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The Cannibal in the Jungle

***The Cannibal in the Jungle*** is a documentary film directed by Simon George and produced by The Content Group. It ponders the existence of real three-foot-tall human-like creatures that might have escaped extinction to wreak havoc on a group of scientists in the jungle. It premiered on Animal Planet as a part of Monster Week on May 24, 2015.

## Summary

In 1977, American scientist Dr. Timothy Darrow was convicted of killing and cannibalizing two colleagues in the jungle of Flores, Indonesia. Branded as "The American Cannibal" by the press during his trial, Darrow defended himself by claiming a mythic human-ape creature was responsible for the murders. In 2004, a study in the journal *Nature* announced the discovery of bones of an entirely new, remarkable species of humans. Fully grown adults stood only three feet tall, yet they were able to thrive in the chaotic and dangerous world that surrounded them. The new species was nicknamed "Hobbits" after J.R.R. Tolkien's diminutive heroes and were purported to have lived less than 20,000 years ago, which would make them the last other species of human to live alongside us. Later, *60 Minutes* sent a film crew to investigate the *Nature* article. While on site in Flores, the crew unearthed the local legend that the creature may have never died out at all, and they headed deep into the heart of Flores Island to investigate Darrow's claims and find out once and for all if these legendary creatures still exist.

## Reception

*The Cannibal in the Jungle* drew in 1.6 million viewers, ranking as one of the top three non-sports and ad-supported cable prime telecasts on Sunday with M25-54 and M18-49.
The Blue Planet

***The Blue Planet*** (released as ***The Blue Planet: Seas of Life*** in North America) is a British nature documentary series created and produced by the BBC and Discovery Channel. The series is described as "the first ever comprehensive series on the natural history of the world's oceans", which each episode examining a different aspect of marine life. It was narrated by David Attenborough, and originally premiered in the United Kingdom in 2001, before subsequently airing in North America on the Discovery Channel in 2002.

The series proved to be a huge success. It spawned a film version, *Deep Blue*, which was released by Miramax in 2003, and a sequel series, *Blue Planet II*, in 2017; both were made without Discovery's involvement.

## Episodes

"Our planet is a blue planet: over seventy percent of it is covered by the sea. The Pacific Ocean alone covers half the globe. You can fly across it non-stop for twelve hours and still see nothing more than a speck of land. This series will reveal the complete natural history of our ocean planet, from its familiar shores to the mysteries of its deepest seas." -David Attenborough, from episode one

## Reception

*The Blue Planet* received critical acclaim, high viewing figures, audience appreciation ratings, and many awards. Feedback showed that audiences particularly liked the epic scale, the scenes of new and unusual species, and the cinematic quality of the series. This style of filming and scale would prove influential in the BBC's filming of later nature programs, such as *Planet Earth*, *Life*, and *Frozen Planet*.

In 2019, *The Blue Planet* and its sequel placed 31st on *The Guardian*'s list of the 100 best TV shows of the 21st century.

## Home media

Main article: *The Blue Planet (videography)*
Savage Builds

***Savage Builds*** is an American science miniseries hosted and executive produced by Adam Savage, who collaborates with professionals in recreating notable pieces of pop culture. The show aired on the Discovery Channel from June 14 to July 26, 2019.

## Premise

The show follows Adam Savage taking on big builds, ranging from a 3-D printed titanium suit of armor that actually flies to experimenting with highly volatile liquid nitroglycerin, propelling him into explosive and unpredictable worlds with high stakes payoffs. Each episode focuses on one project as Adam collaborates with notable experts in their fields, friends, colleagues, and some of his favorite people on the planet.
The Crocodile Hunter Diaries

***The Crocodile Hunter Diaries*** is a wildlife documentary television series first aired on Animal Planet. It is a spinoff to *The Crocodile Hunter* and hosted by Steve Irwin and Terri Irwin. It ran from 2002 to 2006.

This series was more focused on the everyday lives of Steve, Terri, and the employees of Australia Zoo. The first season (filmed in 1998, and released in 2002), covered, among other things, Terri's pregnancy with her and Steve's first child Bindi, medical problems with Steve's dog Sui, the construction of the Crocoseum, daily ups and downs experienced by zoo staff on the job and animal rescue adventures.

## Crew

* Amanda Brown
* Brian Coulter (Briano)
* Frank Mikula (Little Frank)
* Jai Rochfort
* Jodie Chapman
* John Hanger
* Kelsey Engle
* Leanne Yates
* Paul O'Callaghan
* Richard Gale (Little Richard)
* Richard Jackson (Big Richard)
* Stuart Gudeon (Stui)
* Toby Millyard
* Wes Mannion

## Episodes

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 3

### Season 2 (2003)

This season was shot between 2001 and 2003.

### Season 3 (2004-06)

This season was shot between 2004 and 2004.
Stan Lee's Mighty 7 (film)

***Stan Lee's Mighty 7*** (released as ***Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings*** in home media releases) is an American animated television film based on the comics of the same name. It was produced by Stan Lee Comics and Genius Brands and premiered on Hub Network on February 1, 2014.

