Extraterrestrial (TV program)

Hypothetical examples of a planet and a moon supporting extraterrestrial life

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Extraterrestrial

Also known as|

* Alien Worlds
* Extraterrestrial – Alien Worlds

Genre| Astrobiology documentary
Directed by| Nick Stringer
Presented by| Armand Leroi (UK)
Starring|

* Simon Conway Morris
* Chris McKay
* Seth Shostak
* Nigel Franks
* Jim Usherwood

Narrated by|

* Armand Leroi (UK)
* Michael Dorn (US)

Composer| The Fratelli Brothers
Country of origin|

* United Kingdom
* United States

Original language| English
No. of series| 1
No. of episodes| 2
Production
Executive producer| Sarah Cunliffe
Producer| Nick Stringer
Running time|

* 2 hours with commercials
* 100 minutes without commercials

Production company| Big Wave Productions Ltd.
Original release
Network| Channel 4
Release| January 2005 (2005-01)
Network| National Geographic Channel
Release| May 30, 2005 (2005-05-30)

Extraterrestrial (also Alien Worlds in the UK) is a British-American two-part television documentary miniseries, aired in 2005 in the UK by Channel 4, by the National Geographic Channel (as Extraterrestrial) in the US on Monday, May 30, 2005[1] and produced by Big Wave Productions Ltd. The program focuses on the hypothetical and scientifically feasible evolution of alien life on extrasolar planets, providing model examples of two different fictional worlds, one in each of the series's two episodes.[2][3]

The documentary is based on speculative collaboration of a group of American and British scientists, who were collectively commissioned by National Geographic. For the purposes of the documentary, the team of scientists divides two hypothetical examples of realistic worlds on which extraterrestrial life could evolve: A tidally locked planet (dubbed "Aurelia") orbiting a red dwarf star and a large moon (dubbed "Blue Moon") orbiting a gas giant in a binary star system. The scientific team of the series used a combination of accretion theory, climatology, and xenobiology to imagine the most likely locations for extraterrestrial life and most probable evolutionary path such life would take.[4]

The "Aurelia" and "Blue Moon" concepts seen in the series were also featured in the touring exhibition The Science of Aliens.

## Series concept and scientific basis

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At the start of the documentary, the presenter and team of scientists draw attention to their reasons for speculating about life on extrasolar planets. Discoveries regarding extrasolar planets were first published in 1989 raising the prospect of whether life (as we know it or imagine it) could be supported on other planets. It is currently believed that for this to happen a planet must orbit in a relatively narrow band around its parent star, where temperatures are suitable for water to exist as a liquid. This region is called the habitable zone.

The most Earth-like exoplanets yet found, Gliese 667 Cc and Gliese 581g (disputed), have masses larger than Earth's and orbit red dwarf stars in the habitable zone.

The sensitivity of current detection methods makes it difficult for scientists to search for terrestrial planets smaller than this. To allow smaller bodies to be detected, NASA was studying a project called the Terrestrial Planet Finder (TPF), a two-telescope concept slated to begin launching around 2014. However, Congressional spending limits under House Resolution 20 passed on January 31, 2007 by the U.S. House of Representatives and February 14 by the U.S. Senate have all but canceled the program.

Prior to the TPF's cancellation, astrophysicists had begun speculating about the best places to point the telescope in order to find Earth-like planets. Whereas life on Earth has formed around a stable yellow dwarf, solar twins are not as common in the galaxy as red dwarf stars (which have a mass of less than one-half that of the Sun and consequently emit less heat), or bigger, brighter blue giants. In addition, it is estimated that more than a quarter of all stars are at least binary systems, with as many as 10% of these systems containing more than two stars (trinary etc.)—unlike our own sun, which has no companion. Therefore, it may be prudent to consider how life might evolve in such environments. Such speculation may still be of use should a future planet-finding telescope be launched, and possibly for NASA's Kepler mission.

## Episode 1: Aurelia

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The first episode of the series focused on Aurelia, a hypothetical Earth-sized extrasolar planet orbiting a red dwarf star in our local area of the Milky Way.

### Planetary concept

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The scientists on the project theorized that aiming the TPF at a red dwarf star might yield the best opportunities for seeing smaller planets. Due to the slow rate at which they burn hydrogen, red dwarfs have an enormous estimated lifespan, allowing plenty of time for life to evolve on surrounding planets. Also, red dwarfs are very common in the universe. Therefore, if they support habitable planets, it substantially increases the chances of finding life in the universe. However, being much dimmer than other stars, it will be harder to detect planetary systems around them. In addition, lower gravity would limit the potential size of a system. The discovery of Gliese 581g raises hopes of finding more red dwarf systems, including potentially habitable ones.

However, the dwarf's smaller nature and fainter heat/light output would mean that such a planet would need to be particularly close to the star's surface. The cost of such an orbit would be that an Earth-sized body would become tidally locked. When this happens, the object presents the same face to its parent at all times as it orbits, just as the Moon does with the Earth (more technically, one sidereal day is exactly equal to one year for the orbiting body).

