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 Topic: Discovery Channel
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| Programming Highlights: Prospectors Put Everything They Have Behind a New Effort to Strike It Rich in GOLD RUSH 2, Nov. 8 on Discovery Channel |
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on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 - 05:59 PM |
As the price of gold increases worldwide, so does interest in mining the rare mineral in Alaska, where there are veins worth an estimated $250 billion. Returning to Discovery Channel for a much-anticipated second season, GOLD RUSH 2 follows six down-on-their luck men, facing economic meltdown, as they risk everything in an attempt to strike it rich in the wilderness of Alaska. Premiering Tuesday, November 8 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, the new season catches up with Todd Hoffman as he leads this group of inexperienced miners – with only one rookie season under their belts – back to the mine they’ve leased at Porcupine Creek to finish what they started. With 16 new episodes, Season 2 follows the men as they face new challenges and hardship, away from their families, with the backdrop of Alaska’s breathtaking vistas around them.
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| Programming Highlights: With an Idea So Crazy, It Just Might Work, GAME CHANGERS Premieres Oct. 11 on Discovery Channel |
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on Sunday, September 18, 2011 - 10:54 AM |
The inventor spirit is alive and well. Amateur tinkerers – from students to “bored with their day job” professionals – are revolutionizing the world. Meet the GAME CHANGERS, premiering Tuesday, October 11 at 8 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT on Discovery Channel. This eight-part original Canadian series reveals the next generation of undiscovered Wright Brothers, who toiled away in obscurity for years and are now within reach of making it big. Hosted by Andrew Anthony (QBIT, LIFES’S A TRIP), GAME CHANGERS focuses on inventors who have come up with real and profound ideas and prototypes. These are independent thinkers whose inventions have found third-party funding, venture capital interest or have been bought outright by leading technological companies. They’re charting a new course in everything from military and aerospace technology, to innovations that will transform our everyday lives.
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| Programming Highlights: Messing With People in the Name of Science. PRANK SCIENCE Premieres Sept. 19 on Discovery Channel |
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on Tuesday, August 30, 2011 - 05:19 PM |
Can a test subject be convinced he has the power to melt solid objects… using only the power of his mind? If he’s just crossed paths with the PRANK SCIENCE team, anything is possible! Premiering Monday, September 19 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Discovery Channel, this highly-entertaining street-level gag show lures unsuspecting people into hilarious, never-before-seen pranks – all in the name of science. Each half-hour episode of this 13-part original Canadian series by Proper Television (CANADA’S WORST DRIVER), takes to the streets to pull off several new prank experiments. But unlike other gag shows, every PRANK SCIENCE trick reveals unexpected and water-cooler-worthy scientific facts and theories. It’s an addictive one-two punch of strange science and riveting practical jokes!
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| Programming Highlights: Go BEHIND BARS to Uncover the Ruthless Reality of Prison Life, September 29 on Investigation Discovery |
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on Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 09:13 AM |
Murderers, rapists, thieves and other criminals fill high-security prisons run by specially trained guards. Explore the uncompromising reality of these prisoners’ lives with BEHIND BARS, premiering Thursday, September 22 at 9 p.m. ET/10 p.m. PT on Investigation Discovery. Through unrestricted access to the cell blocks of some of the highest level security prisons, this four-part series captures a world where every day constitutes a fight for survival. On the surface, prison life is built upon order and discipline. The prison guard shifts run like clockwork as they closely monitor the inmates and escort them back and forth from their cells. However, underneath this routine is a seedy underworld.
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| Programming Highlights: Discovery Channel and Bell Media’s Factual Channels Announce Cross-Platform Coverage Commemorating the 10th Anniversary of 9/11 |
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on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 - 04:03 PM |
On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists hijacked four commercial passenger jet airliners and flew them into various sites in the U.S. killing nearly 3,000 people in the worst attack on the American mainland in over a half-century. It was a day that will live in infamy. And now, with exactly one month to go before the 10th anniversary of these horrific, history-altering attacks, Discovery Channel and Bell Media’s factual channels announced today cross-platform coverage of the historic anniversary over four days in September. Beginning Sept. 8 and running through to the anniversary itself on Sept. 11, Discovery Channel and Bell Media’s factual channels will commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11 with extensive and exclusive programming.
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| Programming Highlights: CURIOSITY Asks “Do You Ever Wonder?” Big Names Tackle Big Questions in the Landmark Multi-Year Event Series, Premiering August 7 on Discovery Channel |
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on Thursday, July 21, 2011 - 06:14 PM |
Have you ever wondered what it would be like if you could live forever? What would happen if aliens attacked? Why sex is fun? More than just a landmark television event, CURIOSITY: THE QUESTIONS OF LIFE is an adventure of discovery, an expedition to uncover the truths behind life’s most challenging and fascinating questions. Premiering Sunday, August 7 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel, this unprecedented project, from the visionary mind of Discovery’s founder John Hendricks, will span 60 episodes over five years. Intel Corporation, a world leader in computing innovation, will be a presenting partner of CURIOSITY.
