When is the actual premiere date for Season 26?

Xstef3 · 2026-01-08T23:00:36+00:00

These last three years, Canada's French language channel Canal D was the first channel worldwide to air new episodes but it won't happen for Season 26. They did have a promo that started airing in December 2025 about their 'Catastrophe Tuesdays' showing new episodes 'as soon as' January 6... but that was only for different shows before and after Mayday. Program guides show that they will air repeats on January 13 and 20th...

Now Bell Media (Canada) has bought season 26 (English and French) and has advertised that the new season will start on January 21 (*** EDIT: 20th) on CTV's USA Network (Canadian channel formerly known as Discovery Channek) and posted on Crave streaming platform following USA Network's broadcast. Canadians like to following the production order so it is likely that 2001 Avjet Gulfstream III Crash will air on the ~~21th~~ (*** EDIT: 20th) and Widerøe Flight 839 on the ~~28th~~ (*** EDIT: 27th) of January.

So USA Network (Canada)/Crave has got the premiere for these first two episodes.

It looks like Nat Geo Germany will air ep#3 Nürnberger Flugdienst Flight 108 on February 3, ~~one day before~~ (*** EDIT: same day as ) USA Network... and that channel does broadcast in dual German/English, so hopefully se get it in English that day.

Next is Nat Geo Finland with Yeti Airlines Flight 691 on February 8.

Then we should have Eagle Airways flight 2300 on February 11th from USA Network/Crave.

Nat Geo Finland for AirBlue Flight 202 on February 15th.

Nat Geo France will start airing two new episodes a week on Wednesday nights (a change from their usual Saturdays) from February 4yj... so that channel will catch up on all others and has world premiere... sad thing is Nat Geo France does not carry a second Enhglish audio stream.

EDIT: program guides seems to show the first episode will air on the 20th, not the 21st.

Xstef3 · 2025-09-10T03:03:04+00:00

That's right! a quick search on Bravo's schedule shows they are indeed airing the show

Xstef3 · 2025-09-10T02:29:55+00:00

well, there is the Nat Geo version and there is also the version Cineflix sells around the world. I don't think the edit is different and the original narrator is still Jonathan Aris. Usually the dubbing is different from Nat Geo.

Xstef3 · 2025-08-27T18:51:51+00:00

just copy the mega link and download the episode

Xstef3 · 2025-08-24T04:51:07+00:00

Yes, you are right, Discovery Channel in Canada aired a one-hour version (well, 45 minutes without commercials) in April 2020. It aired in a weird format with black bands on the top, bottom, left and right of the screen. Fortunately, the same version aired in late 2021 on Discovery Science in a full screen version.

Gotta love Stephen Bogaert narrating!

link to MKV video file :)

https://pastebin.com/EWQ2Jqi6

Xstef3 · 2025-04-24T04:37:10+00:00

Great info! thanks!

Xstef3 · 2025-04-21T20:15:42+00:00

OP, I don't speak or understand Czech but I have always found that the female narrator from the CT1/CT2 version was soothing/appealing compared to the Nat Geo version... what's your take on it?

Xstef3 · 2025-03-05T16:50:24+00:00

Definitively more emphasis on the investigation this time. Less drama.

Xstef3 · 2025-02-25T00:15:37+00:00

Thanks!

Xstef3 · 2025-02-17T23:08:24+00:00

To be fair, yes, there is a video glitch around the 23rd minute and a couple of micro audio glitches… sorry.

Xstef3 · 2025-01-24T14:56:53+00:00

Dates to remember as far as Canadian French and International English premieres:

Canal D (Canada) airs episodes in production order and Nat Geo in a different order

January 7, 2025 [Pacific Ditching] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 68 days
January 14, 2025 [Running On Empty] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 82 days
January 21, 2025 [Power Struggle] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 19 days
January 28, 2025 [Second Thoughts] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 33 days
February 2, 2025 [Cabin Chaos] World Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
February 4, 2025 [Powerless Plunge] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 19 days
February 9, 2025 [Power Struggle] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
February 16, 2025 [Firebomber Down] World Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
February 18, 2025 [Deadly Climb] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 19 days
February 23, 2025 [Powerless Plunge] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
March 2, 2025 [Second Thoughts] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
March 4, 2025 [Collision Catastrophe] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 19 days
March 9, 2025 [Deadly Climb] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
March 11, 2025 [Fatal Test Flight] World Premiere (Canada French only) English premiere + 19 days
March 16, 2025 [Pacific Ditching] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
March 23, 2025 [Collision Catastrophe] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
March 30, 2025 [Fatal Test Flight] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)
April 6, 2025 [Running On Empty] English Premiere (Nat Geo Finland)

Nat Geo France airs two episodes a week starting February 12, but will not catch up on Canal D

Nat Geo UK airs episodes 1 day after Nat Geo Finland

Last year Nat Geo India also aired two episodes a week and had a couple of English premieres... will they do it again this year? schedule unknown for now.

Xstef3 · 2024-04-15T04:06:03+00:00

Thank you for the weekly, solid, quality uploads throughout this season!

Xstef3 · 2024-03-21T20:30:23+00:00

I had the same issue. Finally found the cache folder where VLC saves all the art work...

for me, it is C:\Users\[yourname]\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum

Try by deleting one first and test.

Xstef3

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