National Geographic Explorer

National Geographic Explorer
Explorer
Ng explorer.jpg
A 2005 title screenshot.
Genre Documentary
Geography
History
Science
Created by Joe Seamans
Developed by Joe Seamans
Presented by Bingo O'Malley original
Lisa Ling (current)
Starring Lisa Ling (some episodes)
Narrated by Bingo O'Malley original
Lisa Ling (current)
Theme music composer Elmer Bernstein
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of episodes 233
Production
Executive producer(s) Jonathan Halperin
Camera setup Multiple
Running time 90 minutes
Production company(s) National Geographic Society
Broadcast
Original channel Nickelodeon (1985-1986)
TBS (1986-1999)
CNBC (1999-2001)
MSNBC (2001-2004)
National Geographic Channel (2004-present)
Original run April 7, 1985 (1985-04-07) – present
Chronology
Preceded by National Geographic Specials
Followed by Ultimate Explorer
External links
Website

National Geographic Explorer (or simply Explorer) is an American documentary television series that originally premiered on Nickelodeon on April 7, 1985, after having been produced as a less costly and intensive alternative to PBS's National Geographic Specials by Pittsburgh station WQED.[1] The first episode ("Herculaneum: Voices from the Past") was produced by WQED and featured long-time Explorer camerman Mark Knobil, who is the few staff members with the franchise during all 24 seasons. The program is the longest-running documentary television series on cable television. Presented every Sunday from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the original series was three hours in length, containing five to ten short films. Although the National Geographic Society had been producing specials for television for 20 years prior to Explorer, the premiere of the series required an increase in production from 4 hours of programming a year to 156 hours. Tim Cowling and Tim Kelly were the executive producers for the series during this transition.

In its 24 years on television, Explorer has worked for five television outlets. In February 1986, Explorer moved to TBS, where it had a successful run until September 1999, when it moved to CNBC. In October 2001, the series moved to MSNBC. In June 2003, the series re-launched itself on MSNBC as Ultimate Explorer, with Lisa Ling as the host. On July 8, 2004, Explorer joined the National Geographic Channel, where currently it airs every Tuesday night at 10:00 PM.

National Geographic Explorer has earned more than 400 awards, including 52 Emmy Awards, 13 Cable ACE awards, The Family Television Award, The Genesis Award, the DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton Award, The Peabody Award, Four Gold Medals at the International Film and Television Festival of New York, as well as being nominated for 2 Academy Awards.[citation needed]

Contents

Hosts / narrators

Executive producers

  • Tim Kelly
  • Tim Cowling
  • Tom Simon
  • Michael Rosenfeld
  • Patrick Prentice
  • Jonathan Halperin
  • Robert Zakin (current)

Episodes

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

See also

References

External links



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