Discovery has unveiled its picks for fall and four new series are top priorities for the new season. Although plans haven’t yet been completed, these shows will be the focus of much of the net’s publicity and promotional activities:
· Star Racer : Eight one-hour episodes follow Canadian drivers as they push the limits and their cars for a shot at the glamorous and dangerous world of big-time auto racing. This series premieres in October.
· Patent Bending: Two science-savvy, wildly curious hosts scour books of patents from the past century to find the seemingly greatest, strangest or most fantastically odd ideas that never got off the page. A half-hour series with eight eps.
· Doctor*ology: On the sked for winter/spring 2007, this hour-long comedic science series stars actor Leslie Nielsen (The Naked Gun, Police Squad) with a first-hand look at medicine and medical technology from neurology to urology and everything in between.
· Daily Planet in China : Six one-hour episodes will reveal a China few have ever seen. (Simulcast with Discovery HD.)
Other new shows for fall include:
· Guinea Pig: A magician and alternative circus performer and professional daredevil pushes the limits of what the human body can endure. Six half-hour episodes are scheduled to run summer 2007.
· Lived to Tell: With spectacular CGI, authentic reconstructions and a distinctive filmic style, seven one-hour episodes bring to life the dramatic stories of those involved in some of the greatest catastrophes of our time.
Returning shows on Discovery include: Canada’s Worst Driver, Deadliest Catch, Dirty Jobs, I Shouldn’t Be Alive, MegaBuilders, MythBusters, American Chopper, American Hotrod, Daily Planet, How It’s Made, What’s That About? and Forensic Factor. The net targets adults 25-54.
