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[03/01/12 - 09:41 AM]
Travel Channel Revs Up Thursday Nights With Second Seasons of "Sand Masters" and "Truck Stop USA," Premiering April 5
"Sand Masters" will lead off the night at 8:00/7:00c followed by "Truck Stop USA" at 9:00/8:00c.

[02/15/12 - 10:12 AM]
Travel Channel Greenlights Two New Original Series: "Adam Richman's Best Sandwich in America" (wt) and "Toy Hunters"
Also announced today is the new season of "The Layover" with Anthony Bourdain.

[11/29/11 - 07:39 AM]
Travel Channel Announces Robust 2012 Programming Slate: Greenlights Eight New Original Series Plus Two Pilots for Shows in Development
Also on tap are new seasons of "Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations," "Truck Stop USA," "Ghost Adventures," "Mysteries at the Museum," "Off Limits," "Sand Masters" and "The Dead Files."

[07/13/11 - 09:38 PM]
Travel Channel's New Original Docu-Series "Truck Stop, Missouri" Drops Viewers Into the Crossroads of America
The 12-episode series will now launch Wednesday, August 3 at 10:00/9:00c on the network.

[06/03/11 - 08:51 AM]
Take a Summer Detour With All New Programming on Travel Channel
New series include "Man v. Food Nation," "Sand Masters," "Mancations," "Paranormal Challenge," "Truck Stop Missouri" and "Scream If You Know The Answer."







TRUCK STOP USA (TRAVEL)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
8/3/11 - 6/29/12
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2011-2012 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
2 (25 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from Travel Channel's press release, February 2012) Travel Channel has revved up Thursday nights this spring with two returning series on Thursday, April 5. Primetime on Thursdays will kick off with the one-hour season premiere of "Sand Masters" featuring back-to-back episodes at 8:00 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., ET/PT. The 13 episode half-hour series features a group of artists who travel the world creating unimaginable sand masterpieces on a massive scale. "Truck Stop USA," also featuring back-to-back episodes for its one-hour season premiere at 9:00 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., ET/PT, returns with more quirky characters and stories. In this 13 episode weekly half-hour series, Midway Truck Stop proprietor, Joe Bechtold, pulls out all the stops to make his truck stop the next great American tourist destination.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Brent Montgomery as EP
· David George as EP
· Matthew J. Braley as CO-EP
· Stone Roberts as EP (Travel)
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Leftfield Pictures