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National Geographic Explorer
A 2005 title screenshot.
Also known as
Explorer
Genre
Documentary Geography History Science Adventure
Created by
Joe Seamans
Developed by
Joe Seamans
Presented by
Bingo O'Malley (original) Lisa Ling (2003–2010)
Starring
Phil Keoghan (2018-Current)
Narrated by
Bingo O'Malley (original) Lisa Ling (2003–2010) Phil Keoghan (2018–Current)
Theme music composer
Elmer Bernstein
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of episodes
233
Production
Executive producer
Jonathan Halperin
Camera setup
Multiple
Running time
90 minutes
Production company
National Geographic Society
Original release
Network
Nickelodeon (1985–1986) TBS (1986–1999)
CNBC (1999–2001)
MSNBC (2001–2004)
National Geographic Channel (2004–present)
Release
April 7, 1985 (1985-04-07) – present
Related
National Geographic Specials
National Geographic Ultimate Explorer
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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. The first episode ("Herculaneum: Voices from the Past") was produced by WQED and featured long-time Explorer cameraman 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 36 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 was relaunched on MSNBC as Ultimate Explorer, with Lisa Ling as the host. On July 8, 2004, Explorer joined the National Geographic Channel.
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 two Academy Awards.[1][2]
The original Explorer series ended in 2011 and then was started again in 2015 with the help of original programming president Tim Pastore, hosted by British journalist Richard Bacon,[3] with executive producers Lou Wallach, Jeff Hasler and Brian Lovett.[4] The series is broadcast on National Geographic's 171 channels around the world.[4] In 2018, Bacon was replaced by Phil Keoghan who is best known for hosting The Amazing Race.[5]
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