Washington, D.C. / Los Angeles, California – National Geographic Channel (NGC) has received the most Emmy Award nominations in the network’s history with 18 nominations, including 12 with FOX for Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. With 12 nominations, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey tied such buzz-worthy shows as HBO’s True Detective and Netflix’s Orange is the New Black in nominations. Additionally, NGC’s second foray into original … [Read more...] about NGC receives a record of 18 Emmy Award nominations
Killing Kennedy
NGC to premiere “Killing Kennedy” in November
Washington - The National Geographic Channel has announced the premiere date of Killing Kennedy as November 10, 2013 in the U.S., to be followed globally in 171 countries and 48 languages, timed to the 50th anniversary of the assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy. To mark what would have been his and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy's 60th wedding anniversary on September 12, 2013, NGC has also released the first teaser for Killing Kennedy, which is based on … [Read more...] about NGC to premiere “Killing Kennedy” in November
National Geographic Channel and Ridley Scott to produce “Killing Jesus”
Washington – Following the success of National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) factual drama of Bill O'Reilly's best-selling history Killing Lincoln, NGC President Howard. T Owens has announced that the network will once more work with Scott Free Productions to co-produce a film based on O’Reilly’s and co-author, Martin Dugard’s Killing Jesus: A History. The announcement comes as the network is also in pre-production on the film adaptation of "Killing Kennedy," expected … [Read more...] about National Geographic Channel and Ridley Scott to produce “Killing Jesus”
Nat Geo unveils 2013/2014 upfront slate
With National Geographic Channel’s (NGC) ratings growth in 2012, NGC Chief Executive Officer David Lyle and President Howard T. Owens revealed a broad upfront slate with several new and returning series, and a mix of events and specials. The network will be bringing in a new series Die Trying, which features men and women pushing the limits of adventure, endurance and possibility, as well as a new genre pilot Building Wild – an extreme do-it-yourself series to reconstruct … [Read more...] about Nat Geo unveils 2013/2014 upfront slate
U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
WASHINGTON, D.C. — National Geographic Channel’s Sunday night premiere of KILLING LINCOLN – the network’s first original factual drama – set stellar ratings at 2.6 HH – tied for the second highest HH in network history – and a 1.1 P25–54 on Sunday, February 17, at 8 p.m. ET/PT. KILLING LINCOLN also averaged 3.4 million persons 2+ over the entire two-hour premiere, the highest total viewership in NGC’s history. The film, hailed by critics as … [Read more...] about U.S. NGC’s first original factual drama “Killing Lincoln” sets record ratings
