Nik Wallenda experienced a fairly significant drop on Sunday. Luckily, it wasn't from his tightrope, but still… The Discovery Channel special “Skyscraper Live With Nik Wallenda,” which saw professional daredevil Wallenda make two tightrope walks between skyscrapers in Chicago — one of them blindfolded — averaged 5.82 million total viewers on Sunday night. See video:Nik Wallenda Succeeds in Walking Tightrope Blindfolded Between Chicago Skyscrapers That's down pretty sharply from Wallenda'st big stunt last year, “Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda,” which averaged 8.5 million total viewers. During the blindfolded portion of Wallenda's tightrope walk, the special averaged 6.7 million total viewers. Also read: Nik Wallenda.
- 11/3/2014
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Nik Wallenda is upping the ante on his high-wire act. Discovery's "King of the Highwire" — as part of a follow-up to his successful Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda walk across the Grand Canyon in 2013 — will not only attempt to walk across the Chicago skyline untethered, but also blindfolded, it was announced Friday. The Nov. 2 live event will be broadcast around the world in more than 220 countries starting at 4 p.m. Pt/7 p.m. Et on Discovery, as well as online at SkyscraperLive.com. NBC News' Willie Geist and Natalie Morales and The
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- 10/3/2014
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Discovery Channel is looking to live events (high-wire master Nik Wallenda), reliable performers (Gold Rush) and a slate of seven new series to continue its momentum in to the 2014-15 season. The cable network presented an ambitious slate featuring 15 series renewals and seven new shows as well as a handful of natural history and automotive-themed programming in addition to its first-ever scripted series during its upfront presentation on Thursday. Story: Discovery Channel Greenlights Series About the American West From Robert Redford Following its ratings breakout Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda, Discovery announced that "The King
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- 4/3/2014
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC News’ Willie Geist will host Discovery Channel’s Everest Live Jump two-hour telecast in which climber Joby Ogwyn will attempt the first wing-suit flight off the summit of Mt. Everest. That’s because the telecast is being produced by NBC News’ Peacock Productions. Interestingly, Geist will also be joined by The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore, who will serve as chief meteorologist and track Everest’s unpredictable weather conditions, while Chris Jacobs and Kyle Martino give live updates. The Weather Channel’s Sam Champion could use the exposure — the launch of his morning program Amhq has produced ratings lower than that network’s prior four-week average in the time period. Discovery says the Mt. Everest jump will be telecast live in May. The Today show co-host also gave the play-by-play account of Nik Wallenda’s tightrope walk over the Grand Canyon during Discovery Channel’s highly rated Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda,...
- 3/20/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Discovery’s next without-a-net live stunt: A man will jump off Mount Everest.
The cable network will document California resident Joby Ogwyn’s attempt to set a record as the first wing suit flight off the summit of the world’s tallest peak.
Titled Everest Jump Live, the show will be broadcast on Discovery and in 224 countries and territories in May. The special is a follow-up to the network’s high-rated 2013 special Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda (13 million viewers), where a tight-rope walker crossed the Grand Canyon, and 2012′s Space Jump Live (4.2 million viewers).
The Everest Jump Live coverage includes...
The cable network will document California resident Joby Ogwyn’s attempt to set a record as the first wing suit flight off the summit of the world’s tallest peak.
Titled Everest Jump Live, the show will be broadcast on Discovery and in 224 countries and territories in May. The special is a follow-up to the network’s high-rated 2013 special Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda (13 million viewers), where a tight-rope walker crossed the Grand Canyon, and 2012′s Space Jump Live (4.2 million viewers).
The Everest Jump Live coverage includes...
- 2/5/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Discovery Channel, looking to top Nik Wallenda‘s made-for-tv tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon, has signed Joby Ogwyn to attempt the first wing suit flight off the summit of Mount Everest, live on Discovery Channel in May. The jump — a descent of more than 10,000 vertical feet at speeds of over 150 mph – will be telecast live in 224 countries and territories. Discovery’s had good luck with live daredevil specials. In July, an average of 13 million people watched Nik Wallenda slowly walk a wire across the Colorado River Gorge while conducting a running dialogue with God and Jesus. “Oh, I praise you, Jesus. Lord, help this cable to calm down — command it,” the 34-year-old aerialist suggested a few yards into his quarter-mile Skywire Live With Nik Wallenda. Wallenda was not wearing a harness but had a microphone and two cameras — including one that looked down on the dry Little Colorado River...
- 2/5/2014
- by LISA DE MORAES, TV Columnist
- Deadline TV
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