Press Releases
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February 20, 2013
Discovery Channel Tells the Inside Story Behind ‘Argo'
Discovery Channel Tells the Inside Story Behind 'Argo' ARGO: Inside Story, narrated by Bryan Cranston ("Argo"), airs at 10 PM E/P on Saturday, Feb. 23 and 12 PM E/P on Sunday, Feb. 24 on Discovery …
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February 19, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S GOLD RUSH IS THE #1 FRIDAY PRIME TIME PROGRAM IN ALL OF TELEVISION FOR MEN FOR FIVE CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
(Silver Spring, MD) GOLD RUSH was the #1 series in ALL OF TELEVISION among Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 on Friday, February 15, beating all cable programs and broadcast series on networks that included ABC, …
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February 19, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL REDISCOVERS ‘NORTH AMERICA’ – THE HOME OF THE BRAVE AND THE CONTINENT OF EXTREMES – IN GROUNDBREAKING TELEVISION EVENT
(New York) -- For many of us, North America is our home. We live in this extraordinary continent each and every day, but have we ever truly experienced first-hand the wide scope of incredible dangers …
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February 13, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S MOONSHINERS VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL TICKLE'S GUIDE TO LOVE
It's February in Appalachia and moonshining is on hold until spring, which means one thing for Tickle and Jim Tom of MOONSHINERS . . . it's the season for love! These two know a lot …
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February 11, 2013
DISCOVERY’S GOLD RUSH IS THE #1 FRIDAY PRIME TIME PROGRAM IN ALL OF TELEVISION FOR P18-49
(Silver Spring, MD) GOLD RUSH was the #1 series in ALL OF TELEVISION among P18-49 delivery on Friday, February 8, beating all cable programs and broadcast series on networks that included NBC, CBS, FOX and …
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February 11, 2013
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER CHRIS COOPER TO HEADLINE DISCOVERY’S FIRST SCRIPTED MINI-SERIES ‘KLONDIKE'
ACADEMY AWARD WINNER CHRIS COOPER TO HEADLINE DISCOVERY'S FIRST SCRIPTED MINI-SERIES 'KLONDIKE' (LOS ANGELES) - On the heels of filming "August, Osage County," Academy Award Winner Chris Cooper will star in Discovery Channel's first-ever, scripted …
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February 8, 2013
SEASON THREE OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S #1 SERIES GOLD RUSH ENDS WITH GOLD RUSH LIVE
The Mother Lode - the origin of something valuable or in great abundance - has evaded the GOLD RUSH gold miners for three seasons. Todd Hoffman, Jack Hoffman, Dave Turin, Parker Schnabel, Fred Hurt and …
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February 7, 2013
DISCOVERY WINS EIGHTH CONSECUTIVE WEDNESDAY AS MOONSHINERS DOMINATES CABLE TELEVISION PRIME TIME IN MALE VIEWERS
(Silver Spring, MD) MOONSHINERS was the #1 cable program on Wednesday evening among Men 25-54/18-49 delivery, no exclusions. It was also the #1 non-fiction cable program on Wednesday evening among Persons 25-54/18-49 and Men 25-54/18-49 …
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February 7, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL’S AUCTION KINGS RETURNS FOR A FOURTH SEASON ON FEBRUARY 21
Gallery 63 owner Paul Brown and his Atlanta-based crew of characters are back for an all-new season of AUCTION KINGS on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 9PM ET/PT. Brown brings big energy and a well trained eye …
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February 4, 2013
DISCOVERY’S ‘GOLD RUSH’ SCORES 13 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS AS #1 FRIDAY CABLE TELEVISION PRIME TIME PROGRAM FOR MEN
(Silver Spring, MD) Discovery Channel was the top network in ALL OF TELEVISION Friday, February 1st across multiple male demos with the top three cable television programs for that evening (#1 - "Gold Rush" 9PM, …
