Discovery Communications has announced that its hit survival show, Dual Survival, will be getting two new hosts when the new season starts on January 13. Bill McConnell, a wilderness survivalist and Grady Powell, a former Green Beret and star of Ultimate Survival Alaska, will be replacing the previous hosts, Joe Teti and Matt Graham. While Discovery has justified the cast switch as a way to get “new perspectives” on the show, there is apparently a lot more to the story than that!
“We’re always trying to get new perspectives, techniques, and insights on how to survive these scenarios,” a rep for the show told a fan on the official ‘Dual Survival’ Facebook page, when asked what happened to Joe and Matt.
In a report released last fall, Radar Online revealed that Joe was not only secretly fired from the show, but also banned from setting foot on the property where Discovery Communications has its offices!
Back in May 2015, TMZ reported that an incident had taken place during filming that led to Joe’s firing. According to the site, Joe allegedly injured or killed a dog while filming the final episode of Season 6 (which aired last fall).
“Joe was shooting one of the final scenes when some stray cats ran across the set … apparently fleeing from a dog,” TMZ reported at the time. “We’re told the dog actually got one of the cats in its jaws, and that’s when Teti went after the canine. We can’t get a straight story from the various sources, although everyone agrees at the very least Teti injured the dog while saving the cat. But some of the sources say he killed the animal.”
The Ashley cannot confirm or deny this story.
(It should be noted here, though, that TMZ reported that ‘Dual Survival’ had been cancelled by Discovery. In May, the network circulated a press release stating that the show was done, but the network has since overturned that cancellation.)
Anyway, Radar reported that, around the time of the alleged dog incident, Discovery sent around a security email to that office’s employees. The email reportedly read, “Information: Joe Teti is a Discovery talent, starring in the reality show ‘Dual Survivor.’ The network is currently evaluating the series and has requested that Teti not be admitted to any Discovery office during this evaluation. If seen: Do not grant access. Call Security and the office manager immediately.”
The office staff was allegedly told to call the police if Joe, a former special operations veteran, arrived and refused to leave the property or caused trouble.
Joe, who is very vocal on his official Facebook page, has not made any mention of the incident, or the new season of the show, for that matter.
This is certainly not the first time the show’s hosts have caused controversy. Back in 2014, popular survivalist Cody Lundin was fired from the show over what Discovery called “differences over safety and health concerns on the show.” At the time, the network claimed that Cody had left voluntarily, but Cody later revealed that he was actually fired. He later threatened legal action against the network. (You can read all about that scandal by clicking here and here!)
In addition, host Dave Canterbury was fired after the completion of Season 2 filming for allegedly falsifying his military record. (Joe Teti has also been accused of falsifying parts of his military record.)
While the alleged dog incident may have been the cause of Joe leaving the show, it is not known why Matt Graham will no longer appear. As far as The Ashley can tell, he does not maintain any sort of social media account and has not made a statement on why he left the show.
It appears that many of the show’s fans are tired of the merry-go-round of hosts that they have seen in recent years.
“I am not watching anymore because as soon as you start watching it the next thing they do is change the people in it,” one Facebook fan wrote. “I am so tired of them doing that.”
“Going to mess with the show until nobody watches it!” another wrote.
The new season of ‘Dual Survival’ with Grady and Bill premieres January 13 on Discovery Channel. The first episode will feature the new guys heading to Chile.
UPDATE: The show’s executive producer, Christo Doyle, has spoken out about the likelihood of some of the past hosts returning to the show. To read that interview, click here!
(Photos: Discovery)
dual survival without matt graham and joe teti is for me no dual survival all other duals in episode 7 are fackt up
I seriously cant believe the network fouled up that badly, its quite pathetic actually. I was waiting so long for Cody to come back and be Matt’s new partner, the absolute best combo of highly skilled masters of survival and ofcourse the network dropped the ball again because they wanted apposing skills and backgrounds so they keep holding the show back,trying to find another fony military hot shot trying to rush everything, guess what Joe people watch the show to learn how to survive. Thank you Cody and Matt!
No Joe or Matt won’t watch any more.
Matt and Joe were and are the best ever!!!!! You can forget watching the show anymore! It now sucks!
I love Grady Powell so much. He has a great sense of humor, always thinks on the fly, comes up with some amazing ways to make fire, did anybody see the mustard chemical reaction or starting a fire with a shotgun shell – pretty ingenious if you ask me. and it doesn’t hurt that he is extremely hot! I love the episodes when he has to strip down to his shorts or take his shirt off… HUBBA HUBBA! I watch every episode since he’s on now.. Could care less who he is partnered with as long as he’s one of them. I also like Bo Mac and Josh the Bushman. I think it’s a good idea that the producers of the show are rotating the hosts because it gives many different perspectives of survival techniques. Keep up the good work Discovery!
Had enough of them changing hosts. I’ve watched less and less episodes with each change and haven’t seen any this year and don’t intend to.
I watch the series regularly and I’ve liked all the guys so far. Question I have is what happened to little Bill? Not too fond of Josh and would rather see little Bill back.
What’s up with the Fake scenarios of the Survival’s finding Back Packs or camping gear in the middle of nowhere with survival gear that they can then use ?
PHONY – PHONY – PHONY…
Myself, going bare foot in shorts all the time was CRAZY MAN…
BUT I miss the BARE FOOTED WHITE INDIAN Cody Lundin being on the show…
He had personality and made the show bearable and worth watching…
Loved Matt Graham. The only reason why my entire family watched the Show. Good bye Dual Survivor…not watching you anymore! ??
I really really liked Matt graham
Cody Lundin is suing Discovery for defaming him and protecting Joe Teti who threatened to kill him and the crew on several occasions.
Joe Teti lost his lawsuit due to Forged Combat Dive Diplomas. General Guest Testified that he NEVER signed even one of Teti’s Fake and Forged Dive Diplomas.
Teti was fired from the Bolivia episode when he killed dogs and sliced up a cat,(not saving a cat), and for threatening to kill the crew. Discovery had to fly the crew out without telling Joe because they were all afraid of him killing them.
All of the men had their +s & -s, which made for some interesting interaction. Cody was very weird, but quite likeable in many ways. Joe was A-OK, he just wanted to conquer the wilderness rather than co-exist with it. He thought most dangerous or harmful wildlife should be killed (to be eaten or not eaten didn’t matter). I liked the way he wanted to move-on and get rescued. Matt, with his gentle, laid-back, co-exist with Nature, was probably my favorite. I wish he would return to the show. His only drawback seemed to be making a good camp, getting comfortable, and wanting to stay there too long, instead of trying to get going & get rescued. Thousands of viewers feel as I do. Looking forward to a New Season with Bill & Grady. We hope they are not only good at surviving, but very entertaining to watch. Good Luck & don’t cancel the Show.
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What bring JOE and Matt back ?? NO MAN what is wrong with you all! Bring us DAVE and CODY back! Dave Canterbury and Cody Lundin was the best team and the best seasons ever! I am happy that matt and joe is gone, now dave and cody back then I am happy !! Why dual survival was born by dave and cody !
FUCK OFF with JOE and Matt what is wrong with you all! Bring us DAVE and CODY back! Dave Canterbury and Cody Lundin was the best team and the best seasons ever! I am happy that matt and joe is gone, now dave and cody back then I am happy !! Why dual survival was born by dave and cody !
Duel survivor is my favorite show and I look forward to it each week. I’m really disappointed however that Joe Teti and Matt Graham are not on it anymore. PLEASE bring them back!
Can we do a show with Matt and Cody?
Bring Joe and matt back the two you have now are very boring. It was always interesting in the adventures they embarked upon. Always something to learn from this all I learn now from Dual Survivor is to go watch something else
Please please please bring Matt back. Bill is not a good fit. Grady is ok but bill makes me and my friends not want to watch. We think Grady and Matt would be awesome ass hell. Bill disagrees with everything. The show is not fun to watch anymore. He is full of himself. And his mannerisms make me mad. Grady is a great guy and I think he just gives in to Bill just to shut him up. So far Grady and Matt have been the best guys you have had on the show. Give the viewers what we want Matt and Grady.
At first i was really annoyed with the new choices of host but in the end all of the hosts have differing styles, sub sets although the show offers 2 mainstream techniques ie military, primative, i think the new host choices are great.Bill McConnell is fantastic and really needs his own show. He has so much more to offer where as grady is pretty well the muscle? Bill has an inner gift that is born out of love of the primative skills. Give this a go, you wont be disappointed? cant wait till next weeks show.
I have been watching dual survivor for years now and I absolutely do not like these two new hosts in 2016. The worst EVER!! They do not have the skills that the previous hosts have. I am truly disappointed. I used to watch this show all the time to learn something new each and every time…and now, I feel like they do not teach and explain the stuff that they do…and most of the stuff they do is common sense. Not impressed at all!! Sorry
I agree. Cody is one of the best in my humble opinion. These 2 fng are lame at best. Think they lost me as a viewer.
This new program sucks. The little guy on it is so much out of place it ruins the whole show. Get some better people or I will not watch it anymore. Show use to be pretty good.
tonight watching the episode, namib desert, watched the entire thing then in the last ten minutes, repeated where they had removed a tire from an abandoned vehicle earlier, but in the last ten minutes removed it again only had a bad time getting the tire off they removed earlier
I like Grady much better than Joe, though that’s not saying much tbh…Joe was so awful.
Bill is just odd, and not in a good way. HUGE downgrade over Matt or Cody, I dont get why they let Matt go…
These new guys are wack as hell, bring Joe and Matt back please
Sad to see Matt Graham gone. WHat a nice guy, well spoken, skilled and darn nice to look at! And Joe was entertaining if a bit grating on the nerves. Watched these 2 new guys today….meh. Don’t think I’ll go out of my way to keep up with the series now.
Les Stroud (Survivorman) would be the one to watch….I wish he’d do another show because he is the real deal!!!
Discovery should get their act together regarding their talent. Background checks go a long way towards verifying past experience.
I love the show
Matt was a loser he had no personality he was boring
I love the show but dave was my favorite
My son and I loved Matt and Joe. We tried to watch one of the new episodes, and my son said turn it off . I agreed , and we said no more. My son loved Matt, and Joe was a good narrator and survivalist. Goodbye until we see Matt and Joe
Agreed!!!! I hate the new guys. Matt sometimes got on my nerves but all in all I loved them as a pair!
you kidding me? Joe was a clown, they should have fired him months ago. Matt was brilliant and they made a mistake letting him go
Matt Graham is fantastic, loveable, and just plain HOT to watch..
Teti. ehhhhhh not so much.[ to much of a whiner]..
the NEW replacements are total dreck. they look like lackluster boyscouts with the personalities of a squid to book. they are REALLY grating on ones nerves… cant watch it anymore. so sad. BRING BACK MATT GRAHAM. !!!!!!!!!
Bill has to go! I have never heard so much nonsense out of a guy. Keep Grady and I will come back to watch.
yes!!
Grady is a huge upgrade over Joe, but I do not like Bill at all. Bring back Cody or Matt!
New team hard to watch. Watched 2 episodes. No chemistry between the two. And talk about whiners! Bill has to go! Where did you dig this dude up? He can’t be real, something Dc made up and missed the mark, he’s terrible! Probably won’t watch until they change. Love the premise of the show and actually learned from it. Fix it please.
hosts are suck.they don’t know shit my eight years old daughter knows more stuff than these two idiot
Why Matt and Joe were aboslutly two of my favorite people. I refuse to watch the show anymore
I tried 2 episodes with the new guys and it’s just not for me anymore. I actually learned from Matt Graham. Don’t care about Teti. At least Discovery didn’t mess with Les Stroud.
I agree that Bill was a bit annoying. However, Matt was annoying at first too and he ended up being a likeable guy. You have to remember that they are not actors and it takes a few shows before they loosen up and become comfortable in front of the camera. Hang in there, give the poor guy a chance before hating on him.
Your an idiot. Matt was the man. These new guys suck and discovery needs to get their shit together. Done watching!
We have enjoyed watching Dual Survival since the beginning but especially Joe and Matt. Even though Joe had to leave the show Matt would have been a great partner to Grady and smarter and less strange then Bill. Have to agree with Grady, Bill is one weird dude.
Should have kept Matt on the show, he was the real deal. U lost a viewer with the new guys. Grady is a good candidate, but this Bill guy, total moron
Love Matt but wouldn’t miss Joe. Why two new hosts? I don’t think I will be watching the new show!
I say, do a long special with all former stars of the show Hahaha!
Also there’s a pretty sad article about our beloved Joe T. on Military Times
This page was shown to me and I would like to comment.
I too enjoyed watching Joe and Matt as their differences in personalities and approaches to survival differed and made for a good team and a fun and interesting show to watch and learn from
Give Grady a chance. We Green Beret are trained for and put into places and situations that few people could manage. Despite what some feel about either Joe or Grady, you must respect that they both risked their lives for you and our country. As a Vietnam Vet with 3 tours, I would welcome them on my team in an situation. Both are brave and skilled men….heroes
Wonder how much Discovery paid jojo to type that ego-deflating drivel on his fan page….cuz teti is still brandishing their name on his page, thick as thieves they are with all of their LIES and COVER-UPS.
