April 7, 2015
Animal Planet goes from Finding Bigfoot to Bigfoot Found?
“The more we live apart from the wild world, the more we crave authentic experiences that bring us closer to that sweet spot where humans and animals coexist,” says Marjorie Kaplan, Group President of Animal Planet, TLC and Velocity, describing Animal Planet’s programming plans this morning.
“‘Living wild’ is a big part of our network’s underlying ethos and is our North Star when commissioning content,” chimed in the channel’s GM and EVP Rick Holzman. They touted Animal Planet’s third consecutive Top 20 ranking in 2014 among ad-supported cable nets with men 25-54. That might explain why upcoming programming plans include a new series about making vodka in Alaska – we’ll get back to you when we figure out what that has to do with animals, except maybe they’ll run into a few. And it appears they finally have found Bigfoot.
Here’s Animal Planet’s new and returning programming, announced today (March 31, 2015):
NEW SERIES/SPECIALS
BIGFOOT FOUND (WT): Renowned mountaineer Reinhold Messner and British scientist Mark Evans journey from the Italian Alps to the Himalayas to New York State in an epic search to find the legendary yeti. Featuring Messner’s survival skills and cutting-edge science, BIGFOOT FOUND is a visually spectacular, rugged adventure following one of the most involved and exhaustive expeditions ever to find the legendary creature. (Icon Films)
Icon Films produces River Monsters and produced the Bryan Sykes’ Bigfoot: Revealed special.
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Co-founder of Cryptomundo in 2005.
I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
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