MythBusters is an Australian–American science entertainment television program created by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions. The series premiered on the Discovery Channel on January 23, 2003. It was broadcast internationally by many television networks, including SBS Australia, and other Discovery channels worldwide. The show's original hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, used elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories. The show was one of the most popular on Discovery Channel, being preceded only by How It's Made and Daily Planet, both in Canada. Filmed in San Francisco and edited in Artarmon, New South Wales, MythBusters aired 282 total episodes before its cancellation at the end of the 2016 season in March.
| Genre | Factual television, Science, Technology |
| Created by | Peter Rees |
| Presented by | Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Kari Byron, Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman, Grant Imahara, Jessi Combs, Jon Lung, Brian Louden |
| Narrated by | Robert Lee, Robin Banks (Europe) |
| Composer(s) | Daniel Thomas (pilot), Bob Brozman (pilot), Neil Sutherland |
| Country of origin | United States, Australia |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 17 |
| No. of episodes | 296 |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 43–44 minutes (broadcast cut), 48–50 minutes (original cut) |
| Distributor | Discovery, Inc, Beyond Distribution |
| Original network | Discovery Channel (2003–2016), Science Channel (2017–2018) |
| Picture format | NTSC (480i), PAL (576i), HDTV 1080i |
| First shown in | United States |
| Related shows | Head Rush, ', Mythbusters Jr, Savage Builds |
| Netflix ID | 70136128 |
About Mythbusters
Two special effects experts test out urban legends in order to prove them true or false. The original run of the show was hosted by Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman.
Achievement of Mythbusters
The initial run of the show lasted 15 seasons and 282 episodes. After this initial run, a contest was held to find a new pair of hosts, Jonathan Lung and Brian Louden, for a revived version of the program on the Science Network.
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Latest information about Mythbusters updated on July 28 2021.
