List of Travel Channel original programming explained
This is a list of programs currently and previously broadcast by Travel Channel, an American cable television network devoted to travel.
Current programming
Aired regularly
- Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America, a show where Adam Richman attempts to find the best sandwich in America by trying sandwiches throughout the country and pitting them against each other
- , created and produced by 2C Media, chronicles the daily life of the staff at Miami International Airport
- The Alaska Triangle[1]
- Alien Highway
- Amazing Eats, re-edited footage from Man v. Food, grouped by theme rather than city
- America Declassified
- , an award-winning reality series hosted by Anthony Bourdain that is a fusion of cooking and travel shows
- Baggage Battles
- Bert the Conqueror, presented by Bert Kreischer as he takes on big thrills while traveling across America
- Bizarre Foods America, a spin-off of Bizarre Foods, this time focusing on the United States rather than international travel
- Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, a reality series hosted by Andrew Zimmern that focuses on weird and unique cuisines of different cultures and also incorporates some off-beat tourist destinations
- Booze Traveler
- Buried Worlds with Don Wildman
- Chowdown Countdown
- Church Secrets & Legends
- Code of the Wild
- Daytripper, Travel Channel's weekday daytime programming block which features a variety of repeat showings from the network as well as travel themed programming from Food Network
- The Dead Files, a documentary paranormal series that features psychic medium Amy Allan and former NYPD homicide detective Steve DiSchiavi as they investigate locations that are reported to be haunted
- Dhani Tackles the Globe, a show hosted by Cincinnati Bengals middle linebacker Dhani Jones as he travels around the world to participate in national sports of countries; these sports are not normally played, or sometimes even known about, by Americans
- Edge of America, a culture and travel show hosted by Geoff Edgers, showcasing bizarre and unique forms of American entertainment and food
- Eli Roth Presents: A Ghost Ruined My Life
- Expedition Bigfoot
- Famously Afraid
- Ghost Adventures, a paranormal series following four ghost hunters (Zak Bagans, Aaron Goodwin, Billy Tolley and Jay Wasley) as they investigate reportedly haunted places around the US and abroad
- Ghost Adventures: Quarantine
- Ghost Adventures: Serial Killer Spirits
- Ghost Brothers: Haunted Houseguests
- Ghost Loop
- Ghost Nation, a paranormal series following former members of Ghost Hunters, Jason Hawes, Steve Gonsalves, and Dave Tango as they help paranormal researchers in their investigations across the United States.
- Ghosts of Morgan City
- Haunting in the Heartland
- The Holzer Files
- Hometown Horror
- Hotel Impossible, Anthony Melchiorri visits hotels in need and tries to help them by redesigning the rooms and other areas of the hotel
- Hotel Paranormal
- Insane Coaster Wars, hosted by coaster experts who count down and talk about the most insane coasters throughout the world
- Into the Unknown
- Kindred Spirits, a paranormal series following former members of Ghost Hunters, Amy Bruni and Adam Berry as they investigate residences to determine if recurring paranormal activity is tied to the families living there
- The Layover, a reality series hosted by Anthony Bourdain that explores places to go and eat in a city within 24 to 48 hours
- Lost in the Wild
- Lost Secrets
- Most Terrifying Places
- Mountain Monsters
- My Horror Story
- Mysteries at the Castle
- Mysteries at the Monument
- Mysteries at the Museum, hosted by Don Wildman who reveals the stories behind museum artifacts of unusual or mysterious origins
- Mysteries at the National Parks
- Paranormal Caught on Camera
- Portals to Hell, a paranormal series that follows Jack Osbourne and Katrina Weidman exploring haunted locations, searching for irrefutable evidence that a spirit world exists.
- Ripley's Believe It or Not!
- Samantha Brown's Great Weekends
- Sand Masters, a reality show (only airs on Sundays) where the most unusual sand sculptures are made
- Strange World
- Top Spot, a travel show featuring three hotels where vacationers choose the best hotel
- Trending Fear
- Trip Flip, hosted by Bert Kreischer; he offers free vacations to an unknown travel location
- True Terror with Robert Englund
- Witches of Salem
- Xtreme Waterparks, an extreme look at some of the wildest water park slides in the world
- The Zimmern List, hosted by Andrew Zimmern who shares his personal recommendations on the food and places he loves to eat
Specials
- Travel Channel Uncut takes the "bloopers" from the shows listed above and makes them into an episode/special of this series.