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January 31, 2013
MOONSHINERS #1 ON CABLE ON WEDNESDAY JAN 30 IN TOTAL VIEWERS AND ACROSS ALL KEY DEMOS
MOONSHINERS season two finale, "Last Shiner Standing", trounced the cable television competition on Wednesday Jan. 30 and was the #1 cable program, no exclusions, with 3.87 million total viewers P2+. Marking a series best, it was …
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January 30, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL SHATTERS ALL PREVIOUS MONTHLY VIEWERSHIP RECORDS IN JANUARY 2013
Powered by #1 shows and breakout new hits, January 2013 was Discovery Channel's best month ever among total viewers P2+ and Persons 25-54, delivery. Additionally, it was the best January ever among HH, P2+, Persons …
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January 28, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL DOMINATES AS #1 TELEVISON NETWORK IN FRIDAY PRIME TIME FOR MEN
(Silver Spring, MD) - Discovery Channel was the #1 network in ALL OF TELEVISION among Men 25-54 and Men 18-49 ratings and delivery on Friday, January 25 and beat all broadcast and cable networks in …
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January 24, 2013
Record-Breaking 48 Tons of Silver Recovered From World War II Shipwreck
(Los Angeles, Calif.) - This past summer, Discovery Channel cameras rolled as the world's best-known deep-sea recovery team, Odyssey Marine Exploration (OME), successfully recovered approximately 48 tons of silver bullion from the SS Gairsoppa - …
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January 23, 2013
DISCOVERY’S HIT SERIES FAST N’ LOUD MAKES SOME NOISE WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 9PM ET/PT
DISCOVERY’S HIT SERIES FAST N’ LOUD MAKES SOME NOISE WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES MONDAY, FEBRUARY 18 AT 9PM ET/PT (New York, NY) – One man’s rust bucket is another man’s treasure couldn’t be more true …
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January 23, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL DELIVERS HIGHEST FRIDAY PRIMETIME RATINGS IN THE HISTORY OF THE NETWORK WITH GOLD RUSH AND BERING SEA GOLD
Discovery Channel was the #1 network in ALL OF TELEVISION among Men 25-54 and 18-49 on Friday, January 18 -- beating all broadcast and cable networks in these key demos. Discovery earned a 2.19 HH …
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January 18, 2013
THE LAFFING DEVILS WON’T BE LAUGHING WHEN THE DEVILS RIDE RETURNS TO DISCOVERY
THE LAFFING DEVILS WON'T BE LAUGHING WHEN THE DEVILS RIDE RETURNS TO DISCOVERY Season Two Premieres on Monday, Feb. 18th at 10pm ET/PT (New York, NY) - Blood, sweat and gears...the Laffing Devils are back …
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January 17, 2013
MOONSHINERS AND AMISH MAFIA DOMINATE CABLE TELEVISION PRIME TIME IN MALE VIEWERS FOR SIX CONSECUTIVE WEDNESDAYS
MOONSHINERS was the #1 cable program on Wednesday evening among Persons 25-54 and Men 25-54/18-49 delivery, no exclusions. It was also the #5 program in ALL OF TELEVISION (broadcast and cable) among Men 18-49 delivery. …
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January 14, 2013
GOLD RUSH DOMINATES ALL OF TELEVISION AMONG MEN DURING FRIDAY PRIME TIME ON JAN. 11
Discovery Channel's GOLD RUSH (9PM) beat all broadcast television programming on Friday, January 11, including programs on CBS, NBC, ABC and FOX in M18-49 delivery during Prime Time. It was also the #3 program in …
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January 9, 2013
DISCOVERY CHANNEL UNCOVERS THE WORLD OF ILLEGAL SMUGGLING AND TRAFFICKING IN THE EYE-OPENING SERIES "EXTREME SMUGGLING"
(LOS ANGELES) Beginning on Monday, January 14th at 8:00PM ET/PT, Discovery Channel invites viewers to peer into the underground world of drug smuggling, animal trafficking and illegal gun trading. Each hour-long episode uncovers the sophisticated …
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