Press Releases
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April 1, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET REVEALS THE RARE AND SPECTACULAR MYSTERIES OF THE ISLAND NATION OF MADAGASCAR
Silver Spring, MD, March 31, 2011) - The most intriguing and isolated island in the world is home to astonishingly rare wildlife. In fact, 80 percent of the strange creatures that inhabit Madagascar aren't found …
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March 4, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET PACKS A PUNCH WITH INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN FOR “TAKING ON TYSON”
(March 3, 2011, New York, NY) - Animal Planet launches its groundbreaking series, TAKING ON TYSON, with an extensive and provocative multi-platform marketing campaign designed to reach both men and women; engage those who already …
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February 28, 2011
FISH ON! JEREMY WADE PLUNGES INTO THE MURKY DEPTHS FOR MORE “RIVER MONSTERS” ADVENTURES
(New York, New York) - He was detained as a suspected spy and threatened at gunpoint. He survived a bout with malaria and narrowly escaped drowning. He survived a plane crash in the Amazon, and …
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February 28, 2011
SPY CAMERAS CAPTURE THE REMARKABLE BATTLE FOR SURVIVAL IN ANIMAL PLANET’S UPCOMING SPECIAL “POLAR BEAR: SPY ON THE ICE”
(New York, New York, February 28, 2011) - Award winning filmmaker John Downer (ELEPHANTS: SPY IN THE HERD, TIGER: SPY IN THE JUNGLE), who revolutionized natural history filmmaking by pioneering the use of spy cameras …
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February 22, 2011
FROM TRICKED-OUT VEGAS AQUARIUMS TO SOUTHERN-STYLE “NOODLING,” ANIMAL PLANET GREENLIGHTS DUO OF SPLASHY SUMMER SERIES
(New York, NY, February 22, 2011) - Marjorie Kaplan, president of Animal Planet and Science Channel, announced two new reality series for Animal Planet that will surprise and entertain audiences this summer. TANKED debuts in …
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February 9, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET SCORES BIG WITH ITS LARGEST PUPPY BOWL AUDIENCE EVER, BRINGING IN MORE THAN NINE MILLION VIEWERS
Animal Planet's PUPPY BOWL VII packed in viewers on Sunday to earn a ratings touchdown, drawing in its largest audience ever with 9.2 million unique P2+ viewers across the entire 12-hour marathon. With an average …
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February 4, 2011
ACTOR MICHAEL KENNETH WILLIAMS OF HBO’S “BOARDWALK EMPIRE” AND “THE WIRE” TO NARRATE ANIMAL PLANET’S SIX-PART SERIES TAKING ON TYSON
(New York, New York, February 4, 2011) - Animal Planet today announced that character actor Michael Kenneth Williams will narrate the network's upcoming series TAKING ON TYSON debuting March 6 at 10 PM (ET/PT). Most …
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February 2, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET RENEWS TWO RECORD-BREAKING SERIES CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING AND PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES
It's been a bullish week for Animal Planet's programming with record-breaking performances for series PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES, CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING and PIT BOSS. Today, the network announces third-season renewals for CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING and …
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January 24, 2011
FAN-FAVORITE, PIT BOSS, RETURNS TO ANIMAL PLANET FOR SECOND SEASON WITH TWELVE NEW EPISODES THIS JANUARY
Animal Planet brings back larger-than-life and loveably loudmouthed Shorty Rossi, his pups and the Shortywood crew for a new season of the popular series PIT BOSS beginning Saturday, January 29, at 10 PM. In the …
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January 19, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET TRAVELS COAST TO COAST TO FIND AMERICA’S FEISTIEST FELINES AND CAT FANATICS IN MUST LOVE CATS
(Silver Spring, MD, January 19, 2011) - This February, Animal Planet will eat, sleep and breathe cats with the series premiere of MUST LOVE CATS. Songwriting and cat-loving host John Fulton embarks on a road …
