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What is the best Discovery Channel show?

Man vs. WildFood factoryDestroyed in secondsYou have been warnedHow its made?Majority of them are good. These are some that have come as best.

Why is the History Channel and Discovery now peddling pseudoscience and reality shows, instead of, you know, airing science and history?

I think I disagree with most of the other answers, but I have no idea if I'm being more cynical or less.Pseudoscience has two enormous benefits.The shows are far cheaper to produce, especially in comparison to opera (A&E), medical documentaries (TLC), and the like.  It's hardly science, but about ten years ago, Angel (TV Series 1999–2004) was canceled near the height of its popularity, because the network concluded that it was a much better return on investment to air yet another teen drama; less revenue, but substantially lower costs to produce.  This is also why reality television took over a lot of the networks, even though fewer people watch the shows.Speaking of revenue, the people who get excited about alien autopsies, ancient astronauts, and Atlantean conspiracies are a more lucrative audience for consumer goods than "intellectual" fare.  Every time you wonder why your favorite niche show got canceled, ask yourself how many of the advertisers you supported.  Remember, "soap operas" got that name because they were designed to be targeted at housewives, so that a hypothetical sponsor could sell detergent.  Also, like Angel, consider Chuck (TV Series 2007–2012), a show that was renewed almost entirely because the audience committed to buy from a sponsor.  All for-profit, non-subscription, non-pay-per-view media exists to put advertisements in front of its audience.So, the crappy stuff is a cheaper vehicle to reach a more lucrative audience.  I mean, not to stereotype, but do you think the viewers of a lecture on quantum physics or fuzzy pictures of the Loch Ness Monster are more likely to believe that branded spray-deodorant will change their luck with the opposite sex?The moral of the story (which we never seem to learn) is that educational and cultural programming can't be a for-profit affair without an absolute commitment to guiding principles that no investor would accept or an audience guaranteed to militantly buy what's advertised to them.

How do TV channels like Discovery and National Geographic make money?

Advertising is key for sure. But don't forget about the enormous carriage fees that the Comcasts of the world have to shell out to keep Discovery/TLC/Animal Planet/etc. available to their customers. Millions of pay-TV customers (indirectly) are paying those channels every month. Do the math.Over the last several years, DirecTV found itself in contract disputes with media companies like Viacom, who own networks like BET and MTV. They need each other. But DirecTV has no business without MTV, ESPN, FoxNews, etc.Therein lies a huge amount of leverage.

What are some TV channels like Discovery, History TV, National Geographic, etc.?

Recently we've created an infographic describing just that: history TV channels, networks, series.  Here I'll just name those that are not on your list:If you are into military, warfare, and military history check out the American Heroes channel (US).Viasat History Channel is available in Europe and translates not only factual shows, but compliments them with series about society and culture. There is American History TV that can be accessed through C-SPAN3 (US), which offers shows like Lincoln and Kennedy Assassinations and Presidential Campaign Commercials 1992.Also there is Travel Thru History - A Family Travel Television Show and Blog, which was designed to spark interest in viewers about our amazing history. There is also a show Drunk History and I know that there are two versions US and UK. I've talked a bit about it in this blog post: Making history. TV. Dr. Peter McGraw. [1] [2] Footnotes[1] History Channels by Writers Per Hour[2] https://writersperhour.com/blog/...