Outdoor Channel to debut 19 new shows in HD

Outdoor Channel will debut 19 new shows in the first quarter of 2011 all produced in high-definition. Among the new shows are ‘Young Blood’ (starting tonight, Dec. 27), ‘Wardens’ (Dec. 30), ‘Buccaneers and Bones’ (Dec. 31), ‘Spanish Fly’ (Dec. 31), ‘Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show’ (Dec. 31) and ‘Outdoors in the Heartland’ (Jan. 1, 2011). (See full list below.)

“On tap this season are some of the outdoor genre’s marquee names, including Michael Waddell, Ted Nugent, Lee and Tiffany Lakosky and Jim Shockey,” said Tom Hornish, COO, Outdoor Channel.

Well known celebrities such as Tom Brokaw, Michael Keaton, Jeff Foxworthy and Matt Hughes will also be part of Outdoor Channel’s programming.

Outdoor Channel subjects include hunting, fishing, shooting, off-road motorsports, adventure, and conservation.

New shows for 2011 Q1 include the following:

• Young Blood – Debuts Monday, December 27th at 10:30 p.m. ET
• FOXPRO Fast & Furious – Debuts Thursday, December 30th at 7:00 p.m. ET
• Wardens – Debuts Thursday, December 30th at 9:30 p.m. ET
• Tecomate Whitetail Nation – Debuts Thursday, December 30th at 8:30 p.m. ET
• Bass Pro Shops AWA Whitetail Pro Series presented by GhostBlind – Debuts Thursday, December 30th at 11:30 p.m. ET
• Buccaneers & Bones – Debuts Friday, December 31st at 7:00 p.m. ET, Encore Saturday, January 1st at 2:00 p.m. ET
• Zona’s Awesome Fishing Show – Debuts Friday, December 31st at 8:00 p.m. ET
• Spanish Fly – Debuts Friday, December 31st at 8:30 p.m. ET, Encore Sunday, January 2nd at 9:30 a.m. ET
• The Saltwater Series – Debuts Friday, December 31st at 9:00 p.m. ET
• Alaska Outdoors Television – Debuts Friday, December 31st at 9:30 p.m. ET
• The Fish Fishburne Show– Debuts Friday, December 31st at 11:30 p.m. ET, Encore Saturday, January 1st at 4:00 p.m. ET
• Wild on the Fly Presented by Grizzly Hackle – Debuts Saturday, January 1st at 1:30 p.m. ET
• Outdoors in the Heartland – Debuts Saturday, January 1st at 9:00 p.m. ET
• Fishing University – Debuts Sunday, January 2nd at 9:00 a.m. ET
• Ford’s Fishing Frontiers – Debuts Sunday, January 2nd at 10:00 a.m. ET
• Under Wild Skies – Debuts Sunday, January 2nd at 3:30 p.m. ET
• Pro Hunter Journal – Debuts Sunday, January 2nd at 4:30 p.m. ET
• Friends of NRA Presented by Brunton – Debuts Sunday, January 2nd at 10:30 p.m. ET
• Off-Road Overhaul – Debuts early February 2011