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[11.11.09 - 03:33 PM]
DIRTY JOBS AND GHOST LAB ADD UP TO BIG TUESDAY NUMBERS FOR DISCOVERY
Discovery spins the numbers for Tuesday, November 10.

[11.06.09 - 12:53 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL CELEBRATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH ALL-DAY MARATHON LINEUPS
The eight-night event will feature all of Discovery's signature original series.

[10.21.09 - 03:28 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S TUESDAY NIGHT LINEUP SCORES BIG
Discovery spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 20.

[10.14.09 - 02:42 PM]
NEW HIT SERIES GHOST LAB SCARES UP BIG NUMBERS
Discovery spins the numbers for Tuesday, October 13.

[10.13.09 - 03:44 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL RANKS IN TOP #5 ON KEY NIGHTS AND ACROSS KEY DEMOS
Discovery spins the numbers for the week of October 5-11.

[10.08.09 - 03:32 PM]
DIRTY JOBS AND MYTHBUSTERS 10/6 AND 10/7 PREMIERES PULL STRONG RATINGS AMONG MEN
Discovery spins the numbers for October 6-7.

[10.01.09 - 07:44 AM]
DISCOVERING ARDI A DISCOVERY CHANNEL EXCLUSIVE, WORLD PREMIERE SPECIAL AND COMPANION WEBSITE DOCUMENTS THE RESEARCH BEHIND BREAKING NEWS ABOUT HUMAN EVOLUTION
Mike Rowe narrates the two-hour special, airing Sunday, October 11 at 9:00/8:00c.

[09.01.09 - 12:19 PM]
LABOR DAY MARATHON OF DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S DIRTY JOBS PAYS TRIBUTE TO DIRTY WORK
Plus: new episodes of the series return Tuesday, October 6 at 9:00/8:00c.

[07.30.09 - 02:48 PM]
SYFY'S GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL SWEEPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE #1 CABLE PROGRAM IN PRIMETIME FOR ADULTS 18-49!
Syfy spins the numbers for Wednesday, July 29.

[07.30.09 - 01:03 PM]
MIKE ROWE RETURNS TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL FOR ALL-NEW EPISODES OF 'DIRTY JOBS' IN OCTOBER AND IS HARD AT WORK ON ADDITIONAL PROJECTS SLATED FOR 2010
A new series in development will "go to locations around the world profiling courageous men and women and the impact their work has had on their community and the world."

[07.29.09 - 12:42 PM]
G4 ANNOUNCES NEW COMPETITION SERIES "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR," TAKING AMERICA'S TOP 10 COMPETITORS TO JAPAN TO TAKE ON THE WORLD FAMOUS SASUKE OBSTACLE COURSE
Produced by Pilgrim Films & Television, the new half-hour series will premiere this fall.

[04.02.09 - 12:30 PM]
THE WONDROUS, THE ADVENTUROUS, THE CURIOUS; DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S 2009-10 UPFRONT SLATE IS FILLED WITH CAPTIVATING SERIES AND SPECIALS
Upcoming events include BEFORE AMERICA, DISCOVERY ATLAS, ENGINEERING THE UNIVERSE, MEGA BEASTS, RAGING PLANET 2 and STEPHEN HAWKING'S UNIVERSE.

[03.12.09 - 08:21 AM]
ALASKA WEEK – EXPLORING AMERICA'S LAST FRONTIER
Discovery's annual stunt features such specials as UNTAMED ALASKA, ALASKA: MOST EXTREME, ARTIC ROUGHNECKS and BEAR ATTACK!

[02.10.09 - 12:47 PM]
DIRTY JOBS WITH MIKE ROWE HITS MAJOR MILESTONE AS MIKE COMPLETES HIS 200TH FILTHY, STINKING JOB
For Mike's 200th job, airing Tuesday, February 17, he travels to Boise, Idaho to build and restore locomotives.

[01.29.09 - 01:14 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL CONTINUES ITS RATINGS SUCCESS WITH A TOP-RATED TUESDAY NIGHT LINE UP
Discovery spins the numbers for Tuesday, January 27.

[01.08.09 - 03:46 PM]
GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL SCORES WITH NEW EPISODES!
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 7.

[12.18.08 - 11:15 AM]
SCI FI ORDERS MORE 'GHOST HUNTERS'
The multi-part deal includes a sixth season of "Ghost Hunters," a second season of "Ghost Hunters International" and a six-episode order of "Ghost Hunters: New Generation."

[12.17.08 - 01:13 PM]
ALL-NEW EPISODES OF DIRTY JOBS AND MAN VS. WILD USHER IN THE NEW YEAR ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL
"Dirty Jobs" returns on Tuesday, January 6 while "Man vs. Wild" is back on Monday, January 12.

