Is Explorer coming back?
Explorer (1985–present) — history on National Geographic
The answer: Between seasons — last episode October 26, 2023, no return date announced yet.
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245episodes
About Explorer
Explorer is currently between seasons, with its most recent episode having aired on October 26, 2023. The series is not scheduled to return immediately, and no new episodes have been announced. It has a long history of broadcasting on the National Geographic Channel since its debut in 1985.
Explorer was a documentary series that focused on topics related to history, science, nature, and culture. Over the years, it became the longest-running series of its kind on cable television, producing more than two thousand films that explored hidden parts of the world and uncovered mysteries from ancient times to modern discoveries.
The show featured a narration by Peter Coyote and Salvatore F. Vecchio, with Phil Keoghan serving as the host. It was rated null on TVMaze and had a runtime of 60 minutes per episode.
Explorer episode schedule
245 aired
Aired · 245
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| October 26, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Explorer: Lake of Fire |
| August 24, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Explorer: Lost in the Arctic |
| December 4, 2022 | S2022·E2 | The last tepui |
| January 15, 2022 | S2022·E1 | The Deepest Cave |
| February 11, 2019 | S2019·E7 | Inside the Bear's Den |
| February 11, 2019 | S2019·E6 | Race Car Science |
| February 4, 2019 | S2019·E5 | Ancient Fighting Arts |
| January 28, 2019 | S2019·E3 | Yellowstone Wolves |
| January 28, 2019 | S2019·E4 | Lions of Zambia |
| January 14, 2019 | S2019·E2 | Swimming with Sharks |
| January 7, 2019 | S2019·E1 | Human Towers |
| December 17, 2018 | S2018·E6 | The Boiling River |
| December 10, 2018 | S2018·E5 | Space Race |
| December 3, 2018 | S2018·E4 | Border Battle |
| November 26, 2018 | S2018·E3 | In The Eagle's Nest |
| November 19, 2018 | S2018·E2 | Digging Up Dinosaurs |
| November 12, 2018 | S2018·E1 | The Mouth of Hell |
| December 3, 2017 | S2017·E18 | The Secrets Of Christ's Tomb: Explorer Special |
| June 26, 2017 | S2017·E17 | A Blow To The Header |
| June 19, 2017 | S2017·E16 | A New Face On the Crime Scene | Hiding In Plain Sight | Where's My Jet Pack? |
| June 12, 2017 | S2017·E15 | Cocaine of the Sea |
| June 5, 2017 | S2017·E14 | A New Normal |
| May 29, 2017 | S2017·E13 | Conflict Gold; Chelsea Clinton; |
| May 22, 2017 | S2017·E12 | Grindor on the Ganges |
| May 15, 2017 | S2017·E11 | How to Sell an Epidemic |
| May 8, 2017 | S2017·E10 | The Evaporated People |
| May 1, 2017 | S2017·E9 | Lawless |
| April 24, 2017 | S2017·E8 | Upwardly Mobile |
| April 17, 2017 | S2017·E7 | Secret War |
| April 10, 2017 | S2017·E6 | Holy Rock |
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| April 3, 2017 | S2017·E5 | Island Saves the World |
| March 27, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Right to Life |
| March 20, 2017 | S2017·E3 | Dalai Lama |
| March 13, 2017 | S2017·E2 | Life on the Watchlist |
| March 6, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Drugs, Death and Duterte |
| December 19, 2016 | S2016·E15 | Episode 15 |
| December 12, 2016 | S2016·E14 | Episode 14 |
| December 5, 2016 | S2016·E13 | Episode 13 |
| November 28, 2016 | S2016·E12 | Episode 12 |
| November 21, 2016 | S2016·E11 | Episode 11 |
