Going head-to-head with the Olympics, Discovery Channel is seeking to grab eyeballs with freaky reality shows debuting mid-February.

Ghost Lab, debuting Saturday, Feb. 13 at 8 p.m. ET, features Texas siblings Brad and Barry Klinge chasing all things supernatural. The title of the 13-part series revolves around a seven-meter long ‘ghost lab’ that supplies 200,000 watts of electricity and includes power audio, video and photo analysis stations. In their pursuit of the paranormal, the duo visits several U.S. locations including Tombstone, Arizona and Shreveport Municipal Auditorium in Louisiana.

Less bogged down in the spirit world is a second reality series, Swamp Loggers.

Launching Feb. 16 at 10 p.m. ET, this four-part import explores North Carolina resident Bobby Goodson’s career in salvaging high-value timber from the swamp. Along the way, a freak snowstorm and a struggling economy threaten his family business, which must deliver 20 loads a day to the mill to keep afloat.

Both shows are aimed at the channel’s 18-to-54 target demo.

From Media in Canada