[12.03.08 - 02:20 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL AND TLC SOAR IN NOVEMBER
Discovery and TLC spin the numbers for the month of November.

[10.23.08 - 04:22 PM]
GHOST HUNTERS SCARES OFF THE COMPETITION WITH ALL-TIME RATINGS HIGHS!
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, October 22.

[10.23.08 - 08:22 AM]
SCI FI GREENLIGHTS PILOT FOR GHOST HUNTERS: COLLEGE EDITION
The latest spin-off features "a group of college students, led by seasoned investigators, who search for the paranormal in haunted hotspots around the country and around the world."

[10.15.08 - 02:04 PM]
MIKE ROWE FOR PRESIDENT! ON ELECTION NIGHT, DIRTY JOBS TAKES A BI-PARTISAN LOOK AT PRESIDENTS' DIRTY PASTS
Additionally on November 4, the network will air 12 "Dirty Politics" segments (four per hour) that give surprising insight into the actual dirty jobs held by past presidents.

[09.22.08 - 03:46 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S DIRTY JOBS PREMIERES 11 NEW EPISODES BEGINNING TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 AT 9PM
Upcoming episodes from show's fourth season include: "Tar Rigger," "Dirty Chip Maker," "Sheep Castrator" and "Leech Trapper."

[09.15.08 - 02:06 PM]
HOLY SHMOLEY! BRAVO'S 'KATHY GRIFFIN: MY LIFE ON THE D-LIST' PICKS UP ITS SECOND EMMY AT THE 60TH ANNUAL PRIMETIME CREATIVE EMMY AWARDS
"I am promptly delivering my second Emmy to my mother, who is sitting at home in a mumu with a box of wine waiting to salute my dad," said Griffin.

[08.21.08 - 02:51 PM]
GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL WRAPS UP STELLAR SUMMER SEASON
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, August 20.

[08.05.08 - 04:36 PM]
CONTINUED POPULARITY FOR 21ST ANNUAL SHARK WEEK AS 29 MILLION TUNE IN
Discovery spins the numbers for July 27-August 2.

[07.20.08 - 01:35 PM]
GHOST HUNTERS RETURNS TO SCI FI FOR SEASON 5
The show's fifth season will deliver 25 episodes "of spine-tingling investigations" when it rolls out in 2009.

[07.20.08 - 01:32 PM]
SCI FI CHANNEL BRINGS VIEWERS THE 'SPIRIT' OF HALLOWEEN SEASON WITH WALL-TO-WALL PROGRAMMING!
The stunt includes "all-new episodes of Ghost Hunters, the 3rd annual Ghost Hunters Live Halloween event and the all-new 31 Days of Halloween programming extravaganza!"

[07.19.08 - 12:23 PM]
MEDIA RIGHTS CAPITAL AND THE CW NETWORK ANNOUNCE PREMIERE DATES AND CASTING FOR ORIGINAL SUNDAY NIGHT PRIMETIME PROGRAMS "IN HARM'S WAY," "SURVIVING SUBURBIA," "VALENTINE" AND "EASY MONEY"
Laurie Metcalf, Bob Saget, Jaime Murray, Autumn Reeser, Judge Reinhold and Jeff Hephner are all featured on the Sunday block.

[07.17.08 - 05:01 PM]
DEADLIEST CATCH TOPS DISCOVERY'S PRIMETIME EMMY(R) NOMINATIONS
Overall, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet and TLC earned a total of nine nominations.

[07.17.08 - 05:40 AM]
THE 60TH PRIMETIME EMMY(R) AWARDS AND CREATIVE ARTS EMMY(R) AWARDS NOMINEES ARE...
"John Adams" leads all nominations with 23, followed by "30 Rock" (17), "Mad Men" (16) and "Pushing Daisies" (12).

[06.24.08 - 10:05 AM]
DISCOVERY NETWORKS BRING THEIR QUALITY BRANDS AND WORLD CLASS PROGRAMMING TO BLOCKBUSTER STORES
Blockbuster will carry more than three dozen retail titles from Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Discovery Kids and The Military Channel.

[06.23.08 - 03:24 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL'S TOP TALENT ON BOTH LAND AND SEA TO STAR IN 21ST ANNUAL SHARK WEEK, PREMIERING JULY 27 TO AUGUST 2
SHARK WEEK kicks off with the two-hour MYTHBUSTERS: SHARK SPECIAL on Sunday, July 27 from 9-11PM ET/PT.

[06.19.08 - 03:47 PM]
GHOST HUNTERS TRIUMPHS WITH BEST SEASON EVER!
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, June 18.

