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Naked and Afraid XL

NAKED AND AFRAID XL SURVIVALISTS TACKLE THE TREACHEROUS S...

In the all-new season of NAKED AND AFRAID XL, 14 survivalists will test their skills on both land and sea.  In the most grueling challenge yet, participants strive to survive a treacherous 40 days and 40 nights on an isolated island completely detached from civilization. Arriving by boat, four teams of three...

Raising Wild

Survival Series Follows Family Leaving Suburban Life To ...

DISCOVERY GOES OFF THE GRID WITH HINES FAMILY IN NEW SERIES RAISING WILD    Survival Series Follows Family Leaving Suburban Life To Build a Self-Sustainable Homestead   The Hines family was your typical close-knit Texas suburban family, who struggled with the distractions of modern technology.&nbs...

Dirty Mudder Truckers

Series Premieres Monday, May 27 at 7pm PT/10pm ET on Disc...

DISCOVERY CHANNEL PUTS THE FASTEST, TOUGHEST TRUCKS TO THE TEST IN BRAND-NEW SERIES ‘DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS’   Series Premieres Monday, May 27 at 7pm PT/10pm ET on Discovery Channel   (Los Angeles) –On your mark, get set, GO! Discovery Channel is taking viewers inside the not-so-secret w...

Guardians of the Glades

(LOS ANGELES) – Florida has a snake problem – and snake hunter Dusty Crum has assembled the team to tackle it. The Everglades, considered the largest subtropical wilderness in the US, is a wetland paradise in the southern tip of Florida that is home to hundreds of unique species of wildlife. Once brim...

Savage Builds

ADAM SAVAGE TO GO BIGGER AND BADDER IN NEW DISCOVERY AND...

(NEW YORK) – Putting his insatiable curiosity and nearly unparalleled inventiveness to the test, Adam Savage will take on the biggest and baddest builds of his career in a new eight-episode series premiering in June on Science Channel and airing on Discovery. Whether it’s a 3-D printed titanium suit of arm...

Jeremy Wade's Dark Waters

JEREMY WADE’S DARK WATERS, premiering Friday, May 3 at 10...

Biologist Jeremy Wade has spent the last 35 years solving mysteries that lurk in our planet’s rivers, lakes and seas. The waters of the world run deep; they’re dark and forever changing and many mysteries remain. This captivating new series brings Jeremy back to the ...

JOSEPH BOYLE PROMOTED TO SENIOR ...

(LOS ANGELES) – Discovery Channel announced today it has promoted Joseph Boyle to Senior Vice President, Production and Development. Boyle, an Emmy®-winning Executive Producer, will continue to be based in Los Angeles and report into Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer, Discovery & Factual. Boyle joined Discovery in 2...

Rob Riggle: Global Investigator

DISCOVERY GREENLIGHTS ‘ROB RIGGLE: GLOBAL INVESTIGATOR’ (...

(LOS ANGELES) – Discovery Channel announced today that it has ordered ROB RIGGLE: GLOBAL INVESTIGATOR (w/t), an all-new series that follows actor, comedian and retired Marine, Rob Riggle as he takes his passion for adventure across the globe in hopes of solving some of the world’s greatest mysteries. Inspi...

River of No Return

NEW SERIES ‘RIVER OF NO RETURN’ SPOTLIGHTS COMMUNITY SURV...

(NEW YORK) – Set deep in the backcountry of one of the largest, most dangerous and incredibly scenic stretches of unfettered land in the country, lies the Frank Church Wilderness, also known as “The Frank.” The only direct way to access this rugged region of Idaho is a daring flight through steep can...

Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyew...

DISCOVERY TO AIR ‘LIBERATION HEROES: THE LAST EYEWITNESSE...

(LOS ANGELES) - As part of USC Shoah Foundation’s 25th Anniversary commemoration, its Stronger Than Hate Initiative and in honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day, Discovery Channel will air the documentary, Liberation Heroes: The Last Eyewitnesses, Wednesday, May 1, at 7pm ET/4pm PT.   In the one-hour documen...

Legends of the Wild

DISCOVERY ORDERS ‘LEGENDS OF THE WILD’ IN SEARCH OF ANSWE...

  (NEW YORK) – Across the planet, there are startling reports about strange animal attacks against humans, new apex predators changing the natural order, and sightings of mysterious creatures that nobody can explain. Today, Discovery Channel announced it has ordered six episodes of LEGENDS OF THE WILD (w/t...

Expedition Unknown: Egypt Live

DISCOVERY MAKES HISTORY BY FINDING A PRESERVED 2,500-YEAR...

(Al Minya, Egypt) – On Sunday, April 7, Discovery viewers from 95 countries around the world witnessed history in the making in EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: EGYPT LIVE as a team of Egyptian archaeologists and explorers uncovered a 2,500-year-old mummy of a high priest for the first time ever on live television. But that ...

Serengeti

LUPITA NYONG’O SET TO NARRATE UPCOMING DISCOVERY SERIES S...

Los Angeles, CA – Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has signed on to narrate the anticipated series from award-winning creator and producer Simon Fuller and directed by Emmy® winning director and producer John Downer, SERENGETI. With unrivaled access to one of t...

Mummies Unwrapped

DISCOVERY CHANNEL UNRAVELS MYSTERY AND MYTH WITH ALL-NEW ...

For centuries, mummies have fascinated, terrified and even enlightened. They not only hold the key to unlocking our ancient past, but also to solving mysteries that have confounded historians for hundreds, even thousands of years. In an all-new, ground-breaking Discovery Channel series, MUMMIES UNWRAPPED, host and acc...

