(Los Angeles, Calif.) Revving up engines and ratings, Discovery is extending the order of its hit series DIESEL BROTHERS. The freshman series, which tricks out extreme diesel trucks, airs on Discovery's Motor Mondays in January 2016 and airs new episodes at 10PM ET/PT. In its first season, DIESEL BROTHERS garners over 2 million viewers per episode and is currently the network's highest-rated new series in over 2 years, amongst Adults 25-54.

'Discovery's Motor Mondays continues to be the top destination on cable for unparalleled bold, fun motor action. Our most recent freshman series success, DIESEL BROTHERS, demonstrates the power of Discovery's fueled-up fan base, and we're thrilled to share even more episodes with our viewers,' said Denise Contis, Executive Vice President of Development and Production for Discovery.

DIESEL BROTHERS follows Heavy D, Diesel Dave and the team at Dieselsellerz as they build big, bad trucks, pull elaborate pranks and push the limits with new stunts. Using the internet and social media as a marketing tool to share their best pranks and stunt driving, Dieselsellerz has millions of views and is the destination for diesel lovers looking for tricked out trucks, crazy stunts, pranks and hilarious antics.

DIESEL BROTHERS is produced for Discovery Channel by Magilla Entertainment; Matthew Ostrom, Laura Palumbo Johnson, Jason Fox and Cristin Cricco-Powell are Executive Producers

Executive Producers. For Discovery, Craig Coffman is Executive Producer, Bert Klasey is Development Producer, Todd Lefkowitz is Coordinating Producer, and Robin Humbert is Associate Producer.

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