
Before hosting Discovery's "Dirty Jobs," Mike Rowe had a program in San Francisco about folks on a mission -- mad scientists, eccentric collectors, devoted do-gooders -- called "Somebody's Gotta Do It." Now, CNN gives Rowe free rein to scour the country for people who, he says, "do what they do because of a weird mix of love, compulsion, obsession, dedication -- whatever it is. Those people have always interested me." The former series focused on the task, but this version spotlights the personality. Or, as he puts it: "More mission, less poop."

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Mike Rowe travels to Oakland, Calif., to join the Bandaloop troop in a dance routine on the side of the Great Wall.
Mike Rowe joins the carpentry masters of Lamon Luther to build a table, all in the name of pulling lumber and people out of the scrap heap and into a more fulfilling life.
Mike helps the Burt family make pumpkin soap and shampoo.
Mike Rowe faces his nightmare, drones; he dons a pair of virtual reality glasses to fly one in real time; he travels to Tank Town USA to tread new ground and old cars.