Nik Wallenda, "The King of the Highwire" is back at it again. This time, he is heading to the historic "Windy City" of Chicago to attempt his most audacious and challenging tightrope walk yet. And like the legendary Wallenda family tradition, he will do it all without a net or harness. SKYSCRAPER LIVE WITH NIK WALLENDA will air live around the world in over 220 countries beginning at 7 PM ET/4 PM PT, Sunday, November 2 on the Discovery Channel. The live event will be hosted by NBC News' Willie Geist, Natalie Morales and The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore.
In June 2013, Wallenda became the first person to ever successfully traverse the Grand Canyon on a tightrope. The live broadcast shattered ratings records peaking with 13 million viewers, making it Discovery's highest-rated live event ever; and generated 1.3 million Tweets, ranking it as the most social show across all broadcast and cable networks in the US. The special was also recently honored with an Interactive Emmy
