Discovery Family JANUARY 2019 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS Press Contact: Jared Albert: (786) 273-4476 | [email protected] All times are (ET/CT) Photography, screeners and additional press materials are available at press.discovery.com/us/dfc Please visit press.discovery.com/us/dfc/highlights for updates regarding missing episode descriptions or airdate changes. ***The program schedule is subject to change. Please contact Jared Albert with questions*** PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING **NEW SERIES ** The Vanilla Ice Project Network Premiere Monday, January 7 at 7/6c TV-G Vanilla Ice is back to tackle his toughest Florida flip ever. The pop icon and knock-out home renovator has taken his biggest risk yet, investing in a high-dollar lakefront dump in need of a top-to-bottom transformation. That means ripping rooms to the studs, adding a new pool, a boat dock with a tiki hut and state-of-the-art technology all around. Will his champagne taste end up costing him a profit? Or can he and his crew flip this tacky mess and still come out on top? • Nice, Nice Landscaping premieres Monday, January 7 at 7/6c It's all about curb appeal as Vanilla Ice and his construction crew tears out dead plants and tackles the landscaping. They need to make this house look like a million dollars - from the outside. A rock concert lighting expert stops by to help install exterior lighting, which uses a new LED system and draws hardly any power. • Party Pool premieres Monday, January 7 at 7:30/6:30c Vanilla Ice and his team give the backyard a facelift. He takes matters into his own hands and blasts out the dilapidated pool, puts down a sweet patio and installs some unexpected, but killer features like Tiki torches and a fire bowl. • The Master Sweet premieres Monday, January 7 at 8/7c Vanilla Ice and his crew put the "sweet" back into the master suite. They create a spa-like environment in the bathroom, lay down new carpeting, hook up a security system and put the luxury back into the mansion. • The Tasty New Kitchen premieres Monday, January 7 at 8:30/7:30c The crew has to customize some high-end cabinets to give the mansion's kitchen the perfect look, while Vanilla Ice finds countertops that are fit for his palace. It's the most important room in the house and Vanilla Ice is giving it his all. Crew member Joey gets a deal on high-end cabinets, but has to customize them. • The Ugly Upstairs premieres Monday, January 14 at 7/6c Vanilla Ice and his team renovate the upstairs of the mansion with a little help from his daughter's sixth grade class. Learn the tricks to installing new iron railing, laying down hardwood floors and repairing busted up walls as they give this second floor a rockin' new look. • Living Room Rescue premieres Monday, January 14 at 7:30/6:30c Vanilla Ice and his crew have a few tricks up their sleeves as they transform the living room from busted to bling. Features like a faux coral fire place, a wood composite that looks like iron and a new bar area give this house some rock star style. • Rock Star Garage premieres Monday, January 14 at 8/7c Vanilla Ice and his crew transform the garage from an unfinished and poorly-conceived screening room into a tricked-out haven for car enthusiasts. Watch and learn as they rip down the walls, lay down a high-tech race floor, throw up some fresh diamond plate, faux paint the busted doors, and bling it all out in outrageous Ferrari colors. • High Tech and Hidden premieres Monday, January 14 at 8:30/7:30c Vanilla Ice discovers 500-square-feet of unused space in the house. It's the perfect opportunity to put in a high-tech screening room complete with sound proofing and theater seating. • The Art of Curb Appeal premieres Monday, January 28 at 7/6c Rob and his crew take the front yard to the top by adding custom gates, killer landscaping, a helicopter landing pad, and lights to make it shine - even at night. • The Crazy Lazy River Pool premieres Monday, January 28 at 7:30/6:30c Vanilla Ice and his crew bust out the tired, corroded pool at the mansion to make way for a new lagoon style retreat, complete with a "lazy river" feature. • Tiki Island Oasis premieres Monday, January 28 at 8/7c Vanilla Ice and his team complete the final step in creating a perfect oasis in the backyard - a Tiki Island. With the help of the native Seminole Indians, Rob and his crew create an ideal area for hanging out, grillin' and chillin'. • The Killer Kitchen premieres Monday, January 28 at 8:30/7:30c Vanilla Ice and his crew flip the bombed-out kitchen and dining room into a state-of-the-art gourmet kitchen. Sand Masters Network Premiere