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The following is a list of television programs currently or formerly broadcast by National Geographic, for either the National Geographic channel, Nat Geo Wild, Nat Geo Kids, or Disney+.
Current original programming
Docuseries
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Explorer | Anthropology/Geography/Nature/Science | 13 December 2004 | 12 seasons, 181 episodes | Pending |
| Lost Treasures of Egypt | Archaeology | 7 July 2019 | 5 seasons, 41 episodes | Pending |
| Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted | Food/Travel | 21 July 2019 | 4 seasons, 29 episodes | Pending |
| Last of the Giants: Wild Fish | Nature | 14 February 2022 | 3 seasons, 24 episodes | Pending |
| Lost Treasures of Rome | Archaeology | 19 April 2022 | 2 season, 13 episodes | Season 2 ongoing |
| America's National Parks | Nature | 29 August 2022 | 2 seasons, 10 episodes | Pending |
| Limitless with Chris Hemsworth | Nature | 16 November 2022 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Renewed |
| Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper | Nature | 17 June 2023 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Pending |
| Drug Lords: The Takedown | True crime | 26 April 2023 | 1 season, 10 episodes | Pending |
| When Sharks Attack 360 | Nature | 3 July 2023 | 2 seasons, 14 episodes | Pending |
| When Sharks Attack...and Why | Nature | 6 July 2023 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Pending |
| Never Say Never with Jeff Jenkins | Travel | 6 July 2023 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Pending |
| Farm Dreams | Farming | 19 July 2023 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Pending |
| Lost Cities Revealed with Albert Lin | Archaeology/History | 4 September 2023 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Pending |
| Animals Up Close with Bertie Gregory | Nature | 13 September 2023 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Renewed |
| Building Impossible with Daniel Ashville | Architecture | 19 October 2023 | 1 season, 5 episodes | Pending |
| Incredible Animal Journeys | Nature | 19 November 2023 | 1 season, 7 episodes | Pending |
| The Incredible Pol Farm | Farming | 9 January 2024 | 1 season, 14 episodes | Pending |
| Trafficked: Underworlds with Mariana van Zeller | Trafficking | 17 January 2024 | 1 seasons, 10 episodes | Renewed |
| A Real Bug's Life | Nature | 24 January 2024 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Renewed |
| Ancient Bodies: Secrets Revealed | History | 11 March 2024 | 1 season, 9 episodes | Pending |
| Lost Beasts: Unearthed | Paleontology | 30 May 2024 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Pending |
| Pirates: Behind the Legends | History | 8 June 2024 | 1 season, 8 episodes | Pending |
| Wild Vietnam | Nature | 17 July 2024 | 1 season, 2 episodes | Pending |
| Disaster Autopsy | Man-made and natural disasters | 17 August 2024 | 1 season, 7 episodes | Season 1 ongoing |
| OceanXplorers | Nature | 18 August 2024 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Pending |
| Animal Genius | Nature | 8 September 2024 | 1 season, 1 episode | Season 1 ongoing |
| National Parks: USA | Nature | 8 September 2024 | 1 season, 5 episodes | Pending |
| Witches: The Truth Behind the Trials | Supernatural | 30 September 2024 | 1 season, 6 episodes | Pending |
| Awaiting release | ||||
Reality
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To Catch a Smuggler | Reality | 8 October 2012 | 8 seasons, 69 episodes | Season 8 ongoing |
| Life Below Zero | Reality | 19 May 2013 | 22 seasons, 238 episodes | Season 23 due to premiere on 8 October 2024 |
| Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet | Reality | 12 April 2014 | 12 seasons, 106 episodes | Pending |
