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Discovery Jan. 11, 2022 GOLD RUSH – Season 12 Premiere at 9 p.m. ET The gold mining season is about to begin… and this year means war. With the price of gold holding near record highs, each miner is battling to find and mine the best ground. But with most of the good ground tied up, they are forced to dig deeper and go further into the wilderness in search of the motherlode.   GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER – Season 5 High in Alaska’s remote Chilkat Mountains, the Dakota boys return to the richest ground of their lives, on the hunt for millions in gold. But an unexpected announcement sends shockwaves through the father and son run operation. The departure of one legendary miner makes way for fresh blood, willing to gamble their lives for a life changing payday. And as snowfall threatens to derail their season, miners are pitted vs mother nature in a winner take all battle.   Jan. 12, 2022 MOONSHINERS – Season 11 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET This season on MOONSHINERS, Tickle, Tim Smith, Josh Owens , Mark Ramsey, Eric (Digger) Manes and the rest of the gang are back as the backwoods economy that drives their beloved way of life is thriving. But law enforcement is back on their game, forcing shiners to cross state lines to practice their craft and elude capture. After their stash house was raided by police last winter, Mike Cockrell and Jerry Benson build the courage to return to the scene of the crime, but will they be ready to start a new backwoods operation across state lines? While the economic shutdown may be in the rearview… so is the law! But as only backwoods ‘shiners will know – boom times are for moonshine!   MOONSHINERS: MASTER DISTILLERS – Season 3 This season on MASTER DISTILLER, the best-of-the-best legal and outlaw ‘shiners from across the country are back and ready to compete in the thrilling distilling competition that’s boozier than ever. Three competitors, three judges, and one winning spirit — they’ll distill everything from applejack (the first American spirit) to medicinal liquors in the tradition of Jagermeister and Campari. The competitors will go toe-to-toe in challenges such as Scotch vs American vs Japanese whiskey, which pits three regional whiskeys against each other, as well as a lost family recipe showdown where they’ll bring their best backwoods family recipes to the competition. Hosted by moonshining legends Mark, Digger, Tim, and Tickle along with guest judges at the top of their field, each episode will determine who has what it takes to be called Master Distiller. Let the battle of the booze begin!   Jan. 13, 2022 BATTLEBOTS – Season 6 Premiere at 9 p.m. ET Who’s ready for a Sin City showdown? BATTLEBOTS, the world’s premiere robot fighting competition, is back and more ferocious than ever. This season, bots from around the globe descend upon Las Vegas for a battle to the death. More than 60 teams fight for the chance to take home the greatest prize in the sport: The Giant Nut.   Jan. 12, 2022 MYSTERY AT BLIND FROG RANCH – Season 2 Premiere at 10 p.m. ET Duane Ollinger has sunk everything he has into hunting for what he believes is a vast fortune of gold on his property. But with each step he takes closer to finding the treasure, the land seems to hold on tighter, stopping him in his tracks.   Jan. 16, 2022 AUSSIE GOLD HUNTERS – Season 6 Three teams of gold prospectors risk their dreams and futures in pursuit of the ultimate golden reward in Western Australia.   OUTBACK OPAL HUNTERS – Season 2 Six teams travel across Australia’s unique and vast locations to find the country’s most exclusive and iconic gemstones, especially the opal.   Jan. 17, 2022 DIRTY JOBS – Season 9 Premiere at 9 p.m. ET It’s a dirty job, but somebody has to do it. Mike Rowe, a champion of essential workers, is rolling up his sleeves to celebrate the next generation of hardworking men and women who have made civilized life possible.   THIS CAME OUT OF ME – Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET ER physician, Dr. Ruby Rose, treats us to everyday situations in which things end up in places they just shouldn’t be – from a monster bug getting stuck in a patient’s ear to a piece of concrete getting trapped in a patient’s leg, what goes in must come out!   HIGHWAY THRU HELL – Season 10 Finale at 10 p.m. ET The men of Jamie Davis Heavy Rescue fight to keep open some of the most economically important, most traveled and most inhospitable trucking routes in North America.   Jan. 20, 2022 MEGA ZOO – Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Capturing the special relationship between the extraordinary animals and their passionate keepers at one of the planet’s largest and oldest zoos that is spread across three stunning locations in Victoria, Australia.   