Press Releases
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July 14, 2017
THE ULTIMATE SURVIVAL EVENT: NAKED AND THE DARK
Two-Nights of NAKED AND AFRAID and New Series, DARKNESS Wednesday, August 2nd and Thursday, August 3rd starting at 9pm ET (New York) – No one does survival better than Discovery Channel – with experts …
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July 5, 2017
FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: ROOKIE CAR-SAVANTS CHASE THE CLASSICS IN ALL-NEW DISCOVERY SERIES ‘CARSPOTTING’
Nestled deep in the remote region of the Pacific Northwest are decades of preserved American muscle. Entrepreneurial brothers Carlos and Pedro, coupled with their car savant and best friend Niko, are in the business of …
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June 20, 2017
DISCOVERY SETS OUT TO FIND THE NEXT GREAT BUSH CRAFTER IN ALL-NEW SERIES ‘BUSH LEAGUE’ (W/T)
Across the country, the bushcraft movement is growing. It is built on primitive wisdom, ingenuity, hard-won wilderness skills and a desire for self-reliance. But who are the best at their craft? Discovery Channel announced today …
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June 15, 2017
DIVE IN TO ‘SHARK WEEK’ WITH BRAND NEW JAWSOME SHARK PROGRAMMING AIRING SUNDAY, JULY 23 TO SUNDAY, JULY 30 ON DISCOVERY
(Los Angeles) – SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running and eagerly awaited summer TV event returns to Discovery Channel on Sunday, July 23 at 7:00 PM ET/PT and continues through Sunday, July 30. In addition, …
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June 8, 2017
FEELING NOSTALGIC? DISCOVERY CHANNEL REVISITS EPIC EXPERIMENTS AND MAVERICK MECHANICS WITH CLASSIC EPISODES OF ‘MYTHBUSTERS’ AND ‘MONSTER GARAGE’ DURING “THROWBACK WEEKEND”
Discovery Channel is turning back time and resurrecting supersized episodes of MythBusters and Monster Garage for THROWBACK WEEKEND, beginning Saturday, June 17 at 7PM ET/PT. Featuring all-new footage, myth-busting masterminds Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage and master mechanic Jesse …
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June 6, 2017
STREET OUTLAWS: NEW ORLEANS RETURNS TO DISCOVERY
Street racing has taken the country by storm, with racers all over the US creating their own tournaments and teams to prove their city is the fastest in the nation. Kye Kelley and the rest …
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June 5, 2017
EMMY-AWARD® WINNING COMEDIAN BEN BAILEY RETURNS TO HOST DISCOVERY’S REVAMPED CASH CAB
Comedian Ben Bailey takes the wheel once again as the Emmy-Award® winning CASH CAB returns to Discovery in 2017. Bailey hosted over 200 episodes of CASH CAB and won four Daytime Emmy Awards® for Outstanding …
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June 1, 2017
DISCOVERY’S ‘RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN’ SPOTLIGHTS AMERICA’S UNLIKELY HEROES OF CONSERVATION
Narrated by Award-Winning Journalist Tom Brokaw Directed by Emmy® Winning Filmmakers Susan Froemke and John Hoffman From America’s heartland come four unexpected warriors for a hidden but far-reaching conservation movement: a …
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May 31, 2017
DISCOVERY SOUNDS THE ALARM ON THE RISK FOR THE NEXT WORLDWIDE PANDEMIC WITH GLOBAL PREMIERE OF MOSQUITO ON JULY 6
Featuring interviews with leaders in the global health community including a rare documentary one-on-one with Bill Gates Narrated by Oscar® nominated Jeremy Renner (New York) – As many in the world prepare for the …
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May 23, 2017
DISCOVERY’S DIESEL BROTHERS TAKE THE MOUND FOR ALL-STAR TWO NIGHT MLB-THEMED SPECIAL
Heavy D, Diesel Dave, Redbeard and The Muscle have built an empire with DieselSellerz, bringing extreme tricked out trucks to fans across America. Internet sensations, the team showcase crazy pranks and stunt driving to their …
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May 15, 2017
DONNA D’ALESSANDRO NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING FOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND ANIMAL PLANET
Donna D'Alessandro has been named Senior Vice President of Programming for Discovery Channel and Animal Planet. In her new role, D'Alessandro will oversee day to day program strategy for both networks, coordinating across all departments …
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May 9, 2017
‘VEGAS RAT RODS’ HEATS UP MOTOR MONDAYS WITH OUTRAGEOUS NEW BUILDS
(Los Angeles) – Steve Darnell and his band of rust-loving rebels are back for a third season and determined to prove that their unconventional style produces the sickest rides on the planet. Turning hidden junkyard …
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May 4, 2017
HOMESTEADER HOPEFULS GET ANOTHER CHANCE AT SURVIVAL IN ALL-NEW SEASON OF DISCOVERY’S ‘HOMESTEAD RESCUE’
(New York) – Only the baddest and toughest can survive as homesteaders – those that quite don’t fit the bill get a little help from the Raney family. Craftsman and survival expert Marty Raney, along …
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April 26, 2017
DISCOVERY’S NEWEST TRUE CRIME SERIES ‘ALASKA HOMICIDE’ SEARCHES FOR CLUES IN THE NATION’S MOST RUGGED STATE
(LOS ANGELES) – In the largely untouched landscape of Alaska, people go missing at an eerily high rate with more missing people per capita than any other state. It’s a place where people can vanish …
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March 28, 2017
Afraid Of The Dark? Discovery Channel Announces An All-New Take On The Survival Genre
(LOS ANGELES) – We’ve seen the toughest among us survive without food, clothing or shelter. But can they survive without light? Discovery Channel, a pioneer of the survival genre, announced today it has ordered DARKNESS, an all-new series featuring …
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March 22, 2017
ACADEMY AWARD® NOMINEE AND EMMY® WINNER RORY KENNEDY’S NASA: 60 YEARS AND BEYOND TAKES A SWEEPING LOOK AT THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY AND ITS GOALS FOR THE FUTURE DURING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY
Humankind has come to lead the planet in large part thanks to its insatiable curiosity and remarkable ability to wonder. This “need to know” lies deep within our DNA, as we seek to answer the …
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March 20, 2017
DISCOVERY EXPLORES THE COMPLEX COLLAPSE OF THE HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND COD FISHERY IN ‘SACRED COD’
For centuries, cod was like gold. Wars were waged over it. Settlers sailed across oceans in search of it. And early America relied on it to finance a revolution. Cod were so abundant in the …
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January 31, 2017
DISCOVERY’S THE DARK SIDE OF THE SUN TAKES A LOOK AT HOW SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING TO UNDERSTAND OUR BRIGHTEST STAR AND PROTECT AGAINST ITS POTENTIAL TO DEVASTATE MODERN CIVILIZATION
The Dark Side Of The Sun Premieres as Part of Science Channel Weekend on Discovery Channel Saturday, February 11 and Sunday, February 12 on Science Channel What would happen if the sun took out our electrical …
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January 17, 2017
JIM PARSONS SET TO NARRATE DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S DOCUMENTARY SERIES FIRST IN HUMAN
Unprecedented Access Inside the National Institutes of Health’s Building 10 Premieres August 10 Directed by Emmy® Winner John Hoffman; Produced by McGee Media Near the nation’s capital, on the campus of the National Institutes …
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January 6, 2017
TOM BROKAW TO NARRATE DISCOVERY’S RANCHER, FARMER, FISHERMAN
An Official Selection of the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Directed by Emmy®-Winning Filmmakers Susan Froemke and John Hoffman Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning journalist Tom Brokaw will lend his voice to Discovery Channel’s RANCHER, …