Returning the Favor - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Operation Combat Bikesaver
Mike Rowe visits a garage in Indiana to surprise Jason, a former Army engineer who runs a therapeutic bike building program for veterans.
Donovan Discovers
Mike swings by Albuquerque, New Mexico to see Donovan, a young man who used to be homeless, but now makes soaps for the homeless.
Girls Build
Mike and the team pop into Portland Oregon to surprise Katie Hughes, a female carpenter who created and runs an incredible skills trade camp for young girls.
Raising the Roughriders
Mike and the crew visit Long Island to honor Bryan Blomquist, a sled hockey coach who goes above and beyond for his adaptive athletes.
Loving You Through It
Mike stops by a Chula Vista salon to visit Snooky, a hairdresser who restores beauty and confidence to female cancer patients.
A Hero's Retreat
Mike and the RTF team head out to Rome, Maine to reward US Army Veteran Travis Mills, who has founded a retreat for wounded combat veterans and their families.
Feeding the First Responders
Mike and his crew head west to Black Diamond, Washington to reward Mamma Ginger and the Soup Ladies; a volunteer organization feeding home cooked meals to first responders on the front lines.
The Music Man
Mike and the crew are in Richmond, CA to learn more about music teacher Tim Wilson and the inspiring band program he created.
Pens and Pencils All in a Rowe
This week on a very special Bring-Your-Parents-To-Work-Day episode of Returning the Favor...Mike picks up his parents; John and Peggy in his hometown of Baltimore, Md to surprise former teacher Melissa Badeker, founder of the Baltimore Teachers Supply Swap.
Wedding Dress Rescue
Mike and the crew are in Glen Burnie, Maryland to meet an amazing seamstress, Denise Simmons, who came to the rescue of 80+ brides when a national bridal retail store suddenly closed its doors.
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Revival
Revival is set on one miraculous day in rural Wisconsin when the recently deceased suddenly rise from their graves. But this is no zombie story as the "revived" appear and act just like they once were. When local Officer and single mother Dana Cypress is unexpectedly thrown into the center of a brutal murder mystery of her own, she's left to make sense of the chaos amidst a town gripped by fear and confusion where everyone, alive or undead, is a suspect.
Karen Pirie
True to Val McDermid's iconic character, DS Karen Pirie is a young and fearless Scottish investigator with a quick mouth and tenacious desire for the truth.
When teenager Rosie Duff was found brutally murdered in the Scottish university town of St Andrews in 1996, suspicion fell on the three drunken students who were discovered at the scene of the crime, claiming to have found her body. But with a lack of forensic evidence, no charges were brought and the police investigation floundered.
Twenty-five years on, someone appears to be willing to risk everything to keep the secrets surrounding the case hidden. Do the three men know more than they previously revealed? How flawed was the original investigation? And can Karen uncover the truth of what happened to Rosie that fateful night?
Foundation
When revolutionary Dr. Hari Seldon predicts the impending fall of the Empire, he and a band of loyal followers venture to the far reaches of the galaxy to establish The Foundation in an attempt to rebuild and preserve the future of civilization. Enraged by Hari's claims, the ruling Cleons – a long line of emperor clones – fear their grasp on the galaxy may be weakening as they're forced to reckon with the potential reality of losing their legacy forever.
