National Geographic Library Progress on Disney+

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Last Updated: September 20 – Despite the removal of Nat Geo Wild from Spectrum, October continues the new new new strategy of 3-4 month delays on streaming new episodes… Disney+ is a garbage streaming service. 🙂

TitleLast AiredStreaming Info
To Catch a Smuggler (Seasons 1-6)AiringSeptember 27: Season 5

Season 6: Horrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
Heartland Docs, DVM (Seasons 1-5)Premiering October 7October 11 – All episodes on Disney+ and Hulu
Running Wild with Bear Grylls: The Challenge (Seasons 1-2)August 27October 25 – All episodes on Disney+ and Hulu
Primal Survivor: Extreme African Safari (Season 1)August 29October 25 – All episodes on Disney+ and Hulu
Explorer: Lake of FirePremiering
October 26
October 27 – Disney+ and Hulu
Life Below Zero (Seasons 5-8, 21) Airing
👎Seasons 5-6 removed July 2022, but NatGeoTV.com won’t edit the lie that all seasons are streaming despite multiple times contacting them.

👎Seasons 7-8 removed April 2023. It NEVER ends.

Season 21: Horrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
Life Below Zero Next Generation (Season 6)AiringHorrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
Dr. Oakley Yukon Vet (Season 12)AiringHorrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
The Incredible Dr. Pol (Seasons 1-23)AiringHorrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
Building Impossible With Daniel Ashville (Season 1)Airs October 19Horrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
9-11: Where Were You? Never Forget (2023)September 10Horrible new new new window strategy means exclusive to Nat Geo app for an unknown amount of time. 👎👎👎
Rewind the 90s (Season 1)August 28👎No-Showed August 30 2023 due to poor library management. Added and removed from Hulu August 30th 2023 as well.
What Really Happened: America’s Wild West (Season 1)June 30Apparently a tax write-down, all digital copies removed from the internet and mentions of series purged. WEIRD!
Drug Lords: The Take Down (Season 1)June 28👎NEW EPISODES STREAM NEXT DAY ON HULU INSTEAD OF DISNEY+👎
Hitler: The Lost Tapes of the Third Reich (Season 1)April 24👎Provided to Hulu early access because the Disney+ Nat Geo brand tile is meaningless.
Drain the Oceans (Seasons 1-6)April 9
Trafficked With Mariana van Zeller (Seasons 1-3)March 22All 3 seasons no-showed on Disney+ March 23 due to poor content strategy.

👎Exclusive to Hulu 👎
Lost Treasures of Egypt: Four QueensMarch 13
Lost Treasures of Arabia: The Ancient City of DadanMarch 13
Lost Treasures of Rome: Women Dig HistoryMarch 13
Airport Security (Seasons 1-12)March 104 “seasons” / 40 episodes (!!) released in the past few months as “To Catch A Smuggler: South Pacific”

