Dirty Jobs

Discovery Channel Shark Week Screenings

source: Los Angeles Independent

 CA In this special episode of Dirty Jobs Mike heads to the edge of the Arctic Circle, on the northeast side of Canada (Baffin Island) in search of one of the most mysterious sharks known to man: The Greenland shark. These sharks are easily the least ...

Published Tue, Jun 9

Unleash your man's inner-hero

source: abclocal.go.com

 CA My husband get's to identify with his Inner Super-Hero when he watches his two favorite shows: Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch. In Deadliest Catch, for example, one minute the characters talk intently about the serious dangers that exist in their job ...

Published Wed, Jun 3

The Robotic Litter Box Makes for Hearty Consumerism

source: Singularity Hub

 CA Before the days of the Internet, when crazy crap had to be bought of off the television, Mike Rowe (of Dirty Jobs fame) was there to sell the Katsak (don't miss the video at the end). So what makes this mechanized turd-gobbler worthy of a mention here ...

Published Thu, May 21

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, David Thomas Column: The ...

source: American Chronicle

 CA I wouldn't be surprised if refereeing tonight's game winds up on an episode of Dirty Jobs. How would you like to draw the assignment of officiating Game 5? The refs are the only 0-4 team in this series, and I don't think there is any way they can win ...

Published Tue, May 12

Thursday's Highlights

source: Calendar Live

 CA - Richard Foreman Dirty Jobs: Mike researches water snakes and fishes for Maine lobster (8 pm Discovery). Supernatural: Bobby and Dean (Jim Beaver, Jensen Ackles) trap Sam (Jared Padalecki) in Bobby's panic room so he can detox from the demon blood (9 pm KTLA). ...

Published Thu, May 7

Mike Rowe's Got Some Obsessive Groupies

source: Outside Online

 CA The backstory: I wrote a profile of "Dirty Jobs" host Mike Rowe for our May issue. When it hit newsstands last week, forums at the Discovery Channel's "Dirty Jobs" site and Rowe's own website started lighting up with people trying to find the story ...

Published Thu, Apr 30

Sci Fi Roars Into Summer of 2009

source: VFXWorld

 CA GHOST HUNTERS, is produced in association with Craig Piligian's Pilgrim Films and Television (DIRTY JOBS, THE ULTIMATE FIGHTER, IN HARM'S WAY). Piligian and Thomas Thayer, along with Rob Katz and Alan David, serve as executive producers. ...

Published Fri, Apr 24

TV Ads: Measuring Viewer Engagement

source: California Chronicle

 CA It found, for example, that while the Discovery Channel's (DISCA) Dirty Jobs series, starring Mike Rowe, delivered puny ratings points, the engagement level of the show's viewers is off the charts -- and proved to be a ripe demographic for Ford trucks. ...

Published Thu, Apr 23