## Plot

Lee appears as an animated version of himself, a legendary superhero creator, who teaches a crew of alien prisoners and their jailers, who have crash-landed on Earth, how to work together and use their superpowers to be heroes. Each alien superhero has his or her own unique powers and strengths, which aid in the group's ability to combat enemies. Strong Arm is known for his super strength; Silver Skylark uses her massive wingspan to fly; Lady Lightning possesses super speed; Lazer Lord hurls balls of lazer energy; Roller Man rolls into a big ball and launches at high speed; Roller Man rolls into a big ball and launches at high speed; Kid Kinergy has telekinesis; and Micro has the ability to shrink in size. As for other characters, Mr. Cross is the leader of a covert operations military division assigned to investigate UFO sightings and Xanar is the commander of the warring aliens from the planet Taegon who enslave other planets and raid their natural resources.

## Voice cast

* Stan Lee as himself
* Armie Hammer as Strong Arm, the superhero with super strength
* Christian Slater as Lazer Lord, the superhero who hurls balls of laser energy
* Mayim Bialik as Lady Lightning, who possesses super speed
* Teri Hatcher as Silver Skylark, the superhero who flies
* Flea as Roller Man, who rolls into a big ball and launches at high speed
* Darren Criss as Micro, who shrinks in size
* Sean Astin as Kid Kinergy, whose superpower is telekinesis
* Jim Belushi as Mr. Cross, the leader of a covert operations military division assigned to UFO sightings
* Michael Ironside as Xanar, the leader of warring aliens from the planet Taegon who enslave other planets and raid their natural resources

## Cancelled follow-ups

*Stan Lee's Mighty 7* was initially planned as the first in a trilogy, with two additional films and a TV series set to air on Hub Network; however, due to the network's rebranding as Discovery Family, none of these productions have aired as of August 21, 2015 and it is unknown if they were ever completed due to Lee's death in November 2018.
Must Love Kids

***Must Love Kids*** is an American reality dating show following three single moms in the world of dating. It was produced by Friday TV and aired for one season on TLC from July 15 to September 16, 2008.

## Synopsis

The series follows three single mothers in the world of dating. Each mother gets a chance to talk about herself, her life, what she values in a man, and how important she feels it is that her future love interest mesh will with her children. The moms meet their potential love interests in a group setting, and then start to learn more about their suitors on a one-on-one basis. Through a variety of real-life situations and dates, the women get a sense firsthand of how much each man measures up to their romantic ideal, and then decide who they want to continue seeing and who leaves them without any romantic sparks.
Overhaulin'

***Overhaulin'*** is an American automotive television series created by W. Clark Bunting and presented by Chip Foose and Chris Jacobs. The series originally ran for five seasons on TLC from 2004 to 2008. After a four-year hiatus, an additional three seasons were made and aired on Velocity and Discovery 2012 to 2015. A tenth and final season aired from 2019 to 2020.

## Concept

The show's premise was that an unknown "victim" - the *mark*, in the show's language - is nominated to be "Overhauled" by his or her family members, the *insiders*. The mark's car, usually an old and tired antique car, was obtained through some ruse. Some common examples included the car being "stolen" by Evans, Janis or Foose, a car being misplaced or lost at a mechanic's shop, or the car being towed away by "police".

An integral part of the show was when the two co-hosts play tricks on the unsuspecting mark, sometimes acting in roles of assurance adjusters or law enforcement agents, other times helping the insider, while Chip Foose and a team of mechanics - dubbed "The A-Team" - have a week to remake the car into a custom masterpiece. Each show ended with the surprise reuniting of owner and newly made car.

## Team

* Chip Foose - Automobile Designer
* Courtney Hansen - Co-Host
* Chris Jacobs - Co-Host

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Overhaulin' episodes*

## Home media

Main article: *Overhaulin' (videography)*
Michael Olmert

**Michael Olmert** is a professor of English at the University of Maryland, College Park and a writer. He has written over ninety documentaries, including some for the Discovery Channel.

## Filmography

* *The Leopard Son* (1996)
* *Wildfire: Feel the Heat* (1999)
* *Allosaurus: A Walking with Dinosaurs Special* (2001)
* *Walking with Prehistoric Beasts* (2001)
* *Walking with Cavemen* (2003)
* *Dinosaur Planet* (2003)
	+ White Tip's Journey
	+ Alpha's Egg
* *Before the Dinosaurs* (2005)
* *Krakatoa: Volcano of Destruction* (2006)
* *Discovery Atlas*:
	+ Australia (2006)
	+ France (2008)
* *Meerkat Manor: The Story Begins* (2008)
Mega Builders

***Mega Builders*** is a documentary television series on the Discovery Channel. It ran for five seasons from September 19, 2005 to December 16, 2010.

