{"id":15341,"date":"2018-11-12T10:34:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T15:34:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-science-channel-january\/"},"modified":"2018-11-12T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-12T16:24:26","slug":"mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"MythBusters Jr. Premiering on Science Channel in January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>MythBusters Jr.<\/em>, hosted by original MythBuster Adam Savage, is slated to premiere on Science Channel early next year.<\/p>\n<p>The ten-episode series will feature Savage teaming up with six kids under the age of 16 who are among the nation\u2019s young \u2018makers,\u2019 robotics wizzes, builders and inventors. Like in the original <em>MythBusters<\/em>, the team will tackle myths, testing their veracity with staged experiments. The show will debut on Wednesday, January 2, at 9 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The junior MythBusters are as follows: Valerie Castillo (15), a skilled builder and robotics wiz from Lancaster, California; Elijah Horland (13), a self-taught electronics maker, programmer and circuit wiz from Brooklyn, New York; Cannan Huey-You (12), a college sophomore studying astrophysics at Texas Christian University; Jesse Lawless (15), a builder of custom hot rods from Slidell, Louisiana; Rachel Pizzolato (14), a three-time New Orleans Science Fair champion from Metairie, Louisiana; and Allie Weber (13), a maker, builder and inventor from South Dakota.<\/p>\n<p><em>MythBusters Jr.<\/em> will also feature design and engineering experts Tamara Robertson, a <em>MythBusters: The Search\u00a0<\/em>and<em>\u00a0SciJinks<\/em> alum, and special effects technician Jon Marcu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese junior\u00a0MythBusters\u00a0are amazing,\u201d said Savage. \u201cAnd while they\u2019re kids, the myths we take on are as full-sized and as explosive as ever! We\u2019ve created an incredible ten-episode season in which these new\u00a0MythBusters put their remarkable intelligence and creativity to the test.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MythBusters Jr., hosted by original MythBuster Adam Savage, is slated to premiere on Science Channel early next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1033,"featured_media":15342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[4149,4004,4150],"class_list":["post-15341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-mythbusters","tag-mythbusters-jr","tag-science-channel","pmpro-has-access"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MythBusters Jr. Premiering on Science Channel in January - TVKIDS<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MythBusters Jr. Premiering on Science Channel in January - TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"MythBusters Jr., hosted by original MythBuster Adam Savage, is slated to premiere on Science Channel early next year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"TVKIDS\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-11-12T15:34:34+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-11-12T16:24:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2017\/07\/mythbustersjr-beyond-productions-1118.gif\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/gif\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Chelsea Regan\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/\",\"name\":\"MythBusters Jr. Premiering on Science Channel in January - TVKIDS\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2018-11-12T15:34:34+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-11-12T16:24:26+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/mythbusters-jr-premiering-on-science-channel-in-january\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MythBusters Jr. Premiering on Science Channel in January\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/\",\"name\":\"TVKIDS\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvkids\/#\/schema\/person\/2a2c6d8fb3c7c8b4220b8877ecffb79a\",\"name\":\"Chelsea Regan\",\"description\":\"Chelsea Regan is the managing editor of World Screen. 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