Press Releases
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September 4, 2013
FAST N' LOUD BREAKS SERIES RECORD WITH 2.69 MILLION VIEWERS ON MONDAY SEPT. 2
Discovery Channel's FAST N' LOUD broke viewership records on Sept 2 and was the #1 program in cable among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery (excluding sports) and the #2 program in ALL OF TELEVISION (excluding …
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August 27, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL BREACHES THE AUGUST WATERS AND DELIVERS THE MOST WATCHED AUGUST IN NETWORK HISTORY
Discovery Channel's 26th annual Shark Week in August was the network's most watched Shark Week ever. The success of Shark Week coupled with solid performances by hit series Amish Mafia, which averaged 2.46 million viewers, …
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August 23, 2013
Discovery Channel U.S. and Discovery Networks International Launch New Global Landmark Development Fund to Kickstart the Next Generation of Global Landmark Series and Events
(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Channel U.S. and Discovery Networks International (DNI) today announced the launch of a new Global Landmark Development Fund in the amount of $500,000 to fuel the next generation of groundbreaking …
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August 22, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL IN DEVELOPMENT WITH LIONSGATE ON MINI-SERIES NORTH AND SOUTH
(Los Angeles) Discovery Channel announces today its order to development of the network's next scripted mini-series, NORTH AND SOUTH, based on the trilogy of North and South novels by John Jakes, the bestselling author who …
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August 21, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S “THE LAST HUNTSMEN” GOES TO THE EDGE OF CIVILIZATION WITH EXTREME SURVIVALISTS
(NEW YORK) Discovery Channel's THE LAST HUNTSMEN chronicles the elite group of men who protect people living on the edge of the wilderness. This job requires the best of survivalist skills as these men face …
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August 19, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S GOLD RUSH - SOUTH AMERICA #1 IN ALL OF TELEVISION AMONG MEN ON FRIDAY
Discovery Channel's GOLD RUSH - SOUTH AMERICA at 9PM ET/PT was the #1 program in ALL OF TELEVISION among Men 25-54/18-49 delivery (excluding sports) beating ALL cable and broadcast programs, earning a 1.67 HH / …
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August 14, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S "AMISH MAFIA" DELIVERS #1 IN CABLE AMONG MEN 18-49 ON AUGUST 13
(SILVER SPRING, MD) Discovery Channel's Amish Mafia at 9PM* was the #1 original cable program among Men 18-49 delivery (no exclusions) on Tuesday, August 13th, earning a 1.82 HH / 1.53 P25-54 / 1.31 P18-49 …
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August 13, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S SHARK WEEK 2013 DELIVERS MOST-WATCHED WEEK EVER IN NETWORK’S HISTORY
(SILVER SPRING, MD) Discovery's SHARK WEEK 2013 was the most-watched SHARK WEEK in the event's 26 year history across all key demos including Persons, Men and Women 25-54/18-49/18-34 delivery (no exclusions) from August 4th to …
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August 8, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL DELIVERS HIGHEST RATED SHARK WEEK WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN ITS 26 YEAR HISTORY ON AUGUST 7
Discovery's SHARK WEEK broke 26 years of Shark Week Wednesday viewership records on August 7 with the premiere of Great White Serial Killer. This stands as the highest rated and most watched SHARK WEEK Wednesday program …
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August 7, 2013
SHARK AFTER DARK BEATS ALL CABLE TALK COMPETITIORS FOR SECOND CONSECUTIVE NIGHT
Discovery Channel's late night live talk show during SHARK WEEK, Shark After Dark, hosted by comedian Josh Wolf at 11PM, , delivered 1,186,000 P2+ total viewers on Tuesday, August 6. This telecast beat TBS' …
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August 6, 2013
SHARK AFTER DARK BEATS ALL CABLE TALK COMPETITIORS IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND KEY DEMOS ON MONDAY AUGUST 5
Discovery Channel's late night live talk show during SHARK WEEK, Shark After Dark, hosted by comedian Josh Wolf, earned 1.16 HH/0.86 P25-54 and 1.63 million total viewers P2+ delivery at 11PM ET/PT on Monday, August …
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August 6, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S NAKED AND AFRAID FINALE #1 IN ALL OF TELEVISION AMONG MEN IN PRIME TIME ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 3
(New York) Discovery Channel's NAKED AND AFRAID season finale special, Naked and Afraid: Bares All, was the #1 original cable telecast among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery and Persons and Men 18-49 delivery on Saturday, …
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August 6, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S SHARK WEEK 2013 BREAKS 26 YEARS OF SHARK WEEK VIEWERSHIP RECORDS
Discovery's SHARK WEEK 2013 broke all viewership records in the 26 year history of SHARK WEEK on Sunday August 4 with the premiere of Megalodon: The Monster Shark Lives which earned a 2.60 P25-54 and …
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August 5, 2013
GOLD RUSH: SOUTH AMERICA #1 FRIDAY PROGRAM FOR PERSONS AND MEN 25-54 ON CABLE
(NEW YORK) Discovery Channel's limited summer series premiere of GOLD RUSH: SOUTH AMERICA was the #1 cable program in Prime among Persons and Men 25-54 delivery (no exclusions) and #2 in ALL OF TELEVISION among …
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August 2, 2013
NEW SERIES TICKLE PREMIERES ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL AUGUST 13 AT 10PM
With Moonshine season wrapping up for the year, Tickle, from Discovery Channel's Moonshiners, was looking forward to some much needed rest and relaxation. But as any viewer of Moonshiners knows, Tickle's sense of balance is …
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July 31, 2013
DEADLIEST CATCH SEASON FINALE MAKES DISCOVERY CHANNEL THE TOP CABLE NETWORK FOR PERSONS AND MEN ON TUESDAY
(NEW YORK) Powered by strong ratings of the two-hour season finale of DEADLIEST CATCH, Discovery Channel was the #1 cable network in Prime among both Persons and Men 25-54 delivery and Persons and Men 18-49 …
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July 30, 2013
DISCOVERY’S HIT SERIES JUNGLE GOLD RETURNS FOR SEASON TWO ON AUGUST 11
SILVER SPRING, MD) The daring gold-miners of Discovery Channel's hit series JUNGLE GOLD, George Wright and Scott Lomu, return to face Ghana's notorious rainy season, armed militia, road blocks and treacherous jungle, in an all-out …
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July 30, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S NAKED AND AFRAID #1 AD SUPPORTED PROGRAM IN CABLE AMONG MEN ON SUNDAY JULY 28
Discovery Channel's NAKED AND AFRAID was the #1 ad-supported cable program among both Persons and Men 25-54 delivery and Persons and Men 18-49 delivery on Sunday, July 28. The series earned 2.38 HH/2.19 P25-54 rating …
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July 25, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL UNCOVERS THE LIVES OF THE WORLD’S MOST ELUSIVE PREDATORS IN ‘MAN, CHEETAH, WILD’
(LOS ANGELES, CA) Deep in the African bush, Kim Wolhuter is about to be tested like never before. A one-time game ranger with experience in the military, Kim is a maverick filmmaker with an extraordinary …
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July 25, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S THE PRESIDENTS' GATEKEEPERS TO PREMIERE AS TWO-NIGHT TELEVISION EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 11 AND 12
(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Channel announced today THE PRESIDENTS' GATEKEEPERS will premiere as a two-night, four-hour event on Wednesday, September 11 and Thursday, September 12 at 9PM ET/PT. For the first time ever, all 20 …