MythBusters
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MythBusters

Failure is always an option.

7.8 /10 613 votes
January 23, 2003 - February 21, 2018 16 Seasons 272 Episodes 43 min Ended TV-PG

Overview

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman, use elements of the scientific method to test the validity of rumors, myths, movie scenes, adages, Internet videos, and news stories.

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Season 1

2003 11 Episodes
Season 2

Season 2

2004 17 Episodes

Tory Belleci, Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain make their first appearances this season. Folklorist Heather Joseph-Witham makes her final appearance this season.

Season 3

Season 3

2005 20 Episodes

Scottie Chapman and Mythtern Christine Chamberlain leave the series this season. Grant Imahara joins the cast.

Season 4

Season 4

2006 28 Episodes

The cast of the television series MythBusters perform experiments to verify or debunk urban legends, old wives' tales, and the like. The holiday special episode in this season was the first time MythBusters was broadcast in high definition.

Season 5

Season 5

2007 25 Episodes

In another exciting season, Jamie and Adam test the stuff of nightmares in an underwater car, and seek to prove if you can fold paper more than seven times. The team also goes out of this world to put four classic hypnosis hypotheses under the microscope. They even tackle classic western myths: historical and current, horse and car, guns and explosions. What more could you possibly want?

Season 6

Season 6

2008 19 Episodes
Season 7

Season 7

2009 23 Episodes
Season 8

Season 8

2010 23 Episodes
Season 9

Season 9

2011 21 Episodes
Season 10

Season 10

2012 20 Episodes
Season 11

Season 11

2013 11 Episodes
Season 12

Season 12

2014 15 Episodes
Season 13

Season 13

2015 14 Episodes
Season 14

Season 14

2016 11 Episodes
Season 15

Season 15

2017 6 Episodes
Season 16

Season 16

2018 8 Episodes

Key Information

Created By Peter Rees
Network Discovery
Type Scripted
Rating 7.8/10
Language EN
Country Australia

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Cast & Crew

Robert Lee

Robert Lee

Self - Narrator (voice)

Adam Savage

Adam Savage

Self - Host

Jamie Hyneman

Jamie Hyneman

Self - Host

Kari Byron

Kari Byron

Self - Host

Tory Belleci

Tory Belleci

Self - Host

Grant Imahara

Grant Imahara

Self - Host

Jessi Combs

Jessi Combs

Self - Host

Brian Louden

Brian Louden

Self - Host

Jonathan Lung

Jonathan Lung

Self - Host

John McLeod

Self

James Cameron

James Cameron

Self

Barack Obama

Barack Obama

Self

Photos

Frequently Asked Questions

MythBusters is a science entertainment television program created and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions for the Discovery Channel. The show's hosts, special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman,...

MythBusters has 16 seasons with 272 episodes.

MythBusters premiered on January 23, 2003.

No, MythBusters has ended. The final episode aired on February 21, 2018.

MythBusters originally aired on Discovery. Check your local streaming services for availability.

MythBusters was created by Peter Rees.

MythBusters has a rating of 7.8/10 based on user reviews.

MythBusters is classified as Documentary.