Press Releases
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May 28, 2019
HEAVY D OF DISCOVERY’S DIESEL BROTHERS SETS RECORD WITH GRAVITY DEFYING MONSTER JAM® TRUCK JUMP OVER FLYING AIRPLANE DURING LIVE SPECIAL DIESEL BROTHERS: MONSTER JUMP LIVE
(WENDOVER, UTAH) – On Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, Heavy D of the hit Discovery Channel series DIESEL BROTHERS successfully landed a record-setting jump over a flying airplane in the Monster Jam® BroDozer truck at …
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May 16, 2019
DIESEL BROTHERS’ SPECIAL TWO-HOUR LIVE MEMORIAL DAY EVENT FEATURES ‘DIESEL BROTHERS: MONSTER JUMP LIVE’ DURING SEASON FINALE
(NEW YORK) – The Diesel Brothers are no strangers to pushing the limits with impossible builds and gravity-defying stunts that leave viewers on the edge of their seats. But this Memorial Day, the crew kicks …
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May 14, 2019
NAKED AND AFRAID XL SURVIVALISTS TACKLE THE TREACHEROUS SEAS IN ALL-NEW SEASON PREMIERING JUNE 2
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 …
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May 10, 2019
DISCOVERY GOES OFF THE GRID WITH HINES FAMILY IN NEW SERIES RAISING WILD
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 …
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May 10, 2019
DISCOVERY CHANNEL PUTS THE FASTEST, TOUGHEST TRUCKS TO THE TEST IN BRAND-NEW SERIES ‘DIRTY MUDDER TRUCKERS’
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, …
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May 8, 2019
NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES ‘GUARDIANS OF THE GLADES’ SPOTLIGHTS FLORIDA’S PYTHON PROBLEM AND ONE MAN’S MISSION TO SAVE THE EVERGLADES
(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 …
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May 1, 2019
DISCOVERY CHANNEL TO PREMIERE “JEREMY WADE’S DARK WATERS” FRIDAY, MAY 3
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 …
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April 24, 2019
ADAM SAVAGE TO GO BIGGER AND BADDER IN NEW DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE CHANNEL SERIES SAVAGE BUILDS PREMIERING IN JUNE
(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 …
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April 17, 2019
JOSEPH BOYLE PROMOTED TO SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT FOR DISCOVERY
(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 …
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April 9, 2019
DISCOVERY GREENLIGHTS ‘ROB RIGGLE: GLOBAL INVESTIGATOR’ (W/T) STARRING COMEDIAN ROB RIGGLE
(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 …
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April 9, 2019
NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES ‘RIVER OF NO RETURN’ (W/T) TO SPOTLIGHT COMMUNITY SURVIVING IN REMOTE BACKCOUNTRY OF FRANK CHURCH WILDERNESS
(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.” …
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April 8, 2019
DISCOVERY ORDERS ‘LEGENDS OF THE WILD (W/T)’ IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS TO THE MOST INCREDIBLE MYSTERIES IN THE NATURAL WORLD
(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 …
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April 8, 2019
DISCOVERY MAKES HISTORY BY FINDING AN EXQUISITELY-PRESERVED 2,500-YEAR-OLD HIGH PRIEST MUMMY INSIDE AN ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SARCOPHAGUS OPENED LIVE
(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 …
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April 5, 2019
LUPITA NYONG’O SET TO NARRATE UPCOMING DISCOVERY SERIES SERENGETI IN THE U.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 …
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April 5, 2019
NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES FOLLOWS TEAM OF CRAFTSMEN WHO RESTORE VINTAGE OBJECTS FOR SURVIVAL
(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 …
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April 1, 2019
DISCOVERY CHANNEL UNRAVELS MYSTERY AND MYTH WITH ALL-NEW SERIES “MUMMIES UNWRAPPED”
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. …
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March 27, 2019
DISCOVERY TO AIR ‘LIBERATION HEROES: THE LAST EYEWITNESSES’ DOCUMENTARY IN ASSOCIATION WITH USC SHOAH FOUNDATION ON HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
(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, …
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March 26, 2019
DISCOVERY CHANNEL UNRAVELS MYSTERY AND MYTH WITH ALL-NEW SERIES “MUMMIES UNWRAPPED”
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. …
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March 25, 2019
DISCOVERY TO BROADCAST LIVE FROM EGYPT WITH UNPRECEDENTED ACCESS TO MYSTERIOUS ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE
(LOS ANGELES) – Egypt remains a land shrouded in deep mystery and wonder. Discovery announced it will broadcast live from Egypt in search of ancient artifacts and open an Egyptian sarcophagus for the very first …
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March 22, 2019
CHRIS JACOBS JOINS ALL-STAR TEAM OF EXPLORERS LED BY JOSH GATES’ IN DISCOVERY’S LIVE BROADCAST FROM EGYPT
(LOS ANGELES) – Discovery Channel is lining up an all-star team of adventurers for its 2-hour live special, ‘EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: EGYPT LIVE,’ airing Sunday, April 7, live on both coasts at 9 PM ET / …