Planet Green's Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee to Encore Weekly on TLC

Planet Green's Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee to Encore Weekly on TLC

SILVER SPRING, Md., July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Planet Green announced today that BATTLEGROUND EARTH: LUDACRIS VS. TOMMY LEE will premiere on Sundays at 10PM/ET starting August 3rd on Planet Green with an encore airing on TLC every Thursday beginning August 7 at 8PM/ET.

BATTLEGROUND EARTH: LUDACRIS vs. TOMMY LEE challenges hip hop superstar Chris "Ludacris" Bridges and rock god Tommy Lee to battle against the toxic forces destroying Mother Earth as they travel across the country on a 10-episode tour.

Viewers witness the two stars pushed to the limit as they attempt to keep their high-wattage acts on an eco-friendly course. Enlisting the help of their posses, aka "ecorages," Ludacris taps Willie Box, Sesean Bridges, and Tony "4 Ize" Hayes III while Tommy Lee relies on Diggity Dave, Johnny Colt, and Nina Bergman to help him get to the finish line. In case the ecorages don't add enough to the competition, Ludacris and Tommy have plenty of celebrity guests to turn to including Jane Fonda, Sean Combs, Pamela Anderson, Gene Simmons, and anyone else willing to lend a hand. Ludacris and Tommy Lee dive right into the BATTLEGROUND EARTH competition with unexpected and sometimes hilarious results.

About Planet Green:

Planet Green is Discovery Communications' global, cross-company initiative with a commitment to document, preserve and celebrate the planet, including the first-ever 24-hour eco-lifestyle television and entertainment network in more than 50 million homes as of June 4, 2008. Planet Green is the multiplatform media destination with a mission. It's the center for the new green conversation, speaking to people who want to understand green living and to those who truly want to make a difference in meeting the critical challenge of protecting our environment. Planet Green's unique content, tools and information will enlighten, empower and most importantly, entertain. Planet Green's platforms include leading eco-lifestyle website TreeHugger.com and the recently launched solutions-oriented PlanetGreen.com.

About TLC:

TLC's innovative docu-series and reality-based programming include favorites What Not to Wear, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Little People Big World and LA Ink. The channel introduced Miss America Reality Check in 2007, which helped drive the Miss America Pageant to its highest rating in years. TLC defined home design with Trading Spaces and continues to renovate the genre with series such as Holmes on Homes. TLC's daytime lineup includes the Emmy Award-winning A Baby Story as well as Take Home Chef, featuring one of People Magazine's Sexiest Men, Curtis Stone. The channel is available in more than 96 million homes in the US, nearly 8 million homes in Canada and through the website at http://www.tlc.com/.

Media are encouraged to visit the Battleground Earth EPK to view episodes *101 and 103 for review purposes, video clips, photos, and much more. Please visit the Planet Green channel finder for local channel information.

*Please be advised episodes 101 and 103 are Picture Locked Cuts of Battleground Earth: Ludacris vs. Tommy Lee produced in HD. They have not been onlined or color corrected and audio has not been mixed. Graphics are also temporary.

First Call Analyst:
FCMN Contact:

Source: Planet Green

CONTACT: Annie Howell, +1-240-893-9757, Annie_Howell@discovery.com; or
Laurie Goldberg: +1-310-975-1631, Laurie_Goldberg@discovery.com, both for
Planet Green

Web site: http://www.discovery.com/
http://www.tlc.com/

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