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 16, Episode 7

Dewey Defeats Truman, Real Jekyll and Hyde and Sunken Steamship Treasure

Don Wildman examines how an iconic headline came to be, the real-life inspiration for a literary villain and the search for millions of dollars of sunken treasure.

Saturday
Sep 16
11am | 10c
Season 16, Episode 8

Winnie the Bear, Frozen Miracle and Whiskey Galore

Don Wildman examines a stuffed bear that inspired one of the greatest children's books of all time, a fireman's pike used in a icy rescue mission and a bottle of whiskey that was once at the center of an illegal escapade.

Saturday
Sep 16
12pm | 11c
Season 16, Episode 9

Rikers Island Rescue, She Sells Sea Shells and Weathering the War

Don Wildman examines a well-worn fire hose connected to an astonishing tale of unlikely heroes, fossilized remains found by a young paleontologist who inspired an iconic tongue twister and an unusual vehicle used in the D-Day invasion.

Saturday
Sep 16
1pm | 12c
Season 16, Episode 10

Beethoven's Mysterious Malady, the Great Raid and Planet X

Don Wildman examines a well-worn fire hose connected to an astonishing tale of unlikely heroes, fossilized remains found by a young paleontologist who inspired an iconic tongue twister and an unusual vehicle used in the D-Day invasion.

Saturday
Sep 16
2pm | 1c
Season 16, Episode 11

Channel Champion, the Forger and Harper Method

Don Wildman investigates a record-breaking long-distance swimmer, a teenage war hero on Nazi-occupied France and the transformative tonic that lead to a franchise of salons.

Saturday
Sep 16
3pm | 2c
Season 16, Episode 12

Stagecoach Mary, Alaska Firestarter and Mummy Mystery

Don Wildman examines a daring Wild West escape by stagecoach,

Saturday
Sep 16
4pm | 3c
Season 16, Episode 13

Coast Guard Courage, Pizza Margherita and Jump Jet

Don Wildman examines a life vest worn during a harrowing ocean rescue, an oven used to cook a pizza fit for a queen and a harrier jet that narrowly escaped disaster.

Saturday
Sep 16
5pm | 4c
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.

Saturday
Sep 16
6pm | 5c
Season 17, Episode 2

Antis the Radar Dog, Bringing Up the Baby and the Art of Murder

Don Wildman investigates a dog with a sixth sense for danger, the harrowing tale of a drill rescue and a magazine detailing the murder of a famous model.

Saturday
Sep 16
7pm | 6c
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.

Saturday
Sep 16
8pm | 7c
Season 17, Episode 4

How to Sell the Eiffel Tower, Killer Lake and Cinderella Girl

Don Wildman investigates a legendary scam artist, an African lake with a hidden danger and a young girl who celebrated her birthday at the White House.

Saturday
Sep 16
11pm | 10c
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.

Sunday
Sep 17
12am | 11c
Season 17, Episode 4

How to Sell the Eiffel Tower, Killer Lake and Cinderella Girl

Don Wildman investigates a legendary scam artist, an African lake with a hidden danger and a young girl who celebrated her birthday at the White House.

Sunday
Sep 17
3am | 2c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
7am | 6c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
8am | 7c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
9am | 8c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
10am | 9c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
11am | 10c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
12pm | 11c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
1pm | 12c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
2pm | 1c
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.

Saturday
Sep 23
3pm | 2c
Season 18, Episode 1

Ground Zero Flag, Space Suit and Pacific Codebreaker

Don Wildman investigates the story behind an iconic September 11th photo, a NASA experiment that turned deadly and a Naval codebreaker determined to outsmart the enemy.

Saturday
Sep 23
4pm | 3c
Season 18, Episode 2

Terra Australis, Operation Underworld and Heroine Hostess

Don Wildman examines an unlikely alliance between the military and a mob boss, a death-defying voyage on the high seas and a high-flying heroine who went above and beyond the call of duty.

Saturday
Sep 23
5pm | 4c
Season 18, Episode 3

Dippy the Dinosaur, Golden Record and Hooverball

Don Wildman examines a dinosaur that was one the largest complete skeletons of its time, the golden cover of a record that contained the sounds of Earth and a medicine ball used by a president to save his life.

Saturday
Sep 23
6pm | 5c
Season 18, Episode 4

Jefferson's Wine, First High Flyer and Stefania's Thirteen

Don Wildman examines an advertisement for an actress turned spy, the helmet of a brave pilot who paved the way for space exploration and the story behind a young girl who stood up to the Nazis.

Saturday
Sep 23
7pm | 6c