MythBusters

MythBusters is an American science television program on Discovery Channel starring Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, two special-effects experts who set out to test the validity of the myths and urban legends of popular culture. The show is narrated by Robert Lee.

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American - Science - Television program - Discovery Channel - Adam Savage - Jamie Hyneman - Special-effects - Myth - Urban legend - Popular culture

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In Australia MythBusters also airs in full on SBS free to air television and as an abridged segment on the Seven Network show Beyond Tomorrow. SBS has recently retained the rights, although segments will still be seen on Beyond Tomorrow, as the deal is non-exclusive. The first season on SBS featured an Australian voiceover, but subsequent series feature narrator Robert Lee.

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Australia - SBS - Free to air - Seven Network - Beyond Tomorrow - Robert Lee

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The version shown on Discovery Channel in the UK features an additional British voiceover.

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The myth busters also hosted the 2005 edition of Discovery Channel's Shark Week. The opening episode for this was an episode of MythBusters in which they examined five urban legends in the movie Jaws. In Australia, this was aired in full on the Seven Network, before a screening of the movie itself.

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MythBusters' new season in the United States will start on October 12, 2005.

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October 12 - 2005

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