Press Releases
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April 30, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET EARNS ITS BEST-EVER APRIL
(April 30, 2013, Silver Spring, Md.) - Animal Planet earned its best-ever April prime delivery across multiple demos, including P2+ (706K), P25-54 (324K) and P18-49 (305K). Continuing its first-quarter 2013 success, Animal Planet remains among …
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April 30, 2013
THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THE BEST HOOKER IN AMERICA: ANIMAL PLANET’S NEW COMPETITION REALITY SERIES TOP HOOKER PREMIERES JUNE 2
(New York, New York, April 30, 2013) - Extreme angling isn't exactly new to Animal Planet. Jeremy Wade has hunted underwater legends in RIVER MONSTERS for five seasons; OFF THE HOOK: EXTREME CATCHES explores outrageous …
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April 25, 2013
VERY COMMUNICATIONS LAUNCHES ‘ANIMAL PLANET L!VE’ – 24/7 DIGITAL VIDEO DESTINATION PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE ANIMAL WORLD
Silver Spring, Md. - Whether exhibiting human-like behavior or living an existence so foreign it is fascinating, the animal kingdom has the power to mesmerize. Today, Discovery Communications announces the debut of Animal Planet L!VE, …
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April 23, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET’S MY CAT FROM HELL’S RATINGS REACH HEAVENLY HIGH
(Silver Spring, Md.) - This past Saturday, Jackson Galaxy, cat behavior expert and host of Animal Planet's MY CAT FROM HELL, went claw to claw to tame ferocious felines while also delivering record ratings. The …
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April 22, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET’S TREEHOUSE MASTERS PLANTS YOU CLOSER TO NATURE ONE TREEHOUSE AT A TIME
In TREEHOUSE MASTERS, nature is literally at your doorstep; Pete Nelson, world-renowned treehouse designer and builder, provides the portal to life in the treetops. Beginning Friday, May 31, at 10 PM ET/PT on Animal Planet, Pete and his …
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April 10, 2013
YIYIYI! THAT’S THE SOUND OF THE WILDMAN! ANIMAL PLANET’S HIT SERIES “CALL OF THE WILDMAN” RETURNS FOR A ‘LIVE ACTION’ SECOND SEASON
(New York, New York, April 10, 2013) - "People think I'm crazy, but they can't help but like me," says "Turtleman" Ernie Brown, Jr., Kentucky's most famous backwoods animal-trapper and star of Animal Planet's hit …
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April 9, 2013
FIFTH SEASON PREMIERE OF "RIVER MONSTERS" IS MOST WATCHED SEASON DEBUT IN ANIMAL PLANET HISTORY
(New York, April 9, 2012) - The network's best-performing series, RIVER MONSTERS, baited viewers with a two-hour, monster-sized season opener, "Face Ripper," in which host, biologist and extreme angler Jeremy Wade took viewers along as …
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April 5, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET’S BEST YEAR EVER PROPELS NETWORK TOWARD ITS WILDEST ENTERTAINMENT SLATE
(New York, April 4, 2013) - Animal Planet heads into this Upfront coming on the heels of a breakthrough year in 2012 with both prime and total day showing record gains among adults, women and …
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April 2, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET SCORES ITS BEST-EVER FIRST QUARTER AND MARCH
(Silver Spring, Md., April 2, 2013) - Animal Planet achieves its best-ever first quarter among major demos in prime, reeling in 316K P25-54, 283K P18-49 and 164K M25-54. In prime & total day, the Planet …
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April 1, 2013
AS THE ARCTIC ICE MELTS, THE BEAST AWAKENS! ANIMAL PLANET’S ICE COLD GOLD PITS EIGHT MEN AGAINST MASSIVE GREENLAND IN A HIGH-RISK BATTLE TO MAKE THEIR FORTUNES
Animal Planet's ICE COLD GOLD spotlights a spirited team of miners who are among the first Americans to prospect for precious metals and gems in parts of Greenland where humans never have set foot before. …
