Best Shows to Binge on Discovery+
Discovery+ is home to a huge library of shows centered on real life (or a produced version of real life, anyway). Here are some shows we think will keep you entertained.
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Planet Earth II
November 6, 2016David Attenborough presents a documentary series exploring how animals meet the challenges of surviving in the most iconic habitats on earth.
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MythBusters
January 23, 2003MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia’s Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show’s hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.
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Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations
July 25, 2005Anthony Bourdain uncovers the best cuisine across the world. At each location, Tony dives headfirst into life’s colorful and rich pageant, bringing his intellectual curiosity, empathy, wit and boundless appetite.
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American Detective with Lt. Joe Kenda
January 4, 2021In American Detective, Kenda trades in his own case files to bring viewers astounding investigations from across the country, with each episode featuring a different homicide detective whose tireless efforts helped put a killer behind bars and bring justice for the victim.
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Life Story
October 23, 2014The remarkable and often perilous story of the journey through life. It is a story that unites each of us with every animal on the planet, because we all set out on this journey from the moment we are born. For animals there is just one goal in life – to continue their bloodline in the form of offspring. This series follows that journey through its six crucial stages: first steps, growing up, finding a home, gaining power, winning a mate and succeeding as a parent.
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Good Eats
July 7, 1999Host Alton Brown explores the origins of ingredients, decodes culinary customs and presents food and equipment trends. Punctuated by unusual interludes, simple preparations and unconventional discussions, he’ll bring you food in its finest and funniest form.
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First in Human
August 10, 2017With unprecedented access to the halls of Building 10, First In Human reveals for the first time how the medical breakthroughs of tomorrow make their way out of the hi-tech research laboratories and into the hands of our world’s medical professionals. The series explores the lives of the doctors, researchers, and patients who together make progress possible in this cutting-edge testing ground.
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Pawn Stars
July 19, 2009Go inside the colorful world of the pawn business. At the Gold & Silver Pawn Shop on the outskirts of Las Vegas, generations of the Harrison family run the family business, and there’s clashing and camaraderie every step of the way.
This show is incredible “background TV.” It requires minimal attention. It’s harmless. It’s mildly entertaining. You might learn something, and you get to see cool old stuff.
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The First 48
June 3, 2004The First 48 follows detectives from around the country during these first critical hours as they race against time to find the suspect. Gritty and fast-paced, it takes viewers behind the scenes of real-life investigations with unprecedented access to crime scenes, autopsies, forensic processing, and interrogations.
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Man vs. Wild
October 27, 2006Bear strands himself in popular wilderness destinations where tourists often find themselves lost or in danger.
