Thursday, April 9th TV listings for Discovery HD (US) - Eastern
MythBusters Video Games Special
Adam and Jamie challenge the science of virtual worlds from video games.
MythBusters Car Chase Chaos; Animal Antics
Adam, Jamie and the team test a range of car chase clichés; the team tests some deterrents to drive away wild animals.
MythBusters Hollywood Car Crash Cliches
Hollywood crash clichés; driving through glass; plowing throw traffic; firing an RPG at an SUV.
Dirty Jobs Animal Rendering
Mike cleans a tar pit and then learns about animal rendering and how much of a farm animal can be recycled.
Dirty Jobs Rocky Reach Dam
Mike Rowe journeys to Washington to help maintain a hydroelectric dam; he then explores a fish bypass system, where he catches and tags fish.
Dirty Jobs Wetland Warrior
Mike acts as a fugitive attempting to outsmart a team of bloodhounds and evade being captured; combating invasive species in the Florida Everglades.
Dirty Jobs Glass Maker
Mike Rowe has the unenviable job of collecting cow dung to use as bait for catching dung beetles; then he heads to West Virginia to try his hand at making glass.
Dirty Jobs Camel Rancher
Mike heads to a unique dairy farm in Ramona, Calif. where he learns how to milk, care for and breed dromedary camels.
Dirty Jobs Sled Dog Breeder
Mike visits the Happy Trails Kennels in Big Lake, Alaska, where he finds out how to breed and train sled dogs.
Naked and Afraid Seventeen Stitches
A wounded adventurer and a cautious newlywed attempt to survive 21 days in the remote Philippine wilderness; tormented by fire ants, stitches and extreme hunger, their ability to endure is pushed to the brink.
Naked and Afraid The Serpent's Cove
A military veteran with a crippling fear of snakes and a Canadian cattle rancher try to survive 21 days in the unforgiving Philippine jungle; a mystery visitor torments them nightly; wracked with hunger, they attempt to trap it.
Naked and Afraid Punched by the Prairie State
A scrappy marine biologist from Mexico and a Viking fisherman from Norway attempt to endure 21 days in the American wilderness; they struggle against torrential rains, sparse food and a catastrophic fire in their camp.
Naked and Afraid Clash of the Survivalists
Forced to trek two days to a water source, a laid-back hunter and an opinionated adventurer clash in Zambia, risking their 21-day challenge. As danger mounts, their trust cracks.
Naked and Afraid Enter the Queen
"Naked and Afraid" legend Laura Zerra returns to mentor a blacksmith and a former MMA fighter as they attempt to survive 21 days in Yucatán; scant food resources, deadly crocodiles and violent storms shake their confidence.
Naked and Afraid Punched by the Prairie State
A scrappy marine biologist from Mexico and a Viking fisherman from Norway attempt to endure 21 days in the American wilderness; they struggle against torrential rains, sparse food and a catastrophic fire in their camp.
Naked and Afraid Clash of the Survivalists
Forced to trek two days to a water source, a laid-back hunter and an opinionated adventurer clash in Zambia, risking their 21-day challenge. As danger mounts, their trust cracks.
Naked and Afraid Enter the Queen
"Naked and Afraid" legend Laura Zerra returns to mentor a blacksmith and a former MMA fighter as they attempt to survive 21 days in Yucatán; scant food resources, deadly crocodiles and violent storms shake their confidence.
Harpoon Hunters Late Season Monsters
As the giant bluefin gorge themselves on schools of fatty baitfish, captains battle to capture oversized quota-killer tuna; young gun Joe scores a rare feat by landing three in a day; veteran Tyler struggles with both science and technology.
Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine Turin's Gamble
The team divides in the remote Idaho Rockies; already behind schedule, Dave is forced to make a bet that can make or break the season.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Penthouse Palace
A porn baron establishes a hedonistic paradise in hopes of averting nuclear catastrophe -- attracting rich and infamous clients in the process.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Fake News Fortress
Graffiti scratched into the walls of a military base on the British coast sheds light on a secret raid against the Nazis; the story left behind by the soldiers does not match the rosy picture that was painted by the media.
Mysteries of the Abandoned Countdown to Armageddon
A remote site in Arkansas plays a major role in a high-stakes Cold War drama, an ancient ruin in Cambodia is ravaged by one man's cruel deception and a French fort becomes the symbol of a heroic but doomed resistance.