Jan. 21, 2022 STREET OUTLAWS – Season 14 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Oklahoma’s Top Ten List has produced the fastest street cars in history. But when the 405 focused on dominating the track in No Prep Kings, other street racers and their teams have risen to the top as they and their cars have gotten faster. Now, it’s a new era and the OG of the streets, Chief, has a plan to build this crew better…stronger…and faster. But they’ll have to push their cars – and themselves – harder than ever. No one can dominate the street like the 405. And to prove it, Chief drops a bombshell this season that will up the stakes of street racing in America forever.   Jan. 22, 2022 STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST IN AMERICA – Season 3 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Welcome to STREET OUTLAWS: FASTEST IN AMERICA, an all-new series where the best of the best descend on Memphis for a shot to ultimately take on JJ Da Boss and the MSO – with the winner bringing home the big $10,000 prize and the prestige of being called the baddest on the streets. High intensity, insane pressure, and extreme emotions rule in this ultimate Street Outlaws showdown, and only the best street racing team will make it to the finish line.   Jan. 24, 2022 HEAVY RESCUE: 401 – Season 6 In the harshest weather, rookie and veteran heavy recovery operators fight to keep southern Ontario’s busy, treacherous highways clear and safe.   Jan. 31, 2022 LONE STAR LAW – Season 10 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET The saying is true: everything is bigger in Texas, including the jobs of the Texas Game Wardens who have been protecting the Lone Star State’s wildlife and more than 29 million citizens since 1895. Discovery Channel audiences get a front row seat as the Texas Game Wardens encounter perilous situations that affect citizens and wildlife alike as they oversee more than 250,000 squares miles of deserts, lakes, piney woods, bayous, plains, and coasts.   Animal Planet Jan. 9, 2022 CRIKEY! IT’S THE IRWINS – Season 3 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Season three of the award-winning series, CRIKEY! IT’S THE IRWINS, makes its debut with an all-new season featuring re-openings and rescues as the Irwin family continues Steve Irwin’s mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to become Wildlife Warriors to help protect and preserve our environment and its animals.   Jan. 14, 2022 THE ZOO – Season 5 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET The world-famous Bronx Zoo returns, showcasing more incredible stories of remarkable animals and the dedicated staff who care for them. THE ZOO dives back into the hard work and heartwarming moments of daily life at the Bronx Zoo’s 265-acre campus and its sister parks across New York City. Audiences will learn about the zoo’s groundbreaking work in animal care and welfare, conservation, and education.   Jan. 21, 2022 DR. KERI: PRAIRIE VET – Season 4 Premiere at 9 p.m. ET From pedigreed show dogs to prize mares, cows, cute and cuddly cats, and even angry bulls, the series follows the action-packed life of traveling vet Dr. Keri Hudson Reykdal, who’s on the road 24/7 to care for ‘all creatures big and small.’ She’s dedicated her life to animals – treating them, training them, and riding them in horse derbies – with one of the busiest and most unusual mobile veterinary units to roam the northern prairie.   Jan. 22, 2022 BORN MUCKY: LIFE ON THE FARM – Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET The series follows the lives of three farmers and their families as they work to protect their land, livestock, and legacy across the seasons. From building dry stone walls to raising cattle, each episode reveals the complexities of farming while celebrating the craft and skills passed down through generations that make it possible. BORN MUCKY shows that while all three farmers use different farming methods, they have one thing in common: they never give up!   Jan. 28, 2022 THE HIGHLAND VET – Season 2 Premiere at 9 p.m. ET Set at the most northern mainland vets’ practices in Britain and filmed across winter and early spring in locations often remote and challenging, THE HIGHLAND VET features the dedicated team – vets, vet nurses and staff members – from DS McGregor and Partners mixed vet practices in Thurso and Wick, Caithness, as they work hard around the clock to help farm animals, equine, domestic pets, and wildlife.   ID Jan. 11, 2022 STILL A MYSTERY – Season 3 Re-examine a current true crime case where unanswered questions remain and the mystery is still unraveling. Hear from those closest to the victims, including family, friends, local journalists, and law enforcement.   Jan. 12, 2022 TRUE CONVICTION – Season 3 TRUE CONVICTION explores how homicides are solved on the street and won in the courtroom. Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi, a decorated Brooklyn homicide prosecutor, travels across the country to reveal how the nation’s top prosecutors tackled their toughest cases. Jan. 13, 2022 AMERICAN MONSTER – Season 7 If you looked into the eyes of a killer, would you know? In AMERICAN MONSTER, viewers find out. 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.   Jan. 14, 2022 EVIL LIVES HERE – Season 10 EVIL LIVES HERE explores the true, heart-stopping stories of people who shared a home and a life with a loved one who would become a killer. With exclusive interviews and never-before-told accounts of the years and critical moments leading up to these vicious acts, the series showcases the devastating and often undiscussed consequences on the people who have nurtured, loved, and raised a murderer.   QUEEN OF METH One of America’s most notorious drug dealers, Lori Arnold, sister of actor Tom Arnold, takes a break from her mundane Ohio factory job to confront her criminal past in her Iowa hometown in this rollicking and emotional three-part series.   Jan. 15, 2022 WHO KILLED MY SON? – Special Premiere at 8 p.m. ET In the winter of 2014, an Indian American college student named Pravin Varughese goes missing in the small, southern Illinois city of Carbondale. Almost a week after Pravin’s disappearance, his body is found and the authorities rule his death an accident. But Pravin’s mother, Lovely, believes he was murdered. She spends the next four years investigating and building her own case to find justice for her only son.   Jan. 16, 2022 BODY CAM – Season 3 Presenting an intense, raw, and intimate look at the current state of policing in America, each episode tells multiple stories of those who vowed to protect and serve in unflinching detail, showcasing how officers balance their own nuanced intuition with regimented protocol in life-threatening situations. Capturing every adrenaline-pumping moment is body camera footage, dash cam footage or security footage to viscerally place viewers in the harrowing situations as the suspense builds and the tension rises.   CRIME GOES VIRAL – Season 2 Exploring the riveting stories behind shocking crimes caught on camera that gain viral fame on the internet.   Jan. 17, 2022 ON THE CASE WITH PAULA ZAHN – Season 20 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.   Jan. 22, 2022 O.J. AND NICOLE: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY – Special Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Tanya Brown, sister of Nicole Brown Simpson, explores O.J. and Nicole’s relationship and the trial that followed, using Nicole’s words and the photos she left behind to reveal the Brown family’s experience.   Jan, 28, 2022 AMERICAN DETECTIVE WITH LT. JOE KENDA – Series Premiere at 10 p.m. ET Lt. Joe Kenda, one of the toughest, most experienced homicide detectives in ID history, is back with an all-new series. Over the years, Kenda has heard about cases that defy logic and expose the depravity of human nature: investigations so confounding that the twists and turns feel more scripted in Hollywood than reality. In AMERICAN DETECTIVE, Kenda trades in his own case files to bring viewers astounding investigations from across the country, with each episode putting a different homicide detective at the forefront whose tireless efforts helped put a killer behind bars and bring justice for the victim. Kenda guides us through the nuances of each case and the dogged detective work featured in AMERICAN DETECTIVE, the riveting raconteur whose gruff voice and deadpan delivery keep us hanging on his every word.   Jan, 29, 2022 DOCTOR’S ORDERS – Mini Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Andrew “Chef” Glick tells one of the decade’s most dramatic crime stories: the 2012 murder of radio host April Kauffman. Five years on, a new detective pressures Chef to commit the ultimate sin: wear a wire on his Pagan brother.   Feb. 2, 2022 THE FOG OF MURDER – Series Premiere at 10 p.m. ET This true-crime series unfolds murder cases shrouded in mysterious clues that detectives must focus on to unveil the killer and solve the crime.   Feb. 3, 2022 LOVE, HONOUR, & BETRAY – Series Premiere at 10 p.m. ET LOVE, HONOUR, & BETRAY tells the stories of those who were duped by their partners in dark and devastating ways, including a woman who hires a hit man to kill her husband, a con-artist who cheats his wife, and a husband who secretly becomes a serial bank robber. Firsthand accounts from victims and archive footage from happier times are combined to create a picture of emotional and shocking betrayal. These are people who lie so skillfully, that when their true nature is revealed, it comes as a total shock to family and friends.   Feb. 5, 2022 IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU: THE JODI ARIAS STORY – Special Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Jodi Arias is a household name, synonymous with one of the most heavily covered murder cases of all time.  