| November 14, 2016 | S2016·E10 | Episode 10 |
| October 21, 2016 | S2016·E9 | What Would Teddy Do? |
| June 26, 2016 | S2016·E8 | Battle For Virunga |
| June 5, 2016 | S2016·E7 | Blood Antiquities |
| May 1, 2016 | S2016·E6 | Point Of No Return |
| April 3, 2016 | S2016·E5 | Faces of Death |
| March 6, 2016 | S2016·E4 | Fighting ISIS |
| February 29, 2016 | S2016·E3 | 25 Years |
| February 14, 2016 | S2016·E2 | Eyes Wide Open |
| January 10, 2016 | S2016·E1 | Call of the Wild |
| December 13, 2015 | S2015·E4 | The Cult of Mary |
| November 1, 2015 | S2015·E3 | Bill Nye's Global Meltdown |
| October 4, 2015 | S2015·E2 | Legend of the Monkey God |
| August 31, 2015 | S2015·E1 | Warlords of Ivory |
| November 26, 2014 | S2014·E3 | James Cameron's Deepsea Challenge |
| November 7, 2014 | S2014·E2 | Anaconda, Queen of the Serpents |
| September 15, 2014 | S2014·E1 | Inside the Green Berets |
| February 14, 2013 | S2013·E3 | The Man Who Swims with Crocodiles |
| November 7, 2012 | S2012·E14 | Mystery of Easter Island |
| August 11, 2012 | S2012·E8 | Martian Mega Rover |
| June 24, 2012 | S2012·E6 | Under Cover: Tennessee Dog Fighting |
| April 12, 2012 | S2012·E15 | Search for the Head of John the Baptist |
| March 22, 2012 | S2012·E11 | Omens of the Apocalypse |
| March 18, 2012 | S2012·E5 | Finding the Lost da Vinci |
| March 3, 2012 | S2012·E4 | Million Dollar Moon Rock Heist |
| February 22, 2012 | S2012·E7 | Sex for Sale: American Escort |
| February 12, 2012 | S2012·E3 | The Man Who Can Fly |
| January 29, 2012 | S2012·E2 | 400 Million Dollar Emerald |
| January 15, 2012 | S2012·E1 | Guerrilla Gold Rush |
| December 18, 2011 | S2011·E15 | Hitler's GI Death Camp |
| November 30, 2011 | S2011·E14 | The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden |
| November 27, 2011 | S2011·E13 | To Catch a Smuggler |
| November 23, 2011 | S2011·E12 | How to Build an Ancient Man |
| November 20, 2011 | S2011·E11 | JFK: The Lost Bullet |
| May 29, 2011 | S2011·E10 | Stormageddon |
| May 10, 2011 | S2011·E9 | Crime Lords of Tokyo |
| May 10, 2011 | S2011·E8 | Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes |
| May 3, 2011 | S2011·E7 | Megapiranha |
| April 26, 2011 | S2011·E6 | The Angel Effect |
| April 19, 2011 | S2011·E5 | Mystery of the Murdered Saints |
| February 14, 2011 | S2011·E4 | Clash of the Americas |
| February 7, 2011 | S2011·E3 | How to Build a Beating Heart |
| January 24, 2011 | S2011·E2 | Lost Cannibals of Europe |
| January 17, 2011 | S2011·E1 | American Hostage |
| December 14, 2010 | S2010·E17 | Born to Rage? |
| November 8, 2010 | S2010·E16 | American Doomsday |
| October 23, 2010 | S2010·E15 | How Man Tamed the Wild |
| October 16, 2010 | S2010·E14 | Lost Mummies of New Guinea |
| September 28, 2010 | S2010·E13 | Can the Gulf Survive? |
| August 31, 2010 | S2010·E12 | Inside Bioterror |
| August 24, 2010 | S2010·E11 | Albino Murders |
| August 17, 2010 | S2010·E10 | 24 Hours After Hiroshima |
| August 10, 2010 | S2010·E9 | Inside the DEA |
| July 7, 2010 | S2010·E8 | Fighting Back: Stories from the Spill |
| May 15, 2010 | S2010·E7 | Electronic Armageddon |
| May 8, 2010 | S2010·E6 | Talibanistan |
| April 27, 2010 | S2010·E5 | Fatal Insomnia |
| April 20, 2010 | S2010·E4 | Journey to an Alien Moon |
| April 11, 2010 | S2010·E3 | Solitary Confinement |
| March 1, 2010 | S2010·E2 | Inside: the Nuclear Threat |
| January 31, 2010 | S2010·E1 | Camp Leatherneck |
| December 13, 2009 | S2009·E19 | Narco State |
