The BEST episodes of What on Earth? season 8

Every episode of What on Earth? season 8, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of What on Earth? season 8!

Eyes in the sky. Watching us from space. Hundreds of satellites showing us the world like we've never seen it before. Capturing images which are breathtaking but bizarre. Objects and phenomena which defy explanation. Baffling phenomena seen from space, what on Earth are they?

Last Updated: 12/13/2024Network: Science ChannelStatus: Continuing
The Damned of Devil's Island
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7.77
26 votes

#1 - The Damned of Devil's Island

Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/1/2020

Mysterious satellite images lead an archaeologist to investigate a cemetery on Devil's Island, the notorious penal colony in the tropics of South America; what he finds there reveals evidence of grisly executions that fueled a shark feeding frenzy.

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Chinese Nuclear Pyramid
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7.69
26 votes

#2 - Chinese Nuclear Pyramid

Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/17/2020

Satellite images capture evidence of a mythical lost pyramid in China that's been hidden for centuries, and experts suspect it could be just one of many unknown structures used as a secret military base designed for subterranean nuclear warfare.

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Nazi Occult Temple
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7.63
19 votes

#3 - Nazi Occult Temple

Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/8/2020

Satellites capture a temple-like, Nazi structure hidden deep in the forests of Poland, leading an expert to investigate and uncover a tale of terrifying rituals, black magic and the rise of the most feared division of Hitler's war machine.

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Americas' Lost Romans
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7.63
27 votes

#4 - Americas' Lost Romans

Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 9/24/2020

The remains of an abandoned settlement high in the mountains of Peru could be an ancient Roman village, leaving experts to speculate if the Romans visited the Americas centuries before Columbus; if so, it could point to long-lost gold.

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Island of the Alien Ooze
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7.59
32 votes

#5 - Island of the Alien Ooze

Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/10/2020

Satellite images capture a volcanic island that suddenly appears in the Pacific Ocean, and when NASA scientists arrive to investigate, they are baffled to find it's home to a primordial slime and zombie creatures with origins in outer space.

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Curse of King Arthur
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7.59
27 votes

#6 - Curse of King Arthur

Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/22/2020

When satellites spot a strange, 2,000-year-old structure in Wales, some suspect a secret connection to King Arthur; using modern-day technology and ancient texts, experts investigate new leads that could point to the mythical Round Table.

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Nazi Crop Circles
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7.55
33 votes

#7 - Nazi Crop Circles

Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/3/2020

Crop circles spotted on an island in the Mediterranean might not be from aliens, but from a threat closer to home: Nazis; new discoveries help experts uncover who made them and for what sinister purpose.

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Enigmas of Area 51
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7.31
29 votes

#8 - Enigmas of Area 51

Season 8 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/2020

Satellites capture two strange patterns in the desert and they are right next to Area 51; experts use cutting-edge science and new revelations from declassified documents to reveal what they are and what they mean.

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Zombietown USA
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7.26
27 votes

#9 - Zombietown USA

Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/27/2020

Satellite images capture evidence of an abandoned town hidden in the American wilderness, and as experts analyze this new evidence, they reveal what this strange place has to do with a top-secret military plan to battle an army of the undead.

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