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television in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian version of the US

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel, known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery, is an American cable channel that is best known for its ongoing reality television shows and promotion of pseudoscience. It init ...

was previously operated by XYZnetworks, who also own the exclusive distribution rights for the channel. The channel was launched in July 1995, replacing the Quest documentary channel launched in April 1995 by XYZ. It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. Discovery's most popular content includes Aussie Gold Hunters,

Gold Rush A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, ...

Deadliest Catch ''Deadliest Catch'' is an American reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing ...

, and Fast N' Loud and annual event Shark Week. Programming is primarily focused on reality television series geared towards the topics of science, extreme living, and motoring. Both Discovery and Discovery Turbo have timeshift channels, which rebroadcast programming 2 hours later on Foxtel.

Original programming

*'' Aussie Gold Hunters'' (since 2016) *'' Outback Opal Hunters'' (since 2018) * Railroad Australia (since 2016) *''

Saltwater Heroes ''Saltwater Heroes'' is an Australian reality television, reality television series produced by Northern Pictures for the Discovery Channel (Australia), Discovery Channel. The series is hosted by Andrew Ettingshausen, Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen a ...

'' (5 August 2015 – 26 August 2015) *'' Sydney Harbour Patrol'' (2016) *'' Aussie Lobster Men'' (since 2019) * Dr Karl's Outrageous Acts of Science (since 2017) * Abalone Wars (since 2012)

Shark Week

Shark Week is an annual, week-long TV programming block on Discovery, which features 24/7 shark-based programming around the first week of December. Not only is Shark Week the best week of the year, it's also one of the most important as it raises awareness about the increasing threat faced by our ocean's greatest predator at the hands of humans and the environment. Now in its 25th year in Australia, the event also highlights recent developments in shark science and reveals remarkable new insight into these magnificent and misunderstood creatures.Discovery. https://www.discoverychannel.com.au/

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