| November 24, 2009 | S2009·E18 | Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil |
| November 17, 2009 | S2009·E17 | 24 Hours After Asteroid Impact |
| November 10, 2009 | S2009·E16 | Secret History of Diamonds |
| November 3, 2009 | S2009·E15 | Inside LSD |
| October 27, 2009 | S2009·E14 | Mystery of The Disembodied Feet |
| September 29, 2009 | S2009·E13 | Climbing Redwood Giants |
| September 22, 2009 | S2009·E12 | Chimps on the Edge |
| September 15, 2009 | S2009·E11 | Sex, Lies and Gender |
| June 12, 2009 | S2009·E10 | Inside Death Row |
| June 9, 2009 | S2009·E9 | Easter Island Underworld |
| June 2, 2009 | S2009·E8 | Child Mummy Sacrifice |
| April 5, 2009 | S2009·E7 | Inside Guantanamo |
| March 10, 2009 | S2009·E6 | T. Rex Walks Again |
| March 3, 2009 | S2009·E5 | Kingdom of the Blue Whale |
| February 24, 2009 | S2009·E4 | Peru's Mass Grave Mystery |
| February 10, 2009 | S2009·E3 | Monster Fish of the Congo |
| February 3, 2009 | S2009·E2 | Italy's Mystery Mummies |
| January 13, 2009 | S2009·E1 | The Virus Hunters |
| December 9, 2008 | S2008·E16 | Guns in America |
| November 20, 2008 | S2008·E15 | Lost Cities of the Amazon |
| October 2, 2008 | S2008·E14 | Marijuana Nation |
| September 25, 2008 | S2008·E13 | Secret History of Gold |
| September 16, 2008 | S2008·E12 | Congo Bush Pilots |
| September 2, 2008 | S2008·E11 | Moment of Death |
| July 22, 2008 | S2008·E10 | Finding Anastasia |
| July 1, 2008 | S2008·E9 | Gorilla Murders |
| June 10, 2008 | S2008·E8 | Science of Cats |
| June 4, 2008 | S2008·E7 | Bog Mummies |
| June 3, 2008 | S2008·E6 | Tunnel to a Lost World |
| April 8, 2008 | S2008·E5 | Shark Superhighway |
| April 1, 2008 | S2008·E4 | Death of the Iceman |
| March 12, 2008 | S2008·E3 | Alaska's Last Oil |
| February 13, 2008 | S2008·E2 | Testosterone Factor |
| January 9, 2008 | S2008·E1 | Science of Evil |
| December 9, 2007 | S2007·E17 | Last Christians of Bethlehem |
| December 2, 2007 | S2007·E16 | China's Secret Mummies |
| November 21, 2007 | S2007·E15 | Ultimate Viper |
| November 11, 2007 | S2007·E14 | Inside the Body Trade |
| October 23, 2007 | S2007·E13 | Heroin Crisis |
| October 7, 2007 | S2007·E12 | Mammoth Mystery |
| September 19, 2007 | S2007·E11 | Science of Babies |
| September 12, 2007 | S2007·E10 | Ultimate Crocodile |
| August 15, 2007 | S2007·E9 | Science of Dogs |
| August 8, 2007 | S2007·E8 | Jellyfish Invasion |
| June 13, 2007 | S2007·E7 | FBI Takedown |
| April 11, 2007 | S2007·E6 | Struck by Lightning |
| March 4, 2007 | S2007·E5 | Aryan Brotherhood |
| February 28, 2007 | S2007·E4 | Doomsday Volcano |
| February 27, 2007 | S2007·E3 | Inside North Korea |
| February 19, 2007 | S2007·E2 | Ultimate Shark |
| January 21, 2007 | S2007·E1 | Iraq's Guns for Hire |
| December 17, 2006 | S2006·E18 | Secret Lives of Jesus |
| December 13, 2006 | S2006·E17 | Super Carrier |
| December 6, 2006 | S2006·E16 | Attack of the Killer Bees |
| October 18, 2006 | S2006·E15 | World's Most Dangerous Drug |
| September 20, 2006 | S2006·E14 | Ultimate Cat |
| September 13, 2006 | S2006·E13 | Ultimate Hippo |
| September 6, 2006 | S2006·E12 | L.A.'s Future Quake |
| August 30, 2006 | S2006·E11 | Ultimate Bear |
| August 16, 2006 | S2006·E10 | Python vs Gator |
| June 20, 2006 | S2006·E8 | Super Sub |
| June 13, 2006 | S2006·E7 | Elephant Rage |
| May 31, 2006 | S2006·E5 | Outsmarting Terror |
| May 30, 2006 | S2006·E6 | Drowning New Orleans |
| May 30, 2006 | S2006·E9 | Inside The Real NCIS |
