The hit reality show filmed on the highways surrounding Hope and the tow truck drivers who brave treacherous conditions on these roads is back for a ninth season.
Tow truck driver and business owner Jamie Davis is sitting in the truckers seat for the ninth season of Highway Thru Hell, which premieres Sept. 14 on the Discovery channel. The ninth season starts off with an episode titled B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜Dead ManB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s CurveB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™ where operators face the first snowstorm of the season and Davis, together with a new tow truck operator from Ireland, deal with a B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜torn-up semi on a dangerous corner.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™
Season 9, with 18 episodes, is the showB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s largest season to date. ItB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s a hit with viewers around the world, and was rated the number one program on the Discovery channel a news release stated. The show has spawned two spin-off programs B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·“ Heavy Rescue: 401 and Mud Mountain Haulers.
An ALL NEW season of Highway Thru Hell is less than THREE WEEKS away! Tune in MONDAY SEPTEMBER 14th on Discovery Canada at 10pm ET/7pm PT
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The show was able to go through post-production during the COVID-19 pandemic, a news release stated, due to the putting in of B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·˜sweeping health and safety measures.B´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™
After the sudden passing of Ken Monkhouse earlier this year, condolences streamed in from viewers and tow truck drivers from around the world. Monkhouse, a Hope resident who worked for Jamie Davis as well MarioB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s Towing, passed away from a heart attack on the night of May 24.
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Highway Thru HellB´ÎÔª¹ÙÍøÍøÖ·™s ninth season airs on Mondays at 7 p.m.
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