## Premise

The series looks into the people and machines involved in the construction of many huge engineering projects.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Mega Builders episodes*

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Rich Ross

**Rich Ross** is a Group President who joined Discovery Communications as Group President of the Discovery Channel in January 2015, as well to the Science Channel and Animal Planet in August of the same year, and later of Velocity in 2017. As group president, Ross was responsible for overseeing creative and brand strategy, development, production, marketing and all day-to-day operations for the four networks across all platforms and social media; plans included overseeing documentaries and scripted programming. Ross later departed the company following the acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive in 2018.
Master Blasters

***Master Blasters*** is an American game show created by Bradley and Mack Anderson. It initially aired on the Sci Fi Channel for its first four episodes in 2005, but was subsequently dropped afterwards. It was then picked up and aired for an additional five episodes on the Science Channel in 2008.

## Premise

A team of challengers compete against a team known as the Master Blasters. Each week they compete to construct rocket-based machines in a timed competition.

## Cast

* Dan Stroud as "Mad Scientist", Team Leader, Master Blasters Team
* Terry Stroud as "The Brain", Engineering and Design, Master Blasters Team

The remaining members of the team are rotated each week.
The Paz Show TLC (TV network) Schedule November 8, 12, 2004

Timothy Goes to School "Don't Lose It Lilly/Frankless Frank"

Timothy Goes to School "Paint by Numbers/The Sleepover"

Timothy Goes to School "The Music Tree/Team Project"

Timothy Goes to School "Cherry Blossom/Talent Show"

Magic School Bus "Under Construction"

Magic School Bus "Gets a Bright Idea"

Magic School Bus "Shows and Tells"

Magic School Bus "Makes a Rainbow"

Magic School Bus "Goes Upstream"

Save-Ums Swing That Baby Dino! / Rescue the Loco Coco!

Save-Ums Danger: Sticky Food! / Too Many Bananas!

Save-Ums Lost in Rock World! / The Vanishing!

Save-Ums Operation See-Saw! / Two Cakes in One!

Save-Ums Time To Paint a Picture! / Pick Up That Spoon!

Hi-5 "Favorites and Feelings"

Hi-5 "Animals"

Hi-5 "Nature"

Hi-5 "Imagination"

Hi-5 "Playing"

Peep Birds of a Feather / The Incredible Shrinking Duck

Peep Go West, Young Peep / A Delicate Balance

Peep The Fish Museum / Peep's Night Out

Peep A Duck's Tale / Quack's Tracks

Peep Quack and the Very Big Rock / Shadow Play

Toddworld "Todd Builds a Fort" "Stella's Different Ears" (N)

Toddworld "Todd Time" "Rock My World" (N)

Toddworld "Prickly Partner" "Pickle's Smelly Socks" (N)

Toddworld "It's OK to Lose Your Mittens" "Stella's Special Club" (N)

Toddworld "Worm's Eye View" "Pickle's Problem" (N)
Madagascar (TV series)

***Madagascar*** is a British nature documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Animal Planet and narrated by David Attenborough. The series focuses on the landscape and wildlife of the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Attenborough appears at the beginning and end of the series. Each episode is followed by a ten-minute segment entitled *Madagascar Diaries*, illustrating the techniques used to film a particular subject. The series aired in the United Kingdom, and subsequently in the United States, in 2011.

The series forms a part of a long-running strand of blue-chip BBC nature documentaries featuring some of the planet's greatest wildlife locations. It was preceded by *South Pacific* in 2009 and followed by *Wild Arabia* in 2013.

## Episodes

*This is the series was it was originally presented in the United Kingdom, prior to its North American broadcast*.

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### American version

In the United States, the series was presented with all three episodes edited together into a single two-hour special, which premiered on Animal Planet on May 1, 2011.

## Reception

### Ratings

The American premiere of *Madagascar* delivered 1.36M P2+ and achieving a 1.0 household rating, making for Animal Planet's highest-rated natural history telecast in four years. The premiere, held alongside that of the *River Monsters* episode "Chainsaw Predator", which achieved 1.59M P2+ viewers, helped Animal Planet to rank among the Top Ten ad-supported cable networks that Sunday evening.
Planes That Never Flew

***Planes That Never Flew*** is a documentary series about experimental aircraft that never flew. It consisted of four episodes and aired on the Discovery Channel in 2003.

## Synopsis

The series examined the history behind aborted projects to build two jet fighters, a supersonic transport (SST), and a nuclear-powered long-range bomber.
OutDaughtered

***OutDaughtered*** is an American reality television series starring Adam and Danielle Busby, parents of the only American all-girl quintuplets on record. The series premiered on TLC on May 10, 2016; following the eighth season, the family announced to be taking a break from filming the show, and they are unsure when filming will continue.

## Synopsis

The Busby family consists of parents Adam and Danielle, eldest daughter Blayke Louise, and quintuplets Ava Lane, Olivia Haze, Hazel Grace, Riley Paige, and Parker Kate. The series captures the family as they adjust to a new life while trying to hold on to the identities and lives they had cultivated before the quintuplets arrived. Following the antics of the entire family, including Danielle's mother Michelle and her older twin sisters and their families, it's all hands-on deck as the family relies on their tight-knit circle to make the most out of this incredible lifetime adventure.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of OutDaughtered episodes*
Nature's Great Events

***Nature's Great Events*** (***Nature's Most Amazing Events*** in the United States) is a British wildlife documentary series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit with the Discovery Channel in association with Wanda Films. The series looks at how seasonal changes powered by the sun cause shifting weather patterns and ocean currents, which in turn create the conditions for some of the planet's most spectacular wildlife events. It was narrated by David Attenborough and broadcast in the United Kingdom, and subsequently in the United States, in 2009.