| Running Wild with Bear Grylls (seasons 5–8) | Reality | 5 November 2019 | 4 seasons, 32 episodes | Pending |
| Secrets of the Zoo: Tampa | Reality | 5 January 2020 | 4 seasons, 41 episodes | Pending |
| Heartland Docs, DVM | Reality | 25 January 2020 | 5 seasons, 46 episodes | Pending |
| Critter Fixers: Country Vets | Reality | 7 March 2020 | 6 seasons, 62 episodes | Pending |
| Life Below Zero: Northern Territories | Reality | 17 March 2020 | 3 seasons, 21 episodes | Pending |
| Life Below Zero: Next Generation | Reality | 7 September 2020 | 7 seasons, 88 episodes | Pending |
| Cesar Millan: Better Human Better Dog | Reality | 30 July 2021 | 5 seasons, 58 episodes | Season 5 ongoing |
| Life Below Zero: First Alaskans | Reality | 30 May 2022 | 3 seasons, 27 episodes | Pending |
| To Catch a Smuggler: South Pacific | Reality | 8 October 2022 | 13 seasons, 90 episodes | Pending |
| Fiennes: Return to the Wild | Reality | 28 May 2024 | 1 season, 2 episodes | Pending |
| Baby Animal Rescue | Reality | 15 September 2024 | 1 season, 1 episode | Season 1 ongoing |
| Northwoods Survival | Reality | 1 October 2024 | TBA | Pending |
| To Catch a Smuggler: Tropical Takedown | Reality | 5 October 2024 | 1 season, 2 episodes | Season 1 ongoing |
Drama
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Genius | Biopic anthology | 25 April 2017 | 4 seasons, 36 episodes | Pending |
Upcoming programming
Docuseries
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Blaine: Do Not Attempt | Culture | 2025 | TBA |
| Katrina | Natural disasters | 2025 | TBA |
| No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski | Food | 2025 | TBA |
| Secrets of the Penguins | Nature | 2025 | TBA |
| Underdogs | Nature | 2025 | 10 episodes |
| The Biggest Little Farm: The Series | Farming | TBA | TBA |
| Dance the World with Derek Hough | Dance | TBA | TBA |
| Great Migrations | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| Home | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| Lion | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| Pathological: Chasing A True-Crime Con Man | True crime | TBA | TBA |
| Pole to Pole | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| The Real Finding Nemo | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| Science of Avatar | Science | TBA | TBA |
| Secrets of the Bees | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| Sentient | Nature | TBA | TBA |
| Top Gun: The Next Generation | Military | TBA | TBA |
| Tucci – The Heart of Italy | Food/Travel | TBA | 1 season, 10 episodes |
| Waking the Dead | Genetics/True crime | TBA | TBA |
Reality
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legends | Dance reality competition | TBA | 1 season, 6 episodes |
Former original programming
Docuseries
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Finale | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Built for the Kill | Nature | 8 December 2001 | 4 March 2013 | 5 seasons, 31 episodes | |
| Taboo | Rituals/Traditions | 30 September 2002 | 17 December 2013 | 10 seasons, 106 episodes | |
| Be the Creature | Nature | 5 October 2003 | 14 March 2004 | 1 season, 13 episodes | |
| Megastructures | Infrastructure | 15 September 2004 | 17 November 2011 | 6 seasons, 107 episodes | |
| Is It Real? | Paranormal | 25 April 2005 | 14 August 2007 | 2 seasons, 29 episodes | |
| Ultimate Factories | Manufacturing | 9 November 2006 | 10 November 2013 | 7 seasons, 82 episodes | |
| Crash Science | Automobile accidents/Science | 6 February 2007 | 2 May 2007 | 1 season, 7 episodes | |
| Monkey Thieves | Nature | 12 August 2009 | 22 June 2011 | 3 seasons, 39 episodes | |
