Thursday, October 29th TV listings for Discovery HD (US) - Eastern
Hustlers Gamblers Crooks Fyre Fest Fiasco
An arms dealer defrauds the US government to earn a $300 million contract, inspiring the film "War Dogs."
Hustlers Gamblers Crooks Cocaine Pizza
A father and son team up to sell drugs out of their family's pizzeria; a mom fed up with cooking her boss's books decides to steal her own piece of the pie; and a Chicago thief is so good at escaping the police that they nickname him Spider-Man.
Caught! Stadium Smackdowns
Around the world, wherever there's a playoff, a concert, even a peewee league game, there will be fists flying -- from angry fans in the stands to parents screaming on the sidelines.
Caught! Animal Invasions
Nature's creatures don't always stay in the wild; from four-legged intruders to thieving beasts, when animals and humans meet -- these feisty critters won't back down.
Caught! Disorder in the Court
Courtroom chaos caught on camera; if the judge's gavel isn't enough to calm down criminals, brave bailiffs and cops have to step in; shocking attacks, escape attempts, and stolen firearms make for a very dramatic day in court.
Caught! Caught in the Act
Criminals and reprobates worldwide sneak into pockets, purses and beds; while some get away with their crimes, others are caught in the act, which leads to surprise arrests, fistfights and passionate acts of revenge.
Caught! High Crimes
In the United States, a whopping 250,000 federal prison sentences annually are fueled by drugs and alcohol; from big-shot drug dealers to inebriated road warriors, law enforcement is guarding people against danger.
Caught! Nature Strikes Back
Everything in nature wants to kill humans -- animals, gravity, even the weather; just when one thinks they've conquered nature, nature fights back -- from angry bison and gale-force winds to giant spiders and bear attacks.
Caught! Winner Takes All
All the comedy clip chips at the center of the table; lessons on all the hits, misses, and missteps.
Caught! Life on the Edge
A wild journey of outrageous clips; near-miss car crashes, avalanche disasters and a terrifying, death-defying glider ride.
Caught! Travel Hell
As travel stats reach new heights and patience hits rock bottom, millions of conflicts erupt in planes, trains and automobiles worldwide; from road rage to high-altitude meltdowns, it's a wild ride in the world of travel.
Caught! Prisoners Gone Wild
Whether they're in Missouri, France or even Brazil, prisoners attempt hare-brained schemes to escape jail; they try to escape with the help of modern technology, a disguise and even a helicopter.
Rocky Mountain Wreckers Living Life on the Edge
A damaged hauler carrying U.S. mail through Colorado shuts down I-70; hurricane-force winds in Wyoming leave a semi skewered; a jackknife on an icy overpass in Utah has the recovery crew at odds.
Rocky Mountain Wreckers The Tunnel of Chaos
The I-70 Eisenhower Tunnel closes in both directions as a 78-vehicle pileup creates mass chaos; Mountain Recovery and Stauffer's Towing battle high winds and slick roads to clear wreckage and keep major highways moving.
Rocky Mountain Wreckers Avalanche Country
Competing companies team up to recover a fully loaded cement truck leaking natural gas; Big Jon heads into avalanche country to rescue a stuck semi carrying hazardous goods; during a sudden blizzard, a crash in Salt Lake City leaves a semi in pieces.
Dirty Jobs High-Rise Window Washer
Mike Rowe joins the crew of Worldwide Window Cleaning and climbs into a bosun's chair to clean windows 40 stories above downtown Honolulu, Hawaii.
Dirty Jobs Spider Pharm
Mike learns how to make high-quality bird food in Payette, Idaho, and then milks spiders for their venom in Arizona.
Dirty Jobs Bug Detective
Mike joins students from Purdue University who are digging through pig carcasses searching for maggots and other insects as they study what is known as PMI, or time of death.
Dirty Jobs Fossil Hunter
Mike takes on his latest challenge, traveling to Utah to take on the surprisingly dirty job of being a paleontologist.
Dirty Jobs Doomsday Seed Banker
The millennium seed project collects and preserves flora seeds for replanting after a catastrophic event.
Dirty Jobs Deer Urine Farmer; Necropsy
Mike Rowe travels to Anna, Ill., and wades knee-deep in diarrhea to collect deer urine for America's buck-hunters; Mike strands Maryland's shore to perform a necropsy on an ocean sentinel to determine its cause of death.
Dirty Jobs Bug Detective
Mike joins students from Purdue University who are digging through pig carcasses searching for maggots and other insects as they study what is known as PMI, or time of death.
Dirty Jobs Fossil Hunter
Mike takes on his latest challenge, traveling to Utah to take on the surprisingly dirty job of being a paleontologist.
Dirty Jobs Doomsday Seed Banker
The millennium seed project collects and preserves flora seeds for replanting after a catastrophic event.
Dirty Jobs Deer Urine Farmer; Necropsy
Mike Rowe travels to Anna, Ill., and wades knee-deep in diarrhea to collect deer urine for America's buck-hunters; Mike strands Maryland's shore to perform a necropsy on an ocean sentinel to determine its cause of death.
America's Backyard Gold Wild West Gold
Gold is still there for the taking in the heart of America's Wild West; a drought's end in the Black Hills of South Dakota has replenished the gold in its waterways, giving better access to everyday miners for the first time in years.
America's Backyard Gold Big Dollar Beaches
Dave Turin welcomes viewers into his own backyard -- the state of Oregon; from the Rogue River rapids to the sands of the Pacific coastline, he shows viewers where the gold is and how to get it.
Homestead Rescue Misery on Miracle Mountain
The off-grid dream of an Arkansas family spans three generations, they're struggling to make it work; a polar vortex hits mid-rescue and the Raneys must pivot fast to protect lives and salvage the homestead's future.