Outdoor Channel Kicks Off Premiere Week with New Series & Returning Favorites Starting September 23
15 All-New Episodes, 2 Brand New Series, 1 Spectacular Week
DENVER (September 16, 2024) – Outdoor Channel is set to launch its much-anticipated outdoor TV event of the year, Premiere Week, beginning Monday September 23. This year’s lineup promises to captivate audiences with a mix of new stars, familiar faces, and exhilarating adventures, all surrounding the network’s 30th Anniversary this year. Highlights include the debut of Hardcore Carnivore, featuring professional carnivore and chef, Jess Pryles, and the return of Andrew Zimmern with his series, Andrew Zimmern’s Field to Fire, where Zimmern heads out to some of the best fishing and hunting spots in the country, then bringing the spoils back to his Wild Game Kitchen to create some truly incredible dishes over an open flame.
Viewers will also enjoy returning favorites like American Made, Farming the Wild and MeatEater, offering riveting hunts and culinary delights. Don’t miss out on the wildest week of outdoor television, packed with action, exploration, and the great outdoors.
Farming the Wild (New Season Premieres Monday, September 23 at 7 p.m. ET) – Farming the Wild celebrates hunting as a way of gathering sustainable wild food. The show educates, informs, and focuses on the food aspect of hunting and gathering. The emphasis is on harvesting wild meat, rather than for sport or pure pleasure.
Feral (New Season Premieres Monday, September 23 at 7:30 p.m. ET) – There are thousands of feral animal species around the world – and most of them are delicious. From wild hog hunting to silver carp fishing, adventure-loving culinary explorer Yia Vang is ready to chase, kill, cook, and eat all the crazy creatures that have overstayed their welcome.
MeatEater (New Season Premieres Monday, September 23 at 8 p.m. ET) – Hunter, author, cook and conservationist Steven Rinella treks into the world’s most remote, beautiful regions, bringing game meat from field to table.
McMillan (New Season Premieres Monday, September 23 at 8:30 p.m. ET) – From Hunting Camp, and the Farm and Ranch, the McMillan’s are doing everything country and bringing it all home to the table.
Andrew Zimmern’s Field to Fire (New Series Premieres Monday, September 23 at 9 p.m. ET) – In Field to Fire, iconic chef Andrew Zimmern is heading out to some of the best fishing and hunting spots in the country, then bringing the spoils back to his Wild Game Kitchen to create some truly incredible dishes over an open flame.
Hardcore Carnivore (New Series Premieres Monday, September 23 at 9:30 p.m. ET) – Jess Pryles is a Hardcore Carnivore and she’s traveling the country, where she’ll meet up with locals specializing in her favorite proteins. From dove hunting in Texas to harvesting Bison in Wisconsin and the delicious meals that she teaches us how to cook, it’s an epic meat-eating adventure like no other.
North American Whitetail TV (New Season Premieres Tuesday, September 24 at 7:30 p.m. ET) – North American Whitetail TV remains among the most popular and longest-running shows on outdoor television, focused entirely on the pursuit of America’s most beloved big-game species. Tune in each week for exciting hunts and the latest in land management content from across the whitetail’s range. Host Haynes Shelton, NAW Editor, joins hunting buddies Gordon Whittington, Dr. James C. Kroll, Blake Garlock, Dale Evans, Rob Hughes, Greg Miller and expert dog handler Jeremy Moore.
King of the Raven (New Season Premieres Wednesday, September 25 at 3:30 p.m. ET) – Three teams of elite outdoorsman battling it out to accomplish hair raising hunts, stunts and challenges. Chasing whitetail from early archery to late rifle season while documenting every bone crushing hit to face melting miss. When the smoke clears, the team who has completed the most challenges receives a $10,000 prize and will be crowned King of the Raven.
Airgunner Challenge (New Season Premieres Wednesday, September 25 at 6:30 p.m. ET) – This reality shooting competition follows 8 competitors with major shooting skills in the firearm industry, and introduces them to the up and coming, trending air rifle and air gun industry through intense shooting challenges each week with crazy set-ups and targets! This season steps it up with a diverse range of personalities including a MMA fighter, Army Vet, Firearm YouTuber and Video Creators, and Outdoorsman and Huntress – however, only one is walking away with $25,000 and the 2024 Airgunner Challenge Champion Belt!
Guns & Ammo Showcase (Special Presentation beginning November 20 at 8 p.m. ET) – For a two-week special presentation run, watch the top shooting expert highlight the best and biggest deals in the firearms space this holiday season.
American Made (New Season Premieres Friday, September 27 at 8 p.m. ET) – An intimate look into the lives and businesses of visionary Americans rekindling the American dream, one quality American made product at a time. Welcome back, America!
Ranch America (New Season Premieres Friday, September 27 at 8:30 p.m. ET) – This series is a fresh and contemporary perspective of the American rancher. Ranch America celebrates the cattle rancher, cowboy and rodeo communities, working horses, cattle dogs and the remarkable landscape of America’s ranching lifestyle. Join host River Klass as he saddles up with American ranchers who do whatever it takes to put the best beef on our dinner tables.
Life on the Edge (New Season Premieres Friday, September 27 at 9 p.m. ET) – Welcome to the “Wild West of the Last Frontier” – the Aleutian Islands. Life on the Edge focuses on American pioneers and adventure seekers living in some of the most remote and inaccessible places, in some of the most extreme conditions on Earth. This punishing environment pushes people to the limit as they build new businesses, new infrastructure, and whole new lives off-the-grid.
Buck Commander (New Season Premieres Sunday, September 29 at 10:30 p.m. ET) – Former MLB stars Adam LaRoche, Ryan Langerhans, and Tombo Martin, along with country music artists Luke Bryan, Jason Aldean, and Tyler Farr, team up with ‘Boss Hogg’ Willie Robertson in Buck Commander. They have recently added entrepreneur and business leader, Ryan Busbice, to the team. The show is a fascinating mix of reality TV and hunting, where each episode highlights the camaraderie, comedy, and antics of the Buck Commander crew. With emotions flaring and egos clashing, the show is also about personality, brotherhood, and humor, as much as it is about monster whitetail hunting. Expect to witness wild pranks, spur-of-the-moment events, and the unpredictable shenanigans of Buck Commander.
Watch these programs and more on Outdoor Channel while celebrating 30 years of excellence in outdoor programming. Premiere Week continues to showcase the channel’s commitment to quality broadcasting and best-in-class programming September 23-29, 2024.
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