| Border Wars | Border control | 10 January 2010 | 16 January 2013 | 5 seasons, 57 episodes | |
| Drugs, Inc. | Illegal drug trade | 11 July 2010 | 21 November 2020 | 7 seasons, 77 episodes | |
| Fish Warrior | Fishing | 26 July 2010 | 25 March 2011 | 2 seasons, 6 episodes | |
| Ancient X-Files | Archaeology/Paranormal | 27 September 2010 | 17 July 2012 | 2 seasons, 15 episodes | |
| Alaska Wing Men | Bush pilots | 10 January 2011 | 16 March 2012 | 2 seasons, 13 episodes | |
| Beast Hunter | Cryptozoology | 4 March 2011 | 25 March 2011 | 1 season, 5 episodes | |
| Animal Fugitives | Nature | 4 May 2011 | 18 May 2011 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Africa's Deadliest | Nature | 29 September 2011 | 15 December 2022 | 8 seasons, 40 episodes | |
| Brain Games | Neuroscience/Psychology | 9 October 2011 | 2 March 2020 | 8 seasons, 75 episodes | |
| Untamed: Americas | Nature | 10 June 2012 | 11 June 2012 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Border Security: Canada's Front Line | Border patrol | 6 September 2012 | 28 November 2014 | 3 seasons, 65 episodes | |
| Access 360° World Heritage | World Heritage Sites | 22 September 2012 | 15 February 2015 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | |
| When Sharks Attack | Nature | 14 July 2013 | 30 July 2022 | 8 seasons, 51 episodes | |
| Inside the Mob: Notorious Bosses | True crime | 28 July 2013 | 10 August 2022 | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | |
| Ultimate Airport Dubai | Airport operations | 5 September 2013 | 9 December 2015 | 3 seasons, 30 episodes | |
| Animal Fight Night | Nature | 6 October 2013 | 3 June 2018 | 6 seasons, 37 episodes | |
| Wild Hawaii | Nature | 14 April 2014 | 1 season, 2 episodes | ||
| Invasion Earth | UFOs | 30 September 2014 | 7 November 2014 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Underworld, Inc. | Black market | 7 January 2015 | 28 October 2015 | 1 season, 13 episodes | |
| The Big Picture with Kal Penn | Big data/Sociology | 30 March 2015 | 18 May 2015 | 1 season, 12 episodes | |
| Danger Decoded | Man-made and natural disasters | 11 May 2015 | 15 June 2015 | 1 season, 12 episodes | |
| American Genius | History/Inventions | 1 June 2015 | 22 June 2015 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Wild Australia | Nature | 7 September 2015 | 15 September 2015 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Breakthrough | Science/Technology | 1 November 2015 | 6 June 2017 | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | |
| Wild Yellowstone | Nature | 5 December 2015 | 1 season, 2 episodes | ||
| Party Animals | Nature | 4 February 2016 | 7 January 2018 | 1 season, 12 episodes | |
| Wild Sri Lanka | Nature | 14 February 2016 | 1 season, 3 episodes | ||
| The Story of God with Morgan Freeman | Religion | 3 April 2016 | 9 April 2019 | 3 seasons, 15 episodes | |
| Nature Boom Time! | Nature | 5 April 2016 | 14 December 2016 | 1 season, 12 episodes | |
| Primal Survivor | Exploration/Nature | 7 April 2016 | 24 November 2020 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | |
| Extreme Animal Babies | Docuseries | 13 June 2016 | 17 May 2017 | 2 seasons, 9 episodes | |
| Wild Life with Bertie Gregory | Nature | 3 August 2016 | 4 October 2018 | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | |
| Facing | Biography | 30 August 2016 | 27 September 2016 | 1 season, 5 episodes | |
| Weird but True! | Educational children's television | 10 September 2016 | 14 August 2020 | 3 seasons, 43 episodes | Season 3 is a Disney+ series |
| The Adventures of Dr. Buckeye Bottoms | Nature | 18 February 2017 | 26 May 2018 | 2 seasons, 11 episodes | |
| Untamed with Filipe DeAndrade | Nature | 14 March 2017 | 30 November 2018 | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | |
| Awesome Animals | Nature | 13 April 2017 | 14 June 2017 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| The World's Deadliest Weather | Meteorology | 30 April 2017 | 12 December 2022 | 5 seasons, 52 episodes | |
| Chain of Command | Military | 15 January 2018 | 16 February 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| One Strange Rock | Nature | 26 March 2018 | 28 May 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| Scuba Sam's World | Animated educational television | 1 May 2018 | 5 June 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Drain the Oceans | Underwater archaeology | 28 May 2018 | 16 April 2023 | 6 seasons, 63 episodes | |
| Wild Russia | Nature | 31 May 2018 | 21 June 2018 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Best Job Ever | Exploration/Nature | 1 August 2018 | 6 January 2019 | 1 season, 16 episodes | |
| Animal Showdown | Nature | 5 September 2018 | 29 October 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Fearless Adventures with Jack Randall | Nature | 10 December 2018 | 29 December 2018 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Australia's Most Dangerous | Nature | 11 January 2019 | 6 June 2019 | 1 season, 12 episodes | |
| Dead by Dawn | Nature | 13 January 2019 | 17 February 2019 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Lost Cities with Albert Lin | Archaeology | 20 October 2019 | 18 November 2019 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| The World According to Jeff Goldblum | Culture | 12 November 2019 | 19 January 2022 | 2 seasons, 22 episodes | |
| Extreme Rescues | Search and rescue | 8 March 2020 | 5 April 2020 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Wild Central America | Nature | 9 March 2020 | 1 season, 2 episodes | ||
| Rogue Trip | Travel | 24 July 2020 | 1 season, 6 episodes | ||
| Magic of Disney's Animal Kingdom | Theme parks | 25 September 2020 | 4 January 2023 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | |
| Meet the Chimps | Nature | 16 October 2020 | 1 season, 6 episodes | ||
| Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller | Trafficking | 2 December 2020 | 22 March 2023 | 3 seasons, 28 episodes | |
| Narco Wars | Drug trafficking/True crime | 9 December 2020 | 7 September 2022 | 3 seasons, 25 episodes | |
| Breaking Bobby Bones | Travel | 31 May 2021 | 18 July 2021 | 1 season, 16 episodes | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition | Clip show | 11 June 2021 | 18 July 2022 | 2 seasons, 24 episodes | |
| The Hatcher Family Dairy | Farming | 11 July 2021 | 28 August 2021 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Shark Attack Files | Nature | 12 July 2021 | 21 July 2022 | 2 seasons, 14 episodes | |
| Growing Up Animal | Nature | 18 August 2021 | 1 season, 6 episodes | ||
| Welcome to Earth | Nature | 8 December 2021 | 1 season, 6 episodes | ||
| Europe's Hidden Wonders | Nature | 2 January 2022 | 13 February 2022 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Something Bit Me! | Nature | 27 February 2022 | 30 October 2022 | 1 season, 16 episodes | |
| World of Flavor with Big Moe Cason | Food/Travel | 25 July 2022 | 15 August 2022 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin | Exploration/Sports | 5 September 2022 | 27 September 2022 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| Epic Adventures with Bertie Gregory | Nature | 8 September 2022 | 1 season, 5 episodes | ||
| Super/Natural | Nature | 21 September 2022 | 1 season, 6 episodes | ||
| The 7 Toughest Days on Earth | Exploration/Nature | 7 February 2023 | 21 February 2023 | 1 season, 3 episodes | |
| UFOs: Investigating the Unknown | Unidentified flying objects | 13 February 2023 | 27 February 2023 | 1 season, 5 episodes | |