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March 26, 2013
AMERICA GOT “TANKED”!!! ANIMAL PLANET’S TANKED SCORES “FINTASTIC” SEASON PREMIERE, LURING IN HIGHEST PERFORMANCE WITH 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS
(Los Angeles - March 25, 2013) - On Friday night, viewers swam in schools to watch the season premiere of TANKED and check out Wayde King and Brett Raymer's sensational aquarium creations. The season opener, …
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March 13, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET RENEWS GATOR BOYS AND HEADS BACK TO FLORIDA
(New York, NY) - The GATOR BOYS, Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle, are two men who defy death capturing nuisance alligators with their bare hands to save them from being destroyed for their skin and …
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March 7, 2013
THE CAT DADDY IS BACK! JACKSON GALAXY TAKES ON MOST HELLACIOUS CAT CASES YET IN NEW SEASON OF ANIMAL PLANET’S MY CAT FROM HELL
(Silver Spring, Md.) - You'd think the Cat Daddy, Jackson Galaxy, had seen it all as a cat-behavior expert for the past 15 years and during the past three successful seasons of Animal Planet's MY …
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February 28, 2013
THERE ARE MONSTERS STILL OUT THERE… ANIMAL PLANET’S “RIVER MONSTERS” AND ANGLER JEREMY WADE PLUNGE INTO THE MOST DRAMATIC SEASON YET
(New York, New York, February 28, 2013) - There may come a time when the question of what lurks below is answered. But that time isn't now. For four successful seasons of Animal Planet's RIVER …
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February 27, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET RENEWS “PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES” FOR FIFTH SEASON
(New York, New York) - Not even a devastating Hurricane can stop the resilience and passion of Tia Maria Torres, renowned pit bull trainer, founder of the nation's largest pit bull shelter, Villalobos Rescue Center, …
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February 26, 2013
PUPPY BOWL SWEEPS FEBRUARY, HELPING ANIMAL PLANET SCORE ITS BEST-EVER FEBRUARY PRIME AND TOTAL DAY
(February, 26, 2013, Silver Spring, Md.) - With 12.4 million unique viewers, Animal Planet's ninth annual PUPPY BOWL had every one "paws" to take in its overwhelming cuteness. This successful franchise helped the network score …
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February 13, 2013
IF YOU CAN DREAM IT, WE CAN BUILD IT! ANIMAL PLANET’S “TANKED” IS BACK AS WAYDE AND BRETT FACEOFF WITH THE CREW FROM “JACKASS,” AN ULTIMATE FIGHTER AND DWYANE WADE’S STING RAY
(Los Angeles, CA - February 12, 2013) - Wayde King and Brett Raymer of TANKED are back and building dreams! In an installment of all-new episodes, the guys who deliver jaw-dropping aquariums to clientele worldwide …
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February 6, 2013
U.S. SPECIAL FORCES ARE SOUTH AFRICA’S LATEST WEAPON IN RHINO POACHING WAR IN NEW ANIMAL PLANET SERIES
The world renowned Greater Kruger area of South Africa, just north of Johannesburg, is the new ground zero in a war to protect magnificent creatures on the edge of extinction. Rhinoceroses are being hunted to …
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February 5, 2013
THE LIGHTS WERE ON ALL NIGHT FOR PUPPY BOWL: ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL IX SCORED A RECORD 12.4 MILLION VIEWERS
(Silver Spring, MD) - On Super Bowl Sunday, the 49ers ate crow as the Ravens soared to victory with flying colors. All the while, Animal Planet chirped, barked and meowed its way to winning the …
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January 30, 2013
ANIMAL PLANET ANNOUNCES A TRIO OF PROJECTS THAT SHOWS “SURPRISINGLY HUMAN” RANGE
(New York, New York, January 30, 2013) - Animal Planet announced today that it has picked up several projects from some of entertainment's top reality producers, including Original Productions, Leftfield Pictures and Pilgrim Studios. Animal …
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