Press Releases
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April 3, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET ROARS ABOUT ITS DRAMATIC UPFRONT SLATE
(New York, April 3, 2013) - Animal Planet heads into this Upfront season with a wide-ranging lineup of big entertainment, 100 percent original content and having had its best year ever -- for the second …
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March 27, 2014
SURVIVING THE KILL ZONE USES NEW TECHNOLOGY TO CAPTURE AFRICAN WILDLIFE STRUGGLING TO EXIST; AIRS MAY 13 ON ANIMAL PLANET
(New York) - The only television destination dedicated to the animal world, Animal Planet continues its tradition of delivering the highest caliber of wildlife programming and working with the most skilled partners in the natural …
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March 24, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET TO REEL IN RIVER MONSTERS FANS WITH FIRST-EVER LIVE AFTERSHOW ON APRIL 6 FOLLOWING TWO-HOUR SEASON PREMIERE
(March 24, 2014, New York) - For the very first time, Animal Planet will offer die-hard fans one-on-one access to RIVER MONSTERS host, Jeremy Wade, in a live special event. Wade returns to civilization to answer every …
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March 24, 2014
PROGRAMMING ALERT FOR MARCH 25: ANIMAL PLANET GOES WILD IN EMOTIONAL AND INCREDIBLE JOURNEYS OF HUMANS RAISED BY ANIMALS
(March 24, 2014, New York) - Animal Planet presents the US premiere of WOMAN RAISED BY MONKEYS, Tuesday, March 25, at 9 PM, bookended by the encore of two episodes of RAISED WILD, "Bird Boy …
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March 20, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET’S TREEHOUSE MASTERS RETURNS WITH MORE ARBOREAL MASTERPIECES ON MAY 30
(Los Angeles, March 20, 2014) - Animal Planet announced today that sophomore hit series, TREEHOUSE MASTERS, returns to its Friday night lineup beginning Friday, May 30, at 10 PM (ET/PT) with new episodes. Similar in …
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March 19, 2014
THE ‘CAT DADDY’ LEAVES CLAW MARKS IN NEW CITIES DURING UPCOMING SEASON OF ANIMAL PLANET’S MY CAT FROM HELL
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Cat behaviorist Jackson Galaxy of Animal Planet's hit series MY CAT FROM HELL is back for an all-new season and ready to rescue owners from their far-from-"purr-fect" cats. In addition to …
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March 13, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET GOES DEEP INTO THE COLORADO ROCKIES TO BRING FUGITIVES TO JUSTICE IN ROCKY MOUNTAIN BOUNTY HUNTERS
(New York, New York, March 13, 2014) - The Rocky Mountains, scattered with more than 3,000 miles of dense forests and rocky peaks, create the perfect hideaway for fugitives on the run from the law. …
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March 4, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET TRIGGERS SIXTH SEASON OF PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES
(New York, NY) - Animal Planet's PIT BULLS & PAROLEES has followed Tia Torres for five seasons as she poured her heart and soul into keeping Villalobos, the largest pit bull rescue in the United …
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February 25, 2014
EXTREME ANGLER JEREMY WADE TRAVELS TO THE AMAZON TO EMBARK ON HIS LONGEST AND MOST DANGEROUS JOURNEY YET IN NEW SEASON OF “RIVER MONSTERS”
A river this dangerous won't give up its secrets without a fight... Animal Planet's best-performing series ever for five years is back, and freshwater detective, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade is …
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February 11, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET’S ICE COLD GOLD RETURNS TO BESTIAL GREENLAND AS MINERS CLAIM FORTUNE AND GLORY
Beginning Thursday, March 6, at 10 PM ET/PT, Animal Planet's ICE COLD GOLD returns to for a second season to Greenland, the land of crippling weather, resilient terrain and endless ice. The pioneering team of …
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February 4, 2014
ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL X CLAIMS TOTAL VICTORY WITH A RECORD 13.5 MILLION VIEWERS
(Silver Spring, MD) - It was a Super Bowl Sunday blowout on many levels: the Seattle Seahawks crushed the Denver Broncos; and Animal Planet annihilated all its competition as PUPPY BOWL X took the …
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January 28, 2014
FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA AND AMERICA’S FIRST DOGS HOST PUPPY TRAINING CAMP AT THE WHITE HOUSE TO KICK-OFF ANIMAL PLANET’S “PUPPY BOWL X”
- Students from Washington, D.C.'s Harriet Tubman Elementary School Help Get the Puppies Pumped For the Big Game as Part of the First Lady's Let's Move! Initiative on Sunday, February 2, at 3 PM (ET/PT) - …
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January 16, 2014
SEASON-TWO PREMIERE OF ANIMAL PLANET’S TREEHOUSE MASTERS DELIVERS SKY-HIGH PERFORMANCE WITH 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS
(January 14, 2013 - Silver Spring, Md.) - Animal Planet's hit series, TREEHOUSE MASTERS, delivered a sky-high performance for its season-two debut, "Temple of Adventure," which premiered Friday, January 10, at 10 PM ET/PT. …
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January 9, 2014
Where the Road Ends, the Bush Begins… ANIMAL PLANET’S NEW SERIES FOLLOWS A REMARKABLE FAMILY OFF THE BEATEN PATH AND INTO THE WILD ALASKAN WILDERNESS
(January 9, 2014 - Los Angeles, CA) -This spring, Animal Planet takes a journey deep into Alaska's bush, where naturalist and adventurer Billy Brown, along with his wife, Ami, and their seven children, chooses …
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January 2, 2014
THE PUPPIES ARE COMING! ANIMAL PLANET’S PUP-CULTURE PHENOMENON CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH “PUPPY BOWL X”
- 10th Anniversary Edition Features Brand New BISSELL® Kitty Halftime Show, Celebrity Cats "Keyboard Cat" and "Lil BUB," Interactive MVP Voting, Cheerleading Penguins, Live Viewer Instagram Submissions, and New Content Every Hour Hitting the Turf …
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December 19, 2013
INTERNET PHENOM LIL BUB IS THE CAT’S PAJAMAS IN ANIMAL PLANET’S LIL BUB’S SPECIAL SPECIAL
(Silver Spring, Md.) - LIL BUB is a one-of-a-kind, magical cat that travels space and time with her powerful mind and makes hearts melt with her gorgeous green eyes. A renowned international star, Lil …
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December 19, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET WILL WALK A (THOUSAND) MILES IN HIS SHOES: NETWORK TO DOCUMENT RECORD-BREAKING NILE WALK WITH TWO-HOUR SPECIAL
Photo Credit: October Films (New York, New York, December 19, 2013) - Animal Planet has announced today that it is partnering with UK network Channel 4 to broadcast expedition leader, writer and photographer Levison Wood's …
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December 9, 2013
SLIPPERY WHEN WET: ANIMAL PLANET’S COLD RIVER CASH FOLLOWS MAINE’S FIERCEST FISHERMEN IN THEIR MAD RUSH TO CASH IN ON SURPRISINGLY VALUABLE ELVER EELS
Welcome to Eel Country! Maine is one of two states where eel fishing is legal, and it's the state's second largest revenue stream, bringing in approximately $40 million this past year alone! But …
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December 5, 2013
MEANWHILE IN CANADA… ANIMAL PLANET INTRODUCES “BEAVER BROTHERS,” ECCENTRIC SIBLINGS WHO MATCH WITS TO OUTSMART BOTHERSOME CRITTERS
(New York, New York, December 5, 2013) - In the small hamlet of Pomquet, Nova Scotia, there are more animals than people. Although they try to live harmoniously together, it's not always possible. So …
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December 4, 2013
FROM SUCH GREAT HEIGHTS: ANIMAL PLANET PLANTS A SECOND SEASON OF TREEHOUSE MASTERS ON JANUARY 10
Animal Planet's hit series TREEHOUSE MASTERS returns for its second season Friday, January 10, at 10 PM (ET/PT) as tree whisperer and visionary Pete Nelson leads his team of craftsmen to build even bigger and …
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