When she was put on trial for the murder of Travis Alexander, Arias was villainized on television screens across the nation. From photos at the scene to Arias’ inconsistent story, all signs pointed to her guilt, until now. IF I CAN’T HAVE YOU: THE JODI ARIAS STORY grants viewers access to Arias’ personal diaries, unseen police interviews and exclusive testimony, and interviews with the defense, prosecution, and friends and family of those connected to the case.   Velocity Jan. 12, 2022 BITCHIN’ RIDES When his pen hits paper Dave Kindig begins the process of creating exceptional works of art from ordinary, rusted out cars. He’s a self-made custom car fabricator whose successful business, Kindig-It Design, was built on his childhood passion for Hot Wheels, Legos, and drawing. Dave turns out unique vehicles for his demanding (and sometimes famous) clientele. From rendering and design to building and restoring, viewers see vehicles being made from the ground up before being revealed to the car’s owner.   GRAVEYARD CARZ – Season 12 Even the most powerful cars can’t live forever. At some point, they’re cast aside, traded in, and in some cases, left for dead in a scrap heap. America is littered with the decaying frames of former muscle cars, but that’s where Mark Worman and his team called the ghouls step in. On GRAVEYARD CARZ, no car is too far-gone or past its expiration date for Mark and the ghouls and they’re up for any repair and restoration job, as long as it’s a Chrysler muscle car or better known as a Mopar(R).   Jan. 14, 2022 GARAGE SQUAD – Season 8 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET GARAGE SQUAD comes to the rescue with a team of highly trained mechanics and experts who take over a car owner’s garage with the goal to transform their stalled project into an automotive dream ride. Across America, countless car aficionados have bought a less than perfect version of their dream car hoping their amateur mechanical chops would return that lackluster ride to glory, but are short on knowhow, time, money, and the right tools. Fortunately, the GARAGE SQUAD is always up for doing what it takes to bring joyful tears to even the most hardened car owners.   CAR FIX – Season 10B Step inside the ultimate “how-to” series featuring the talents of Lou Santiago and Jared Zimmerman. In CAR FIX, this dynamic duo showcases special hands-on automotive projects including modifications, upgrades and repairs using high-end performance and aftermarket products that car junkies can’t wait to get their hands on.   ALL GIRLS GARAGE – Season 10B Premiere at 9:30 p.m. ET ALL GIRLS GARAGE taps into the expertise of three women working behind the gears at an automotive shop. These women approach complex projects that rival those undertaken by their male counterparts in order to prove that they have what it takes to run a female-dominated car shop.   Jan. 16, 2022 FASTEST CARS IN THE DIRTY SOUTH – Season 2 This is the series driving hard into the world of grudge racing, a form of closed track drag racing emerging now as a new standard in this “big engine” sport. There’s no other grudge racer out there quite like Eric Malone. Join him and his team as the customize, restore and create the Fastest Cars in the Dirty South.   Jan. 20, 2022 GOBLIN WORKS MOD SHOP – Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET The Goblin Works Garage is branching out from custom builds into the modding scene. From wild body kits to slammed suspension, they track down the coolest mods on the market and give them a Goblin twist.   Jan. 23, 2022 KEVIN HART’S MUSCLE CAR CREW – Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET Kevin Hart and his closest friends are fish out of water as they dive head-first into America’s dynamic and ever-changing car culture. Their goal: to transform from mere car enthusiasts into a legit car club.   Jan. 27, 2022 BAD CHAD CUSTOMS – Season 1 When it comes to cars, there’s only one master builder in the world who can take scraps of junkyard metal and turn them into award-winning, one of-a-kind creations. But after getting a taste of small-town success, he’s ready to take his business legit and rebrand to become an international success. Mastermind “Bad Chad” Hiltz returns with bigger, better and more ingenious builds than ever.   Feb. 1, 2022 GRAVEYEARD CARZ – Season 13 Premiere at 9 p.m. ET Host Mark Worman takes his “Mopar or No Car!” credo seriously as the first person in history to recreate Mopar(R) – the beloved 1970 Chrysler assembly line process. Ride along for new episodes as Worman, his best friend Royal, daughter Allysa and Will Scott bring audiences more history, more tech and more Mopar expertise. Relive the American muscle car phenomenon of the late 1960s and early 1970s one hour at a time on GRAVEYARD CARZ.