Discovery is a television channel available on cable and satellite television in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian version of the US

Discovery Channel Discovery Channel (known as The Discovery Channel from 1985 to 1995, and often referred to as simply Discovery) is an American cable channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery, a publicly traded company run by CEO David Zaslav. , Discovery Channe ...

was previously operated by XYZnetworks, who also own the exclusive distribution rights for the channel. The channel was launched in July 1995, replacing the Quest documentary channel launched in April 1995 by XYZ. It initially provided documentary television programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history, but by the 2010s had expanded into reality television and pseudo-scientific entertainment. Discovery's most popular content includes Aussie Gold Hunters, Gold Rush,

Deadliest Catch ''Deadliest Catch'' is a reality television series that premiered on the Discovery Channel on April 12, 2005. The show follows crab fishermen aboard fishing vessels in the Bering Sea during the Alaskan king crab and snow crab fishing seasons. The ...

, and Fast N' Loud and annual event Shark Week. Programming is primarily focused on reality television series geared towards the topics of science, extreme living, and motoring. Both Discovery and Discovery Turbo have timeshift channels, which rebroadcast programming 2 hours later on Foxtel.

Original Programming

*'' Aussie Gold Hunters'' (since 2016) *'' Outback Opal Hunters'' (since 2018) * Railroad Australia (since 2016) *''

Saltwater Heroes ''Saltwater Heroes'' is an Australian reality television series produced by Northern Pictures for the Discovery Channel. The series is hosted by Andrew "ET" Ettingshausen and portrays the real life events of crews aboard commercial fishing vess ...

'' (5 August 2015 – 26 August 2015) *''

Sydney Harbour Patrol ''Sydney Harbour Patrol'' is an Australian factual television show that follows marine police, salvage teams, ship yards and environmental protection units in Sydney, Australia. The series is produced by WTFN and screened on the Foxtel Discovery ...

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Aussie Lobster Men ''Aussie Lobster Men'' (also marketed as ''Giant Lobster Hunters'') is an Australian reality television series which debuted on 12 February 2019 on 7mate. The series portrays the real life events of crews aboard commercial fishing vessels in the ...

'' (since 2019) * Dr Karl's Outrageous Acts of Science (since 2017) *

Abalone Wars Abalone ( or ; via Spanish , from Rumsen ''aulón'') is a common name for any of a group of small to very large marine gastropod molluscs in the family Haliotidae. Other common names are ear shells, sea ears, and, rarely, muttonfish or mutton ...

(since 2012)

Shark Week

Shark Week is an annual, week-long TV programming block on Discovery, which features 24/7 shark-based programming around the first week of December. Not only is Shark Week the best week of the year, it's also one of the most important as it raises awareness about the increasing threat faced by our ocean's greatest predator at the hands of humans and the environment. Now in its 25th year in Australia, the event also highlights recent developments in shark science and reveals remarkable new insight into these magnificent and misunderstood creatures. Discovery. https://www.discoverychannel.com.au/

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