Press Releases
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September 30, 2010
MISUNDERSTOOD MEN AND UNWANTED DOGS REDEEM EACH OTHER IN RETURN OF ANIMAL PLANET'S "PIT BULLS & PAROLEES"
(New York, New York) - Tia Torres has a tough life - marriage to a convict, single mother to two daughters and adopted twin sons, and driving force behind a facility for unwanted pit bulls …
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September 22, 2010
MYTH WILL MEET REALITY AS ANIMAL PLANET SERIES “LOST TAPES” FEATURES CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO CONFIRM NOR DENY
If you've seen it with your own eyes and it's been captured on camera, does it truly exist? The existence of zombies, vampires, poltergeists and yetis have been etched in legend for centuries but have …
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September 16, 2010
BONE-CHILLING TALES OF TORMENTED FAMILIES ARE THE STUFF OF NIGHTMARES AS ANIMAL PLANET RETURNS WITH ALL- NEW EPISODES OF “THE HAUNTED”
(New York, NY, September 16, 2010) - It has long been commonly perceived that animals and children are the most attuned and sensitive to paranormal activity - capable of sensing spirits that cannot be seen …
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August 31, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET HAS RECORD-SETTING CONQUEST DRUING SEASON FINALE OF "WHALE WARS" WITH MOST-WATCHED REGULARLY AIRING TELECAST EVER AMONG P18-49 AND P25-54
A record number of viewers - 1.12 million P25-54 and 1.07 million P18-49 - tuned into the season finale of WHALE WARS on Friday night. The episode helped Animal Planet rank #1 among all ad-supported …
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August 18, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET EXPLORES AFRICA’S CRADLE OF HUMANKIND
(New York, New York, August 17, 2010) - Visible from space, the magnificent Great Rift Valley stretches almost 4,000 miles from the Middle East to Mozambique in southern Africa. The violent geological forces that formed …
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August 6, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET TRIGGERS ADDITIONAL EPISODES OF CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING TO AIR FIRST QUARTER 2011
(Beverly Hills, Ca.) - After just three weeks of premieres of CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING, Animal Planet orders an additional 10 episodes to air during the first quarter of 2011. The series exceeded Animal Planet's year-ago …
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August 5, 2010
FROM PIRATE TO PRISONER: ANIMAL PLANET TO AIR “WHALE WARS” SPECIAL FEATURING ECO-MAVERICK PETER BETHUNE
Animal Planet today announced it has given the green light for a new WHALE WARS one-hour special series episode featuring Captain Pete Bethune of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. During the two-hour season finale, viewers' …
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July 27, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET ASKS IS THE ANIMAL KINGDOM FIGHTING BACK?
(New York, New York, July 26, 2010) - From the sky, land and seas, animals are having a deep and deadly impact on modern human life. Suburban NEW YORK - two separate coyote attacks involving …
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July 22, 2010
RENOWNED DOLPHIN ACTIVIST RIC O’BARRY AND SON GO UNDERCOVER TO STOP THE BRUTAL DOLPHIN TRADE IN ANIMAL PLANET’S NEW MINISERIES BLOOD DOLPHINS
(Silver Spring, Md., July 22, 2010) - On Friday, August 27, Animal Planet premieres BLOOD DOLPHINS, a three-part powerful miniseries spotlighting renowned dolphin activist and member of Earth Island Institute's Marine Mammal Team Richard (Ric) …
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July 20, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET’S “WHALE WARS” NETS BEST PERFORMANCE EVER WITH “SLICED IN TWO” EPISODE
(New York, New York, July 20, 2019) - Last Friday's WHALE WARS premiere "Sliced in Two," featuring the stunning collision of the Shonan Maru 2 with the Sea Shepherd's vessel Ady Gil, is the series …
