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March 20, 2012
ACCUSATIONS - AND FISTS - FLY AS STARS OF "BERING SEA GOLD" SOUND OFF IN "AFTER THE DREDGE" SPECIALS
Beginning THIS FRIDAY, the gold dredgers of BERING SEA GOLD have their chance to reflect back on their last season - and the result is tense, honest and explosive. Two one-hour specials, titled AFTER THE …
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March 20, 2012
LATEST GROUNDBREAKING NATURAL HISTORY SERIES PULLED IN 26.7 MILLION VIEWERS ACROSS SEVEN DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS DURING MARCH 18 SIMULCAST
On Sunday, March 18th at 8PM E/P, Discovery launched FROZEN PLANET, a sweeping seven-part series four years in the making. It is ultimate portrait of our earth's polar regions, where the scale and beauty of …
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March 1, 2012
DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND SEAWORLD INVITE ONLINE AUDIENCES TO GET READY FOR ‘FROZEN PLANET’ WITH ‘PENGUIN CAM’
Silver Spring, Md. – Following the success of Discovery Channel’s Shark Cam and in anticipation of the U.S. premiere of FROZEN PLANET, Discovery Channel and SeaWorld have launched Penguin Cam – a live online experience …
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February 28, 2012
YOU BETTER RUN, YOU BETTER HIDE! PREPPING FOR REAL LIFE DISASTER SERIES DOOMSDAY BUNKERS COMES TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL
For some, power grid failures, nuclear disasters, earthquakes, shooting sprees, tsunamis, suicide bombers, and nose diving economies around the globe are more than just "ripped from the headline" news stories. They're cataclysmic events that require …
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February 28, 2012
MYTHBUSTERS MOVES TO SUNDAYS BEGINNING MARCH 25; NEW EPISODES KICK OFF WITH A DARING ESCAPE FROM A DESERTED ISLAND USING ONLY – YOU GUESSED IT – DUCT TAPE
Beginning March 25, MYTHBUSTERS kicks off all-new episodes on a brand-new night - Sundays at 9PM ET/PT - with a one-hour duct tape extravaganza. Duct tape has been a MYTHBUSTERS staple, but it's never been …
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February 28, 2012
COMPETITION SERIES UNCHAINED REACTION FEATURING DIVERSE TEAMS AND ADAM SAVAGE AND JAMIE HYNEMAN OF MYTHBUSTERS PREMIERES ON MARCH 18 AT 10PM
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Discovery Channel has announced its premiere date for UNCHAINED REACTION, the new series executive produced by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of MYTHBUSTERS. The six-part series, for which Adam and Jamie …
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February 17, 2012
DISCOVERY’S ‘GOLD RUSH, TELEVISION’S TOP SHOW FOR MEN ON FRIDAY NIGHTS, GETS GREENLIGHT FOR THIRD SEASON
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Discovery Channel's hit series GOLD RUSH, which follows men who, in a difficult economy, risk everything to strike it rich gold mining, gets the green light for a third season. The …
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February 14, 2012
THE BIGGEST, BADDEST MACHINES TO GO HEAD TO HEAD IN NEW COMPETITION SERIES FOR DISCOVERY CHANNEL, MACHINES OF GLORY
(Los Angeles, CA) - It's heavy equipment like you have never seen before in Discovery's newest competition series MACHINES OF GLORY. In each episode, three crews of the highest-skilled machine operators will battle it out …
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February 6, 2012
DISCOVERY CHANNEL CONTINUES ITS WINNING STREAK WITH TOP SERIES GOLD RUSH AND BERING SEA GOLD
DISCOVERY CHANNEL CONTINUES ITS WINNING STREAK WITH TOP SERIES GOLD RUSH AND BERING SEA GOLD -- For the Second Week in Row Discovery Channel is #1 in All of Television Among Men on Friday, February …
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January 31, 2012
BERING SEA GOLD DEBUTS AS HIGHEST-RATED SERIES LAUNCH IN DISCOVERY CHANNEL HISTORY
--Discovery Channel Has Top Two Shows in All of Television Among Men on Friday 1/27 with GOLD RUSH and new series BERING SEA GOLD-- --GOLD RUSH Watched By 4.24 Million Viewers P2+ / BERING SEA …