## Broadcast

The British version of the series was narrated by David Attenborough. It was aired in a weekly broadcast from February through March of 2009. Each episode is an hour in length, comprising the main program and a behind-the-scenes featurette titled *Nature's Great Events Diaries*, which look into how a specific moment of the series was filmed.

In the United States, the series was shown under the alternative title *Nature's Most Amazing Events* and premiered on the Discovery Channel on May 29, 2009. For this version, Hassani Issa replaced Attenborough as the narrator, and the episodes were aired with alternate titles and in three two-hour blocks over three nights. The "Making of" featurettes were dropped to accommodate for commercial breaks and aired together as a separate program.

## Episodes

"The power of the Sun drives the seasons, transforming our planet. Vast movements of ocean and air currents bring dramatic change throughout the year, and in a few special places, these seasonal changes create some of the greatest wildlife spectacles on Earth." - David Attenborough's opening narration

## Home media

Main article: *Nature's Great Events (videography)*
Michael Halterman (1000-lb Sisters)

***Michael Halterman*** (born December 2, 1982) is an American TV personality who appears on the popular American reality TLC show, 1000-lb Sisters. He was known for being married with American influencer Amy Slaton-Halterman from 2019 until their divorce in March 2023.

## References

1. ↑ https://info.filmifeed.com/celebs/michael-halterman/
2. ↑ https://www.intouchweekly.com/posts/1000-lb-sisters-amy-michael-divorce-timeline-updates/
Property Wars

***Property Wars*** is an American reality television series following a group of men in Phoenix, Arizona who bid to purchase foreclosed homes, without being able to look inside. It was produced by Sharp Entertainment and aired for two seasons on the Discovery Channel from July 12, 2012 to August 1, 2013.

## Premise

Phoenix, Arizona leads the nation in the high stakes world of housing auctions, and where some see a lost cause, others smell a diamond in the rough. The series follows aggressive buyers at the top of their games competing to snatch up the most profitable houses recently put up for auction by the county courts. As the bidders start by the courthouse, buyers are given only minutes to investigate a house before the bidding starts. They are not allowed to view the interior until after it's bought, so they must rely on a combination of gut instinct and experience to figure out if each house is worth their investment. But the properties themselves aren't the only factors in this high-stake bidding match; rivalries between buyers lead to fierce bidding wars to get the homes. From the quick and dirty investigation of the houses which can only be viewed from the outside, to the heated auctions themselves, profits and losses are tallied to see who makes the best deal and who goes bust. Whether going after a rundown property in one of Phoenix's toughest neighborhoods, a sprawling custom mansion, or a ranch out in the desert, these men are all determined to walk away with the best deal of the day.

## Cast

* Doug Hopkins - King of the East Valley
* Scott Menaged - The New Yorker
* Lou Amoroso - Baker Turned Bidder
* John Ray - The Long-Time Player
* Ed Rosenberg - The Risk Taker
* Steve Simons - The Voice of Caution

## Episodes

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Sea Monsters (TV series)

***Sea Monsters*** (marketed as ***Chased by Sea Monsters*** in North America) is a British three-part documentary miniseries created by Impossible Pictures and produced by the BBC Natural History Unit and Discovery Channel. Following in the footsteps of *The Giant Claw* and *Land of Giants*, it stars Nigel Marven as a time-travelling zoologist who visits seven different periods in time and diving in the "seven deadliest seas of all time", interacting with the prehistoric creatures who inhabit them. It was narrated by Karen Hayley and originally aired in the United Kingdom in 2003, before subsequently airing in the United States in 2004.

The series takes a slightly different approach to previous *Walking with...* installments; whereas most had episodes placed in a single setting of time, *Sea Monsters* focuses on life through several different time periods, sometimes each within the same episode.

## Episodes

*This is the series as it was originally presented in the United Kingdom, prior to its North American broadcast*

### American version

For the American release, the series was presented with all three episodes as a single two-hour program entitled *Chased by Sea Monsters*, which was narrated by Christopher Cook and premiered on the Discovery Channel on February 8, 2004. This version also included alternate takes on some scenes and was made available as a Discovery Channel Store exclusive.

## Home media

Main article: *Walking with... (videography)*
Sci Squad

***Sci Squad*** is a children's television series for Discovery Kids. It ran for a single season of 12 episodes in 1999.

## Premise

Four teenaged science detectives come together and are given a different task at each episode. They are led by Mother, who acts as the team leader and only appears as a voice on an intercom.
Prophets of Science Fiction

***Prophets of Science Fiction*** is an American documentary series produced and hosted by Ridley Scott and focusing on the lives and work of lead science fiction authors. It aired on the Science Channel from November 9, 2011 to March 7, 2012.

## Premise

The series covers the life and work of leading science fiction authors of the last couple of centuries. It depicts how they predicted and, accordingly, influenced the development of scientific advancements by inspiring many readers to assist in transforming those futuristic visions into everyday reality. The stories are told through clips, reenactments, illustrations and interviews.
Quints by Surprise

***Quints by Surprise*** is an American reality television series about the Jones family, consisting of parents Ethan and Casey and their six children, including quintuplets. The family originally appeared in two one-hour specials on the Discovery Health Channel, which were then re-titled and re-aired alongside the main series on TLC. The series was produced by Megalomedia and aired for three seasons from August 30, 2010 to November 15, 2011.

## Summary

Ethan and Casey were childhood sweethearts who married and developed a perfect life in Texas with a six-year-old daughter named Eliot. Then they decided to have another baby so Eliot could have a sibling - only instead of one baby, they got five. The show follows the Jones family through their daily lives, and focusing on the parents as they learn the ropes of raising multiple children.

## Family

**Parents**

* Ethan Elliot Jones - Father
* Casey Ann Jones - Mother

**Children**

 6 | Ryan Elizabeth

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Quints by Surprise episodes*

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Police Women of Maricopa County

***Police Women of Maricopa County*** is an American documentary reality series following four female police officers of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Maricopa County, Arizona. It is the second installment of TLC's *Police Women* series and aired from February 25 to March 5, 2010.

## Overview

The series features four women and follows them at their jobs as law enforcement officials and at home with their families. The women work shoulder to shoulder with the toughest men in law enforcement and prove there are no limits to what they can do.

## Cast

* Deputy Amie Duong - A young, single mother of two who is very organized and even-keeled, which serve her as she navigates some of the more complicated domestic disputes the country has to offer. In her effort to serve the public, she often wades into situations that can turn deadly in a hurry.
* Deputy Kelly Bocardo - A no-nonsense Latina woman who knows all about the male-dominated world of law enforcement and is feisty and tough but brings a feminine touch to her interaction with some of the country's more colorful characters. She loves nothing more than to hunt down criminals, but then races home to be with her two-year-old daughter.
* Deputy Lindsey Smith - A single mother of two boys who says everything she does and does for them but means business when the bade is on. From chasing illegal immigrants in the desert to busting drug dealers, she loves being a cop as much as she loves being a mom and does both with a passion and intensity.
* Detective Deborah "Deb" Moyer - A beloved veteran who is serious about law enforcement and has dedicated 19 years to the department. Deb is as tough as they come, and never one to back away from a challenge, whether hunting down deadbeat dads or negotiating with gunmen. She is happily married to a fellow deputy and is the mother of two sons.
Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids

***Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids*** is an American reality television series following events at Bridals by Lori in the Atlanta suburb of Sandy Springs, a bridal shop owned by Lori Allen. A spin-off of *Say Yes to the Dress*, the series shows the progress of individual sales associates, managers, and fitters at the store, focusing on bridesmaid dresses and the bridesmaid showroom at Bridals by Lori. The series aired for four seasons on TLC from July 8, 2011 to August 2, 2013.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids episodes*

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Spymaster USA

***Spymaster USA*** is an American television program created by Jacqui Wilson and made by Wall to Wall Media for The Learning Channel. It consists of five episodes and originally ran from March 30 to April 27, 2004. The format used by this series based on the BBC program *Spymaster*, and has been expanded into the popular British series *Spy*.

## Synopsis

The series follows a group of real-life volunteers as they are trained by former spies, military, and law enforcements in espionage techniques, including maintaining a false identity, fitness, weapons handling, surveillance, persuasion and recruitment.

The host was former Delta Force NCO Eric Haney, assisted by two judges; one was a former Navy SEAL, the other a former Secret Service agent. Active duty military personnel, including Navy SEAL Jason Redman, were in charge of the recruits.

Entries for the show were narrowed down to thirty candidates, who come to Baltimore for several days to participate in a series of qualifier exercises. Twelve of the thirty candidates were selected via telephone and email to enter the main production segment.

During the rest of production, Haney eliminated candidates from the competition. Contestants who failed to make the cut were dismissed in front of their peers. One recruit emerged as the winner in the final episode, but there was no prize other than the satisfaction of knowing they had what it takes to be a real spy.
Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop

***Rebuilt: The Human Body Shop*** is a reality series featuring the Orthotic Prosthetic Center, a family-owned prosthetics lab in Fairfax, Virginia. It aired for one season on the Discovery Health Channel from January 18 to April 8, 2006.

## Plot

The show takes viewers into the world of orthotics and prosthetics. Each episode features three people in the process of acquiring new limbs and the viewer is able to witness their emotional experiences.

## Cast

* Elliot Weintrob as himself
* Joan Weintrob as herself
* Harry Weintrob as himself
* Mark Latta as himself
* Angela Boncz as herself
Skunked TV

***Skunked TV*** was a children's television prank hosted by Madai Zaldivar and Chuck Cureau. It ran on Discovery Kids from July 24 to August 1, 2004.

## Overview

On this show, children are pranked by seeing animals do weird things, such as letting birds fly out of a cage while the children are supposed to watch them and being blamed by the "zoo keeper" show hosts.

