Extreme Weather Alert: Strong Winds and Icy Conditions Hit CMT This Fall

• Back-to-back new series debut Friday, October 16 starting at 8 p.m. ET/ 5 p.m. PT
• Tornado Hunters tackles North America's most powerful storms in the season one premiere 
• Slick competition hits the track on Ice Racer Showdown, new reality series hosted by country music's Clayton Bellamy of The Road Hammers

Watch the sizzle reel for Tornado Hunters, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HguNZFQFyUc

Watch the sizzle reel for Ice Racer Showdown, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOuv2qseCFs

TORONTO, Sept. 17, 2015 /CNW/ - Corus Entertainment's CMT (Canada) delivers two thrilling original reality series this October. Viewers will get a first-hand look at the eye of North America's fiercest storms as chasers Greg Johnson, Chris Chittick and Ricky Forbes battle high winds and big stakes on the series premiere of Tornado Hunters debuting Friday, October 16 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (repeat at 9:30 p.m. PT). The action continues with Ice Racer Showdown starting at 9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT (repeat at 10:30 p.m. PT). Host Clayton Bellamy of Canadian country group, The Road Hammers, tests everyday drivers as they brave brutal arctic conditions through a variety of icy road obstacle courses in order to claim the title of Ice Racer Champion.      

"CMT audiences will be on the edge of their seats with two new thrill seeking series this fall," said John MacDonald, Executive Vice President, Head of Corus Women and Family. " Viewers will feel like they're riding alongside these hilarious daredevils as they battle the elements in search of new thrills. Fasten your seat belts!" 

Tornado Hunters (10 x 30 minutes) picks up from last fall's pilot broadcast premiere with epic footage from the twin tornados in Pilger, Nebraska. Greg Johnson, Chris Chittick and Ricky Forbes are looking to make 2015 a banner year for their storm-chasing team, loading their storm truck, Flash, with new camera gear to help capture more extreme weather imagery than ever before. This season features the Tornado Hunters tackling the most powerful and jaw-dropping tornados in North America, from massive rain-wrapped tornados to multiple twisters and the storm of the summer in Manitoba. Viewers can catch up on the two-part pilot episode Thursday, October 8 starting at 11 p.m. ET/ 8 p.m. PT in advance of the Season 1 premiere on Friday, October 16 at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT (repeat at 9:30 p.m. PT). Tornado Hunters is produced by Saloon Media in association with CMT and with the participation of the Bell Fund.

On Ice Racer Showdown (12 x 60 minutes), five drivers brave the frigid temperatures taking on two fun-filled elimination challenges, each jam-packed with icy obstacles and angry snowball throwing yetis. The three that survive the grueling tasks will go head-to-head in a thrilling ice race to claim the ultimate title. Hosted by The Road Hammers' Clayton Bellamy, each hilarious adrenaline-fueled one hour episode has happy hockey moms and pizza delivery guys taking on tough talkin' truckers and cab drivers to prove who's the coolest driver on the ice. Guest judges include award-winning actor and comedian Donovan Workun, two-time Olympian skeleton racer Michelle Kelly and technical judge and rally racing champion, Jorge Dascollas. Ice Racer Showdown is produced by Corkscrew Media in association with CMT.

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SOURCE Corus Entertainment Inc.

Catrina Jaricot, Corus Entertainment Inc., 416.479.6397, [email protected]; Alina Duviner, Alina Publicity, Unit Publicist, Tornado Hunters, 416.574.1098, [email protected], Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlinaPublicity