Press Releases
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March 19, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S NEW SERIES “WHALE WARS: VIKING SHORES” FOLLOWS SEA SHEPHERD’S BATTLE TO END THE HUNTING AND KILLING OF PILOT WHALES IN THE FAROE ISLANDS
(New York, March 19, 2012) - In the North Atlantic, between Iceland and Scotland, lays a chain of islands with picturesque beaches and rolling green hills. The Faroe Islands are a self-governing Danish Territory of …
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March 13, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET FINDS MAMMOTH-SIZED RATINGS FOR “FINDING BIGFOOT”
(New York, New York, March 12, 2012) - Animal Planet's FINDING BIGFOOT concluded a strong nine-episode run this past Sunday with the second season averaging more than 1.3M P2+ viewers, up 15% vs. season one …
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March 12, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET AND 3NET TO SIMULCAST HIT SERIES “RIVER MONSTERS” ON APRIL 8
(New York, New York, March 12, 2012) - Animal Planet and 3net have announced that the second episode in the fourth season of RIVER MONSTERS - titled "Pack of Teeth" - have a dual premiere …
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March 8, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET PLUNGES INTO NEW SEASON OF THE WET, WILD AND WACKY WORLD OF AQUARIUM BUILDING IN “TANKED”
(March 8, 2012, Silver Spring, MD.) - Wayde King and Brett Raymer are back, and they are making outlandish dream tanks a reality for their fish-loving clients in a 20-episode, brand-new season of TANKED, premiering …
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March 1, 2012
A REAL AMERICAN HORROR STORY!: NEW SEASON OF ANIMAL PLANET’S “RIVER MONSTERS” KICKS OFF WITH TWO-HOUR EPISODE OF ALL-AMERICAN MANEATERS
(New York, New York, February 28, 2012) - For three successful seasons of Animal Planet's RIVER MONSTERS, extreme angler Jeremy Wade has taken viewers along as he unravels freshwater fish tales of giant killers - …
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February 28, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET LEAVES A BIGFOOT-SIZED FOOTPRINT WITH ITS BEST FEBRUARY PERFORMANCE
(February 28, 2012, New York) - Animal Planet boasts its strongest February prime in nearly 10 years, delivering double-digit growth among 654K P2+ viewers (+13%), 489K HH (+14%), 292K P25-54 (+18%) and 277K P18-49 (+16%). …
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February 21, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET CHRONICLES THE TREACHEROUS JOURNEY FOR LIFE IN “WILD SERENGETI”
(Silver Spring, MD, February 21, 2012) - Africa's vast Serengeti plays host annually to one of nature's greatest and most intense dramas - an epic journey by more than two million animals desperately searching for …
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February 15, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S MUST LOVE CATS PROWLS THE GLOBE FOR KITTY LOVE
(Silver Spring, MD, February 15, 2012) -- This March, Animal Planet kicks off kitty mania with all-new, must-see episodes of MUST LOVE CATS, beginning on Saturday, March 10, at 8 PM (ET/PT). These six new …
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February 8, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET ASKS AMERICA TO ELECT ITS FAVORITE PET WITH DECISION 2012
(Silver Spring, MD) - Washington and Jefferson preferred pooches, Lincoln and Kennedy were fond of felines, and McKinley and LBJ were batty for birds. This President's Day, Animal Planet pays tribute to our nation's heads …
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February 7, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL VIII SCORES BIG ON TELEVISION, ONLINE AND IN THE TWITTERVERSE
(Silver Spring, MD) - On Super Bowl Sunday, PUPPY BOWL VIII had its own huge score-- the most puppy touchdowns ever-- while off the field drawing in 8.7 million unique total viewers across the entire …
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January 31, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET FINDS BIG RATINGS IN JANUARY
(January 31, 2012, New York, New York) - Animal Planet stampeded out of the gate this new year with its highest monthly prime performance in over five years, delivering 694K P2+ viewers, and its best …
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January 31, 2012
WE DON’T NEED NO STINKIN’ FISHIN’ POLES…ANIMAL PLANET’S BEST DEBUTING SERIES EVER, HILLBILLY HANDFISHIN’, RETURNS WITH ALL-NEW EPISODES BEGINNING FEBRUARY 8
(NEW YORK) - Skipper and Jackson are back in business and looking for crazy city slickers ready to stick their hands and feet into murky underwater caves, hoping to pull out the monster of all …
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January 23, 2012
LIVE ACTION: ANIMAL PLANET RENEWS CALL OF THE WILDMAN AND PICKS UP NEW SERIES, NORTH WOODS LAW
(NEW YORK, January 19, 2012) - After 12 action-packed episodes featuring the bare-handed backwoods animal-trapping skills of "Turtleman" Ernie Brown Jr., Animal Planet announces a second-season order of CALL OF THE WILDMAN, adding 16 brand-new, …
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January 13, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET PLUNGES INTO SECOND SEASON OF THE WET, WILD AND WACKY WORLD OF AQUARIUM BUILDING IN “TANKED”
(January 13, 2012, Pasadena, Calif.) - Wayde King and Brett Raymer are back, and they are making outlandish dream tanks a reality for their fish-loving clients. This dynamic duo goes above and beyond to fulfill …
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January 13, 2012
WE’VE CREATED A MONSTER! ANIMAL PLANET PROCLAIMS ‘SPRINGTIME IS FOR MONSTERS’ WITH WEEKLONG PROGRAMMING STUNT
PASADENA, Calif., January 13, 2012) - There are monsters lurking in your living room, and they're creeping out of your television! On Monday night, the monster is a man-eating fish that could mutilate you with …
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January 5, 2012
A NEW LEAGUE OF PUPS TAKES TO THE FIELD ON SUPER BOWL™ SUNDAY IN ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL VIII
(New York, NY) - Ready for more tail wagging wildness, canine cuteness and animal athleticism than ever witnessed before? On Super BowlTM Sunday, February 5, from 3-5 PM (ET/PT), Animal Planet's annual canine competition returns …
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January 4, 2012
ANIMAL PLANET FINDS BIG AUDIENCE IN SEASON TWO DEBUT OF “FINDING BIGFOOT,” SNARING 1.6 MILLION BELIEVERS
The season premiere of Animal Planet's FINDING BIGFOOT on Sunday night - where some members of the Bigfoot Field Research Organization investigated evidence of a "baby" Bigfoot right outside of New York City - unearthed …
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December 22, 2011
EMMY-NOMINATED “WHALE WARS” RETURNS TO THE ANTARCTIC BATTLEGROUND FOR FIFTH SEASON
(New York, New York, December 22, 2011) - WHALE WARS, one of Animal Planet's most talked-about, best-performing and award-winning series, has once again signed on to follow Captain Paul Watson and the Sea Shepherd Conservation …
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December 13, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET’S GATOR BOYS SWEAR THEY DON’T HAVE A DEATH WISH BUT WHO ELSE WOULD DIVE INTO A POOL TO RESCUE A GIANT ALLIGATOR?
(New York, NY) - It's quite possible your idea of fun isn't wrestling alligators. Well, that's the kind of thinking keeping the GATOR BOYS busy! Paul Bedard and Jimmy Riffle are two fearless peas in …
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December 9, 2011
IS YOUR HOUSE HIDING A HORROR STORY? ANIMAL PLANET LAUNCHES A NEW SEASON OF INFESTED! ON DECEMBER 30, AT 9 PM ET/PT
Roaches! Rats! And bats! Oh my! Is your skin crawling? It will when the new season of INFESTED! premieres Friday, December 30, at 9 PM ET/PT with seven hour-long episodes and two "best-of" episodes. INFESTED! …
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