## Episodes

1. *Who Let the Bird Out?*
2. *Scrambled Eggs*
3. *Egg Drop*
4. *Tangled Web*
5. *Dog for a Day*
6. *Bird Brain*
7. *For the Birds*
8. *Swine Song*
9. *Leapin' Lemur*
10. *Cat-Napped*
11. *Love Stinks*
12. *Egg Head*
13. *Super Size Surprise*
14. *Stinker*
15. *Whale of a Tale*
My First Home

***My First Home*** is an American reality television series following homeowners in the process of purchasing their first home. It was produced by Authentic Entertainment and aired for six seasons on TLC from April 21, 2007 to June 7, 2014.

## Premise

The series spends each half hour episode with a prospective buyer as they seek out a place to call their own. From touring the real estate and picking out the perfect house to waiting through escrow, to the final exchange of keys, we follow these real estate novices through the highs and lows of buying a first home.

Whether they're looking for a two-bedroom condo in Los Angeles or a two-story colonial in Tennessee, every buyer wants something that appeals to their personality. The first-time home purchasers must wrestle with the idea of putting so much time, energy and money into one single investment as well as the possibility that such a purchase could turn out to be a money pit.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of My First Home episodes*
Monster Bug Wars

***Monster Bug Wars*** is a nature documentary television series created and distributed by Beyond Television Productions and narrated by Henry Strozier. It showcases arthropods that face off in fights to the death. It aired a single pilot in 2009 before airing as a full-time series for two seasons on the Science Channel from March 29, 2011 to February 28, 2012.

## Premise

The series is presented in a monster movie-like format, and features two kinds of insects, arachnids, myriapods, and other invertebrates in a gladiator-style combat in a simulated natural environment. The show highlights *The Law of the Jungle* involving two arthropods of different species, both usually being carnivorous, and fighting to the death with the victor devouring the victim in graphic detail. Intermittent breaks feature entomologists who educate the viewers about the strengths and weaknesses of the dueling arthropods, and often try to predict the winner of the two.

The program has been noted for its unusual choice of sound editing and dramatic music - during combat, sounds of growling, screaming, war cries, and shrieks of agony are heard. Additional sounds include military and ringside sound effects such as bells, bugles, whistles and alarms that are occasionally added. None of these sounds are natural and were added for dramatic effect.

## Episodes

 Pilot
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 Special

In the following episodes, winners are listed in **bold**.

### Pilot (2009)

 *Rounds*:
1. King cricket vs. **Centipede**
2. Sant Andrews Cross spider vs. **Portia spider**
3. **Desert scorpion** vs. Wolf spider
4. **Redback spider** vs. Huntsman spider
5. **Tiger beetle** vs. Raspy cricket
6. **Giant rainforest mantis** vs. Spiky katydid
7. Bull ant vs. **Black ant**

### Special (2012)

A compilation episode of episodes from the second season that includes ten bug fights already shortened. The following battles are listed below:

 *Rounds*:
10. Slender-necked mantis vs. **Bronzed huntsman spider**
9. **Tiger beetle** vs. Raspy cricket
8. Green ant vs. **Paper wasp**
7. **Tiger leeches** vs. Freshwater crab
6. Trap-jaw ant vs. **Antlion**
5. Assassin bug vs. **Ogre-faced spider**
4. **Desert centipede** vs. Desert trapdoor spider
3. **Giant rainforest mantis** vs. Spiny leaf insect
2. **Green jumping spider** vs. Long-jawed jumping spider

## Reception

*Monster Bug Wars* received criticism from viewers for the sound effects used for its fights, which viewers expressed as silly and do nothing but make a good documentary into something rather comical. As a result of the criticism, the sound effects were used less frequently during the second season.

## External links

Monster Bug Wars official YouTube channel
Moon Machines

***Moon Machines*** is a documentary miniseries documenting the engineering challenges of the Apollo program to land man on the Moon. Created by the team that made *In the Shadow of the Moon* in association with NASA, the series was narrated by Bill Hope and aired on the Science Channel as a part of the network's Space Week in 2008; its airing commemorates the fiftieth anniversary of the agency.

## Overview

The miniseries features interviews with around 70 of the 400,000 engineers who worked on the Apollo program during the 1960s and early 1970s. These interviews are intercut with archive film sourced by Footagevault from NASA's various film archives stored at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, the Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, and from the National Archives in Washington.

## Awards and nominations

The second episode, "The Grand Module", won a Grand REMI from the WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival in 2009.
Mysteries of the Deep

***Mysteries of the Deep*** is a documentary series produced by Icon Films and hosted by Jeremy Wade, who searches for answers behind the world's most iconic and baffling underwater mysteries known to science. It premiered on the Discovery Channel on May 27, 2020.

## Overview

The deep sea remains a dangerous and unexplored frontier, a place that swallows evidence and where the unknown is normal. Jeremy Wade takes on his biggest adventure yet and will stop at nothing to find answers. Each week, Jeremy will delve into several unsolved mysteries using science along with incredible archive footage, eyewitness accounts and expert analysis to find answers. No topic is off-limits, no matter how strange it may sound. Jeremy will search for lost treasure, missing ships and planes and clues behind strange ocean bed discoveries.

