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09.23.2008

Bio Channel presents JOHNNY CASH´S AMERICA — Two-hour documentary premieres Thursday, October 23 at 9pm EST

Narrated by Oscar-winning actor Chris Cooper with interviews with the Cash family, Al Gore, Sheryl Crow, Snoop Dogg & more, Bio Channel brings viewers inside the unique story of one man, his music and the country that embraced him with the two-hour documentary special “Johnny Cash´s America,” premiering on Thursday, October 23 at 9 PM EST.

09.15.2008

Bio Channel premiers the new original series FEMALE FORCES, Sunday, October 5 at 10pm ET/PT

Bio Channel, which achieved its best monthly prime average in network history in all key demos this August, continues to expand on its aggressive development with the launch of ‘FEMALE FORCES.’ The new original series rides shotgun with female officers from the Naperville, Illinois Police Department. Thirteen one-hour episodes of this new original series will begin airing on Bio Channel on Sunday, October 5 at 10pm ET/PT.

07.29.2008

THOMAS MOODY NAMED SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, PROGRAM PLANNING AND ACQUISITIONS, A&E NETWORK AND BIO CHANNEL

Thomas Moody has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Programming Planning and Acquisitions, for A&E Network and Bio Channel. The announcement was made today by Bob DeBitetto, President and General Manager, A&E Network and Bio Channel, to whom he will report.

06.19.2008

HISTORY™ ADDS THREE TOP EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS, JULIAN HOBBS, RUSS MCCARROLL AND PAUL CABANA, TO ITS AWARD WINNING PROGRAMMING TEAM

Julian Hobbs, Russ McCarroll and Paul Cabana have joined History’s award-winning programming team as executive producers, it was announced today by David McKillop, Senior Vice President Development and Programming for History. They will each report to a Vice President of Development and Programming.

HISTORY NEWS

09.23.2008

The special presentation SECRETS OF BODY LANGUAGE premieres Monday, October 13 at 9pm ET on History™

Most people think they communicate primarily with words, but research shows only 7% of understanding comes from the words we speak. The bulk of communication — 93% — is through our gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice and body movement. The role and influence of body language, from a historical perspective through today, is explored in the new two-hour special, “SECRETS OF BODY LANGUAGE” premiering Monday, October 13 at 9pm ET on History™.

09.16.2008

CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD debuts its third season Sunday, October 26 at 9pm ET/PT on History™.

Don Wildman is back in ‘CITIES OF THE UNDERWORLD,’ and he´s tearing through the streets of the world´s most famous cities to uncover secrets hundreds of feet beneath the pavement. Part history buff, part urban explorer— Don tells the story that you don’t get above ground. This season, he takes viewers into meandering combat tunnels, mafia escape routes, underground vaults, secret surveillance nerve centers, and forgotten underworlds that have been lost to the hands of time. Debuting its third season Sunday, October 26 at 9pm ET/PT on History™.

08.20.2008

SECRET ACCESS: AIR FORCE ONE A special presentation on History ™ Premieres Monday, August 25 at 8pm ET/PT

It’s part of history, a powerful symbol of the American Presidency, yet most people will never step foot in the interior of Air Force One – the famous jet that has been flying American presidents and their staff for the past five decades. The one-hour special, SECRET ACCESS: AIR FORCE ONE, premiering Monday, August 25 at 8pm ET/PT on History™, takes viewers where only the most elite insiders from the highest levels of the US government are ever allowed – on board the president's plane

07.09.2008

Two-Hour Special Presentation EINSTEIN To Premiere on History™ in 4th Quarter 2008

In 1914, a team of American and German scientists set up camp on the shores of Russia’s Black Sea. Their goal: to conduct an experiment involving one of nature’s most spectacular phenomena—a total eclipse of the sun. The results would explode 200 years of scientific conjecture, change forever the way scientists view the universe and launch the career of the most brilliant star in the scientific firmament—Albert Einstein.

06.25.2008

The special presentation “ALL ABOUT DUNG” Premieres on History™ Monday, June 30th, 2008 at 9pm ET/PT

The history of human and animal waste provides a surprising window into where we came from and where we are today. It is a tool used by historians to reveal secrets from our past and also an important natural resource that cultures have used throughout history to survive. Dung can reveal everything from diet to technology to the environment. Host Monty Halls investigates the historical, medical, scientific and evolutionary importance of dung in the two-hour special ALL ABOUT DUNG, premiering Monday, June 30 at 9pm ET/PT on History™.

A&E NETWORK NEWS

09.29.2008

A&E real-life series PARKING WARS returns for an all new season Wednesday, October 15 at 10PM ET/PT

The people you love to hate — the men and women of the Philadelphia Parking Authority — are back ticketing, booting and towing the cars of problem parkers who express their outrage in furious Philly fashion. Just when you thought it was safe to park again, season two of A&E´s hit real-life series ‘PARKING WARS’ premieres Wednesday, October 15 at 10PM ET/PT.

07.29.2008

A&E POSTS DOUBLE-DIGIT GROWTH ACROSS ALL KEY DEMOGRAPHICS FOR JULY NETWORK FINISHES AMONG THE TOP TEN AD-SUPPORTED NETWORKS FOR THE 24th CONSECUTIVE MONTH AMONG ADULTS 25-54

A&E Network has once again landed among the top ten ad-supported cable networks for the month of July, ranking number five in the adults 25-54 demographic and six among adults 18-49. This month marks two straight years in which A&E has finished among the top ten in adults 25-54. The strength of the networks original programming also led to the most-watched July in network history among the key adults 18-34, 18-49 and 25-54 demographics.

06.17.2008

A&E’S ‘INTERVENTION’ SEASON PREMIERE DRAWS 2.1 MILLION VIEWERS, LARGEST AUDIENCE FOR A SEASON PREMIERE IN SERIES HISTORY; SERIES PREMIERE OF ‘PSYCHIC KIDS: CHILDREN OF THE PARANORMAL’ SCARES UP 1.7 MILLION VIEWERS

A&E enjoyed two strong showings on Monday night beginning with the season five premiere of A&E’s hit Real-Life series “Intervention” at 9:00PM ET/PT which netted the largest audience ever for a season premiere in the five season history of the series among adults 18-49, 25-54, total viewers and household rating. The episode averaged a 1.7 HH rating, 1.5 million adults 18-49, 1.4 million adults 25-54 and 2.1 million total viewers for the hour. Then, at 10PM the network had its best summertime series launch since 2006 with “Psychic Kids: Children of the Paranormal.”

06.09.2008

A&E GREENLIGHTS NEW ORIGINAL DRAMA SERIES ‘THE BEAST’ STARRING PATRICK SWAYZE & TRAVIS FIMMEL

A&E Network has greenlit the network’s second original scripted drama series with “The Beast,” starring Patrick Swayze and Travis Fimmel, it was announced today by Bob DeBitetto, Executive Vice President & General Manager, A&E Network. “The Beast” will begin production on the 13-one hour episode order this summer in Chicago, and is tentatively slated to premiere in early 2009.

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