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Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey premieres Sunday on FOX

March 6, 2014 Lori Acken

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey airs Sundays on FOX beginning March 9 and Mondays beginning March 10 on NGC. In 1980, legendary astrophysicist Carl Sagan delivered the universe to living rooms across America via his groundbreaking PBS series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Cowritten with his wife Ann Druyan and his fellow astrophysicist Steven Soter, the Emmy-winning, 13-episode event spellbound viewers of all ages with its innovative explorations of space, astrology and astronomy, evolution and the future of planet Earth. • RELATED: Nat Geo to air Carl Sagan’s original Cosmos series Now Druyan and Soter have teamed up with executive producer Seth […]

NGC re-airing Vladimir Putin documentary

March 6, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In light of current events in Russia, National Geographic Channel (NGC) has decided to re-air a two-hour documentary special called Russia and The West: Putin Takes Control on March 12. The program originally aired in 2012, just prior to Vladimir Putin reclaiming control of the Russian presidency for his second tenure. NGC says that Russia and the West is, “a look back at the story of Vladimir Putin. Putin’s top colleagues – and the Western statesmen who eventually clashed with him – tell the inside story. Putin began his career as a KGB spy, but when he became President of […]

NGC to air Carl Sagan’s original “Cosmos” series

March 5, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In advance of the premiere of the new series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (which will debut March 9 at 9pm ET/PT, in a global simulcast on FOX, National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, FX, FXX, FXM, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports 2 and FOX Life), NGC says it will rebroadcast all 13 episodes of the original series that inspired it: Carl Sagan’s Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. NGC’s airing of the original Cosmos will take place in a two-day event, March 8 from 12-6pm ET, and March 9 from 12-7pm ET. The classic series first premiered in September […]

“Snake Salvation” special to remember Pastor Jamie Coots

February 19, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

This Thursday, Feb. 20, National Geographic Channel (NGC) will air a one-hour special retrospective compilation from its series Snake Salvation, which it says will remember the life of Pastor Jamie Coots. NGC also told me that this will likely be the last episode of Snake Salvation, as they currently do not have plans for any additional episodes. Coots (pictured) was the star of Snake Salvation, a reality series that followed Coots and his Pentecostal congregation who believe that a passage in the Bible suggests that poisonous snakebites will not harm believers who are anointed by God. They incorporate snake-handling into […]

Season 3 of Wicked Tuna finds Tyler McLaughlin battling his mentor TJ Ott

February 16, 2014 Barb Oates

National Geographic Channel’s highest-rated series Wicked Tuna returns for its third season tonight (Sunday, Feb 16) at 9pm ET. The competition is fierce in Gloucester as seven captains battle it out for a big payday using their traditional rod and reel to yield Bluefin tuna. Last season’s winner Tyler McLaughlin returns for Season 3 of Wicked Tuna with two new and inexperienced mates for Pin Wheel, as well as, new competition from his mentor Captain TJ Ott. McLaughlin worked for Ott exclusively for four years before parting ways to make a go at it on his own. Although initially they […]

NGC special looks at the real-life Monuments Men

February 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In advance of George Clooney’s film The Monuments Men, hitting theaters this Friday, Feb. 7, National Geographic Channel is airing a one-hour special looking at the real-life escapades of the people actually involved in saving cultural treasures in Nazi-occupied Europe near the end of World War II. The program, called Hunting Hitler’s Stolen Treasures: The Monuments Men, is billed as a documentary companion to the feature film, and premieres Feb. 5 at 8pm ET/PT on NGC. “Art is the soul of a society; it represents the very best things that we have achieved, and to go after that art and […]

TCA: FOX and NGC team up for Cosmos A Spacetime Odyssey

January 13, 2014 Lori Acken

Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey — the first joint venture from Fox Broadcasting Company and National Geographic Channel (NGC) — will premiere in the U.S. on Sunday, March 9 at 9pm ET/PT on FOX and encore the following night at 10pm ET/PT with bonus footage on NGC. The 13-parter from executive producer/writer Ann Druyan and executive producer Seth MacFarlane — yes, the Family Guy guy — will also makes its worldwide premiere on March 10 on NGC and Nat Geo Mundo. More than 30 years after Carl Sagan’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Cosmos: A Personal Voyage made its debut, MacFarlane teamed […]

Killing Kennedy movie interviews: Rob Lowe, Ginnifer Goodwin, Will Rothhaar

October 31, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

“I love history,” Rob Lowe tells me, “because you know somebody didn’t make it up. It actually happened.” Sometimes, those historical events that actually happen are tragic in nature, occasionally to the point of impacting an entire nation. Such was the case with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on Nov. 22, 1963 — 50 years ago this month. As not only a student of history, but particularly as an admirer and voracious studier of Kennedy and the whole “Camelot” era, Lowe was drawn to his starring role as the iconic president in Killing Kennedy, premiering Nov. 10. The […]

Fall 2013 New Shows: Movies

August 15, 2013 Jeff Pfeiffer

Fall seasons don’t only include the premieres of new series. New original movies usually abound, and Fall 2013 is no exception. Here are some of the Fall 2013 New Shows: Movies to check out over the next few months, from dramas to family films and more. All times are ET; check back for updates and additions. Fall 2013 New Shows: Movies An Adventure in Space and Time BBC America Premieres: November Who’s In It? David Bradley, Jessica Raine, Brian Cox, Sacha Dhawan  What’s It All About? Coinciding with the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, this entertaining, and at times touching, […]

SEX! National Geographic Channel’s special “Sex: How It Works”

June 18, 2013 Ryan Berenz

National Geographic Channel’s two-hour special Sex: How It Works explores sex like never before through gripping real-life stories, new technology and cutting-edge computer graphics, journeying from first times to playing the field, all the way to humankind’s ultimate goal — procreation. Now that we’ve got your attention … National Geographic Channel gives viewers a crash course in the science of the birds and bees with a two-hour special Sex: How It Works, premiering Tuesday, June 18, at 8pm ET/PT. Sex: How It Works explores the science behind arousal, orgasms, partner preference and sexual dysfunctions, weaving together real-life case studies, the latest […]