Press Releases
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April 20, 2020
Adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates will host a special Earth Day episode of JOSH GATES TONIGHT, a virtual talk show airing Wednesday, April 22 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery. Gates has spent his career traversing the globe inves
(Los Angeles) - Adventurer and avid explorer Josh Gates will host a special Earth Day episode of JOSH GATES TONIGHT, a virtual talk show airing Wednesday, April 22 at 8PM ET/PT on Discovery. Gates has …
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April 1, 2020
Mike Rowe to Host Virtual Talk Show on Discovery Channel - April 7
(LOS ANGELES) – Discovery announced today that Mike Rowe will host BEFORE THE CATCH, a special virtual talk show airing Tuesday, April 7 at 8 PM ET/PT on Discovery. Rowe will talk with all of the …
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March 30, 2020
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S 'SHARK WEEK IN A WEEKEND' BEGINS SATURDAY, APRIL 4
(Los Angeles) - SHARK WEEK, television’s longest-running, and most anticipated summer event will swim onto screens for a special weekend marathon featuring a line-up of fan-favorite episodes. The pop culture phenomenon will take viewers to …
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March 25, 2020
ALL-NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SERIES ‘LEGENDS OF THE WILD’ INVESTIGATES INCREDIBLE MYSTERIES OF THE NATURAL WORLD
(Los Angeles) - Across the planet, there are startling reports about strange animal attacks against humans, new apex predators changing the natural order, and sightings of mysterious creatures that nobody can explain. Now, two lifelong …
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March 24, 2020
CELEBRATE SPRING WITH MARATHONS OF FAN-FAVORITE SERIES FROM DISCOVERY CHANNEL, ANIMAL PLANET AND SCIENCE CHANNEL BEGINNING THIS WEEK
The networks of Discovery Factual – Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and Science Channel – celebrate fan favorite series and specials beginning this week with must see marathons of iconic programming, including Deadliest Catch, MythBusters, Shark …
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March 23, 2020
BRAND-NEW SERIES 'DEADLIEST CATCH: BLOODLINE' STARRING CAPTAIN JOSH HARRIS PREMIERES APRIL 14 ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
(Los Angeles) - Captain Phil Harris was a legend on the Bering Sea who spent decades fishing the icy and treacherous waters off the coast of Dutch Harbor, Alaska. He captained the F/V Cornelia Marie …
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March 19, 2020
SCIENTISTS AND EXPERTS SHARE INSIGHT ON CORONAVIRUS IN ALL-NEW SPECIAL ON DISCOVERY AND SCIENCE CHANNEL
(LOS ANGELES) – The rapid spread of COVID-19, a novel form of coronavirus, has become the defining global health crisis of our time. Seemingly overnight, the virus has changed our daily lives and the way …
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March 17, 2020
IT’S USA VS. RUSSIA IN AN ALL-OUT WAR FOR CRAB IN THE NEW SEASON OF THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING ‘DEADLIEST CATCH’
(LOS ANGELES) – For the first time ever on DEADLIEST CATCH, the Alaskan crab fleet will face off against their biggest rival – the Russians. A competition so fierce, the captains must push into uncharted …
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March 11, 2020
Brand-New Season of 'BERING SEA GOLD' Premieres Friday, May 15 on Discovery Channel
(Los Angeles, CA) In Nome, Alaska there is an estimated two billion dollars’ worth of gold waiting to be discovered in the most unlikely of places. In the depths of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea, …
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March 2, 2020
BRAND-NEW SEASON OF ‘FAST N’ LOUD,’ PREMIERING MONDAY, MARCH 30
(Los Angeles) – Discovery Channel is turning up the torque on Motor Mondays with a brand-new season of FAST N’ LOUD, premiering Monday, March 30 at 10PM ET/PT. With builds bigger than ever before, Richard …
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March 2, 2020
READY TO GET THAT MONEY: AN ALL NEW SEASON OF STREET OUTLAWS: MEMPHIS PREMIERES MARCH 23 ON DISCOVERY
(New York) – It’s JJ’s street and we’re all just driving on it. Welcome to the fastest, wildest and highest stakes game of street racing around. In Memphis, it’s all for one and one for …
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February 28, 2020
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S BRAND-NEW MOTOR SERIES ‘DRIVEN,’ PREMIERES MONDAY, MARCH 30
(Los Angeles) – In 1952, Galpin Auto Sports revolutionized the automotive world by becoming the first dealership to ever design, build and sell a custom car, transforming the business into the most storied customization shop …
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February 24, 2020
MONSTER GARAGE STARRING JESSE JAMES RETURNS TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL IN 2020
(Los Angeles) – Fourteen years after the final Monster Machine was built, Jesse James is returning to Discovery Channel in a brand-new season of MONSTER GARAGE, produced by Original Productions. The Austin, TX resident and …
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February 20, 2020
DISCOVERY GREENLIGHTS AN UNPRECEDENTED 50 HOURS OF
(LOS ANGELES) – The epic, robot-fighting series BattleBots returns bigger than ever before – with an unprecedented 50 hours of programming on Discovery. Competitors from around the world will face off to prove who is …
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February 13, 2020
HIT SERIES ‘GOLD RUSH: PARKER’S TRAIL’ TRAVELS TO AUSTRALIA FOR AN EPIC FOURTH SEASON ON DISCOVERY
(LOS ANGELES) – As another Klondike winter shuts down the Yukon, 25-year-old gold mining prodigy Parker Schnabel is determined to expand his operation and dig year-round. Following his gut instinct and a few solid leads, …
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February 12, 2020
THE LITTLE PLANET THAT COULD: NEW DISCOVERY CHANNEL SPECIAL #TEAMPLUTO SPOTLIGHTS CONTROVERSY OF THE PLANET AND 90TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
(New York) – In 1930, Clyde Tombaugh of Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona discovered Pluto, a planet that would become the ninth and smallest in our solar system. Then in 2006, on the last day …
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February 11, 2020
MAY THE BEST BOOZE WIN: DISCOVERY’S ALL NEW SERIES MASTER DISTILLER PREMIERES MARCH 3
(New York) – Three competitors. Three judges. One winning spirit. In an all-new Discovery Channel series, MASTER DISTILLER, America’s top legal and outlaw distillers go head to head in the ultimate booze-making competition to see …
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February 6, 2020
BRING NOTHING, GIVE EVERYTHING: AN ALL NEW SEASON OF NAKED AND AFRAID PREMIERES FEBRUARY 23 ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
(New York) – Spanning five continents and the most punishing environments to date, including shark-filled waters off of the Bermuda Triangle, snake-infested jungles in the Philippines and the frozen peaks of the American North, this …
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January 21, 2020
DISCOVERY’S MULTI-PLATFORM SERIES ‘GOLD RUSH: DAVE TURIN’S LOST MINE’ RETURNS FOR A SECOND SEASON
(LOS ANGELES) – Last year, veteran gold miner Dave Turin proved there is still gold in America’s abandoned mines. This season, Dave is turning it up a notch, expanding his hunt for an even bigger …
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January 16, 2020
BRAND-NEW SERIES ROB RIGGLE: GLOBAL INVESTIGATOR PREMIERES MARCH 8 ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
(LOS ANGELES) – Actor, comedian and retired Marine, Rob Riggle is taking on a new mission - traveling the globe to unearth some of the world’s greatest legends and mysteries. In his quest for answers …