About The Series 

Beyond Your Backyard is an Emmy award-winning, educational travel series highlighting destinations in North America and beyond demonstrating there’s so much more that brings us together than divides us. Emmy award-winning television personality Erik Hastings (Erik the Travel Guy) travels beyond experiences to uncover the soul of every place he visits. Each episode digs deep to educate viewers on the history and culture, delicious food, famous attractions as well as off-the-beaten-path haunts; reminding viewers us how exciting it is to share and understand one another and just how connected we really are.
Beyond Your Backyard is seen by millions each week in 90% of US households both on AVOD and Broadcast platforms. The series is nationally syndicated on PBS and the Create Channel and is seen on 328 broadcast channels in 161 markets in 48 states in the United States. Full episodes are available on VOD platforms (see below) and on this site. 
How To Watch

Public Broadcasting Stations (AVOD & Broadcast)
Beyond Your Backyard is seen nationwide on public broadcasting stations (PBS). Check your local television listings for air times. Set your DVR and enjoy! 

The Create Channel (VOD & Broadcast)
Beyond Your Backyard is seen nationwide on the Create channel. Check your local television listings for air times. Set your DVR and enjoy!

Erik the Travel Guy Site (VOD)
Full episodes of Beyond Your Backyard can be found on the ETG website and YouTube.  

Pluto (VOD)
Premo (VOD)
Tubi (VOD)
LocalNow (VOD)
Glewed TV (VOD)
Distro TV (VOD)

Beyond Your Backyard Episodes - Season 4 (Newest)

Beyond Your Backyard Episodes - Season 3

Beyond Your Backyard Episodes - DAYTIME EMMY Nominated Season 2

Beyond Your Backyard Episodes - EMMY award-winning Season 1 

Helpful Links

Official PBS Series Listing
CREATE Series Listing
IMDB Series Listing

Latest Press Releases
Online Media Kit
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Series Evolution

November, 2021
Season Four is released to local PBS stations

December 28, 2020
Season Three is released on the Create Channel

Fall, 2020
Season Three is released

September, 2020
Episode production resumes on a limited basis 

March, 2020
All production is on hold due to the COVID 19 Pandemic

Fall, 2019
Principle photography continues for seasons three and four

Summer, 2019
Principle photography continues for seasons three and four 

June 23, 2019
BYB wins its first EMMY award for outstanding television programming and Erik the Travel Guy wins his first EMMY award for outstanding television host

June 1, 2019
Season one of BYB begins being offered to Amazon Prime members

May 1, 2019
Emmy Nominations Announced - BYB receives three nominations!

March 20, 2019
NETA begins feeding season two of BYB to stations

January 1, 2019
TVS begins representing BYB for international distribution
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November 29, 2018
The CREATE channel begins airing season one of Beyond Your Backyard adding 239 stations in 110 markets in the US (including all of the top ten markets) in 46 states. 

September 5, 2018 
NETA Begins nationally syndicating season one of the series

August 2018
Production on season two of Beyond Your Backyard begins in Cozumel, Mexico
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May 2018
An additional group of 12 Public Broadcasting stations in the mid-Atlantic region begin airing season one of the series 

April 10, 2018
Blue Ridge PBS begins airing Season one (consisting of 13 episodes) of Beyond Your Backyard

September 21, 2017
Production begins on season one of Beyond Your Backyard in Washington, DC 

July, 2017
Blue Ridge PBS becomes Beyond Your Backyard's presenting PBS station

July 2012
Erik and Harry produce a two-year long series of destination and cruise videos for World Travel Holdings

July 2010
Erik and Harry enter into an exclusive agreement with The Greenbrier to produce long form shows, short form videos, in-room programming and television commercials 

Summer 2006
Erik begins assembling a create team to begin shooting "short-form" destination videos for travel brands and the tourism industry