Aired occasionally and previously
- 5 Takes, a reality show that lets viewers control the action
- Adventure Bound
- Appalachian Stories, a documentary series about Appalachia, originally produced and shown in Knoxville, Tennessee, as The Heartland Series[2]
- Are You Game?, game show host Todd Newton travels to Japan to appear on the game show Urakage
- Arthur Frommer's Almanac of Travel
- Bite Me with Dr. Mike, in which virologist Dr. Mike Leahy experiences close encounters with some of Earth's most dangerous creatures
- Bizarre Collections (special), visits five unusual collections: Anthony Toth's airline memorabilia; Bob Grove's airline barf bags; Audra Kunkle's collection of the macabre; Rich and Flo Newman's toilet paper samples; and Richard and Judith Lang's art made from beach trash
- Bridget's Sexiest Beaches, in which Bridget Marquardt searches for the most beautiful beaches in the world
- Caprice's Travels, a series following the host Caprice as she travels around the world
- Cash and Treasures, hosted by Kirsten Gum, features places around the United States and the world where the public can dig for valuable gemstones and artifacts
- Castles of Horror, a documentary series that journeys to castles from all across Europe
- Cruises We Love!, a 12-episode series that showcases everything from mainstream cruise lines to exclusive ships
- Culture Shock, a program hosted by Shenaz Treasurywala, showing "peculiar customs and bizarre traditions" of various cultures around the world
- Destination Fear, documentary filmmaker Dakota Laden and his crew travel across the country in an RV to spend nights in haunted locations. The crew takes a new approach to the paranormal with participants sleeping solo overnight at each haunted location and recording their experiences. The show sets out to portray real-life events and the psychological impacts these paranormal hauntings have on each member of the team.
- Distant Shores, featuring the couple Paul and Sheryl Shard sailing to interesting or exotic places
- Dream Riders, in which a father takes his son on a 4,000-mile bike journey across America in an effort to rebuild their relationship
- Drew Carey's Sporting Adventures, a show hosted by comedian Drew Carey as he travels the world photographing association football matches
- Extreme, showcases everything extreme, from swimming pools to very large ants
- Flight Attendant School
- Food Heavens
- Food Paradise, finds the ultimate food paradises in America
- Food Wars, a show where food feuds are settled
- Forbes Luxe 11, a glimpse at 11 escapes for the super affluent
- Fred Willard's American Festivals
- Get Packing
- Globe Trekker
- Great Getaway Game
- Great Hotels, a reality series hosted by Samantha Brown that checks into hotels all over the country deemed as "great" values and stays
- Great Park Adventures, hosted by Russell Shimooka, shows adventures at North American national parks
- Great Sports Vacations
- Hotel Impossible: Showdown, a spin-off of Hotel Impossible where successful hoteliers compete for a prize of $25,000
- Joan Cusack's Local Flavor
- Journeys to Remember
- Lawrence of America, a show hosted by English-born journalist Lawrence Beldon-Smythe that exposes America and its subculture
- Lonely Planet Six Degrees
- Made in America, hosted by John Ratzenberger, features stories of the best people, places, and products in the US
- Madventures, a Finnish travel show that focuses on low-budget backpacking
- Man v. Food, a show where Adam Richman partakes in food competitions
- Man v. Food Nation, the fourth season of Man v. Food, in which Adam Richman coaches others to take on food competitions
- , a reality series that follows Olly Steeds and Mark Anstice as they live with the Mek and the Kombai people
- Meet the Natives
- Metropolis, a mini-series featuring the culture and history of major metropolitan cities in the world.
- Most Haunted, follows the Most Haunted team to the scariest sites in their home country, the UK
- Mysteries at the Hotel
- Mysteries and Myths with Megan Fox
- Not Your Average Travel Guide, a series that attempts to give an unconventional personal tour of the world; also featured during the show are small travel tips and facts
- Off Limits, host Don Wildman ventures through unexplored or forgotten parts of iconic American cities to reveal their "untold stories and secrets"
- The Osbournes Want to Believe
- Passport to Europe, a show hosted by Samantha Brown that tours cities of Europe
- Passport to Green Getaways, a special hosted by Samantha Brown that shows vacations to three eco-friendly destinations in North America
- Passport to Latin America, a show hosted by Samantha Brown that tours cities of Latin America
- Road Trip
- Slice of Brooklyn
- Stranded with Cash Peters
- Super Swank, a series which features luxurious lifestyles
- Surf Patrol, follows Australian lifeguards as they patrol some of the most dangerous and beautiful beaches
- Taste of America, hosted by Mark DeCarlo
- This Job's a Trip!
- Toy Hunter
- Travellers
- Treasure Hunter: Kirsten Gum, hosted by Kirsten Gum, features places around the United States and the world where the public can dig for valuable gemstones and artifacts
- Treasure Hunters
- Tribal Life, features indigenous peoples of different tribes
- Tribal Life: Meet the Namal, follows the Namal tribe in Vanuatu
- Truck Stop USA
- Vacation Home Search, a show in the style of House Hunters, in which a couple tours three possible vacation homes and purchases one of them.
- Vegas Revolution, a behind-the-scenes look at Las Vegas, Nevada
- Weird Travels
- When Vacations Attack, a reality documentary show where a survivor (or survivors) escape from a horrific disaster or accident
- The Wild Within, a show hosted by Steven Rinell who reveals his deep conviction that within all of us, an instinctual hunter/gatherer is waiting to come out[3]
- World Poker Tour, which moved to Game Show Network in 2008
- World's Best
- World's Lost Tribes
- World's Most Dangerous Places
Future programming
- Fountain Kings, an upcoming docu-series following the accomplishments and challenges experienced by designers, engineers and builders behind some of the world's most recognizable water fountains by WET Design
Notes and References
- Cody Gough: Thousands of People Have Mysteriously Disappeared in "Alaska's Bermuda Triangle" Curiosity.com
- http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=3759185 'Heartland Series' creator to speak at J. Frank White Academy commencement
- http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/The_Wild_Within