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Discovery Channel (formerly The Discovery Channel) is an American satellite and cable TV channel (also delivered via IPTV, terrestrial television and internet television in other parts of the world), founded by John Hendricks and distributed by Discovery Communications. It is a publicly traded company run by CEO, David Zaslav. It provides documentary programming focused primarily on popular science, technology, and history. In the U.S., the programming for the main Discovery network is primarily focused on reality-based television themes, such as speculative investigation (with shows such as MythBusters, Unsolved History, and Best Evidence), automobiles, and occupations (Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch); it also features documentaries specifically aimed at families and younger audiences. A popular annual feature is Shark Week
The 2010 Discovery Communications headquarters hostage crisis occurred on September 1, 2010. It began at 1 PM Eastern Standard Time, when 43-year-old James Jay Lee entered the Discovery Communications headquarters building in Silver Spring, Maryland, United States, with a handgun and fired at least one shot.[1][2] The Montgomery County Police Department confirmed that Lee had an explosive device and was holding a small number of people hostage in the lobby.[1][3] The building was placed on lockdown and most of the 1,900 employees were evacuated.[3] Children from a day care center inside were safely removed to a nearby restaurant.[1] The police began to communicate with Lee soon after the incident began.[1] The Montgomery County police chief, J. Thomas Manger, said that the police were "trying to get him to release the hostages and surrender peacefully".[3]

Lee was shot by policemen at 4:48 pm.[4] The remaining hostages were immediately freed.