Discovery Channel

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Discovery Channel

Founded	1985
Company	Discovery Communications
President	Judith A. McHale
Current Popular Series	MythBusters Dirty Jobs Deadliest Catch

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Discovery Channel is a US-based cable network that primarily airs documentary programming. According to its parent company, Discovery Communications, the Discovery Channel reaches 475 million homes in more than 160 countries.

1 History
2 In-Depth
3 Current Primetime Schedule
4 Discovery Networks
5 External Sites

[edit] History

The Discovery Channel launched on June 17, 1985, with 156,000 subscribers in the United States. In April of 1989, the channel expanded to the United Kingdom; in September of that same year, the channel aired the first of many original programs, Ivory Wars. Other notable expansions included Asia/Latin America in 1994 and France, the last holdout in Europe, in 2004. In June of 2005, the Discovery Channel celebrated its 20th anniversary.

[edit] In-Depth

Program Listing: A complete listing of shows aired on Discovery Channel.

[edit] Current Primetime Schedule

Day	7:00	7:30	8:00	9:00	10:00	11:00	11:30
Monday	Deadliest Catch		Dirty Jobs	Dirty Jobs	Verminators	How It's Made	How It's Made
Tuesday	How It's Made	How It's Made	Deadliest Catch	Deadliest Catch	After the Catch	Deadliest Catch
Wednesday	How It's Made	How It's Made	MythBusters	MythBusters	Various	How It's Made	How It's Made
Thursday	How It's Made	How It's Made	Various	Various	Various	How It's Made	How It's Made
Friday	How It's Made	How It's Made	Various	Various	Man vs. Wild	How It's Made	How It's Made

[edit] Discovery Networks

Discovery Communications built a media empire on the foundation of the Discovery Channel. Other cable networks owned by Discovery Communications include: