MythBusters

MythBusters
Premiere	pilot January 23, 2003 series September 23, 2003
Finale	February 14, 2018
Creator	Peter Rees
Network/Provider	Discovery Channel (seasons 1-14) Science (seasons 15-)
Style	60-minute documentary
Company	Beyond Television
Seasons	15
Episodes	255 + 28 specials
Origin	USA
Official Site	Discovery Channel

MythBusters is a documentary series that aired on the Discovery Channel. The show focuses on determining whether popular myths and urban legends are true. After performing various tests, the myth will be considered plausible, confirmed or busted. The hosts of the show are Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, who have a combined total of over 30 years of special effects experience.

Crew

Member		Duration
Host		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Jamie Hyneman		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Adam Savage		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Brian Louden																*
Jon Lung																*
Builder		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Tory Belleci		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*		o
Kari Byron		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*		o
Scottie Chapman		*	*				o
Grant Imahara			*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*		o
Jessi Combs								*	*
Narrator		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Robert Lee		*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Shop Assistant
Christine Chamberlain		*	*
Folklorist
Heather Joseph-Witham		*
Orange/Red/o indicates a recurring or guest role during that season. Dark Green indicates top billing during that season.

Seasons

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
Discovery Channel
Pilots	January 23, 2003	March 7, 2003				3
Season One	September 23, 2003	February 15, 2004				13 + 2
Season Two	June 8, 2004	August 10, 2005				24 + 9
Season Three	October 12, 2005	May 10, 2006				16
Season Four	July 12, 2006	December 14, 2006				16 + 2
Season Five	January 10, 2007	December 12, 2007				24 + 1
Season Six	January 16, 2008	November 12, 2008				20
Season Seven	April 8, 2009	January 4, 2010				23 + 1
Season Eight	March 24, 2010	December 22, 2010				22 + 2
Season Nine	April 6, 2011	November 30, 2011				21 + 1
Season Ten	March 25, 2012	November 25, 2012				18 + 3
Season Eleven	May 1, 2013	June 26, 2013				7 + 5
Season Twelve	January 11, 2014	August 21, 2014				14 + 1
Season Thirteen	January 10, 2015	September 5, 2015				14
Season Fourteen	January 9, 2016	March 5, 2016				10 + 1
Science
Season Fifteen	November 15, 2017	February 14, 2018				14

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Summary

MythBusters has had an interesting history of DVD releases. Up until 2007, all DVDs that were released were only available through the Discovery Channel's store, either on-line or physical. The first release were five 1-episode discs, that were also packaged together. Later, a DVD containing the first three pilots was released, as was a Season One DVD set, followed by a Season Two set. For some reason, the Season Two set only contained the second half of season two, so Season One, Volume Two was released, which was actually the first half of Season Two. Somewhere along the line, Discovery started selling most of the episodes of the show as 1-episode discs. In 2007, the first release available outside of Discovery's stores was released, with one episode (Mega Movie Myths). Later, three different collections were released, with a random assortment of episodes. More season sets came later, first in the form of two partial season 5 sets, parts 1 and 2, each containing a fifth of the fifth season. Then, season 3, 4 and 5 sets were put up. The interesting thing here is that the Season 3 set contains everything in the Season One: Volume Two and most of the episodes from the Season Two set! Also, the Season 5 set includes all of season five as well as the first half of season six. These new season sets are still only available at Discovery Channel stores.

To add to the confusion, in October 2008, the Season One, Volume Two was renamed to Season 2 with new artwork while keeping the same content, and then the Season 3 set removed the overlap episodes with that set, without changing its name or artwork.

For a complete listing of what episodes appear on what DVD, see MythBusters Episodes on DVD.

Title			Release			Discs
Season Sets - Currently Available @ Discovery Channel stores  (Region 1)
The 3 Pilot Episodes That Started It All!			May 1, 2005			1
Season One			September 1, 2005			4
Season 2 First half of Season Two			October 1, 2008			4
Season 3 Second half of Seasons Two and part of Three			October 1, 2008			3
Season 4 Rest of Season Three and all of Season Four			November 8, 2007			6
Season 5 Season Five and part of Six			October 3, 2008			6
Season 6 Rest of Season Six and most of Season Seven			January 26, 2010			6
Season Sets - Previously Available @ Discovery Channel stores
Season One, Volume Two First half of Season Two			July 1, 2006			4
Season Two Second half of Season Two			September 1, 2005			13
Season 3 Second half of Seasons Two and part of Three			November 8, 2007			6
Season 5, Part 1			July 2, 2007			2
Season 5, Part 2			August 10, 2007			2
Episode Collections  (Region 1)
5 Disc Set only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 20, 2004			5
Collection 1			May 22, 2007	purchase		4
Collection 2			October 16, 2007	purchase		3
Collection 3			April 8, 2008	purchase		2
Big Blasts Collection			December 2, 2008	purchase		2
Best of, Volume 1 only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 1, 2009			6
Best of, Volume 2 only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 1, 2009			6
Best of, Volume 3 only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 1, 2009			6
Collection 4			May 5, 2009	purchase		2
Urban Legends			February 23, 2010	purchase		1
Collection 5			April 6, 2010	purchase		2
Collection 6			September 21, 2010	purchase		2
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
Buried Alive only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 20, 2004			1
Chicken Gun only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 20, 2004			1
Lightning Strikes only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 20, 2004			1
Penny Drop only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 20, 2004			1
Stinky Car only available through Discovery Channel stores			April 20, 2004			1
Mega Movie Myths			March 20, 2007	purchase		1

External Sites

• MythBusters Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com