Weeklong Discovery Channel 25th anniversary celebration starts Sunday
From Discovery:
During the week of June 13, Discovery will commemorate its first 25 years by hosting celebrations on air, online and in the heart of communities around the globe.
On June 17, 1985, John Hendricks launched Discovery Channel to 156,000 subscribers; today, the network reaches more than 100 million subscribers in the U.S. alone and globally, Discovery Communications has more than 100 networks in over 180 countries, touching 1.5 billion subscribers.
From Sunday, June 13 through Saturday, June 19 at 9PM ET/PT, Discovery Channel’s 25th Anniversary Week features a look back at the people, places and events that have shaped the network – and the world – over the past 25 years (including favorite moments chosen by Discovery family members including Mike Rowe and the MythBusters), as well as a look towards the future. The full programming schedule follows (all times ET/PT):
d be quite as awe-inspiring. While Planet Earth remains on a level of its own, this series comes very close to it and is still the best nature show — or any show period — you’re likely to see this year. And it is unique in that each of its six episodes focuses on one particular event, in one location, in the natural world, where Planet Earth, as its title indicates, globe-trotted all across the world in each episode. The focus on individual events here lends a bit of intimacy to the epic landscapes as we get to meet particular creatures and how they respond to events ranging from floods and ice melts to huge salmon runs and migrations.
