Press Releases
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July 26, 2018
VETERAN TREASURE HUNTERS EMBARK ON DEADLY EXPEDITION TO UNEARTH TWO BILLION DOLLAR TREASURE ON ALL-NEW SEASON OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S TREASURE QUEST
TREASURE QUEST is back with more adventure, danger and treasure than ever before. This season, veteran treasure hunter Shawn Cowles, tech specialist Jeremy Whalen, and demolitions expert Jack Peters set out to Bolivia in search …
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July 26, 2018
FAMILY UNLIKE ANY OTHER RETURNS TO THE BUSH IN ALL-NEW SEASON OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S TOP-RATED SERIES ‘ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE’
The Browns are back in an all-new season of Discovery Channel’s top-rated series ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE. After a year of hardship, the Browns are ready to make their long-awaited return to the wild. With over …
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July 26, 2018
‘NEW YORK’S FUNNIEST’ COMEDY WINNER JULIAN MCCULLOUGH TO HOST ‘SHARK WEEK’S’ LIVE LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW ‘SHARK AFTER DARK’ WITH APPEARANCES BY ‘BOB THE SHARK’
Get your snorkels ready, because it’s time dive into deep dark waters with the return of SHARK WEEK’s hit late-night talk show SHARK AFTER DARK, back in its original LIVE format. The show returns for …
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July 26, 2018
DIVE IN TO SHARK WEEK’s 30TH ANNIVERSARY WITH SEVERAL JAWSOME PARTNERSHIPS
SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running and eagerly awaited summer TV event returns to Discovery Channel on Sunday, July 22 at 8:00 PM ET/PT and continues through Sunday, July 29. To celebrate the 30th anniversary, Shark Week …
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July 19, 2018
BATTLEBOTS KICKS OFF ELIMINATION ROUNDS WITH ‘DESPERADO' SPECIAL
(New York) – The epic robot-fighting series BattleBots returns with even higher stakes for the second half of its 2018 season as momentum builds towards the 2018 World Championship and the awarding of the Giant Nut to the …
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July 16, 2018
‘DIESEL BROTHERS’ RETURNS TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL ON JULY 30
Heavy D, Diesel Dave, and the Dieselsellerz crew are known worldwide for their crazy online videos and their incredible, over the top truck builds. And now they’re back, along with the rest of the crew, …
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July 13, 2018
ELITE MILITARY WEAPONS MAKER KEVIN ‘MAD DOG’ MCCLUNG TO STAR IN ALL-NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES “MAD DOG MADE” PRODUCED BY ROGUE ATLAS IN ASSOCIATION WITH LIONSGATE
From first responders to U.S. Special Forces, these brave heroes test their limits every day by putting their lives on the line and trusting their tools. But can their tools get the job done? That’s …
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July 11, 2018
DISCOVERY CHANNEL ANNOUNCES HOWARD SWARTZ AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
Howard Swartz will join Discovery Channel as Senior Vice President of Production and Development, it was announced today by Nancy Daniels, Chief Brand Officer, Discovery & Factual. In this role, Swartz will be responsible for …
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July 11, 2018
DISCOVERY CHRONICLES THE HARROWING STORY AND EXTRAORDINARY RESCUE OF THE THAI SOCCER TEAM THAT IS CAPTIVATING THE WORLD IN OPERATION THAI CAVE RESCUE
From the moment the heartbreaking news broke that 12 young Thai soccer players and their 25-year-old coach were stuck in a cave complex near the Myanmar border, the world has been glued to the rescue …
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July 10, 2018
RAISE YOUR FINS FOR SHARK WEEK’S 30th ANNIVERSARY FILLED WITH JAWSOME SHARK PROGRAMMING AIRING SUNDAY, JULY 22 TO SUNDAY, JULY 29 ON DISCOVERY
SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running event takes a bite out of summer for its 30th anniversary, premiering Sunday July 22 at 7:00PM ET/PT and continuing through Sunday, July 29. After three decades and hundreds of shows, …
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July 3, 2018
GUY FIERI TRADES HIS WHEELS FOR FINS AS HE DIVES INTO ‘SHARK WEEK’ ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Nothing says summer like SHARK WEEK and this year the pop culture phenomenon kicks off its 30th anniversary on Sunday, July 22 and continues through Sunday, July 29 on Discovery Channel. Over three decades, the …
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July 3, 2018
NINE MODERN DAY WARRIORS EMBARK ON A UNIQUE SURVIVAL TEST TO PROVE THEY CAN ENDURE DISCOVERY’S ‘ULTIMATE NINJA CHALLENGE’
In the brutal cold of the unforgiving Pacific Northwest wilderness, nine modern-day warriors take on a relentless, 24-day survival challenge based on the ancient laws of the Ninja. In Discovery’s all-new series ULTIMATE NINJA CHALLENGE, eight grueling …
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June 18, 2018
ADVANCES IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EXPLORED IN NEW TWO-HOUR DOCUMENTARY THIS IS A.I.
