About the Show

Don Wildman embarks on an epic quest to solve the world's greatest mysteries. From historical institutions to unexplored archives, Don unearths extraordinary relics and sinister artifacts, each with an incredible story to tell and a secret to be revealed.

About the Host

Don Wildman

An impassioned history enthusiast and adventurer, Don Wildman’s myriad of on-camera investigations have carried him far and wide to mankind’s greatest legends and lore. Whether descending the underground cities of Cappadocia or slogging through London’s labyrinthine sewer system or hiking red-rock ridges in Ethiopia, Wildman has traveled around the globe to history’s hardest places, where visceral tales are set against ancient backdrops and human intrigue is carved into walls.

All About Don

Season 2, Episode 13

Brinks Heist, Saddam's Spider Hole, Ringdocus

Uncover the mysteries behind the largest armed robbery in US history, discover where Saddam Hussein was captured, and discover whether or not James Dean's car was really evil.

Friday
Oct 25
9am | 8c
Season 19, Episode 4

Nuclear Nightmare, Badlands Bandits and The Movie Star and the Dead Man

Don Wildman investigates an accident that nearly caused a nuclear catastrophe, how a future president laid down the law in the Wild West and a shocking crime that rocked Hollywood.

Monday
Oct 28
8am | 7c
Season 19, Episode 6

Italian Sherlock Holmes, King of the Airwaves and Texan Takes Moscow

Don Wildman investigates the origins of the mob, the dramatic story behind a reluctant ruler and the piano prodigy who helped thaw the Cold War.

Monday
Oct 28
9am | 8c
Season 19, Episode 8

Jakarta Incident, Toe-to-Toe in Toledo and Assassinating FDR

Don Wildman investigates a pilot forced to fly a jumbo jet with no engines, the scandal behind the biggest boxing upset in history and an assassination attempt on a president-elect.

Monday
Oct 28
10am | 9c
Season 19, Episode 10

Betty Lou Had a Great Fall, Gurdon Ghost Light and Twitch and Shout

Don Wildman investigates a perilous plunge inside the nation's tallest building, a mysterious light from beyond the grave and a curious contagion plaguing a small town high school.

Monday
Oct 28
11am | 10c
Season 19, Episode 12

Dickens to the Rescue, Check Off to Take Off and Waterlogged Whiskers

Don Wildman investigates a beloved British author's heroics in the face of a real-life cliffhanger, a plane crash that forever changed aviation safety and the clever cup that saved a popular facial hair fad.

Monday
Oct 28
12pm | 11c
Season 19, Episode 2

Real Life Lassie, Spy Who Went Cold and Sinking of the Andrea Doria

Don Wildman examines a heroic hound, a Soviet agent hiding in plain sight and the disastrous voyage of a luxury liner.

Monday
Oct 28
1pm | 12c
Season 19, Episode 3

Million Dollar Dinner, Thing in the Woods and Cornstalk Colonel

Don Wildman examines an ancient queen who drank a very expensive cocktail, an unusual box discovered by a farmer in the woods and an American colonel who routed the British with corn.

Monday
Oct 28
2pm | 1c
Season 17, Episode 6

Jackie O. Saves Grand Central, Bouncing Bombs and Row Row Row Your Boat

Don Wildman showcases a former first lady's campaign to save a New York landmark, a bouncing bomb that turned the tide of World War II and a journal that documented two men as they rowed across the Atlantic Ocean.

Monday
Oct 28
3pm | 2c
Season 17, Episode 8

Green Goddess, Terror on Tuesday and The Real Great Escape

Don Wildman investigates the story behind the Statue of Liberty, an attempt to bomb St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and a daring escape from World War Two's most feared POW camp.

Monday
Oct 28
4pm | 3c
Season 19, Episode 5

Great Panjandrum, Jesse James to the Rescue and Willig's Wager

Don Wildman investigates a rocket-powered wheel that took on the Nazis, an infamous outlaw with a heart of gold and an intrepid climber who scaled a skyscraper.

Monday
Oct 28
5pm | 4c
Season 19, Episode 7

Operation Paul Bunyan, The Nose Knows and The Night America Burned

Don Wildman highlights a tree-cutting mission that provoked a military standoff with North Korea, a subway stench with a surprising source and one scientist's out-of-this-world explanation for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.