| Restaurants at the End of the World | Food/Travel | 21 March 2023 | 11 April 2023 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Wild Chile | Nature | 7 April 2023 | 1 season, 3 episodes | ||
| Wild France | Nature | 14 April 2023 | 1 season, 2 episodes | ||
| Wild Cats of India | Nature | 21 April 2023 | 1 season, 2 episodes | ||
| Home in the Wild | Exploration/Nature | 2 May 2023 | 9 May 2023 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
Reality
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Finale | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | Reality | 13 September 2004 | 15 September 2012 | 9 seasons, 162 episodes | |
| Animal Extractors | Reality | 30 October 2006 | 20 July 2007 | 1 season, 13 episodes | |
| DogTown | Reality | 4 January 2008 | 12 March 2010 | 4 seasons, 28 episodes | |
| World's Toughest Fixes | Reality | 28 September 2008 | 25 August 2011 | 3 seasons, 28 episodes | |
| Alaska State Troopers | Reality | 14 October 2009 | 15 April 2015 | 8 seasons, 82 episodes | |
| Flea Man | Reality | 17 June 2011 | 1 July 2011 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Doomsday Preppers | Reality | 27 June 2011 | 28 August 2014 | 4 seasons, 54 episodes | |
| The Incredible Dr. Pol | Reality | 29 October 2011 | 6 July 2024 | 24 seasons, 290 episodes | |
| American Weed | Reality | 22 February 2012 | 18 April 2012 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| Wicked Tuna | Reality | 1 April 2012 | 25 June 2023 | 13 seasons, 202 episodes | |
| Amish: Out of Order | Reality | 17 April 2012 | 19 June 2012 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| American Colony: Meet the Hutterites | Reality | 29 May 2012 | 31 July 2012 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| Chasing UFOs | Reality | 29 June 2012 | 17 August 2012 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| America's Lost Treasures | Reality | 4 July 2012 | 5 September 2012 | 1 season, 10 episodes | |
| American Gypsies | Reality | 17 July 2012 | 12 September 2012 | 1 season, 9 episodes | |
| Abandoned | Reality | 22 August 2012 | 3 October 2012 | 1 season, 13 episodes | |
| Alpha Dogs | Reality | 8 February 2013 | 12 April 2013 | 1 season, 16 episodes | |
| Apocalypse 101 | Reality | 12 March 2013 | 2 April 2013 | 1 season, 5 episodes | |
| Ultimate Survival Alaska | Reality competition | 12 May 2013 | 22 March 2015 | 3 seasons, 37 episodes | |
| Doomsday Castle | Reality | 13 August 2013 | 1 October 2013 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Building Wild | Reality | 14 January 2014 | 21 April 2015 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | |
| Cesar 911 | Reality | 7 March 2014 | 16 April 2016 | 3 seasons, 28 episodes | |
| Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks | Reality | 17 August 2014 | 21 November 2021 | 8 seasons, 102 episodes | |
| Live Free or Die | Reality | 30 September 2014 | 10 October 2016 | 3 seasons, 33 episodes | |
| Dr. K's Exotic Animal ER | Reality | 14 October 2014 | 21 March 2021 | 9 seasons, 87 episodes | |
| Yukon River Run | Reality | 20 July 2015 | 7 September 2015 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Vet School | Reality | 19 September 2015 | 7 November 2015 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Animal Storm Squad | Reality | 11 March 2016 | 8 April 2016 | 1 season, 5 episodes | |
| Animal ER | Reality | 10 September 2016 | 7 October 2017 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | |
| To Catch a Smuggler: Colombia | Reality | 7 June 2016 | 5 December 2018 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | |
| Rocky Mountain Animal Rescue | Reality | 3 March 2018 | 7 April 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Secrets of the Zoo | Reality | 29 July 2018 | 3 July 2022 | 5 seasons, 44 episodes | |
