Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey returns for its eighth season on Outdoor Channel this week, and the series kicks off the new season with an epic hunt for polar bear. Host Chris Dorsey travels north to hunt the largest carnivore on Earth with native guide Ryan St John in this unforgettable arctic adventure. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey airs during prime-time every Thursday at 10pm ET, with additional airings on Monday at 12pm, Wednesday at 6am, Thursday at 6pm and Friday at 2 am and 3 pm (all times ET) through the end of 2026. Host Chris Dorsey will explore the larger story behind polar bear hunting this fall in an exclusive 1-hour special Chris Dorsey Reports: The Truth About Polar Bear Hunting, which will uncover the problems with trophy import bans and highlight the pragmatic role hunting plays in wildlife conservation
The hit outdoor series continued its consistent ratings success with over 2.4 million views in '25, and the Sporting Classics TV brand continues to grow across all platforms. The Sporting Classics TV Instagram Page has over 126,00 followers and over 4 million views per month, and the YouTube Channel Chris Dorsey's Outdoor World has 80,000 subscribers and 36 million views. Chris Dorsey also reaches fans through the free newsletter Chris Dorsey's Outdoor World, providing 15,000 weekly subscribers with news catering to hunters and anglers, and through monthly features in the industry-leading Sporting Classics Magazine. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is sponsored by Winchester Ammunition, Winchester Repeating Arms, EO Tech Optics, Safari Club International, Negrini Cases, Madison Creek Outfitters, and Q.
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is a joint venture between Dorsey Pictures, the largest producer of outdoor lifestyle programming in history and Sporting Classics magazine, the award-winning 45-year-old premium outdoor magazine that showcases the history, art and romance of the outdoors. Dorsey Pictures has created 20 series for Outdoor Channel over nearly three decades, more than any other content creator.
Chris Dorsey has been called the 'brand-father' of outdoor television having helped create and launch almost 60 series in the outdoor genre and an equal number of series in mainstream television, including for such networks as ABC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, HGTV, Travel, DIY, ESPN, WGN America, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Destination America, Oxygen, and all the outdoor networks. Dorsey formerly served as editor in chief of Sports Afield and Ducks Unlimited magazines, is a biologist and author of 12 books, and is a regular contributor to Forbes. His work also has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Newsweek, and The Robb Report. He's among the world's most widely traveled hunters having taken the 29 big game species of North America, the deadly seven species of Africa, the spiral horns of Africa and the wild turkey world slam. He's a member of the Outdoor Legends Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Ray Scott Trailblazer Award as well as the Curt Gowdy Memorial Award. Dorsey has also served in board and advisory positions of numerous conservation and sporting advocacy organizations.