{"id":52374,"date":"2023-04-02T17:38:42","date_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:38:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=52374"},"modified":"2023-04-02T17:38:42","modified_gmt":"2023-04-02T21:38:42","slug":"discovery-channel-science-channel-and-animal-planet-april-programming-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/04\/02\/discovery-channel-science-channel-and-animal-planet-april-programming-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery Channel, Science Channel, and Animal Planet April Programming Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8814\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/discovery-tv-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"512\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/discovery-tv-logo.jpg 512w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/discovery-tv-logo-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/discovery-tv-logo-260x176.jpg 260w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/discovery-tv-logo-160x108.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/>Premieres of &#8220;<strong><em>Deadliest Catch<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; &#8220;<strong><em>Gold Rush: Parker&#8217;s Trail<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; and &#8220;<strong><em>Growing Belushi<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; Airing this April on Discovery Channel, alongside Science Channel&#8217;s &#8220;<em><strong>Mission Unexplained<\/strong><\/em>,&#8221; and Animal Planet&#8217;s &#8220;<strong><em>Louisiana Law<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; and &#8220;<strong><em>Otter Dynasty<\/em><\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This April, Discovery Channel is premiering the new seasons of &#8220;<em>Growing Belushi<\/em>&#8221; on 4\/5, &#8220;<em>Gold Rush: Parker&#8217;s Trail<\/em>&#8221; on 4\/7, and &#8220;<em>Deadliest Catch<\/em>&#8221; on 4\/18. 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Animal Planet is premiering &#8220;<em>Louisiana Law<\/em>&#8221; on 4\/2 and &#8220;Otter Dynasty&#8221; on 4\/22.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1507570905\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h4>Week of April 2, 2023<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Sunday, April 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Louisiana Law<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; S2 Debuts on Animal Planet &#8211; 9PM ET\/PT<\/p>\n<p>LOUISIANA LAW follows the men and women of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries as they patrol one of the most geographically diverse states in the U.S. With the authority to enforce all fish and wildlife laws in addition to state and federal criminal laws, the wildlife agents of Louisiana are on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week, often patrolling alone and miles from backup. Audiences will travel deep into the woods and bayous with these wildlife agents as they encounter perilous situations that affect wildlife and citizens alike, all in the name of conservation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, April 5<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"morty-3044775403\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Growing Belushi<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; S3 Debuts on Discovery Channel &#8211; 9PM ET\/PT<\/p>\n<p>For two seasons, Discovery&#8217;s audiences have been on a wild ride with Jim Belushi as he combines his many artistic talents with an immense passion to build a cannabis business in Oregon. Jim and his ragtag team of farmers are taking his dream and his artisanal Belushi&#8217;s Farm and turning it into a national cannabis brand while setting their sights on a bigger goal, global expansion. But, as Discovery audiences have learned, Jim is his own worst enemy. Will he learn from his mistakes and take his cannabis business across the USA and overseas, or will it go up in a cloud of smoke?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, April 7<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Gold Rush: Parker&#8217;s Trail<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; S6 Debuts on Discovery Channel &#8211; 9PM ET\/PT<\/p>\n<p>28-year-old Parker Schnabel opened a new mine in Alaska during the current season of Gold Rush and it was a complete washout. And with his land lease running out in the Yukon, Parker is desperate to find a new path &#8211; and redemption &#8211; as he travels thousands of miles to South America and the most extreme jungle and mountain goldmines on the planet to try to recover 100 million dollars in gold hidden in the ground. Can Parker finally turn the tide and expand his golden empire?<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Week of April 16, 2023<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Tuesday, April 18<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><em>Deadliest Catch<\/em><\/strong>&#8221; Debuts on Discovery Channel &#8211; 8PM ET\/PT<\/p>\n<p>As Alaskan Crab prices reach new all-time highs and with over a million pounds of Eastern Bairdi now up for grabs, Bering Sea captains and a wave of newcomers look to earn their share of the sky-rocketing payday. But record seafood prices and tensions with Russia and China fuel illegal fishing by both foreign vessels and domestic rival industries. 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