Viking Chronicles

When your job is protecting our most precious natural resources in some of the nation's most remote areas, there is rarely a dull moment. Show chronicles the lives of conservation officers in America, with the 2011 season focusing on the great state of Montana. Watch as these brave men and women defend public lands from poachers and other environmental hazards, brave treacherous whitewater rapids and embark on intense snowmobile trails in the remote grizzly bear country. It's all in a day's work for these protectors of the great outdoors.

The Best Defense teaches self-defense through knowledge, preparation and awareness for men and women alike. The show features defense methods that involve firearms, unarmed defensive situations, and self-defense product reviews. Every episode includes practical tips and techniques for self-defense. The series travels the United States, visiting law enforcement academies and military training facilities where guest hosts and experts, including veteran law enforcement trainers and published personal defense authors, will demonstrate life-saving techniques for self-defense in the home, at the office, on a plane or even when lost in the woods.

The famed saltwater flats of the Bahamas and Belize give a beautiful setting for the fishing adventure and conservation initiative undertaken in "Buccaneers and Bones." Journalist Tom Brokaw -- who also narrates the series -- leads an expedition in search of the island's legendary bonefish. Joining Brokaw are an eclectic group of celebrities, authors and business titans to fly-fish and swap stories about the wonders of the sport, and the modern-day buccaneers also discuss the importance of ensuring healthy populations of marine species for generations to come. The series reveals research funded by Bonefish and Tarpon Trust and other organizations -- information to help anglers catch more fish and preserve fragile coastal habitats. Other seasons of the series take place off the island of Ambergris Caye in Belize. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard, actors Liam Neeson and Michael Keaton, TV host Jimmy Kimmel, and musician Huey Lewis are among Brokaw's guests.

Louie Tuminaro's dream was always to open the greatest gun shop in the west. So he sold everything and moved his family across the country, from the Big Apple to the small town of Hamilton, Montana, to make his dream a reality. Tune in to see what happens along the way as Tuminaro tries to balance business, family and small town living, and of course, make the sale.

Each week a special host explains and test fires an interesting or historic firearm.

Dream Season is a reality series on a whole new kind of new hunting trip: a six-part competition that catalogs all the highs and lows, guts and glory of the teams' whitetail sagas. A panel of industry leaders will choose the winners, but you come away with the real prize, more heart-pounding hunts, more real-life hunting drama and so much tension you'll need to sharpen your knife weekly!