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Oddities (TV series)

***Oddities*** is a documentary reality television series which follows the operation of an East Village, Manhattan shop which trades in antiques and other rarities. The show aired for five seasons on the Discovery Channel and Science Channel from November 4, 2010 to April 27, 2014.

## Overview

The series focuses on the everyday operations of Obscura Antiques & Oddities, which is co-owned by Mike Zohn and Evan Nicholson. Featured throughout the show is buyer Ryan Matthew Cohn, with other employees and customers also making appearances. The store's employees search flea markets, personal collections, auctions, and antique shows for unique and unusual artifacts. Odd items bought and sold by the shop or featured on the show have included a mummified cat, a rhesus monkey skull, art made from nail clippings, and a straitjacket.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Oddities episodes*

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Magnolia Network

**Magnolia Network** is an American multinational basic cable network owned by Discovery, Inc. following their acquisition of Scripps Networks Interactive in 2018. The network is a spin-off of HGTV and, while it presently focused on instructional programming related to "do it yourself" activities, it has since focused on personality-based, documentary style reality series related to home repair and innovation.
The Rosie Show

***The Rosie Show*** is an American evening talk show starring and produced by Rosie O'Donnell. It aired on the Oprah Winfrey Network for one season and ninety-four episodes from October 10, 2011 to March 29, 2012 before being cancelled due to low ratings.

## Synopsis

The show covered current events, highlighted hometown heroes and newsmakers, showcased art, discussed important issues and celebrated children. The daily show also featured comedy and game segments (a staple of Rosie's first talk show) as well as celebrity guests and performances by recording artists, both well-known and up-coming performers.

## Reception

### Ratings

The debut of *The Rosie Show* on October 10 was seen by 497,000 viewers on OWN. The series was also aired across five other Discovery networks, reaching a total combination of 1.5 million viewers.

Overall, an average of 388,000 nightly viewers watched the show during its series debut. It further posted double digit growth for the month of October across the key demos of versus years ago numbers averaging 258,000 viewers per night (up to 81% compared with Discovery Health's ratings in October 2010). On November 15, 2011, it was reported that the show had dropped to an average of only 171,000 nightly viewers overall and 58,000 in the 18 to 49 demographic. On December 14, it was announced that the series had been averaging 244,000 viewers as of December 4, a slight increase over the previous report. On January 29, 2012, the show's ratings were outlined to an average of 193,000 viewers tuning in the week of January 6, while an even lower average of 150,000 viewers watched *Rosie* the week ending of January 13, 2012. On March 6, 2012, it was reported that the show averaged 204,000 viewers in February 2012, which marked an improvement for the show.

### Critical

*The Rosie Show* debuted to mixed to generally positive reviews. James Poniewozik of *Time Magazine* stated the show "found a happy medium between Serious-Adult Rosie and Showbiz-Kid Rosie, giving her a medium to talk with people she likes about things that matter to her, while keeping positive and showing the live audience a good time." Alessandra Stanley of *The New York Times* compared the show to the rest of the OWN programming and remarked that unlike "the solemn, mostly repurposed fare that clutters the rest of OWN, *The Rosie Show* is colorful and spontaneous: the funny cousin who shows up for a family ceremony late and lets suitcases of clothes, shoes and presents spill out all across the living room floor." Further, the review comments on O'Donnell's "friendly rapport" with guests and compares her fun, easygoing style to Carol Burnett and Merv Griffin, and on her ability to maintain a fine balance of intimacy and fun when she interviews guests.

On the other hand, *The Hollywood Reporter* said the show was "ramshackle" and "a little crazy" but called it interesting to watch. *Variety* called it "curiously flat and understated," while *The Los Angeles Times* said that *The Rosie Show* had a "not bad, pretty good, kinda funny, sort of smart debut."
The Paz Show TLC (TV network) Schedule November 1, 5, 2004

Animal Jam Side by Side by Side

Animal Jam Not So Lost in Space

Animal Jam Pretzel Monkey and Cheese Dip to the Rescue

Animal Jam The Quick, the Slow and the Waffle

Timothy Goes to School "Charles the Athlete/Be My Valentine"

Timothy Goes to School "Mama Don't Go/Making New Friends"

Timothy Goes to School "Timothy Goes to School/Yoko"

Timothy Goes to School "On the Fritz/The Great Obstacle Course"

Timothy Goes to School "Small Change/Shy Charles"

Save-Ums Catch That Falling Crab! / Andre's Hole in One!

Save-Ums Tina's Extra Special Thing! / The Ghost of Wave World!

Save-Ums Unstick That Ant! / Follow That Mystery Map!

