The Aviators is a weekly documentary-lifestyle-science television series that has won multiple awards. The show focuses on fascinating people, the most cutting-edge aircraft, contemporary technology, and fly-in places. The following is a description of the show's content taken from its website: "We will take you behind the scenes to show you how aircraft are manufactured, how airline pilots are trained, and how air traffic control operates. We will spotlight businesses in the aviation industry and display products related to the aviation industry. We will offer safety advice to pilots who fly privately or for recreational purposes, as well as career advice to commercial pilots." On Saturday, September 4, 2010, The Aviators made its debut on the Global Television Network. Additionally, it was carried on CHEK-TV in Canada, and it was made available to all 356 Public Broadcasting Stations in the United States for broadcast in a variety of markets beginning in September 2010. The producers made the announcement on September1,2010, that they had reached an agreement with Discovery Channel Asia, which would result in the series being broadcast in other countries beginning in the spring of 2011. The show was broadcast approximately 8,000 times across North America in the first six months after it initially aired, which works out to an average of more than 40 times every day. When it first premiered on Hulu in February2011, The Aviators quickly racked up more than 32,000 views in only the first two weeks. The producers made some announcements regarding the upcoming second season in March of2011, one of which was the inclusion of country music artist George Canyon in the roster as a guest presenter for the upcoming season. The beginning of the current season will take place on September16, 2013. The production of a fifth season has commenced, and it is anticipated that it will premiere in the United States and Canada in September of 2014.
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