the country as a whole regardless if its high school, collegiate or professional teams. Season Two of MURDER UNDER THE Friday NIGHT LIGHTS continues to explore the question: What happens when football is the lifeblood of a community … and real blood is spilled?

· When Rules Don’t Apply Premieres Wednesday, December 28 @ 10/9c on ID

As coach Joe Paterno turns Penn State into a football powerhouse, a serial rapist from the team’s ranks preys on multiple co-eds. When the justice system fails to put an end to his attacks, many wonder if Paterno’s football machine protected him.

A TIME TO KILL

New Episodes Premiere Fridays @ 10/9c on ID

The key to solving the toughest homicides lies somewhere in the final hours of a victim’s life. In A TIME TO KILL, determined investigators must piece together events during this critical window to reconstruct the timeline, unlock the motive, and ultimately close in on the killer.

· New Episode Premieres Friday, December 23 @ 10/9c on ID

Successful holistic doctor Teresa Sievers looks forward to a TV career on the horizon until someone bludgeons her to death in her Florida home. A random tip from an out-of-state police chief ultimately brings investigators face-to-face with the killer.

discovery+/ID CONCURRENT TRUE CRIME PREMIERES

REAL TIME CRIME

Premieres Tuesdays @ 10/9c on ID and Available to Stream on discovery+

Police and communities have a new weapon in the fight against crime. Across America, Real Time Crime Centers use surveillance cameras, tracking systems, and gunshot detectors to solve crimes and bring criminals to justice. Every episode of this pulse-racing, six-part series features two high-octane stories with life and death stakes. Filmed across nine states, with exclusive access to nerve centers from New York to New Orleans, each story includes incredible CCTV footage along with interviews with the major protagonists – police solving the crimes, witnesses, and the families of the victims.

· Watch Your Back Premieres Tuesday, December 20 @ 10/9c on ID

A shooting in Mississippi leaves a man fighting for his life. Police and a Real Time Crime Center must use gunshot detection technology to track the shooter before he strikes again. In South Carolina, RTCC cameras capture a deadly bar brawl.

· Hollywood Heist Premieres Tuesday, December 27 @ 10/9c on ID

In New York City, surveillance cameras help track down a trio of bandits after a daring heist of a Pay-o-Matic in Queens. In Colorado, a makeshift Real Time Crime Center helps solve the murder of 27-year-old Andrew Jenicek outside a restaurant.

SEE NO EVIL

New Episodes Stream on discovery+ and Premiere Wednesdays @ 9/8c on ID

SEE NO EVIL reveals how the deadliest crimes are solved by the only witnesses that never lie — and where murderers have no place to hide: surveillance cameras.

· New Episode Premieres Wednesday, December 28 @ 9/8c on ID

In Dalton, Georgia, someone stabs convenience store clerk Dahyabhai Kalidas Chaudhari to death at his job. Police turn to security footage for answers and discover a surprise revelation about the killer’s identity that blows the case wide open.

AMERICAN MONSTER

New Episodes Premiere Sundays @ 9/8c on ID and Available to Stream on discovery+

If you looked into the eyes of a killer, would you know? Yet, on any street, behind any smile, lurks an AMERICAN MONSTER. Never-before-seen-video footage looks straight into the eyes of a killer, hidden in plain sight. Mom next door; dad across the street; the kid who never broke the rules. Anyone can be a MONSTER.

· New Episode Premieres Sunday, January 1 @ 9/8c on ID

To grandparents Ron and Kay Wilkson, family comes first, and though they may not have much money, their growing brood always knows how to make their own fun. But in 2016, something evil is prowling close to home, and not everyone will make it out alive.

ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN

New Episodes Premiere Sundays @ 10/9c on ID and Available to Stream on discovery+

ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN takes viewers on a thrilling journey inside the most fascinating crime and mystery investigations. First person accounts, along with insight from experts, are featured as each case reaches its dramatic conclusion.

· Disconnected Story Premieres Sunday, January 1 @ 10/9c on ID

Can police identify the killer of a young mother based on her frantic words in a disconnected 911 call?