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Explorer(TV show/series, 1985-2016)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h per episode | Genre: Documentary

Documentation in 26 seasons with 124 episodes

ExplorerRating: 2.8/5 (with 7 votes)
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 w... ()
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About Explorer

National Geographic's Explorer gives viewers special access to the issues of the day.

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Trailer for Explorer + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

National Geographic Explorer Promo(Trailer, 0:31)

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Explorer Seasons and Episodes

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10/27/2009Season 6 - 25 episodes
09/02/2008Season 5 - 17 episodes
08/08/2007Season 4 - 18 episodes
08/16/2006Season 3 - 16 episodes
01/17/2005Season 2 - 18 episodes
10/12/2003Season 1 - 27 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 8 languages: Czech (CS), German (DE), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Italian (IT), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 04/07/1985
Last episode released on: 03/05/2016
Narrator: Bingo O'Malley
Presenter/Host: Bingo O'Malley, Lisa Ling
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"National Geographic Explorer"
Camera Setup: Multiple-camera setup

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WatchPlayStream ID: SHOWS:9116, Added: 05/12/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024