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Greg David \/ TV, Eh?<\/em><\/p>\n

Discovery today announced\u00a0production is underway on a second season\u00a0of its new, smash hit original Canadian series,\u00a0HEAVY RESCUE: 401. With the Season 1 finale scheduled to premiere tomorrow night\u00a0(Feb. 28)\u00a0at\u00a010 p.m. ET\u00a0on Discovery, the network has confirmed 10 brand new episodes are already in production for broadcast in early 2018.<\/p>\n

Debuting last month to a premiere episode audience of more than 760,000 total viewers,\u00a0HEAVY RESCUE: 401\u00a0became the most-watched premiere in the network\u2019s 22-year history. In all, nearly 3.5 million unique viewers \u2013\u00a0or one in 10 Canadians\u00a0\u2013 tuned in to the first episode. To date, the series has an average audience of 627,000 viewers in its premiere timeslot.<\/p>\n

Produced by Thunderbird Entertainment\u2019s factual arm and the creators of Discovery\u2019s HIGHWAY THRU HELL, Great Pacific Media,\u00a0HEAVY RESCUE: 401\u00a0follows multiple major tow operators, rescue, and maintenance crews day and night along North America\u2019s most intense stretch of highway, Highway 401. With the support of the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), the Ministry of Transportation of Ontario,\u00a0York Regional Police,\u00a0maintenance contractors, and\u00a0several other organizations, the series features the men and women who keep Ontario\u2019s 400-series highways operating at any cost.<\/p>\n

More than 300 people work on the production of\u00a0HEAVY RESCUE: 401. The series is made possible with the support of the Ontario government\u2019s film tax credit program, and the Canada Media Fund.<\/p>\n

HEAVY RESCUE: 401\u00a0is produced by Great Pacific Media (a Thunderbird Company) in association with Discovery. Executive Producer is Mark Miller and Blair Reekie. The series producer is Todd Serotiuk.<\/p>\n

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