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July 8, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET ANSWERS THE AGE-OLD QUESTION IN NEW SPECIAL DOGS VS. CATS
(Silver Spring, MD) - For centuries dogs and cats have inhabited our homes and captivated our hearts. Sleeping at the foot of our beds, awaiting our arrival home from work and comforting us when we …
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July 8, 2010
FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, ANIMAL HOARDING IS EXPLAINED, ADDRESSED AND TACKLED IN ANIMAL PLANET’S CONFESSIONS: ANIMAL HOARDING
- Down the street from you, someone with 23 dogs has "rescued" one more. Across the country, a young couple shares their home with 50 felines- foregoing their three bedrooms to the cats while they …
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June 29, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET SCORES “SURPRISINGLY HUMAN” VIEWERSHIP DURING SECOND QUARTER
(New York, NY, June 29, 2010) - Just as Animal Planet's new brand ethos "Surprisingly Human" was unveiled this spring and reflected the strength of returning series RIVER MONSTERS and WHALE WARS, Animal Planet logged …
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May 25, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET TO SPOTLIGHT STUNNING NATURAL HISTORY WITH REBROADCAST OF LANDMARK SERIES: LIFE
(Silver Spring, Md.) - This past March, more than 30 million viewers tuned in to Discovery Channel to witness the epic series LIFE, narrated by Oprah Winfrey. Four-years in the making, LIFE spanned every continent …
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May 11, 2010
VOLUNTEERS ARE ON A CRUSADE TO RESCUE DOGS IN DIRE NEED ON ANIMAL PLANET’S NEW SERIES – LAST CHANCE HIGHWAY
Time is running out for millions of animals across the country. In many southern states where spay and-neuter laws aren't readily enforced and tough economic times are forcing many people to choose between caring for …
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May 6, 2010
DISTURBING QUESTIONS ABOUT LARGEST U.S. PET RETAILER ARE RAISED AS ANIMAL PLANET INVESTIGATES: PETLAND
DISTURBING QUESTIONS ABOUT LARGEST U.S. PET RETAILER ARE RAISED AS ANIMAL PLANET INVESTIGATES: PETLAND -Undercover Operation Reveals Polluted Breeding Conditions- (Silver Spring, Md.) - Millions of Americans own dogs and know the joy of bringing …
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May 5, 2010
LAST AMERICAN COWBOY BRINGS THE MAJESTY AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE WEST TO ANIMAL PLANET
LAST AMERICAN COWBOY BRINGS THE MAJESTY AND THE CHALLENGE OF THE WEST TO ANIMAL PLANET - Beginning June 7, Mother Nature Will Make or Break Three Montana Ranching Families in this New Series- (Silver Spring, …
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May 4, 2010
REEL BIG FISH: ANIMAL PLANET’S “RIVER MONSTERS” CATCHES 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS IN SECOND OUTING
REEL BIG FISH: ANIMAL PLANET'S "RIVER MONSTERS" CATCHES 1.6 MILLION VIEWERS IN SECOND OUTING -- Two Consecutive Weeks of Record Ratings Help Capture Top Ten Rankings at 10 PM in Cable ---- "Killer Snakehead" Ties …
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May 4, 2010
SEA SHEPHERDS RETURN WITH MORE SHIPS, MORE CREW AND MORE FERVOR AS WHALING BATTLE ESCALATES IN ANIMAL PLANET’S NEW SEASON OF “WHALE WARS”
SEA SHEPHERDS RETURN WITH MORE SHIPS, MORE CREW AND MORE FERVOR AS WHALING BATTLE ESCALATES IN ANIMAL PLANET'S NEW SEASON OF "WHALE WARS" -- New Vessels Bob Barker and Ady Gil Join Steve Irwin to …
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May 3, 2010
ANIMAL PLANET’S MONSTERS INSIDE ME RETURNS WITH NEW MONSTERS AND FRESH MYSTERIES
ANIMAL PLANET'S MONSTERS INSIDE ME RETURNS WITH NEW MONSTERS AND FRESH MYSTERIES -- Killers From Within Reemerge for Second Season Beginning Wednesday, June 9, at 10 PM (ET/PT) -- (Silver Spring, Md.) - Last year, MONSTERS INSIDE …
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