Discovery Upfront Presentation 2011-12

This week I was invited to the Discovery Communications 2011-12 Upfront Presentation at Frederick P. Rose Hall at Jazz at Lincoln Center to hear the unveiling news about new & upcoming programing for the network. During the live show stars and celebrities gave amazing performances.

Discovery Communications President & CEO David Zaslav with Morgan Freeman from Science's Through the Wormhole

Penn & Teller Demonstrated a Popular Magic Trick. They will also be on the Discovery Channel in 'Penn & Teller's Secrets of the Universe'

Eileen O'Neill, Group President & GM, Discovery Channel and TLC, Joined by the Several TLC Stars

OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's Rosie O'Donnell Performs a Show-Stopping Number

Numerous show announcements were also made. The highlights of Discovery Channel’s 2011–12 Upfront schedule include the following:

Discovery Channel

• Hitting the Motherlode: Historic High Ratings, New Hit Talent, as Discovery Unveils Its 2011-12 Upfront Slate
• Discovery’s Television, Online and App Audiences Must Determine Penn & Teller’s Bold Faced Lies in New Fall Series ‘Secrets of the Universe’
  

TLC

• TLC Announces a Broad Slate of Original Programming for 2011-12 Upfront
• TLC Takes Viewers Into the Secret World of Gypsies
  

Animal Planet

• Animal Planet Unleashes Entertainment Slate for the 2011-12 Upfront Season

Investigation Discovery

• Investigation Discovery, America’s Fastest-Growing Network, Unveils Largest-Ever Slate of New and Returning Series and Specials for 2011-12 Upfront Season

Science

• The All-New Science Launches an Explosive Slate of Programming for the 2011-12 Upfront
• Science to Premiere Ricky Gervais’ ‘An Idiot Abroad 2: The Bucket List’
  

Discovery Fit & Health

• Discovery Fit & Health Announces Compelling Line-Up of Programs for the 2011-12 Upfront Season

Velocity

• Discovery Communications Introduces Velocity — A Turbocharged Network for an Upscale Male Audience

OWN

• OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network Announces Original Programming Including Four Series Renewals and Six New Series
• Flipboard Partners with OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and Oprah.com for the First Ever ‘Oprah’ Section to Be Included in All New Flipboard Downloads
  

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