| May 9, 2006 | S2006·E4 | Fire Ants: Texas Border Massacre |
| April 19, 2006 | S2006·E3 | Science of Surveillance |
| January 31, 2006 | S2006·E2 | World's Most Dangerous Gang |
| January 6, 2006 | S2006·E1 | Super Snake |
| November 28, 2005 | S2005·E14 | Super Chopper |
| November 27, 2005 | S2005·E13 | Last Days of the Maya |
| November 11, 2005 | S2005·E12 | Nightmare in Jamestown |
| October 7, 2005 | S2005·E18 | Mysteries of Survival |
| October 4, 2005 | S2005·E11 | Pyramids of Fire |
| September 13, 2005 | S2005·E10 | Collapse |
| June 16, 2005 | S2005·E9 | DNA Mysteries: The Search for Adam |
| April 22, 2005 | S2005·E8 | Violent Earth |
| March 25, 2005 | S2005·E7 | Surviving Maximum Security |
| March 9, 2005 | S2005·E6 | Hogzilla |
| March 7, 2005 | S2005·E5 | Tiny Humans: The Hobbits of Flores |
| February 14, 2005 | S2005·E4 | Inside Shock and Awe |
| February 7, 2005 | S2005·E3 | The Witchcraft Murder |
| January 24, 2005 | S2005·E2 | The True Face of Hurricanes |
| January 17, 2005 | S2005·E1 | Killer Cats |
| December 31, 2004 | S2005·E16 | Emperors Of The Ice |
| December 31, 2004 | S2005·E15 | Whales In Crisis |
| December 13, 2004 | S2004·E13 | Female Suicide Bombers |
| June 26, 2004 | S2005·E17 | China's Lost Girls |
| June 19, 2004 | S2004·E12 | Tiger Shark |
| June 13, 2004 | S2004·E11 | Killer Crocs of Uganda |
| April 23, 2004 | S2004·E10 | Roar: One Man's Pride |
| March 28, 2004 | S2004·E9 | Poison |
| March 22, 2004 | S2004·E8 | Rat |
| March 21, 2004 | S2004·E7 | Fearsome Frogs |
| March 13, 2004 | S2004·E6 | Elephant Power |
| March 13, 2004 | S2004·E14 | Return of the Mummy |
| February 23, 2004 | S2004·E5 | Island of the Vampire Birds |
| February 22, 2004 | S2004·E4 | Gates of Hell |
| February 9, 2004 | S2004·E3 | Africa's Deadly Dozen |
| February 8, 2004 | S2004·E2 | King Rattler |
| January 31, 2004 | S2004·E1 | Wolves of the Air; Flight of the Harpy Eagle |
| December 21, 2003 | S2003·E5 | Coming of Age with Elephants |
| December 13, 2003 | S2003·E9 | The War Next Door |
| November 19, 2003 | S2003·E4 | Wolves: Legends of the Night |
| November 9, 2003 | S2003·E3 | The Lion Queen |
| October 19, 2003 | S2003·E2 | Ultimate Crocodile |
| October 12, 2003 | S2003·E1 | A Cheetah Story |
| October 11, 2003 | S2003·E10 | Iraq's Lost Treasure |
| July 27, 2003 | S2003·E6 | Inside the Tornado |
| June 29, 2003 | S2003·E7 | King Kong in my Pocket |
| November 24, 2002 | S2002·E9 | The Search for Kennedy's PT 109 |
| November 17, 2002 | S2002·E8 | Owls: Silent Hunters |
| October 27, 2002 | S2002·E3 | Hornets From Hell |
| July 28, 2002 | S2002·E4 | Lost Subs: Disaster At Sea |
| July 21, 2002 | S2002·E5 | Terminal Velocity |
| January 27, 2002 | S2002·E2 | Forgotten Desert |
| January 20, 2002 | S2002·E1 | Vietnam's Unseen War: Pictures from the Other Side |
| December 23, 2001 | S2001·E1 | Beyond the Movie: The Lord of the Rings |
| May 1, 2001 | S2001·E2 | Renegade Lions |
| October 3, 1999 | S1999·E1 | Tempest from the Deep |
| July 9, 1999 | S1999·E4 | Australia's Great Barrier Reef |
| June 1, 1999 | S1999·E5 | The Secret Life of Cats |
| April 14, 1999 | S1999·E3 | The Battle for Midway |
| August 19, 1998 | S1998·E1 | Yellowstone - Realm of The Coyote |
| May 13, 1998 | S1998·E2 | Dinosaur Hunters |
| April 28, 1998 | S1998·E3 | Wild Passions |
| May 25, 1997 | S1997·E3 | Intrigue in Istanbul |
| April 29, 1997 | S1997·E4 | Tiger's Eye |
…and 15 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
