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Travel Channel to premiere WORLD'S BEST BARTENDER today, Monday, November 19 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Travel Channel will premiere 'World's Best Bartender' on Monday, November 19 at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT. Hosted by Travel Channel's Don Wildman, this one-hour special showcases the top bartenders from all corners of the globe facing off in multiple rounds of competition. From Italy to Australia, and Lebanon to the United States, these 39 contenders have proved they're the best on their own turf. Now, they need to test their talent, training and genius in a spectacular series of bartending challenges. Each bartender competes in three rounds of elimination, leading to a single winner who will earn the title 'World's Best Bartender.' The competition takes place in beautiful Rio de Janeiro, where each contestant competes and pushes the boundaries of creativity, innovation and showmanship.

Travel Channel wants to make planning your next excursion more accessible... and adventurous! Starting today, November 15, iPhone and iPad users can download the FREE Travel Channel Layover Guide on the App Store.

Museum explorer and history enthusiast Don Wildman returns as host of the fourth season of the highly-popular weekly Travel Channel series MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM.

The Travel Channel's auction specialists are back for more baggage, more bidding and more battling in the second season of BAGGAGE BATTLES ... but this time the unclaimed baggage is even bigger and stakes are even higher!

Travel Channel has set a wake-up call for 13 more hotels struggling to stay afloat in an all-new season of HOTEL IMPOSSIBLE premiering on Monday, December 3, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Host and 'hotel fixer' Anthony Melchiorri is back to save failing hotels for season two of the critically-acclaimed original series.

Travel Channel has partnered with NFL Films and RIVR Media on a new series that pulls back the curtain on the current 2012 season of the Cleveland Browns in NFL ROAD TESTED: THE CLEVELAND BROWN, premiering on Tuesday, December 4 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

How far would you go to get a good cup of coffee? In Travel Channel's new original series, 'DANGEROUS GROUNDS, premiering tonight, November 5 at 10:00 p.m., ET/PT

Museum explorer and history enthusiast Don Wildman returns as host of the fourth season of the highly-popular weekly Travel Channel series MYSTERIES AT THE MUSEUM.

ABC Family's '25 Days of Christmas,' cable's biggest programming event of the year, returns with 25 continuous days of holiday-themed entertainment for the whole family. From December 1 - 25, viewers can ring in the holidays with original movies, holiday specials and returning favorites.

The Travel Channel's auction specialists are back for more baggage, more bidding and more battling in the second season of BAGGAGE BATTLES ... but this time the unclaimed baggage is even bigger and stakes are even higher!

The third annual AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS will air live from Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 10 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX. Luke Bryan leads the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS nominees with seven nominations; Lady Antebellum and Zac Brown Band each earned six nods; and Eric Church and Taylor Swift garnered five nominations.

According to Variety, NBC has delayed the season premieres of 'Whitney' and 'Community', which were scheduled to air on October 19. The comedies-believed to be completed-are expected to return later this season, but no rescheduled dates have been confirmed.

Travel Channel has greenlit production of a new one-hour special, TRIP OF A LIFETIME, premiering on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

This week's headlines predict a shortage of pork and bacon in the global markets next year due to poor harvests not supplying pig herders with enough feed. But there's no shortage of bacon on Travel Channel as it kicks off a new season of the weekly half-hour series FOOD PARADISE premiering tonight, October 3 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT, with the episode aptly named, 'Bacon Paradise 2: Another Slab!'

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to travel like POTUS? Or an icon? Or a movie star? With the launch of Travel Channel's newest limited series of specials, under the banner 'Travel Like...,' you will finally get to peek behind the curtain and find out. The Network will launch its first 'Travel Like...' special with the original one-hour special 'Travel Like a President,' hosted by NBC News Correspondent Peter Alexander. Premiering tonight, October 2 at 8:00 p.m., ET/PT, the program will transport viewers to Air Force One and beyond, showcasing the behind the scenes efforts needed for the commander-in-chief's demanding travel schedule. From the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, where every president has stayed since Herbert Hoover, to President Barack Obama's homecoming in Hawaii, 'Travel Like a President' showcases a seldom seen perspective on travel. The announcement was made today by Andy Singer, General Manager, Travel Channel.

Travel Channel grants viewers an all-access pass inside the intense and dramatic world of one of the busiest airports in the U.S. in its new original six-episode series, AIRPORT 24/7: MIAMI.