National Geographic Explorer (1985)

Name: National Geographic Explorer
Genre: Documentary
Rating: 8
Cast: Lisa Ling

Documentary

National Geographic's Explorer gives viewers special access to the issues of the day.

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 8 seasons indexed

Cast

7.33 avg 6 episodes 6.5 → 6.8

Season 19 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
7	Inside Shock & Awe	6.5	17
9	Hogzilla	7.6	12
10	Surviving Maximum Security	8.4	15
11	Violent Earth	6.9	11
12	Elephant Rage	7.8	10
13	Search for Adam	6.8	14

6.91 avg 9 episodes 6.0 → 7.0 49 min avg

Season 20 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Collapse	6.0	9
5	Nightmare in Jamestown	6.6	43
7	Super Chopper	7.3	15
8	Super Snake!	6.2	14
9	World's Most Dangerous Gang	6.6	92
10	Super Sub	7.7	13
12	Science of Surveillance	7.8	15
14	Outsmarting Terror	7.0	10
16	Killer Cane Toads	7.0	10

6.98 avg 13 episodes 7.0 → 7.7 51 min avg

Season 21 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
4	Ultimate Cat	7.0	33
5	World's Most Dangerous Drug	7.0	199
6	Attack of the Killer Bees	8.2	12
7	Super Carrier	7.0	49
8	Secret Lives of Jesus	6.1	19
9	Iraq's Guns for Hire	7.0	32
11	Ultimate Shark	5.3	15
12	Doomsday Volcano	7.5	10
13	Aryan Brotherhood	7.0	119
14	Inside North Korea	7.6	273
15	Struck by Lightning	5.4	9
16	Jellyfish Invasion	7.9	13
17	Science of Dogs	7.7	95

7.13 avg 12 episodes 7.2 → 7.8 48 min avg

Season 22 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Ultimate Crocodile	7.2	25
2	Science of Babies	7.6	49
4	Heroin Crisis	6.9	10
5	Inside the Body Trade	7.6	23
6	Ultimate Viper	6.1	10
7	China's Secret Mummies	6.8	9
9	Science of Evil	6.3	82
11	Testosterone Factor	7.8	9
15	Shark SuperHighway	7.0	26
17	Tunnel to a Lost World	7.6	11
19	Science of Cats	6.9	26
20	Gorilla Murders	7.8	32

7.22 avg 13 episodes 6.7 → 7.8 47 min avg

Season 23 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Moment of Death	6.7	65
2	Congo Bush Pilots	7.4	10
3	Lost Cities of the Amazon	7.8	28
4	Secret History of Gold	6.4	11
5	Marijuana Nation	7.4	33
6	Guns in America	7.7	10
7	The Virus Hunters	8.2	13
8	Italy's Mystery Mummies	6.2	10
10	Peru's Mass Grave Mystery	6.6	10
11	T-Rex Walks Again	7.6	9
12	Inside Guantanamo Bay	6.7	45
14	Easter Island Underworld	7.4	45
16	Kingdom of the Blue Whale	7.8	16

7.20 avg 19 episodes 7.4 → 7.8 48 min avg

Season 24 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Sex, Lies, & Gender	7.4	14
3	Climbing Redwood Giants	7.7	47
4	Mystery of the Disembodied Feet	7.0	9
5	Inside LSD	7.6	99
6	Secret History of Diamonds	7.0	8
7	24 Hours After Asteroid Impact	7.4	21
8	Nazi Mystery: Twins from Brazil	7.8	38
9	Narco State	7.0	7
10	Camp Leatherneck	7.5	42
12	Vampire Forensics	6.6	13
13	Inside the Nuclear Threat	7.3	9
14	Electronic Armageddon	6.1	14
15	Solitary Confinement	7.1	64
16	25 Years	7.7	13
17	Journey to an Alien Moon	7.8	10
18	Fatal Insomnia	6.6	8
19	Talibanistan	6.4	13
21	Inside the DEA	7.0	10
22	24 Hours After Hiroshima	7.8	53

6.62 avg 9 episodes 8.0 → 6.6 48 min avg

Season 25 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
2	Lost Mummies of New Guinea	8.0	11
4	Born to Rage?	6.7	25
6	Lost Cannibals of Europe	5.4	10
7	How to Build a Beating Heart	7.7	8
9	The Real George Washington	7.2	8
10	Mystery of the Murdered Saints	6.0	7
11	The Angel Effect	5.2	10
12	Ghost Ships of the Great Lakes	6.8	13
14	Stormageddon	6.6	8

7.47 avg 7 episodes 8.3 → 5.8 48 min avg

Season 26 episodes — IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Brain Games: Watch This!	8.3	9
2	Brain Games: Pay Attention!	8.4	10
3	Brain Games: Remember This!	8.0	9
5	The Last Days of Osama Bin Laden	6.8	42
6	JFK: The Lost Bullet	7.2	21
9	Hitler's G.I. Death Camp	7.8	117
13	Finding the Lost da Vinci	5.8	10