| Sam's Zookeeper Challenge | Reality | 12 November 2018 | 3 December 2018 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| To Catch a Smuggler: Madrid | Reality | 22 March 2019 | 4 January 2022 | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | |
| Dog: Impossible | Reality | 1 September 2019 | 29 August 2021 | 2 seasons, 14 episodes | |
| To Catch a Smuggler: Brazil | Reality | 3 October 2019 | 24 October 2019 | 1 season, 4 episodes | |
| Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under | Reality | 1 March 2020 | 4 September 2022 | 3 seasons, 44 episodes | |
| To Catch a Smuggler: Peru/Brazil | Reality | 7 May 2020 | 29 October 2020 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| United Vets of America | Reality | 30 August 2020 | 17 December 2020 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Secrets of the Zoo: North Carolina | Reality | 31 October 2020 | 19 December 2020 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Heartland Docs, DVM: Family Values | Reality | 5 March 2021 | 23 July 2022 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | |
| Race to the Center of the Earth | Reality competition | 29 March 2021 | 10 May 2021 | 1 season, 7 episodes | |
| To Catch a Smuggler: Rome | Reality | 9 April 2021 | 30 April 2021 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| Called to the Wild | Reality competition | 7 December 2021 | 21 December 2021 | 1 season, 6 episodes | |
| Brain Games: On the Road | Reality competition | 25 February 2022 | 18 March 2022 | 1 season, 20 episodes | |
| Going Fur Gold | Reality | 7 January 2023 | 30 January 2023 | 1 season, 6 episodes |
Drama
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Finale | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mars | Science fiction drama | 14 November 2016 | 17 December 2018 | 2 seasons, 13 episodes | |
| The Long Road Home | Military drama | 7 November 2017 | 19 December 2017 | 8 episodes | |
| Valley of the Boom | Historical docudrama | 13 January 2019 | 27 January 2019 | 6 episodes | |
| The Hot Zone | Drama | 27 May 2019 | 30 November 2021 | 2 seasons, 12 episodes | |
| The Right Stuff | Historical drama | 9 October 2020 | 20 November 2020 | 8 episodes | |
| Barkskins | Historical drama | 25 May 2020 | 15 June 2020 | 1 season, 8 episodes | |
| A Small Light | Biographical drama | 1 May 2023 | 22 May 2023 | 6 episodes |
Variety
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Finale | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duck Quacks Don't Echo | Comedy panel game show | 13 January 2014 | 3 March 2014 | 1 season, 14 episodes | |
| StarTalk with Neil DeGrasse Tyson | Talk show | 20 April 2015 | 16 May 2019 | 5 seasons, 76 episodes | |
| Earth Moods | Short-form visual | 16 April 2021 | 1 season, 5 episodes | ||
Miniseries
| Title | Subject | Premiere | Finale | Seasons | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inside 9/11 | History | 21 August 2005 | 22 August 2005 | 3 episodes | |
| Amazing Planet | Nature | 13 February 2007 | 21 February 2007 | 3 episodes | |
| Brilliant Beasts | Nature | 1 April 2008 | 9 May 2008 | 5 episodes | |
| A Traveler's Guide to the Planets | Astronomy | 14 February 2010 | 16 February 2010 | 6 episodes | |
| Great Migrations | Nature | 7 November 2010 | 20 November 2010 | 7 episodes | |
| Animal Mega Moves | Nature | 4 January 2011 | 25 January 2011 | 4 episodes | |
| Alien Deep with Bob Ballard | Natural history | 16 September 2012 | 17 September 2012 | 5 episodes | |
| Going Ape | Nature | 13 May 2013 | 3 episodes | ||
| The '80s: The Decade That Made Us | History/Pop culture | 14 April 2013 | 8 May 2013 | 10 episodes | |
| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey | Science | 9 March 2014 | 8 June 2014 | 13 episodes | Simulcast on Fox |
| The '90s: The Last Great Decade? | History/Pop culture | 6 July 2014 | 28 November 2014 | 9 episodes | |
| Eat: The Story of Food | Food | 21 November 2014 | 23 November 2014 | 6 episodes | |
| Kingdom of the North | Nature | 5 April 2015 | 6 April 2015 | 4 episodes | |
| The 2000s: The Decade We Saw It All | History/Pop culture | 12 July 2015 | 27 November 2015 | 6 episodes | |
| Deadly Instincts | Nature | 11 October 2015 | 14 November 2015 | 6 episodes | |
| Badlands, Texas | True crime | 24 November 2015 | 12 January 2016 | 8 episodes | |
| America's National Parks | Nature | 6 December 2015 | 24 August 2016 | 6 episodes | |
| Mission Critical | Nature photography | 31 January 2016 | 22 May 2016 | 3 episodes | |
| India's Lost Worlds | Culture/Nature | 6 May 2016 | 20 May 2016 | 3 episodes | |
| Continent 7: Antarctica | Exploration/Nature | 15 November 2016 | 20 December 2016 | 6 episodes | |
| Origins: The Journey of Humankind | Natural history | 6 March 2017 | 1 May 2017 | 8 episodes | |
| Love & Vets | Veterinary medicine | 11 March 2017 | 25 March 2017 | 3 episodes | |
| Parched | Ecology | 21 March 2017 | 4 April 2017 | 3 episodes | |
| Year Million | Futures studies | 15 May 2017 | 21 June 2017 | 6 episodes | |
| American High School | High school | 26 September 2017 | 17 October 2017 | 4 episodes | |
| The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman | Anthropology | 11 October 2017 | 20 November 2017 | 6 episodes | |
| Inside the SS | History | 10 December 2017 | 10 April 2018 | 3 episodes | |
| Trackers | Tracking | 20 January 2018 | 3 February 2018 | 3 episodes | |
| America's Wild Frontier | Nature | 2 March 2018 | 30 March 2018 | 5 episodes | |
| America Inside Out with Katie Couric | American culture/Politics | 11 April 2018 | 16 May 2018 | 6 episodes | |
| Alaska's Deadliest | Nature | 12 April 2018 | 27 April 2018 | 5 episodes | |
| Animal PD | Law enforcement | 14 April 2018 | 28 April 2018 | 3 episodes | |
| Hitler Youth | History | 17 April 2018 | 2 episodes | ||
| Alaska's Grizzly Gauntlet | Exploration/Nature | 27 April 2018 | 25 May 2018 | 5 episodes | |
| The '80s Greatest | History/Pop culture | 13 August 2018 | 10 September 2018 | 10 episodes | |
| The '90s Greatest | History/Pop culture | 10 September 2018 | 24 September 2018 | 10 episodes | |
| Inside North Korea's Dynasty | History/International affairs | 11 November 2018 | 18 November 2018 | 4 episodes | |
| Africa's Wild Side | Nature | 3 December 2018 | 17 December 2018 | 3 episodes | |
| Primal Survivor: China | Exploration/Nature | 19 December 2018 | 2 January 2019 | 3 episodes | |
| Destination Wild: Wild Arctic | Nature | 23 December 2018 | 3 episodes | ||
| Lost Treasures of the Maya | Archaeology | 4 March 2019 | 25 March 2019 | 4 episodes | |
| Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin | Archaeology | 11 March 2019 | 18 March 2019 | 2 episodes | |
| Animal ER Live | Reality | 30 March 2019 | 21 April 2019 | 8 episodes | |
| Hostile Planet | Nature | 1 April 2019 | 6 May 2019 | 6 episodes | |
| Superstructures: Engineering Marvels | Architecture/Engineering | 16 April 2019 | 2 June 2019 | 6 episodes | |
| 1989: The Year That Made Us | History/Pop culture | 5 May 2019 | 6 episodes | ||
| Out There with Jack Randall | Nature | 7 July 2019 | 16 August 2019 | 6 episodes | |
| Kingdom of the White Wolf | Nature | 25 August 2019 | 3 episodes | ||
| Buried Secrets of WWII | History | 2 September 2019 | 7 October 2019 | 6 episodes | |
| Activate: The Global Citizen Movement | Social justice | 5 September 2019 | 10 October 2019 | 6 episodes | |