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January 18, 2011
ANIMAL PLANET'S FATAL ATTRACTIONS ENTERS ITS SECOND SEASON WITH FIVE NEW EPISODES
(New York, New York, January 18, 2011) - FATAL ATTRACTIONS - one of Animal Planet's top performing series of last year is back for a second season. Starting with a sneak peek on Sunday, February …
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January 17, 2011
PUPS TEAR UP THE TURF ON SUPER BOWL™ SUNDAY IN ANIMAL PLANET’S PUPPY BOWL VII
(New York, NY) - Get ready for a new litter of very special rookies as Animal Planet's annual canine battle returns to the field with PUPPY BOWL VII, kicking off on Super BowlTM Sunday, February …
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January 11, 2011
MAN’S ON THE MENU IN THREE OF THE WORLD’S DEADLIEST TOWNS
In Animal Planet's three-part miniseries WORLD'S DEADLIEST TOWNS, large predator expert Dave Salmoni takes viewers to three deadly spots in the world where animals and people are locked in extreme mortal combat. Stacked back to …
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January 6, 2011
FIGHT OR FLIGHT? MIKE TYSON RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS AND THE ROOFTOPS OF NEW YORK CITY TO RACE PIGEONS IN ANIMAL PLANET’S “TAKING ON TYSON”
(New York, New York, January 6, 2011) - Heavyweight boxing legend and Brooklyn native Mike Tyson always has loved breeding and raising pigeons. These birds have been an integral part of his life from his …
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December 20, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET’S CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING RETURNS WITH TEN NEW EPISODES FEATURING SITUATIONS THAT HAVE SPIRALED OUT OF CONTROL
(Silver Spring, Md. December, 20) -- This January, Animal Planet continues to build awareness of the terrible toll of animal hoarding on both animals and humans with the return of the powerful hit series CONFESSIONS: …
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December 15, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET DEBUTS MINISERIES INFESTED! WITH STORIES OF EXTREME INFESTATIONS WHERE DREAM HOMES BECOME LIVING NIGHTMARES
Animal Planet announces a new commission of Darlow Smithson Productions' (DSP) INFESTED!, a three-part miniseries that unearths the real-life horror stories of ordinary people plagued by frighteningly extraordinary infestations. Dangerous, deadly, weird and bizarre, the …
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December 9, 2010
VICTORIA STILWELL RESTORES CANINE CONTROL AND DISCIPLINES INDULGENT PET PARENTS ON THE THIRD SEASON OF ANIMAL PLANET’S IT’S ME OR THE DOG
Silver Spring, MD) - World-renowned dog expert and trainer Victoria Stilwell is back and facing her biggest challenge yet - the New York Tri-State area's most problematic pooches and their out-of-control owners. Premiering Saturday, January …
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November 8, 2010
COME FACE-TO-FACE WITH KILLER CROCS IN ANIMAL PLANET’S INTO THE DRAGON’S LAIR
(Silver Spring, MD, November 5, 2010) - When the waters of the Nile become pitch black, two divers must fight to control the panic. Animals can sense fear and these underwater adventurers know that one …
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November 3, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET SCOURS THE GLOBE TO FIND MUST-HAVE PET PRODUCTS AND AMERICA’S CUTEST PETS IN TRIO OF FALL SPECIALS
(Silver Spring, MD) - This November, after sifting hundreds of hours of cat and dog clips on the Internet, Animal Planet will be crowning one adorable cat and dog as champions in the inaugural AMERICA'S …
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October 6, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET RETURNS TO THE ANTARCTIC TO FILM SEA SHEPHERD'S WHALE DEFENSE CAMPAIGN FOR FOURTH SEASON OF "WHALE WARS"
WHALE WARS, one of Animal Planet's most talked-about, best-performing and award-winning series in the network's history, has signed on to follow the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's next whale defense campaign in Antarctica for a fourth …
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