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| Programming Highlights: This Week's Got Bite! SHARK WEEK Returns to Discovery Channel July 31-August 5 |
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on Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 08:58 AM |
Mean or simply misunderstood, our fascination for the oceans’ most fearsome creature endures. Back for a 16th summer, Discovery Channel’s most anticipated theme week returns! Airing Sunday, July 31 to Friday, August 5, SHARK WEEK 2011 offers eight jaw-gnashing hours of incredible sharks from around the world. This week, comedian Andy Samberg is truly a fish out of water when he trades his familiar TV and film sets for a wetsuit to swim with a unique breed of sharks in SHARK CITY. Also during SHARK WEEK 2011, see why sharks are swimming closer to shore; discover what scientists are learning about their behaviours with state-of-the-art tagging technology; and see why even fresh-water rivers aren’t safe for swimmers (Note: please see below for titles, dates and times).
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| Fall Highlights: Discovery Channel and Bell Media Factual Networks Announce Fall 2011 “Must See” Highlights |
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on Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 07:01 PM |
Offering Canada’s best factual entertainment lineup, Discovery Channel announced today its Fall schedule highlights, including the launch of four brand-new series, new specials, and the return of fan-favourites. Ranked as the #1 Media Brand in Canada* and #1 channel for overall Viewer Satisfaction**, Discovery Channel heads into Fall from a position of strength. And – for the first time – Discovery Channel launches its Fall schedule in High Definition on a new parallel HD service, allowing viewers to experience the full spectrum of Discovery’s programming showcased in breathtaking HD. This Fall on Discovery Channel HD, the explosions will be bigger, the beasts more ferocious, and the expanses of our planet – and beyond! – will be more awe-inspiring and thrilling than ever before. (Note: Specific details about the HD launch and roll out will be announced separately.)
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| Programming Highlights: Build It Up… Then Blow It Up. In a Dynamic Hand-On Experiment, HOW TO BUILD A VOLCANO Explores How and Why They Erupt, June 30 on Discovery Channel |
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on Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 05:43 PM |
At four stories tall and 30-metres wide, this seemingly ordinary hill holds a deceptive secret. Don’t stand too close when the ground begins to shake and that rumble turns to a roar! As another Icelandic volcano made news just last week, HOW TO BUILD A VOLCANO explores one of the largest, most violent natural phenomenons in the world – by seeking to replicate it. Premiering Thursday, June 30 at 8 p.m. ET/9 p.m. PT on Discovery Channel, this one-hour Canadian special follows a team of Canadian, British and American scientists who – with the help of a hotshot Hollywood special effects team – build and erupt a model volcano, testing and replicating the volatile processes that drive eruptions to answer some of volcanology’s biggest questions.
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| Programming Highlights: You’re Grounded. AIRPLANE REPO Premieres June 26 on Discovery Channel |
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on Tuesday, June 07, 2011 - 06:05 PM |
A mad hybrid of cat burglar, F.B.I. agent and con artist, Nick Popovich and his adrenaline-fueled team specialize in one thing: stealing jets. In a nail-biting two-part special, Discovery Channel presents AIRPLANE REPO, June 26 at 8 and 9 p.m. ET/PT. Popovich is a super repossession man, one of a handful of specialists who get the call when a bank wants its Gulfstream II jet back from, say, a small army of Colombian rebels. A danger-fraught cat-and-mouse chase, Popovich seizes jets from jungle hideouts of corrupt landowners in South America and swipes corporate airliners from mainstream companies like Southwest and American Airlines.
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| Programming Highlights: As He Steps Down from Nightly Co-Hosting Duties, Discovery Channel Celebrates Jay Ingram with New Special, DAILY PLANET: JAY’S LAST SHOW, June 5 |
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on Wednesday, June 01, 2011 - 05:08 PM |
It’s a party, and there will be cake. Discovery Channel marks the end of an era as Jay Ingram wraps his nightly duties as the co-host of DAILY PLANET. Celebrating 16 incredible seasons as DAILY PLANET’S original co-host, Ingram steps down with a fun-filled and retrospective special, DAILY PLANET: JAY’S LAST SHOW, on Sunday, June 5 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. In December, Ingram announced that he would be leaving his full-time hosting duties at the end of the 2010-2011 season to pursue new opportunities within the Discovery family (announcements detailing these future projects will follow at a later date). Like the best parties, DAILY PLANET: JAY’S LAST SHOW will celebrate and honour Ingram’s innumerable contributions that have made the world of science accessible, inspirational and entertaining for Canadians.
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