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Stuck with Hackett

Premieres August 18 at 10:30 PM (ET/PT)

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SCIENCE IS THE HOME FOR JUNKYARD GENIUS IN AUGUST WITH PREMIERE SERIES - STUCK WITH HACKETT

--STUCK WITH HACKETT Premieres on Thursday, August 18, at 10:30 PM (ET/PT) on SCIENCE--

SCIENCE-television's home for audacious genius-digs deep this August with the world premiere of the enormously entertaining series appealing to the "enginerd" in us all.  Beginning August 18, at 10:30 PM (ET/PT), survivalist savant Chris Hackett proves himself to be a "post-apocalyptic MacGyver" in STUCK WITH HACKETT.  

STUCK WITH HACKETT features "alternative engineer" and survival expert Chris Hackett.  Each episode finds Hackett left alone in an extreme environment-from deep wilderness, to ruined cities, to arid deserts-with little more than his wits and ingenuity.  The goal isn't survival, however; it's luxury ... achieved by any means necessary.  Through a series of video diaries, he explains how to turn junk into creature comforts, such as making a hot tub in a snowy terrain, fashioning an A/C unit from spare airplane parts and fermenting leaves to run a washing machine.  Watch Hackett turn one man's nightmare into his own personal retreat using common sense and a lot of spare parts in STUCK WITH HACKETT on Thursday, August 18, at 10:30 PM (ET/PT).

STUCK WITH HACKETT is produced for SCIENCE by Silver Machine.  Nathaniel Grouille and Korelan Matteson are executive producers for Silver Machine.  Bernadette McDaid is vice president of production and Wyatt Channel is executive producer, with Lindsey Foster as associate producer for SCIENCE. 

About SCIENCE:

SCIENCE, a division of Discovery Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK), is home for the thought provocateur, the individual who is unafraid to ask the killer questions of "how" and "why not."  The network is a playground for those with audacious intellects and features programming willing to go beyond imagination to explore the unknown.  Guided by curiosity, SCIENCE looks for innovation in mysterious new worlds as well as in its own backyard.  SCIENCE and the SCIENCE HD simulcast reach more than 68 million U.S. households.  The network also features high-traffic online and social media destinations, including ScienceChannel.com, facebook.com/Science Channel and twitter.com/Science Channel. 

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world's #1 nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in 210 countries and territories.  Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through 130-plus worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, SCIENCE and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, The Hub and 3net, the first 24-hour 3D network.  Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools and owns and operates a diversified portfolio of digital media services, including HowStuffWorks.com.  For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.