Save-Ums Wash That Dirty Dino! / Save That Fish

Save-Ums Find That Little Grub's Phone! / Bats and Oranges

Hi-5 "Instruments"

Hi-5 "Styles of Music"

Hi-5 "Music from Around the World"

Hi-5 "Music and Movement"

Hi-5 "Silly Music"

Peep Spring Thing / Springy Thingy

Peep The Perils of Peep and Chirp / Hoop Tricks

Peep Save It for Later / The Red Ballmoon

Peep Chirp Builds a Nest / Stuck Duck

Peep The Red Decoy / Peep's Lost Leaf

Magic School Bus "Cold Feet"

Magic School Bus "Ups and Downs"

Magic School Bus "In a Beehive"

Magic School Bus "In the Arctic"

Magic School Bus "Spins a Web"
Searching for the Roots of 9/11

***Searching for the Roots of 9/11*** is a documentary hosted by New York Times foreign affairs columnist Thomas Friedman. It premiered on the Discovery Channel on March 26, 2003.

## Content

The film analyzes Arab and Muslim sentiment towards Americans and seeks to explain the factors that contributed and ultimately caused the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 in an effort to help Americans better understand the tragedy and prevent similar events from occurring the future. Friedman feels that civilization cannot truly be safe until we understand the roots of 9/11, because if we don't fix the problems within civilization, we are going to continue to have a war between civilizations. At a time of war, he is searching for the answers to two fundamental questions: (1) what motivated the 19 young men to board planes to kill 3,000 Americans, and (2) why did so many Arabs and Muslims applaud their actions?
Man, Woman, Wild

***Man, Woman, Wild*** is an American reality television series featuring former US Army Special Forces survival expert Mykel Hawke, and his television journalist wife, Ruth England, who have to survive for half a week with limited supplies in wild and inhospitable locations around the world. The series aired for two seasons on the Discovery Channel from July 16, 2010 to January 19, 2012. It was later cancelled when the current format proved hard on the couple and their family.

## Synopsis

The show focuses on Hawke teaching his wife various skills such as starting fire and without the aid of modern implements like matches and lighters, locating and treating sources of water, and eating non-traditional forms of food such as insects and wild plants. An emergency crew remained on permanent stand-by during filming and was actually utilized during the first season, for example, when England was overcome by severe heat exhaustion and dehydration in a Mexican desert.

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Ragin' Cajuns

***Ragin' Cajuns*** is an American reality television series set in the Louisiana Bayou and following ship captains who make a living of fishing for shrimp. It was produced by Gurney Productions and aired on the Discovery Channel from January 17 to February 7, 2012, with the series only airing four of its seven produced episodes before being pulled afterwards due to low ratings.

## Premise

The series is set in the Louisiana Bayou for the start of a three-month commercial shrimping season. Venice was once a thriving city but has come to struggling to survive rebuilding after being devastated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and by the oil spill of 2010. Now the shrimping boats aren't the only ones struggling to stay afloat, as their way of life may cease to exist if the shrimping boats don't make enough for the season. The ships' captains, known collectively as the Bayou Boys, are determined to prove once and for all that they can go a long way with hard work, patience and ingenuity in the face of an uncertain future. Between bar fights and boat fights, shrimping for food and scrimping for cash, these fishermen battle the roughest seas in America - and each other - to catch a fortune.
Race to Escape

***Race to Escape*** is an American reality competition television series hosted by comedian Jimmy Pardo, in which two teams of three competitors compete against each other to solve a series of clue or puzzles in an attempt to escape a themed room and win $25,000. The show was produced by Axial Entertainment and Entertainment One and aired on the Science Channel from July 25 to August 29, 2015.

## Format

Two teams are placed in two identical escape rooms, different only by color (red and blue) to tell the rooms apart. They are generally locked or handcuffed in place prior to the start of the game. Once the game starts, each team has an hour to try to figure out five four-digit codes in a sequence of puzzles to escape the room, and to beat the other team to do so. Each team starts with the chance to win $25,000, but after twenty minutes, each minute they spend in the room costs them $500.

Once the puzzle starts, the players work in teams to figure out the puzzles. The first puzzle requires the players to figure out how to free themselves from their locks and then find the solution code associated with that escape. Subsequent puzzles start by team receiving one or more items from a clue drawer, as well possibly a cryptic clue on the screen near the drawer. Each of these puzzles lead to another four-digit code. The puzzles are designed to be logical, and not require random guesses or leaps of logic.

Once they have a code or a guess for one, the players enter that on a panel near the escape door. If the answer is right, the players move on to the next puzzle (or escape), while the other team is made aware of this by the other room's lights briefly going out. A team then enters up to three guesses for any puzzle without penalty, but after the third entry wrong answers will lock them out of this panel for two minutes. Except on the first and fifth panels, if teams are stumped by a panel after five minutes since the puzzle start, they can opt as a group to use the "Code Breaker" for the puzzle, which explains the steps to solve the puzzle, which costs them $5,000 of their potential winnings. As such, it is possible to win the game but have no money left in their pot.

At any point in the show, Jimmy would explain the psychological terms that were used by the players during the game.
Unsolved History

***Unsolved History*** is an American documentary television series produced by Morningstar Entertainment, Termite Art Productions, Lions Gate Television, and Discovery Communications for the Discovery Channel. It aired for three seasons from October 9, 2002 to April 22, 2005.

## Premise

A team of scientists, each with a different skill, try to solve historical mysteries that have never been conclusively solved.

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Unsolved History episodes*

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