discovery+ and ID Highlights – Weeks of January 30 and February 6, 2023

discovery+ and ID Highlights – Weeks of January 30 and February 6, 2023

INVESTIGATION DISCOVERY PREMIERES

The programs below will premiere on Investigation Discovery as follows:

CALLS FROM THE INSIDE

New Episodes Premiere Tuesdays @ 9/8c

It’s an iconic line in any crime story: when a suspect is arrested, they get one call. In reality, once a person enters the criminal justice system, they have multiple opportunities to make calls as they await trial. The vast majority of those calls are recorded. An admission, a threat, a slip of the tongue, a bribe it’s all on tape and the suspect knows it. But this doesn’t always stop them from talking and talking. Calls From the Inside, uses jailhouse phone calls to frame the narrative of murder investigations steeped in mystery.

· Exposing the Cover-Up Premieres Tuesday, January 31 @ 9/8c

When a former crime reporter is found murdered inside his home, investigators eye his spouse and his neighbors, until intercepted jailhouse calls reveal the true killer.

· Killing the Competition Premieres Tuesday, February 7 @ 9/8c

Fishermen find a 27-year-old man shot to death on a river embankment. A key suspect leaves investigators guessing before jailhouse calls reveal the truth of a twisted love triangle that ended in murder.

BODY CAM: ON THE SCENE

New Episodes Premiere Tuesdays @ 10/9c

Raw, intense, and action-packed, Body Cam puts you on the front line of policing where you’ll experience firsthand the dangerous, fast-moving situations officers face and the life-or-death decisions they must make in the blink of an eye.

· State of Emergency Premieres Tuesday, January 31 @ 10/9c

Police officers put their lives on the line — a SWAT team confronts two murder suspects barricaded in their home, officers chase a suspect who steals a delivery truck, and an officer risks his life to save a woman trapped inside an inferno.

· High Octane Pursuits Premieres Tuesday, February 7 @ 10/9c

Police officers go the extra mile to catch dangerous suspects; a night-time chase to nab a notorious gang member ends in a shoot-out, police risk their lives pursuing a reckless runaway driver and an armed robber will stop at nothing to escape arrest.

HOMICIDE HUNTER: AMERICAN DETECTIVE

New Episodes Premiere Wednesdays @ 10/9c

This true-crime series hosted by Lt. Joe Kenda, one of America’s toughest detectives, features incredibly disturbing and mind-blowing cases from across the country. Lt. Kenda expertly guides us through the complex twists and turns of these bizarre crimes.

· The Creek Premieres Wednesday, February 1 @ 10/9c

A home health care aide’s body floats in a rural Connecticut creek, and detective Garritt Kelly joins the investigation to bring justice to a community gripped by fear. But Kelly will need to employ burgeoning forensic technology to secure a conviction.

· Run the Wickets Premieres Wednesday, February 8 @ 10/9c

The former mayor of Potowan Point, Ohio, turns up dead in his hunting cabin. Detective Ryan Allar and his team begin the search to figure out if this is political retaliation or something more personal. What they find hits a little too close to home.

SIGNS OF A PSYCHOPATH

New Episodes Premiere Sundays @ 10/9c

Psychopaths live among us. They can be friends, family members, coworkers, or even lovers. Trying as they may to impersonate normal humans, there are always signs that reveal their true nature: calculating, narcissistic — and sometimes, murderous.

· Hell To Look Forward To Premieres Sunday, February 5 @ 10/9c

A man confesses that he “accidentally” killed his best friend while cleaning his gun. But during his police interrogation, he stuns detectives by revealing that he’s behind a long trail of bloodshed, and is an unapologetic, psychopathic serial killer who seems to consider himself an angel of mercy.

· I Wanted Her to Hear It Premieres Sunday, February 5 @ 10:30/9:30c

A mother and her 21-year-old daughter are brutally murdered in their beds late at night and are discovered by the daughter’s 25-year-old boyfriend. He places a desperate call to 911, pleading for help. But the tables turn when detectives uncover his dark desire to seek revenge on the woman he loved.

discovery+/ID CONCURRENT TRUE CRIME PREMIERES

DEATH BY FAME

New Episodes Premiere Mondays @ 9/8c on ID and are Available to Stream on discovery+

Uncovering the sinister side of fame and celebrity as investigators reveal the shocking true stories behind the rise, fall, and murder of some of Hollywood’s most promising stars.

· New Episode Premieres Monday, January 30 @ 9/8c

· A Singer and a Stalker Premieres Monday, February 6 @ 9/8c

Singer Christina Grimmie went from internet sensation to international superstar with her performance on “The Voice.” Yet among her legions of fans was someone whose obsession would bring her dreams to a tragic end.

THE PLAYBOY MURDERS

New Episodes Premiere Mondays @ 10/9c on ID and Available to Stream on discovery+

In this new series, we investigate murders that intersect with the world of Playboy. From the rom-com-worthy Playboy Club romance that comes to a screeching, fatal halt, to the centerfold girl who gets tangled up with a serial killer – these haunting stories expose the pitfalls of fame for those that appear in their storied pages. Equal parts nostalgic and shocking, this anthology brings compelling murder investigations to life, while also exploring cultural attitudes about sex, love, and fame. THE PLAYBOY MURDERS will entertain and surprise true crime audiences, and force them to question everything they thought they knew about one of America’s most recognizable publications.

· All That Glitters Premieres Monday, January 30 @ 10/9c

After taking the pageant world by storm, a playboy cover model gets up close and personal with fans on the phone — too close. As she competes for playmate of the year, an obsessive fan goes a step too far, and her entire world comes crashing down.

· Moth to a Flame Premieres Monday, February 6 @ 10/9c

When Christina Carlin-Kraft is found murdered in her Pennsylvania condo, the search for her killer takes police from the streets of Philadelphia to a psychiatric ward. To find the killer, detectives rely on surveillance video and a public plea for help.

SEE NO EVIL

New Episodes Stream on discovery+ and Premiere Wednesdays @ 9/8c

SEE NO EVIL reveals how the deadliest crimes are solved by the only witnesses that never lie — and where murderers have no place to hide: surveillance cameras.

·  Murder on VHS Premieres Wednesday, February 1 @ 9/8c

In the summer of 1994, a night out in Miami turns deadly for two beautiful young women and a popular nightclub owner. With little evidence found on the scene, investigators must rely on a hidden home video camera to help crack this brutal mystery.

· Don’t Open the Door Premieres Wednesday, February 8 @ 9/8c

In Texas, on Christmas Eve 2010, a woman gets a mysterious phone call at work and speeds home to find her 12-year-old son gone without a trace. Investigators look at those closest to the boy, but only surveillance footage can lead them to the truth.

EVIL LIVES HERE

New Episodes Premiere Sundays @ 9/8c on ID and are Available to Stream on discovery+

People recount their horrifying true stories about living side-by-side with sociopathic friends or family who go on to commit heinous crimes.

· Scratch My Murderous Itch Premieres Sunday, February 5 @ 9/8c

Eugene Borg knows that Satan has evil plans for his young son, Tyler, and spends the subsequent years battling the demons he believes plague his child — until a shock comes that proves that he may have forever lost the war for his son’s soul.