Today is Thursday, December 23, and we’re going to sign off for a few days to enjoy the holidays. We wish all Discovery Blog readers a wonderful holiday and a creative, curiosity-filled 2011!! We’ll be back in January with the latest Discovery-related news.
We’ll leave you with this Christmas picture of Dirty Jobs ‘ Mike Rowe and producer Dave Barsky (author of Barsky’s Blog).
Fridays are soooo 2010…
Tuesdays are the new fashionable nights on TLC, as What Not to Wear moves to a new home on Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT starting tonight.
And tonight’s episode looks like it will be a memorable one:
So, tune in for more of Stacy and Clinton’s expert advice, as well as stunning transformations, as What Not to Wear moves to its new time on Tuesdays at 9pm. Also, become a fan of What Not to Wear on Facebook for even more fashion scoop.
Discovery Channel has a hit in its new show Gold Rush: Alaska, which delivered over 2.9 million viewers with its premiere episode last Friday night. Gold Rush: Alaska was the #1 primetime cable program among key demographics that night, and marked Discovery Channel’s highest delivery among viewers aged 25-54 since Shark Week last August. Gold Rush: Alaska was also the top program in all television networks among men 25-54. It had the best rated series premiere on the network since Deadliest Catch in 2005.
So what’s Gold Rush: Alaska about? In the face of the economic meltdown, six men risk everything to strike it rich mining for gold in the wilds of Alaska. Todd Hoffman of Sandy, Oregon, along with his father Jack, lead a group of greenhorn miners in search of the American dream and a new frontier. Explore an episode guide, meet the miners, and see how much you know about gold.
Be sure to tune in Fridays at 10PM ET/PT to join the fans making Gold Rush: Alaska a hit!
The Miners from 'Gold Rush: Alaska'
Discovery's 'Desert Car Kings'
We’re excited about our upcoming programming on the Discovery Channel, and it’s always nice to hear that others are too. Today, The Hollywood Reporter wrote an article about Discovery’s 2011 schedule, which includes 15 returning and 25 new series, the most in the network’s history. Some of the new series include:
Read the Hollywood Reporter article for the full scoop on what you’ll find on Discovery Channel in 2011!
After a marathon of creativity on Tuesday, our Discovery Impact: Creating Change teams had the chance to present their work to the 40 incredible nonprofits we were able to help on Wednesday at One Discovery Place.
A big thank you goes out to Erin Dieterich and Jennifer Button (featured at the end of the video below) for making Creating Change a reality and having such an impact on so many employees and organizations!