[05.29.08 - 09:50 AM]
SCI FI CHANNEL ANNOUNCES SUMMER LINEUP OF HIT SERIES!
"Scare Tactics," "Stargate Atlantis," "Eureka" "Ghost Hunters International" are all due back in the coming months.

[05.27.08 - 12:15 PM]
MEDIA RIGHTS CAPITAL ANNOUNCES FALL LINE-UP FOR ORIGINAL SUNDAY NIGHT PRIMETIME SLATE TO AIR ON THE CW
The block will launch with a one-hour narrative reality show, a half-hour family comedy and two one-hour long dramas.

[05.23.08 - 03:10 PM]
TLC GOES SEARCHING FOR THE MASTER OF DANCE
The Joey Lawrence-hosted series will now premiere on Monday, June 9 at 8:00/7:00c.

[05.15.08 - 02:06 PM]
TLC GOES SEARCHING FOR THE MASTER OF DANCE
Joey Lawrence hosts the series, which "tests the dancer's moves by changing the song mid-performance to see if they can really go with the flow."

[05.14.08 - 06:44 AM]
TURNER ENTERTAINMENT NETWORKS OFFERS DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING SLATE, BIG STARS AND INNOVATIVE NEW OPTIONS FOR ADVERTISERS
George Clooney, Steven Bochco, Mark Burnett, Ridley Scott, Tony Scott, Dean Devlin, Ray Romano, Donnie Wahlberg, Jon Avnet, Russell Simmons, Joey "Run" Simmons, William H. Macy and Jamie Foxx all have projects in the works at TNT, TBS and truTV.

[04.14.08 - 03:58 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL PRESENTS ALASKA WEEK APRIL 20-26
The week's offerings include the new special EXPEDITION ALASKA as well as the series premiere of THE ALASKA EXPERIMENT.

[04.08.08 - 01:33 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL CELEBRATES CURIOSITY AND WONDER IN A ROBUST PROGRAMMING SLATE FOR UPFRONT 2008-09
"No one can match Discovery's ability to invite our viewers into the action as it unfolds," boasted Discovery's John Ford.

[03.18.08 - 09:56 PM]
SCI FI CHANNEL TO PREMIERE ALL-NEW EPISODES OF GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL
The cable channel orders seven additional episodes of the spin-off to roll out this summer.

[03.12.08 - 05:50 PM]
DEVELOPMENT UPDATE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12
Updates include: Thom Beers brings the "X-Terminators" to Discovery; TLC to celebrate the launch of Discovery PlanetGreen with "green"-themed episodes; plus NBC and Warner Bros. Television begin talks to renew "ER."

[03.06.08 - 06:34 PM]
REALITY SHOWS SCARE UP RATINGS: PREMIERES OF 'GHOST HUNTERS' AND 'DESTINATION TRUTH' BREAK CHANNEL RECORDS
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, March 5.

[03.03.08 - 09:12 AM]
TRUTV UNVEILS DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING SLATE OF INSIGHTFUL, HIGH-IMPACT "ACTUALITY" SERIES
Among the projects greenlit to series: BLACK GOLD, which delves into the dangerous world of oil drilling; and MAN VS. CARTOON, with a team of experts putting Wile E. Coyote's gadgets and schemes to real-world tests.

[02.21.08 - 04:19 PM]
GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL WRAPS WINNING DEBUT SEASON
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, February 20.

[01.10.08 - 03:15 PM]
'GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL' DEBUTS AS THE #1 REALITY SERIES TELECAST IN SCI FI CHANNEL HISTORY!
Sci Fi spins the numbers for Wednesday, January 9.

[12.18.07 - 02:59 PM]
DISCOVERY CHANNEL GIFTS VIEWERS WITH A HOLIDAY SNEAK PEEK AT NEW 2008 SERIES, DECEMBER 26-31
The previews include "Smash Lab," "Some Assembly Required," "Fight Quest," "Bone Detectives" and "Weapon Masters."







DIRTY JOBS (DISCOVERY)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
11/7/03 - ???
STATUS:
currently airing (fall 2009)
TIME SLOT:
tuesdays from 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
5 (31 episodes)
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DESCRIPTION:
(from Discovery's press release, September 2009) The world's most sought-after guinea pig for all things dirty, grimy and messy returns to Discovery Channel Tuesdays at 9PM ET/PT beginning October 6th, for 11 all-new episodes of the Emmy-nominated series DIRTY JOBS. In the continuation of season five, host and creator Mike Rowe travels the country to showcase the downright dirty jobs that most people would go out of their way to avoid. From toilet crushers to maple syrup processers to camel ranchers, Mike serves as apprentice to the hard-working and skilled men and women who make civilized life possible for the rest of us each and every day.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Mike Rowe as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Craig Piligian as EP
· Tim Pastore as EP (Discovery)
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Pilgrim Films and Television