And Discovery and teti are still lying to the DS fans. They believe the fans are gullible and will believe their ‘new generation’ BS. Yeah, ok. Teti got Fired and Discovery keeps lying cuz they are in big legal trouble for those lies.
i could really care less why Joe got fired! He came off as a man that had Zero integrity, badly ego drivin and most the time came off as a real jack-ass. When ever he would make a kill on the show he would get these wild crazy eyes going, that was really creepy. So it’s no surprise he got fired for doing something crazy to an animal. We may never get a true answer as to what really happened, after all we are talking about an industry full of fake and built on lies.
The only thing I will miss about Joe is, a group of us started a drinking game that consisted on taking a shot every time he’d say “and you could die”. Anyone that watched the show knew that was a lot. So cheers to you Joe for at least that.
the facts of his firing are below.
They got this little b¡tch made dude on there now named Bill McConnell, smh, dude literally started crying over fire. They both we’re kinda whiny about making a fire talking bout thier life is in danger if they don’t get it, such fake drama, grow a set, all the other guys on the show so far went many nights in the cold without fire and didnt boohoo like that. Won’t be watching this show anymore. Just can’t take that guy Bill, still can’t get over the fact that he actually cried when he made a fire. Too bad Cody ain’t there to smack him around.
I hate that Bill guy and this was such good viewing with Matt.Just loved him and learned alot.Whats wrong with Discovery picking this baby snot nosed kid with a ego like Cody?
JOSEPH TETI FIRED……
Media still can’t get a straight answer from Discovery…
Here is the 411 on teti:
*teti killed two dogs on set…NO CAT INVOLVED.
*teti threatened the crew and their families if they spoke on what he had done to the dogs.
*Discovery had NOT Canceled Dual Survival before teti killed the dogs. Discovery had ordered 38 NEW episodes of DS that had been rated in the top 20 shows on TV.
*Discovery did issue a warning and instructions to their North Carolina Properties that if teti showed up to not allow him entrance and to call Law Enforcement. NOW, would Discovery go to such lengths if they did not FEAR Joseph Teti?
*Bottom Line: Discovery’s LIES to their fans and to the world are as big and damaging as Joe’s LIES.
What the hell!!! Those two new guys are a joke. So bad we deleted the show from our auto record.
Les(from survivorman)and Matt would be a great show. We could all learn something. But Matt he’s the REAL man, loved him. I could have me some Matt all day every day.
BRING BACK MATT, BRING BACK MATT
If you want a survival show with integrity, that is educational and entertaining, then go watch Marooned with Ed Stafford. It’s actually a Discovery show but hardly aired in the US. 10 days in the wilderness with nothing but hands, brain and humility. No ego, no bragging just down and dirty hardcore stuff.
His last run I saw where he sought out things that looked strange from space and getting an explanation from them was pretty good.
More of a Les Stroud fan myself. Accessable and down to earth and none of the BS reliance on interpersonal drama. Probably to “real” for most tastes these days.
I like Matt Graham and while he may not be in the new run of dual survival he has also been on “Dude, Your Screwed” too and its pretty entertaining. He’s a lovable guy who probably isn’t the best choice for a format based on a show that relys on the tension between two people that some do. I always got a laugh when they tried their best to play this up between him and Joe but I personally thought he wound up mellowing Joe out with his infectious laid back approach.
What a mockery. This is bull sh**t. I want Joe and Matt back
I hope this season bombs. #joe #matt
I with you brother I want Joe and Matt not these two new dudes.
I loved Joe and Matt together. Please say it isn’t so.
WE WANT OUR BOYS BACK!!!!!!
JOE AND MATT
First mike Rowe, now Matt and joe, I’m done, and so is discovery channel, they must have a saboteur making the decisions.
I WATCH THE SHOW WITH MY 7 AND 9 YEAR OLD..They love Matt….you have to atleast bring back matt with the green beret…yoir ratings are going to drop…My little guys said Matt is the best and would go great with the new green beret guy….Please bring back matt your ratings will suffer…the new weird guy sucks…almosts tap in in first episode. .not good
Bring Matt back!! Grady is ok but Bill is worse than Joe!!!
The new guys suck!!!! Bring back Joe and matt
I thought the cast was great after they got rid of Cody. The new guys better be good.