Monday, January 7 at 9/8c TV-PG The unconventional artists of Sand Masters travel the world and turn ordinary sand into massive, mind- blowing masterpieces. Rusty and his crew of award-winning sand sculptors, including Kirk, Sue, Chris, Morgan, Andy and Matt, cross the country, circle the globe and immerse themselves in local cultures before digging in to build colossal and fragile works of sand that defy expectations and gravity. From speedboat racing in Florida to fire walking in Fiji, our team finds inspiration for their extreme art in surprising situations. Whether it’s Key West’s flamboyant Fantasy Fest, a monster truck rally in Las Vegas, a beer festival at the foot of a Hawaiian volcano or a party near the pits of the Daytona 500, the sculptors are constantly challenged by demanding and eccentric clients in need of an eye-popping piece of work. They push the limits of sand while battling unpredictable weather and creative differences before the final amazing reveal. • Napa Sparkling Wine premieres Monday, January 7 at 9/8c A vineyard in gorgeous Napa Valley throws a VIP party featuring a sparkling wine inspired sand sculpture that is full of surprises. • Aspen Snowboarding premieres Monday, January 7 at 9:30/8:30c On the frozen slopes of Aspen, Colorado an outrageous sand sculpture is created as the centerpiece of a skiing and snowboarding competition. • Costa Rica Coffee premieres Monday, January 7 at 10/9c In exotic Costa Rica, a unique jungle coffee themed sand sculpture celebrates the international launch of a new coffee label. • Star Wars Legoland premieres Monday, January 7 at 10:30/9:30c Star Wars and Legoland join forces for a new theme park attraction and an amazing Star Wars themed sand sculpture is part of the opening festivities. • Royal Hawaiian Hotel premieres Monday, January 14 at 9/8c The sculptors soak up the sun and surf of Waikiki Beach as they create a sand masterpiece for the posh Royal Hawaiian Hotel. After a multi-million-dollar renovation, this luxury hotel wants to kick- off its grand re-opening celebration for a crowd of VIP guests with a huge, eye-popping sand sculpture. • Tribal New Zealand premieres Monday, January 14 at 9:30/8:30c An enormous and stunning sand sculpture becomes the centerpiece at a tribal festival for New Zealand's Maori people. • Carnival Puerto Rico premieres Monday, January 14 at 10/9c A massive sand sculpture is created to celebrate Carnival at the center of Puerto Rico's historic town of Ponce. • Thailand Water Festival premieres Monday, January 14 at 10:30/9:30c Rusty, Kirk and the team travel to bustling and exotic Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand to help celebrate the country's ancient and outrageous water festival. After immersing themselves in local culture and art, the sculptors struggle with unusable sand and even worse weather to create a sculpture that will capture both the sacredness and wild fun of this nation-wide festival. • Renaissance Faire California premieres Monday, January 21 at 9/8c Rusty, Kirk and the sculptors step back in time at the 50th anniversary of the Renaissance Pleasure Faire in Southern California and create a spectacular, sky-scraping sand castle befitting the lords and ladies of this immersive and elaborate event. • Boeing Rocket Launch premieres Monday, January 21 at 9:30/8:30c The sculptors aim high to make an out-of-this-world sand sculpture for a family-themed rocket launch event. • Aquarium of the Pacific premieres Monday, January 21 at 10/9c A gravity-defying sand sculpture is built for the opening of a new exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California. • Surprise Marriage Proposal premieres Monday, January 21 at 10:30/9:30c An enormous top-secret sand sculpture is created to help a California surfer propose to his girlfriend. • Times Square Fleet Week premieres Monday, January 28 at 9/8c Rusty, Kirk and the team are hired by the Navy to create a massive sand sculpture in the center of Times Square in honor of New York City's Fleet Week and to celebrate the centennial of American Naval Aviation. Under fire from an intimidating client, the team unites against bad sand and formulates a plan of attack to impress America's armed forces. • Crayola Experience premieres Monday, January 28 at 9:30/8:30c An imaginative sand sculpture is built to celebrate the 15th birthday of the Crayola Factory's Discovery Center in Easton, Pennsylvania. • Noah’s Ark premieres Monday, January 28 at 10/9c Rusty, Kirk and the team head to Noah's Ark Waterpark in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, to build a gigantic sand sculpture to promote the park's outrageous thrill rides.