Outdoor Channel Bolsters Lineup with New HD Programs

TEMECULA: Ten fresh shows are set to debut in the Outdoor Channel’s celebrity-packed summer lineup, along with 73 programs returning with new episodes.

Many of the programs will feature celebrity hosts and all content on the channel will air in HD.

Actor Joe Mantegna is hosting the first season of the gun history show MidwayUSA’s Gun Stories, and NASCAR’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kevin Harvick will make appearances in the first season of the hunting show Realtree’s NASCAR Outdoors. WWE star Shawn Michaels stars in his own hunting program, Sean Michaels’ MacMillan River Adventures, and country musician Colt Ford and comedian Marc Ryan star in Mudslingers Presented by Sta-Bil, an action-packed truck series. The hunting show Grateful Nation will be hosted by actor Tim Abell, in an unscripted look at America’s disabled veterans.

Also debuting is Headhunters TV, a show that gives viewers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the making of Outdoor Channel programs. Moltrie’s The Hit List, in which teams hunt deer, and Scentblocker Most Wanted, a crime-scene investigation show, are both competitive reality series. Primitive Instinct features professional hunter Gregg Ritz’s adventures in harsh conditions, and Team Elk features a traveling team out to capture the biggest game.

The channel’s returning programs will have all new episodes and include Spanish Fly, Bassmasters, Benelli Presents Duck Commander, Bone Collector, Buck Commander Protected by Under Armour, Craig Morgan: All Access Outdoors, Jim Shockey’s The Professionals, The Crush with Lee & Tiffany, Realtree Road Trips with Michael Waddell and Ducks Unlimited.

"Season after season, Outdoor Channel continues to add the top names in entertainment to our programming roster,” said Tom Hornish, the COO of Outdoor Channel. “From television and country music stars to racing and wrestling legends, these celebrities have proven that the outdoor lifestyle attracts people of all walks of life and demonstrates Outdoor Channel’s mass-appeal. We look forward to bringing our newly bolstered lineup, available in 100 percent high definition, to the anglers, hunters and outdoorsmen all across the U.S. this summer."