| Cosmos: Possible Worlds | Science | 9 March 2020 | 20 April 2020 | 13 episodes | |
| X-Ray Earth | Natural disasters | 5 April 2020 | 19 April 2020 | 3 episodes | |
| Drug Lords: The Next Generation | True crime | 29 April 2020 | 17 June 2020 | 6 episodes | |
| Kingdom of the Mummies | Archaeology | 12 May 2020 | 2 June 2020 | 4 episodes | |
| City So Real | Local government | 29 October 2020 | 5 episodes | ||
| North Korea: Inside the Mind of a Dictator | Politics | 18 January 2021 | 2 episodes | ||
| Secrets of the Whales | Nature | 22 April 2021 | 5 episodes | ||
| Impact with Gal Gadot | Social justice | 26 April 2021 | 31 May 2021 | 6 episodes | |
| Unknown Waters with Jeremy Wade | Nature | 25 July 2021 | 8 August 2021 | 3 episodes | |
| 9/11: One Day in America | History | 29 August 2021 | 1 September 2021 | 6 episodes | |
| Storm Rising | Natural disasters | 3 October 2021 | 31 October 2021 | 5 episodes | |
| The '80s: Top Ten | History/Pop culture | 1 January 2022 | 3 January 2022 | 6 episodes | |
| Primal Survivor: Escape the Amazon | Exploration/Nature | 26 April 2022 | 24 May 2022 | 5 episodes | |
| America the Beautiful | Nature | 4 July 2022 | 6 episodes | ||
| Most Extreme Sharks | Nature | 8 July 2022 | 4 episodes | ||
| Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted Showdown | Reality competition | 25 July 2022 | 8 August 2022 | 3 episodes | |
| Primal Survivor: Mighty Mekong | Exploration/Nature | 6 September 2022 | 11 October 2022 | 6 episodes | |
| World War II: Secrets from Above | History | 19 September 2022 | 24 October 2022 | 6 episodes | |
| Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich | History | 10 April 2023 | 24 April 2023 | 6 episodes | |
| Secrets of the Elephants | Nature | 21 April 2023 | 22 April 2023 | 4 episodes | |
| The Rise and Fall of the Maya | History | 3 July 2023 | 24 July 2023 | 4 episodes | |
| Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari | Exploration/Nature | 25 July 2023 | 29 August 2023 | 6 episodes | |
| Rewind the '90s | History/Pop culture | 31 July 2023 | 28 August 2023 | 10 episodes | |
| JFK: One Day in America | History | 5 November 2023 | 3 episodes | ||
| Science Fair: The Series | Education | 10 December 2023 | 3 episodes | ||
| Arctic Ascent with Alex Honnold | Nature/Sports | 4 February 2024 | 3 episodes | ||
| Queens | Nature | 4 March 2024 | 11 March 2024 | 7 episodes | |
| Photographer | Photography | 18 March 2024 | 1 April 2024 | 6 episodes | |
| Secrets of the Octopus | Nature | 21 April 2024 | 3 episodes | ||
| World Eats Bread | Food | 2 June 2024 | 16 June 2024 | 3 episodes | |
| Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color | Military history | 3 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 | 4 episodes | |
| Cult Massacre: One Day in Jonestown | True crime | 17 June 2024 | 3 episodes | ||
| Cursed Gold: A Shipwreck Scandal | Exploration/True crime | 22 August 2024 | 3 episodes | ||
| Killer Lies: Chasing a True Crime Con Man | True crime | 28 August 2024 | 3 episodes | ||
| Tsunami: Race Against Time | Disaster | 24 November 2024 | 4 episodes | ||
Notes
- Previously aired on Nickelodeon, TBS, CNBC, and MSNBC
- ^ Disney+ series
- ^ Nat Geo Wild series
- Seasons 1–4 originally aired on NBC
- ^ Nat Geo Kids series
- ^ Miniseries
- National Geographic YouTube channel series
- Hulu series
References
- ^ White, Peter (8 February 2024). "'Limitless With Chris Hemsworth' & 'A Real Bug's Life' Renewed For Season 2 At Nat Geo & Disney+". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ Petski, Denise (9 May 2024). "'Trafficked' & 'Animals Up Close' Renewed By Nat Geo". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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