With spring in full bloom, Discovery is marking the season with a nationwide free preview on its complete family of channels, including: Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Discovery Velocity, Discovery Science, and Investigation Discovery. Featuring an exhilarating lineup of new and returning series, including the debuts of Discovery original series, BUSH WRECK RESCUE (May 17) and EAST HARBOUR HEROES (May 29), the multi-channel free preview begins Thursday, May 4 and runs until Tuesday, May 30.
Also featured during the free preview is the new docuseries MARITIME MASTERS: EXPEDITION ANTARCTICA (May 19), Animal Planet’s PETS & PICKERS (May 6), and the ID original series, SOMEBODY’S HIDING SOMETHING (May 12).
Additionally, as part of the freeview, viewers can access select fan-favourite series and seasons on CTV.ca and the CTV App, including Discovery’s GOLD RUSH, Investigation Discovery’s BODY CAM, Animal Planet’s DR. JEFF: ROCKY MOUNTAIN VET, Discovery Velocity’s TEXAS METAL, Discovery Science’s HOW DO THEY DO IT, and more!
Discovery’s Complete Family of Channels are available for free preview through participating television service providers across the country, including but not limited to Bell, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, SaskTel, Shaw, Telus, and participating members of the CCSA.
Must-watch titles available in the multi-channel free preview include:
Discovery
MAY 17 – BUSH WRECK RESCUE *Series Premiere at 8 p.m. ET* *Original Series*
- The backroads of Western Canada are chock-full of “bush wrecks” – antique trucks and vans abandoned in the backwoods, farmer’s fields, or forgotten in barns. In the right hands, these rusted-out shells, some dating as far back as the 1930s, can be worth a small fortune. In this rollicking docuseries, motorheads in B.C. and Alberta, obsessed with turning old trucks and specialty vehicles into custom gems, take on treacherous back roads, impossible fixes, demanding clients, and each other, in their epic race to turn rusted hulks into gleaming classics. The seriespremieres with two episodes on Wednesday, May 17 at 8 p.m. ET.
MAY 19 – MARITIME MASTERS: EXPEDITION ANTARCTICA *Series Premiere at 10 p.m. ET*
- MARITIME MASTERS: EXPEDITION ANTARCTICA showcases life onboard Scenic Eclipse, the world’s first discovery yacht operated by the cruise line, Scenic. From gastronomic cuisine, and personalised in-suite butler services; to soaring above by helicopter and diving deep below in a custom-designed submarine, MARITIME MASTERS takes viewers on a journey to some of the world’s most pristine and culturally rich travel destinations across seven continents, including Antarctica, delivering life-changing travel experiences. The series premieres Friday, May 19 at 10 p.m. ET.
MAY 29 – EAST HARBOUR HEROES *Series Premiere at 10 p.m. ET* *Original Series*
- EAST HARBOUR HEROES is a saltwater-soaked journey to St. John’s, N.L., where a vibrant community of tough individuals battle the rugged coast and the North Atlantic Ocean to live and work on the edge of the world. From brutal storms, high winds, and changing fish populations, each day brings a new challenge to commercial fishers, stevedores, crane operators, welders, and tugboat operators, and these warriors are determined to thrive – no matter what Mother Nature throws at them. The series premieres Monday, May 29 at 10 p.m. ET.
Animal Planet
MAY 6 – PETS & PICKERS *Season 2 Premiere at 8 p.m. ET* *Original Series*
- Motivated by extraordinary compassion, and a singular belief that all animals deserve treatment, the heartfelt PETS & PICKERS reveals how the Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) Animal Hospital works tirelessly to offer low-income pet families access to top healthcare. To fund these treatments, RAPS has a unique solution: their thrift store. An energetic and dedicated group of animal loving “pickers” comb through donated mystery bins containing abandoned storage locker items, all money raised goes to pay for vet care and lifesaving surgeries. It’s a one-of-a-kind “pets and pickers” relationship with an uplifting mission: to help animals and their people. Season 2 of PETS & PICKERS debuts Saturday, May 6 at 8 p.m. ET.
ID
MAY 12 – SOMEBODY’S HIDING SOMETHING *Series Premiere at 10 p.m. ET* *Original Series*
- When the leads dry up and a case goes cold, there’s only one thing that keeps investigators going—the hunch that, somebody’s hiding something. In this whodunnit documentary series, viewers join detectives as they search for the person who holds the clue, that finally blows the case wide open. Every episode of SOMEBODY’S HIDING SOMETHING features a genuine murder mystery that keeps armchair detectives guessing until the very last frame. The series premieres Friday, May 12 at 10 p.m. ET.
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