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January 23, 2012
JAMIE HYNEMAN AND ADAM SAVAGE TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES, UNCHAINED REACTION
JAMIE HYNEMAN AND ADAM SAVAGE TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES, UNCHAINED REACTION -- New Series Pits Teams With Diverse Backgrounds Against Each Other to Create Incredible Chain Reaction Contraptions - …
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January 12, 2012
VENTURE INTO THE WORLD OF COOL COMBAT COLLECTABLES AND MILITARY ARTIFACTS WITH DISCOVERY'S "COMBAT CASH"
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Military hunter Bob Chatt and his picking partner Owen Thornton put their passion, wallets and reputations on the line in a never-ending pursuit of rare and desirable military artifacts, aka "militaria," …
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January 5, 2012
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF BIG LEAGUE MEMORABILIA; BATTER UP FOR DISCOVERY’S BRAND NEW SERIES
(Silver Spring, Md.) Has Richie Russek got a deal for you! From rare game-worn jerseys to vintage bats that helped shape the game of baseball, the vaunted history of sports holds untold treasures and Richie, …
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December 19, 2011
Discovery Channel’s GOLD RUSH was the #1 program in ALL OF TELEVISION on Friday night among Persons and Men 25/18-49 ratings & delivery
NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS Discovery was #1 in all of television Friday night, December 16th, beating all of broadcast including ABC, CBS FOX and NBC among Men (M25-54/M18-49 ratings and delivery). Discovery Channel's primetime line-up on Friday …
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December 15, 2011
FROM THE MAKERS OF PLANET EARTH, AN EPIC JOURNEY TO A WORLD FEW HAVE EVER SEEN: FROZEN PLANET TO PREMIERE ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL MARCH 18
(Los Angeles, Ca.) -- The acclaimed documentary team behind the groundbreaking PLANET EARTH will present the next great natural history series in March 2012, as FROZEN PLANET premieres on Discovery Channel in the United States. …
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December 6, 2011
DISCOVERY CHANNEL ANNOUNCES MARCH 18 PREMIERE DATE FOR FROZEN PLANET
(Los Angeles, Ca., December 6, 2011) - Discovery Channel announces today that FROZEN PLANET, the seven-part series from the acclaimed documentary team behind PLANET EARTH, will premiere in the United States on Sunday, March 18 …
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December 6, 2011
OCEAN PROSPECTORS GAMBLE IT ALL ON BERING SEA GOLD: NEW SERIES FROM THE CREATORS OF DEADLIEST CATCH TO PREMIERE ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
In the frontier town of Nome, Alaska, there's a gold rush on. But you've never seen gold mining like this before -- here, the precious metal isn't found in the ground. It's sitting in the …
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November 30, 2011
DISCOVERY’S ‘MOONSHINERS’ TELLS THE STORY OF MODERN DAY BOOTLEGGERS KEEPING HISTORY ALIVE – AT THE EXPENSE OF THEIR FREEDOM
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Think the days of bootleggers, backwoods stills and "white lightning" are over? Not a chance! It's a multi-million dollar industry. But perhaps more importantly to the moonshiners, it's a tradition dating …
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November 29, 2011
DISCOVERY’S ‘GOLD RUSH’ CONTINUES ITS STREAK AS TOP SHOW IN ALL OF TELEVISION AMONG MEN FRIDAY NIGHTS
NETWORK HIGHLIGHTS Discovery Channel's Primetime line-up on Friday evening, November 25th, featuring an all-new telecast of GOLD RUSH "Drill or Die" and an all-new telecast of FLYING WILD ALASKA "Every Dog Has Its Day" …
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November 29, 2011
MULTI-PLATINUM ROCK BAND BUSH TO PERFORM ON AMERICAN CHOPPER LIVE - THE BUILD-OFF
(New York, NY) - Discovery Channel's AMERICAN CHOPPER LIVE - THE BUILD-OFF has announced the participation of one of the biggest rock bands to hit the scene in the past 20 years. Multi-platinum rock band …
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