Fun. Fascinating. Frontier Breaking. Fifteen. Discovery Channel Celebrates
an Incredible Milestone With DAILY PLANET'S GREATEST SHOW EVER, October 10

- DAILY PLANET marks its 15^th anniversary with a two-hour celebration featuring extreme experiments, celebrity guests, new stories and "best of" moments -

- Special highlights Jay Ingram's new book, Daily Planet: The Ultimate Book of Everyday Science, available Oct. 12 -

TORONTO, Sept. 16 /CNW/ - Before we "Googled," "Twittered" or "YouTubed;" before we rode Segways (remember those?) or drove hybrid cars; and before NASA landed its first rover on Mars, DAILY PLANET was leading the way.  On Sunday, October 10 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Discovery Channel, the world's first and only nightly science and technology show celebrates an incredible 15 years with DAILY PLANET'S GREATEST SHOW EVER. Filmed with a live audience at the Ontario Science Centre* in Toronto with hosts Jay Ingram and Ziya Tong - and airing just days before Ingram's new book, Daily Planet: The Ultimate Book of Everyday Science, hits the shelves on October 12 - DAILY PLANET'S GREATEST SHOW EVER is a jam-packed extravaganza of new stories, best moments from the vault, celebrity guests and bold make-it-or-break-it experiments. The celebration continues online at discoverychannel.ca/greatestshowever.

And propelling "science" forward?  A little friendly competition, of course! Tapping the brightest scientific minds from Vancouver to Halifax, the "Science Centre Showdown" gives five regional science centres a moment in the spotlight to wow viewers with the wonder of science.  Teams from the Ontario Science Centre (Toronto), Science North (Sudbury), Discovery Centre (Halifax), Telus World of Science (Edmonton) and Science World (Vancouver) will rise to the challenge with an extreme experiment. Before a panel of judges that include past DAILY PLANET hosts Natasha Stillwell and Gill Deacon, and CASH CAB host Adam Growe, the teams are graded on degree of difficulty, presentation, execution and wow factor. 

Physicist Jearl Walker - who's been known to walk barefoot over hot coals or lie on a bed of nails to vividly illustrate various physics principles - joins the festivities with an eye-popping demonstration or two; and DAILY PLANET contributor Alan Nursall counts on audience participation to execute a big experiment.

To view the complete release, go to ctvmedia.ca/discovery.

* MEDIA NOTE: DAILY PLANET'S GREATEST SHOW EVER is being taped with a live audience on Thursday, September 30 at the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto.  Media interested in attending, please contact Jodi Cook or Shannon Hall.

For further information:

Jodi Cook, Discovery Channel, 416.384.4603 or[email protected]
Shannon Hall, Discovery Channel, 416.384.5903 or[email protected]