Tuesday
Oct 29
8am | 7c
Season 19, Episode 9

Lucky Lucca, Flathead Lake Monster and Bumbling to Berlin

Don Wildman investigates an explosive tale of a four-legged hero, a fearsome creature found in a Montana lake and a pilot's attempt to push the boundaries of aviation.

Tuesday
Oct 29
9am | 8c
Season 17, Episode 10

Operation Toothpaste, Case of the Kates and White River Monster

Don Wildman investigates the search for a Nazi stockpile of radioactive materials, a scandalous case of stolen identity and the truth behind a monster that terrorized the residents of a tiny Arkansas town.

Monday
Nov 4
8am | 7c
Season 17, Episode 12

Winter War, Terror in Antarctica and First Snow Globe

Don Wildman explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general, searches for the fate of a lost expedition and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.

Monday
Nov 4
9am | 8c
Season 17, Episode 1

Undercover Informant, The Black Beetle and Unexpected Artist

Don Wildman examines the insider who took down Al Capone, a jet engine that was used in a daring railroad experiment and a portrait painted by a woman who overcame insurmountable odds to become a world-renowned artist.

Monday
Nov 4
10am | 9c
Season 17, Episode 3

Dorothy of Dakota, Crop Circles of the Deep and Tunnel of Love

Don Wildman investigates a girl who went over the rainbow, a deep-sea design with mysterious origins and a man who dug his way into a woman's heart.

Monday
Nov 4
11am | 10c
Season 17, Episode 5

Fleeing Fidel, Murder by Shark and Inflated Feud

Don Wildman examines an adventurous young man's daring escape from Cuba, a murder that was revealed by a shark and a duel that took place in hot air balloons.

Monday
Nov 4
12pm | 11c
Season 17, Episode 7

Madame X, The Ultimate Chess Game and A Monster in the Valley

Don Wildman investigates a scandal that rocked 19th-century Paris, a life-or-death chess game during the height of the Russian Revolution and a Sasquatch sighting that goes viral.

Monday
Nov 4
1pm | 12c
Season 17, Episode 9

Hitler Diaries, Hobby Horse and Parting the Red Sea

Don Wildman examines the purported diaries of Adolf Hitler that scandalized 1980s Germany, a weather disaster that led to the invention of the bicycle and a possible scientific explanation for the story of Exodus.

Monday
Nov 4
2pm | 1c
Season 17, Episode 11

Sergeant Bill Goat Hero, Gilded Grudge and Osage Investigation

Don Wildman showcases a goat who served in World War I, a feud between two prominent New York families and a nefarious cattleman who murdered Native Americans for money.

Monday
Nov 4
3pm | 2c
Season 21, Episode 2

Cat's Best Friend, Sunken Treasure and Raining Frogs

Don Wildman investigates one of NYC's bravest furry firefighters, a valuable shipwreck-recovered bottle in Massachusetts and a street sign that recalls a fearless revolution to overthrow the Soviet Union in Prague, Czech Republic.

Monday
Nov 4
4pm | 3c
Season 19, Episode 11

Jack and the Goat, Operation Hydra and Hell on St. Helens

Don Wildman investigates JFK's four-legged running mate, a daring plan to destroy a Nazi superweapon and the photographer who survived a volcanic eruption.

Tuesday
Nov 5
8am | 7c
Season 19, Episode 13

Lost City of the Monkey God, Christmas Tree for Teddy and Bell Island Boom

Don Wildman investigates a lost city in Honduras protected by a deadly curse, the first family that changed Christmas forever and a devastating bang that wreaked havoc on a small Canadian town.

Tuesday
Nov 5
9am | 8c
Season 17, Episode 13

Battle on Ice, Lost Andree Expedition and Alaskan Sea Monster

Don Wildman explores the slippery strategy of a medieval general, searches for the fate of a lost expedition and investigates a bizarre creature from the deep.

Wednesday
Nov 6
8am | 7c
Season 17, Episode 1

Undercover Informant, The Black Beetle and Unexpected Artist

Don Wildman examines the insider who took down Al Capone, a jet engine that was used in a daring railroad experiment and a portrait painted by a woman who overcame insurmountable odds to become a world-renowned artist.

Wednesday
Nov 6
9am | 8c