Artificial intelligence, or A.I., is a transformational technology that is uniquely bound to who we are, how we view ourselves, how we evaluate our toughest problems, and how we struggle to solve them. The latest …
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June 11, 2018
DISCOVERY HIGHLIGHTS AMERICA’S UNSUNG HEROES IN ALL-NEW SERIES ‘HARD TO KILL’ PREMIERING JULY 31
Instead of “Dirty Jobs,” Discovery now brings you dangerous jobs. Tim Kennedy is one tough guy – an active, Ranger qualified, Green Beret, Special Forces Sniper who has served tours in Iraq, Afghanistan and other …
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May 23, 2018
SHARK WEEK BRINGS SHARK N’ AWE FOR THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY PREMIERING SUNDAY, JULY 22 ON DISCOVERY
– SHARK WEEK dives deeper than ever before when television’s longest-running and most anticipated summer event returns for its 30th anniversary on Sunday, July 22 and continues through Sunday, July 29. After three decades and …
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May 15, 2018
DISCOVERY’S CASH CAB HEATS UP THIS SUMMER WHEN IT RETURNS IN JULY
Temperatures are rising and so is the competition on Discovery’s CASH CAB! Comedian Ben Bailey and his taxi return to the sizzling streets of New York City, giving unsuspecting passengers a break from the heat …
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May 8, 2018
ALL-NEW EPISODES OF ‘EXPEDITION UNKNOWN’ STARRING JOSH GATES PREMIERE THIS SUMMER ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
Get ready for exhilarating expeditions to uncharted territories and to uncover the truth behind ancient legends with top-rated series EXPEDITION UNKNOWN. From a long-lost city hidden in the vast jungles of Guatemala to the hunt …
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May 8, 2018
START YOUR ENGINES FOR AN ALL-NEW SEASON OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S STREET OUTLAWS
Buckle up, because America’s best street racers are behind the wheel for an all-new season of Discovery’s hit series STREET OUTLAWS. After last season’s confusion and conflict, the 405 bands together to update the rules …
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April 19, 2018
THE ASTRONOMICAL HUNT FOR TREASURE CONTINUES IN AN ALL-NEW SEASON OF DISCOVERY’S ‘COOPER’S TREASURE’ PREMIERING FRIDAY, JUNE 22 AT 9PM
(New York) -- Darrell Miklos, treasure hunter by trade and by birth, sets out once again to unearth sunken riches in an all-new season of COOPER’S TREASURE. Armed with a treasure map created from space over 50 …
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April 18, 2018
DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE CHANNEL ANNOUNCE THE SEASON PREMIERE OF ‘BATTLEBOTS’
The epic robot-fighting series BattleBots is making its triumphant return with all-new episodes set to premiere Friday, May 11 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery Channel and Wednesday, May 16 at 9 PM on Science Channel. …