Vice originated as a print magazine in Canada before expanding into a television channel in the United States. Its programming leans heavily on documentary-style content, often covering underreported global issues, subcultures, and conflict zones. The channel’s approach tends toward immersive, on-the-ground reporting rather than studio-based commentary. Music and youth culture also appear regularly, with segments on underground scenes, festivals, and artist profiles. News segments, when aired, focus on international affairs and social justice topics, frequently from a first-person perspective. The channel does not typically carry sports, religious programming, or shopping content.

In the United States, the channel’s schedule is built around long-form documentaries and short-form series, many of which originally appeared on the Vice website or YouTube channel before being adapted for television. Some programming is also available through streaming platforms and on-demand services, though availability varies by provider. TV guide listings for Vice can be found through most cable and satellite carriers, and the channel occasionally airs themed blocks tied to current events or cultural moments.

TV Guide
Forged in Fire
04:00 - 05:00
Forged in Fire
Series, Competition Reality, History, Arts/crafts
The Deadly Vajra-Mushti
Four smiths get rolling when they are tasked with making canister Damascus from tubes; after a couple of intense rounds in the forge, two competitors head back to their home forges to re-create a deadly and unique Indian weapon: the vajra-mushti.
Forged in Fire
05:00 - 06:00
Forged in Fire
Series, Competition Reality, History, Arts/crafts
The Legendary Sword of Saladin
Four smiths are tasked with forging signature blades from either a large suspension cable or thin piano wire; after two intense rounds, two return home to re-create the legendary Sword of Saladin, one of the sharpest blades in the world.
Forged in Fire
06:00 - 07:00
Forged in Fire
Series, Competition Reality, History, Arts/crafts
Judges' Home Forge Battle
For the first time, Judges Ben Abbott, J. Neilson and David Baker are thrown into the fire for a grueling home forge battle against each other.
Don't Call It a Comeback
07:00 - 08:00
Don't Call It a Comeback
Series, Sports talk
THE Comeback
Dubbed "the comeback" by one city and "the choke" by another, the Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills face off in the biggest NFL postseason comeback game of all time.