Masters of Disaster

Six Episode Series Premieres Friday, May 3 at 10PM

(New York) – What’s old isn’t just new again, come doomsday, it’ll save your life! Whether threatened by hurricane, power outage or nuclear fallout, most of today’s devices that we rely on won’t work in a catastrophe—if the internet crashes and power fails modern technolo...

EXPEDITION UNKNOWN

JOSH GATES BRINGS EPIC ADVENTURES TO A BRAND-NEW SEASON O...

(Los Angeles) – Ardent explorer and adventurer, Josh Gates has traveled to the ends of the earth investigating the greatest legends in history. Now, he’s back with his most daring adventures yet. From following in the footsteps of the real Indiana Jones to learn the truth behind the fabled Crystal Skull of...

Diesel Brothers

DISCOVERY’S DIESEL BROTHERS ARE BIGGER, BETTER, AND BADDE...

Heavy D, Diesel Dave, The Muscle, and Redbeard are back for an all new season of DIESEL BROTHERS premiering Monday, April 8 at 10pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Jam packed with extreme builds, tricked-out trucks, and jaw-dropping stunts, this season showcases more of the iconic pranks, builds, giveaways, and hijinks th...

Deadliest Catch

Iconic Series Returns for Landmark 15th Season on Tuesday...

Welcome to Dutch Harbor, Alaska – a maverick town that has had its share of upheaval over the years. But this year, something is different in the air. A new boat blows into town, rumored to know where over a quarter billion dollars-worth of king crabs are located. The rest of the fleet is left on the outside wil...

Street Outlaws

The Two-Hour Season Premiere Airs Monday, April 1 At 9pm ...

Start your engines – the best of Oklahoma City’s street racers are back with brand-new episodes of the hit series STREET OUTLAWS.  With a new season comes new challenges, and this time around, the 405 racers find themselves banding together like never before as they attempt to put their past behind th...

Gold Rush: Parker's Trail

‘GOLD RUSH: PARKER’S TRAIL’ Returns Friday, April 5 at 9 ...

(LOS ANGELES) – Gold miner Parker Schnabel and his team of friends are about to embark on their biggest adventure yet: they’re heading deep into the tropical highlands of Papua New Guinea in search of gold. Finding it will prove more challenging than anyone ever imagined. ‘GOLD RUSH: PARKER’S T...

Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine

GOLD RUSH is making his return to the network in a brand-...

Two years ago, Dave Turin left the mining world, setting out on new ventures, but now, the fan-favorite from Discovery Channel’s #1 rated series GOLD RUSH is making his return to the network in a brand-new GOLD RUSH spinoff and Discovery’s first GOLD RUSH multi-platform series, GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN’...

Naked and Afraid

All-New Season Premieres Sunday, March 3 at 8pm ET/PT

Television’s most extreme survival challenge is back and more intense than ever.  This season NAKED AND AFRAID survivalists are put in the most challenging locations to date including the frozen tundra of Alaska, an alligator-infested swamp in Florida and an African Kill Zone where they are stalked by lions...

Alaskan Bush People

DISCOVERY GOES BACK TO THE BUSH IN ALL-NEW SEASON OF ‘ALA...

(Los Angeles) – After making their long-awaited return to the wild last year, the Brown family is back for a brand-new adventure-filled season of Discovery Channel’s top-rated series, ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE. With their first foothold of self-sufficiency realized with the construction of their barn last season...

Cajun Navy

DISCOVERY SPOTLIGHTS CAJUN NAVY A GROUP OF ORDINARY HEROE...

In the days after Hurricane Katrina, a group of ordinary citizens came together with one goal: to pull people from the water. The government had failed New Orleans, and it was up to the people to get the job done. These men and women hailed from all walks of life: fishermen, lawyers, pastors, housewives. This group &m...

American Chopper

ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERES TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Rev your engines, CHOPPER fans! Two of the most legendary motorcycle builders ever, Paul Teutul Sr. and Paul Teutul Jr., return to Discovery Channel for an all-new season of AMERICAN CHOPPER, premiering Tuesday, February 12th at 10PM ET/PT. As masters of their craft, the Teutuls push their design abilities to the limi...

Street Outlaws: No Prep Kings

Premieres January 14 on Discovery Channel

Buckle up motor fans, and get ready for some of the most epic races yet, as the new season of Discovery’s STREET OUTLAWS: NO PREP KINGS speeds into Motor Mondays. This season, the rules have changed and no one is safe -- race masters “Chuck” and “Boosted” lead the infamous Street Outlaws ...

Moonshiners

Moonshiners Returns Tuesday, November 15 at 9PM ET/PT

Today’s moonshiners are masters of innovation, but their traditional way of life is on the line as the old-time legends are dying and competition from big corporations seeking to profit from the sudden popularity of “hand-made” spirits is intensifying. The brand-new season of MOONSHINERS premieres We...

Gold Rush: White Water

The ‘GOLD RUSH’ Spin-off Returns on Friday, January 4, at...

The Dakota Boys are back for a second season – risking it all in a death-defying hunt for gold in the remote mountains of Southeast Alaska. From the producers of GOLD RUSH, Discovery’s #1-rated show, GOLD RUSH: WHITE WATER returns for a second season on Friday, January 4 at 10 PM ET/PT on Discovery.  ...

Garage Rehab

New Season Premieres Tuesday, January 8 at 8pm ET/PT on D...

Richard Rawlings has built an empire as the owner of Gas Monkey Garage in Dallas, TX, and last year he set out on a new venture – investing in the transformation of struggling garages across America. Joined by project manager Russell J. Holmes and auto shop consultant Chris Stephens, Richard travels the country ...