Press Releases
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September 11, 2012
EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED IN AN ALL-NEW SEASON OF ANIMAL PLANET’S MONSTERS INSIDE ME
(Silver Spring, Md.) - Just because a parasite is not a bear, tiger or some other large predator, that doesn't mean it can't be as deadly...if not more so. MONSTERS INSIDE ME returns on Friday, …
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September 10, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S CALL OF THE WILDMAN ENDS ON HIGH NOTE AND SNARES SECOND SNAPPERLICIOUS SEASON
(New York, September 10, 2012) - There's no rest for the wickedly loveable...Deep within the Kentucky backwoods, Ernie Brown Jr., aka 'Turtleman,' worked hard this Labor Day weekend, ending his CALL OF THE WILDMAN …
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September 10, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET ACCOMPANIES DR. JANE GOODALL ON A GLOBAL EXCURSION DURING R.O.A.R. CAMPAIGN
(Silver Spring, MD) - As a child in England, Dr. Jane Goodall dreamed of studying animals in their natural environment in Africa. Little did she know that this aspiration would become a reality and grow …
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September 6, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET HOOKS ITS BEST-EVER LABOR DAY WEEKEND
(Sept. 6, 2012, Silver Spring, Md.) - Animal Planet labored hard over the holiday, wolfing down its best-ever Labor Day weekend in both prime and total day among key demos, including P2+ viewers (910K, 619K), …
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September 6, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET ANNOUNCES FALL LINE UP FEATURING SMALL PAWS, BIGFOOT AND A CORNUCOPIA OF CREATURES IN BETWEEN
(Silver Spring, Maryland) - This Fall, Animal Planet's slate crisscrosses the United States and spans the globe to run the gamut of the animal world with the debut of two new shows and the return …
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September 4, 2012
TIA TORRES MAKES A TOUGH MOVE TO ‘THE BIG EASY’ IN A NEW SEASON OF ANIMAL PLANET’S “PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES”
(New York, New York) - New Dreams. New Orleans. Tia Torres has spent the last 20 years of her life in California building Villalobos, the largest pit bull rescue in the United States. But …
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August 29, 2012
THE FINAL ROAR: ON SEPTEMBER 16, ANIMAL PLANET’S EATING GIANTS: HIPPO PAYS HOMAGE TO THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
"The Wheel Has Come Full Circle" - William Shakespeare Hippopotamuses are responsible for the most deaths in Africa, but like every living creature, it, too, must die. On Sunday, September 16, at 10 PM …
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August 28, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET SIZZLES WITH BEST SUMMER EVER
§ Animal Planet had its best summer performance ever in prime and in total day, respectively, among P2+ viewers (660K, 451K), P25-54 (304K, 195K) and P18-49 (279K, 185K). § Animal Planet also had its best …
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August 27, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET IS PURR-FECT PARTNER FOR WALKER ART CENTER’S FIRST EVER INTERNET CAT VIDEO FEST
(Silver Spring, Maryland) - While some use the Internet for research, shopping or bill paying, others take to the web to simply upload videos of their cats or watch someone else's. Whether it's a trick …
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August 22, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET EXPLORES ONE OF THE SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD IN THE NEW SPECIAL GREAT BARRIER REEF
(Silver Spring, Maryland, August 22, 2012) - Earth's largest living structure is also home to the most magical marine environment on the planet, and the Great Barrier Reef, a series of interconnected habitats harboring Earth's …
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August 21, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET ROARS ABOUT STELLAR SATURDAY NIGHT RATINGS
(Silver Spring, MD) - Animal Planet's Saturday prime sprung to new heights with its highest nightly performance since 2004 with 559K P25-54 viewers. The night also drew 1.1 million P2+ viewers. This Saturday, Animal Planet hit …
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August 21, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S R.O.A.R. MATCHING CAMPAIGN RETURNS WITH MORE DONATIONS AND BIGGER BONUSES
(Silver Spring, MD) - For the second consecutive year, Animal Planet's animal advocacy initiative, R.O.A.R. (Reach Out. Act. Respond.) is launching an eight-week matching campaign to raise funds for participating R.O.A.R. charities. Beginning September 1, …
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August 8, 2012
NEW ANIMAL PLANET SERIES LAW ON THE BORDER FOLLOWS THE MEN AND CANINES KEEPING OUR BORDERS IN ORDER
(New York, New York, August 8, 2012) - Caught between a vast desert and a 20-foot tall steel fence, Nogales, Arizona is a small town dead center in the middle of the war on …
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August 2, 2012
FINDING BIGFOOT GETS EVEN BIGGER! ANIMAL PLANET TAKES SEARCH FOR SQUATCH WORLDWIDE
(Beverly Hills, Calif., August 2, 2012) - This November, FINDING BIGFOOT, one of Animal Planet's top-performing series ever, delivering more than 1.3M P2+ viewers in its second season, returns with 11 all-new episodes and two …
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August 2, 2012
THE SMALLEST CREATURES MAKE THE BIGGEST PROFITS… ANIMAL PLANET GOES EEL HUNTING IN NEW PROJECT
(New York, New York, August 2, 2012) -- Animal Planet has found its next big catch - this time, though, it's the not the size that matters. Animal Planet president and general manager Marjorie Kaplan …
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August 1, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S GATOR BOYS RENEWED FOR A SECOND SEASON
In its first hit season, Animal Planet's GATOR BOYS introduced us to Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle - two men who defy death capturing alligators with their bare hands. In season one, which averaged nearly 1 …
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July 31, 2012
EVERYTHING’S BIGGER IN TEXAS…INCLUDING THE CATFISH! ANIMAL PLANET’S HILLBILLY HANDFISHIN’ WORLD SERIES PITS CHAMPION NOODLERS AGAINST EACH OTHER TO CATCH THE FEISTIEST CATFISH
(Beverly Hills, Calif.) -- Animal Planet, the first network to introduce viewers to the world of HILLBILLY HANDFISHIN', announces a three-part miniseries that's also first of its kind. Premiering this October, HILLBILLY HANDFISHIN' WORLD SERIES …
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July 10, 2012
A-LISTERS TRACY MORGAN AND NEIL PATRICK HARRIS CALL IN ANIMAL PLANET’S EXOTIC AQUARIUM DUO IN NEW INSTALLMENTS OF HIT SERIES TANKED
(New York, New York, July 10, 2012) - TANKED is back and bigger and better than ever with everyone - even huge celebrities - clamoring to get their hands on a one-of-a-kind piece of aquatic …
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July 10, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S CALL OF THE WILDMAN AND GATOR BOYS SET RECORD HIGHS OVER THE WEEKEND
(July 10, 2012, Silver Spring, Md.) - This Sunday, Animal Planet's swampy series, CALL OF THE WILDMAN and GATOR BOYS, achieved record highs as both programs earned their most-watched episodes ever across key demos, drawing …
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June 26, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET HAS BEST QUARTER EVER!
Animal Planet flies into summer with its strongest quarter yet. The network posted its best-ever quarterly prime delivery among P25-54 (318K), P18-49 (294K) and M25-54 (184K) and best-ever quarterly total day delivery among P2+ (451K), …
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