Article: Award-Winning 'Explorer,' Longest Running Documentary Series on Cable TV, Moves to the National Geographic Channel; Latest Move by Network Builds on Record Ratings and Audience Growth.

WASHINGTON, July 8 /PRNewswire/ -- National Geographic Channel (NGC) today announced that the award-winning documentary series National Geographic Explorer will move to the network, with a new season premiering early this winter. The landmark series is known and respected for bringing to cable TV audiences provocative stories of adventure and exploration, world history, international culture, science and natural history.

"Explorer has been on the air for almost 20 years, and it's far and away the most recognized and popular television franchise for National Geographic," said Laureen Ong, President, National Geographic Channel. "This is a very important step in ...

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