
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."

Mike Rowe gets behind the wheel of one of the most dangerous vehicles he's ever been in: a soapbox.

Mike Rowe spends a day with a guy who lives in society, but off the land. Then, he goes to a pig farm where a former tech industry employee is trying to turn pork into red meat again.

Mike Rowe travels to Kentucky to learn the Olympic sport of Dressage; he goes to Churchill Downs for a hands-on lesson in horse-racing from a professional horse jockey.

Mike Rowe travels to Queens to learn from a retired New York City policeman and now urban beekeeper, Tony Bees Planakis.