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Tiffany Haddish, Brad Paisley, and William Shatner are some of the stars appearing during Shark Week, television's longest-running summer event. The Discovery Channel and discovery+ showcase returns for its 33rd year starting Sunday, July 11 and continuing through Sunday, July 18. This year has the most hours of…

“It’s every American’s God-given right to live wherever you want to live,” says Alaskan Bush People patriarch Billy Brown in a new tribute video. That ethos has been at the center of the Discovery Channel series as it has chronicled the Brown family’s life in the wilderness over the course of the past 12 seasons. Brown…

Billy Brown, the star and patriarch of Discovery Channel’s reality series Alaskan Bush People, died Sunday after suffering a seizure, his son Bear Brown, who also stars on the show, confirmed on Instagram. He was 68. "We are devastated to hear of Billy Brown's sudden passing. He has been part of the Discovery family…

EXCLUSIVE: In a year where more than 3.5 million acres of California has been burned by wildfires, Discovery Channel goes inside the fight with those on the front lines. Its new series Cal Fire features the men and women who have been trying to save lives and property for the past three months. See an exclusive sneak…

Jesse Goins, a miner who appeared on Discovery’s Gold Rush franchise, has died, the network has confirmed. Goins was on set for Gold Rush in Colorado, when he was discovered unconscious by another crew member on Tuesday night. He was pronounced dead at a hospital. A cause of death is not yet known. He was 60. Goins…

Discovery and Science Channel’s simulcasted coverage Sunday of the return of the Space X Crew Dragon spacecraft from its two-month stint at the International Space Station was watched by 4.3 million viewers on the cable networks, Discovery said. The strong numbers completed the networks’ own mission, after their…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery and Abramorama are teaming for a virtual theatrical and broadcast rollout of Apocalypse '45, a documentary from Erik Nelson that recounts the harrowing end of World War II through the eyes of 24 men who lived through the events and using never-before-seen footage. The documentary will get a…

The NASA-SpaceX Demo-2 mission will come to an end Sunday when the spacecraft completes its two-month journey to the International Space Station and back. The two-man SpaceX Crew Dragon is expected to splash down at 2:48 p.m. ET, with the target landing area the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, FL, after…

EXCLUSIVE: Jim Belushi is set to light up Discovery with a reality series about his burgeoning cannabis business. The According To Jim star is to star in Growing Belushi for the Discovery Channel. The series launches on August 19 at 10pm. Produced by Live Nation Productions, the Gaga: Five Foot Two producer and A Star…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery Channel is launching new business format I Quit, with a slew of entrepreneurs risking it by giving up their jobs to follow their passions. However, the business model behind the show, which launches Tuesday August 18, may be the real point of interest for producers. The show comes from Shopify Stud…

Discovery, Inc.’s key financials held steady last quarter from the year earlier with advertising flat despite declines in linear subscribers for the first three months of the year. Revenue eased 1% to $2.68 billion – and was unchanged excluding foreign exchange. Net income dipped 2% to $377 from $384 million. EPS was…

EXCLUSIVE: Discovery Channel is set to launch All On The Line, a new high-stakes reality series on the high seas that follows two fishing boats and their crews off the coast of Gloucester, Massachusetts. It’s set for premiere on May 22 at 9 pm ET/PT on Discovery Channel. Production had wrapped on the series before…