Thursday, August 20th TV listings for Discovery HD (US) - Eastern
Airplane Repo Undercover and Out of Time
Mike Kennedy snatches a plane in broad daylight; Kevin Lacey poses as a Cajun pilot; Ken Cage faces high winds.
Contraband: Seized at the Airport Mookie the Meat-Seeking Missile
Officers grow suspicious of a traveler who is about to board his second flight within 24 hours to and from Canada.
Contraband: Seized at the Airport Coming to America
A man is referred for questioning after failing to declare the full contents of his luggage, which contains a half-cooked Ghanaian delicacy.
Contraband: Seized at the Airport Momma Said Knocka You Out
Officers identify a powder used to make designer drugs and the search begins for where it came from and who it was for; officers receive a tip-off about a traveler from someone who supposedly knows her well, saying she's planning to smuggle drugs.
Contraband: Seized at the Airport Scales of (In)justice
Officers investigate an academic returning from the Dominican Republic with dead specimens; a tip comes in about a traveler running a massage parlor linked to sex trafficking. Drugs worth $1,000,000 are intercepted before leaving the United States.
Contraband: Seized at the Airport Bulking Up
A passenger arriving from Cairo has brought some extra carry-ons that interest officers; an American fashion designer returning from Paris fails to declare nearly $20,000 worth of luxury goods; a bag of snails from West Africa raises suspicions.
Contraband: Seized at the Airport That's My Stapler
When a traveler tells an officer he doesn't remember the code to open his suitcase, the bolt cutters come out; K9 Magnus alerts to a strange odor coming from the floor of a plane that just arrived from the Dominican Republic.
In the Eye of the Storm Snowmageddon
When a rare bomb cyclone rocks Buffalo in December 2022, hundreds of eyewitnesses film unprecedented blizzard conditions; but as unrelenting snowfall traps thousands, one woman must brave arctic conditions to save a man freezing to death.
In the Eye of the Storm Derecho Superstorm
Hundreds of eyewitnesses film their attempts to escape when a derecho superstorm blasts through Nebraska and Iowa in 2020; then it happens again, only this time, the hurricane-force winds come wrapped in a dust storm.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Twister Shapeshifter
Near Gary, S.D., expert chasers and certified weather spotters self-shoot an encounter with a long-track, shape-shifting tornado; when the twister takes a turn towards an occupied farmhouse, chasers are thrust into the role of first responders.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Tornado of the Year
Every year tornado junkies descend on America's tornado alley; these storm chasers put everything on the line to prove they're the best in the game.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Mile-Wide EF5
Six teams of chasers pursue a violent tornado outbreak in North Dakota; but as day turns to night, the storm unleashes the first EF5 tornado in over a decade; as the mile-wide monster levels homes and farms, chasers race to rescue people and pets.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Spin City
While chasing a monster in Alabama, Sarah parts ways with Reed moments before he takes the Dominator for a spin inside a tornado.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Tornado Alley Weed Farm
Six teams of chasers brave Oklahoma back roads as a late spring warm front unleashes long-track tornadoes.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Danger Close in Dakota
Teams of expert storm chasers and certified weather spotters risk it all to venture into America's Tornado Alley; they self-shoot their encounters with nature at its most extreme, warn people in harm's way and help save lives when disaster strikes.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Mile-Wide EF5
Six teams of chasers pursue a violent tornado outbreak in North Dakota; but as day turns to night, the storm unleashes the first EF5 tornado in over a decade; as the mile-wide monster levels homes and farms, chasers race to rescue people and pets.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Spin City
While chasing a monster in Alabama, Sarah parts ways with Reed moments before he takes the Dominator for a spin inside a tornado.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Tornado Alley Weed Farm
Six teams of chasers brave Oklahoma back roads as a late spring warm front unleashes long-track tornadoes.
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers Danger Close in Dakota
Teams of expert storm chasers and certified weather spotters risk it all to venture into America's Tornado Alley; they self-shoot their encounters with nature at its most extreme, warn people in harm's way and help save lives when disaster strikes.
Hoffman Family Gold The Hoffmans Clutch Up
As winter closes in on the mine, paydirt dwindles and the Black Pearl is down; Todd's 1,000-ounce goal looks out of reach; the Hoffmans gamble by running the Holy Roller day and night; Hunter races to find a new clutch for the Black Pearl.
Gold Rush: White Water A Tragic Beginning
A heartbreaking revelation sends shockwaves through the crew as they tackle their toughest dive site yet in search of millions in gold.
Mysteries of the Deep Shipwreck of Nazi Treasure
Jeremy Wade explores a shipwreck that may contain stolen Nazi treasure, the priceless lost furnishings of the 18th century Amber Room; astonishing footage captures the exact moment when freight ship MV Arvin split in two and sank in the Black Sea.
Mysteries of the Deep Shipwreck Ghosts of Mexico
Jeremy Wade explores the hidden and dark secrets behind a 150-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Sisal, Mexico, revealing an unknown and troubling maritime past. Also, a mysterious boiling river hidden deep in the heart of the Amazon is uncovered.
Mysteries of the Deep Secrets of Russia's Nuclear Sub
Jeremy Wade explores an accident involving a Russian nuclear submarine on a top-secret mission, and shocking details emerge surrounding the vessel's design; scientists investigate ancient human remains emerging from a lake in Finland.