On January 4, 2006, Discovery Communications announced anchor Ted Koppel, executive producer Tom Bettag and eight other former staff members from the ABC newsmagazine "Nightline" were joining Discovery Channel. The network was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards that year for shows including "The Flight that Fought Back" (a documentary about the hijacking of United Airlines Flight 93 during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001) and "Deadliest Catch" (a reality series about a group of seafood fishermen).