👎Seasons 9 – 12 Exclusive to Hulu.👎
National Geographic Investigates: Narco StateMarch 9👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
National Geographic Investigates: Guantanamo – Battle for JusticeMarch 2👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
National Geographic Investigates: Legal Marijuana in America (2023)February 16👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
National Geographic Investigates: Battle for Alaska’s Oil (2023)February 9👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
Watch Titanic: 25 Years Later with James CameronFebruary 6👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
National Geographic Investigates: Colombian Hippo Invasion (2023)February 3👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
National Geographic Investigates: LSD & Psychadelics (2023)January 27👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
National Geographic Investigates: Narco Bling: Chapo Guzman Endgame (2023)January 19👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
Maradona ConfidentialNovember 2022👎Exclusive to ESPN+. Left Hulu August 1 2023.👎
To Catch a Smuggler: Caribbean CoastOctober 2022👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
Latin America from Above: From Baja to PatagoniaSeptember 2022
Super Frenchie: Adventure CallsSeptember 2022
Locked Up Abroad (Seasons 1-12)2022👎S10-12 also licensed to Hulu 👎
Narco Wars (Seasons 1-3)September 2022👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Narco Wars: Drugs in America (2022)August 2022👎Left Hulu August 1 2023, did not transfer over.👎
Narco Wars: Queenpins (2022)August 2022👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
The Skyjacker That Got Away: D.B. CooperJuly 2022
The Hot Zone (Seasons 1-2)November 2021👎Left Hulu May 2023, did not transfer over.👎
Killer High: The Silent Crisis (2021)November 2021Left Hulu Summer 2022
Home Rediscovered (2021)Sept 2021
Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red SummerJune 2021👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Car S.O.S. (Season 9-10)June 2021Abandoned in USA?
Mountain Strong: Surviving the Creek FireMay 2021
Serpent’s SurpriseMay 2021
Perpetual Planet: Heroes of the OceansApr 22, 2021
Science of Stupid (Seasons 1-8)Seasons 1-7 were skipped
The Last DropMar 26, 2021
GeniusMar 21, 2021On Hulu – Moving to Disney+ in 2023 for season 4. Will 1-3 follow?
Mission Possible: The Race for a VaccineMar 10, 2021
The March on Washington: Keepers of the DreamFeb 17, 2021👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
North Korea: Inside the Mind of a DictatorJan 17, 2021👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
9/11: One Day in America2021👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Launch America: Mission to Space LiveDec 16, 2020
Narco Wars: Inside the CartelDec 13, 2020
Butt Heads: The Strange Story of SheepNov 24, 2020
Inside North Korea: The Next LeaderNov 7, 2020
Breakthrough: Virus FightersNov 2, 2020
Going Viral: From Ebola to Covid-19Nov 1, 2020
Auto Masters (Season 1)Oct 20, 2020
Pristine Seas: The Power of ProtectionOct 18, 2020
Blood on the WallSept 30, 2020👎Left Hulu, did not transfer over.👎
City So RealSept 29, 2020👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Pop Goes the VetAug 22, 2020Left Hulu October 1, 2022 (!)
Bin Laden’s Hard DriveAug 10, 2020👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Barkskins (Season 1)May 25, 2020
WWII in Europe: Voices from the FrontMay 21, 2020
Into the Fire (Short)May 20, 2020
The Lost Forest (Short)May 20, 2020
Still Human (Short)May 20, 2020
An Unfinished Symphony (Short)May 20, 2020
Drug Lords: The Next GenerationApr 28, 2020👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Ultimate Treasure Countdown (Season 1)Apr 28, 2020
Hitler’s Teen KillersFeb 15, 2020
The CaveJan 25, 2020👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
AKC Fastest Dogs USA2020
Asia’s Wild Secrets2020
Assignment: Inspiration2020
Rebuilding Paradise2020👎Exclusive to Hulu.👎
Africa’s Deadliest (Seasons 1, 6-8)
Wild Australia (Season 1)2014👎Incompetently licensed outside USA April 2023, and listed as “New” on NatGeoTV.com April 2023 though it appears the channel is only re-airing it. Skipped USA.
No-Show Catalog
Crimes Against Nature (Seasons 1-2)2011-2012👎No-Showed March 28 2023 due to poor library management
Witness Disaster2013👎No-Showed March 24 2023 due to poor library management
Dino Death Match2015👎No-Showed March 3 2023 due to poor library management
The Next Mega Tsunami2014👎No-Showed March 3 2023 due to poor library management
Engineering Connections (Seasons 1-3)2008-2011👎Seasons 1-2 No-Showed March 15 2023 due to poor library management
Ocean’s Breath2019👎No-Showed November 2022, December, and January 2023 before they gave up.

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Both no-showed on Hulu in February and are not on Nat Geo TV app, so it appears they never aired:

  • National Geographic Investigates: Peru’s Grave Mystery (2023)
  • National Geographic Investigates: Great Lakes Wreckage (2023)

Future Nat Geo Announced:

  • Sentient
  • Great Migrations
  • The Biggest Little Farm Series
  • Beyond Belief with David Blaine
  • Pole to Pole
  • Queens
  • Secret Life of Octopus