MythBusters (2003)
MythBusters (2003)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Brian Louden
Self - Host
Adam Savage
Self - Host / Executive Producer
Jamie Hyneman
Self - Host / Executive Producer
Jonathan Lung
Self - Host
Kari Byron
Self - Host
Peter Rees
Creator / Producer
Tory Belleci
Self - Host
Grant Imahara
Self - Host
Jessi Combs
Self - Host
Robert Lee
Self - Narrator (voice)
Heather Joseph-Witham
Self - Folklorist
Frank Doyle
Self
Emma Crayford
Post Production Assistant
Steve Christensen
Director
Steve Christiansen
Supervising Producer / Producer
Dan Tapster
Executive Producer
Brian Dean
Producer
Lauren Williams
Producer
Tracy Rudolph
Executive Producer
Rob Hammersley
Producer
Linda Wolkovitch
Producer
Dennis Kwon
Producer
Wendy Woll
Producer
Tabitha Lentle
Producer
Mary E. Donahue
Executive Producer
Cameo Wallace
Executive Producer
John Luscombe
Executive Producer
Alice Dallow
Producer
Jenny Fulton
Researcher
Davide Anselmi
Sound Effects
Chris Williams
Writer
Tony Shalhoub
Self
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 23, 2003
StatusEnded
Seasons16
Episodes272
Running Time43m
Content RatingTV-PG
Genres
Wiki.
MythBusters is a science entertainment television program, developed 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 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.
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. Planning and some experimentation took place at Hyneman's workshops in San Francisco; experiments requiring more space or special accommodations were filmed on location, typically around the San Francisco Bay Area and other locations in northern California, going to other states or even countries on occasion when required. During the second season, members of Savage's and Hyneman's behind-the-scenes team were organized into a second team of MythBusters ("The Build Team"). They generally tested myths separately from the main duo and operated from another workshop. This arrangement continued until August 2014, when it was announced at the end of "Plane Boarding" that Tory Belleci, Kari Byron, and Grant Imahara would be leaving the show. Savage and Hyneman subsequently hosted the final two seasons alone. On October 21, 2015, it was announced that MythBusters would air its 14th and final season in 2016. The show aired its final episode with the original cast on March 6, 2016.
On November 15, 2017, sister network Science Channel revived the series with new hosts Jon Lung and Brian Louden, who were selected via the competition spin-off MythBusters: The Search. The revival was filmed in Santa Clarita and on location in other parts of Southern California, airing for two seasons that lasted until 2018. Savage would later return in MythBusters Jr., a spin-off featuring children.
The most recent iteration of the franchise, Motor Mythbusters, was produced by Beyond Television and aired on MotorTrend in 2021. Belleci returned for the series, and was joined by engineer Bisi Ezerioha and mechanic Faye Hadley. The series focused on testing myths and urban legends about automobiles. MythBusters refers to both the name of the program and the cast members who test the experiments.