Traditional scientific theories proposed that such a tidally locked planet might be incapable of holding on to an atmosphere. Having such a slow rotation would weaken the magnetic effect that protects the atmosphere from being blown away by solar wind (see Rare Earth hypothesis).[citation needed]

#### Traditional assumptions tested

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Nonetheless, the scientists employed by the programme decided to test the traditional assumptions for such a planet and start a model out for it from a protoplanetary disk through to its eventual death. Their estimations suggested such a planet could indeed hold on to its atmosphere, although with freakishly unusual results by Earth standards. Aurelia would be gravitationally locked. Due to this, Aurelia would not have seasons or a day/night cycle,[1] as half would be in perpetual darkness, a permanent ice age. The other half would contain a giant, unending hurricane with permanent torrential rain at the point directly opposite the local star. Between these two zones, it would be suitable for life.

The giant hurricane might generate enormous waves in the ocean, which would migrate outwards. They would be wind-driven and would not reach the top of an ocean to the bottom, as a tsunami does. Nonetheless, waves as big and as devastating as those humans call freak waves might be regular.[citation needed] Simple bacterial and algal life would not be threatened.

### Lifeforms of Aurelia

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In continued speculation, and assuming that there was land in this habitable zone, it would be likely to form large networks of river deltas and swampland, due to rain runoff from the nearby storm.

At the far end of assumptions about Aurelia were attempting to construct lifeforms based on Earthly evolutionary models and how ecosystems might develop. The scientists' assumptions included the idea that the long life of a red dwarf allows for evolution to fine-tune any ecosystem on the planet. The scientists involved in the project hypothesized that the vast majority, if not all, of extra-solar biology, will be carbon-based.

This assumption is often referred to by critics as carbon chauvinism, as it may be possible for life to form that is not based on carbon.

From this carbon-based hypothesis, the scientific team assumed some form of staple photosynthesizing animal/plant combination would be the principal autotroph. They decided upon a plant-like creature called a Stinger Fan. It has five hearts and limited mobility. Its fan-like leaves trap the red dwarf star's energy to produce sugars. Its hearts pump them around its body.[5]

Feeding upon the Stinger Fans are six-legged semi-amphibious beaver-like creatures called Mudpods. They use their long, continually growing thumb claws to cut down a Stinger Fan and dam the river systems, creating artificial lagoons and swamps which provide safety from predators.[6] Upon that animal, a large emu-like animal, the Gulphog, is the main predator. These 2-meter tall carnivores live socially in packs and display promising signs of intelligence. Finally, there is a second semi-amphibious creature called the Hysteria – a cross between a plague of tadpoles and piranha. These tiny, orange creatures can collect together (similar to slime molds) and form one huge super-organism, moving together up banks to paralyze and consume other animals. Sabian Slugs that live by the water can fall victim to the Hysteria, but it can take something as large as a Gulphog to satisfy them.

The planet's ecosystem exhibits several unique adaptations, most notably the ability for all living organisms to detect and avoid solar flares. Some red dwarf stars are unstable and eject frequent solar flares. Such intense ultraviolet radiation is deadly to all carbon-based life forms as it breaks down the atomic bonds formed by organic compounds. The Gulphogs have adapted by having an ultraviolet light-sensitive eye on top of their heads, Stinger Fans fold up to protect themselves, Mudpods have sensitive backs that can sense the ultraviolet rays, and the Hysteria's protection is the water. However, the flare stage might only be when the red dwarfs are relatively young.

## Episode 2: Blue Moon

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A hypothetical rendition of the Blue Moon orbiting high above the plane of its parent gas giant planet

The second episode of the program focuses on a fictional moon called the Blue Moon, which orbits an enormous gas giant that is itself orbiting a binary star system.

### Planetary concept

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The Blue Moon is covered in life-giving water and an atmosphere so dense that enormous creatures hypothetically can take flight. The Blue Moon orbits a Water Cloud Jovian planet (a Jupiter-like planet that is cool enough to have visible rain clouds in its atmosphere) orbiting a close binary star system. The Blue Moon itself is roughly an earth mass but has an air pressure around three times that of Earth's at sea level.

A distinguishing feature of Blue Moon is that it has no polar ice caps: the thick atmosphere keeps temperatures constant across the moon's surface. There is also a greenish haze over the moon from large carpets of floating moss and algae.

The denser atmosphere allows more massive creatures to remain airborne than on Earth. Skywhales, gargantuan whale-like animals which evolved away from the ocean into the air, fill the ecological niche this creates. Because of the increased muscle power from excess atmospheric oxygen, these creatures can have wingspans of ten meters and remain airborne their entire lives. They feed on the previously mentioned Air Moss. They evolved from seagoing animals into flying ones in one evolutionary leap.

High levels of oxygen (30% of the atmosphere) push the atmosphere to the brink of spontaneous combustion during lightning storms. Carbon dioxide levels are thirty times higher than on Earth making the air clammy and warm.

### Lifeforms of the Blue Moon

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Skywhales are prey to the insect-like caped Stalkers, colony-living predators that have several different tasks. Scouts find skywhales and mark them with a special scent, then return to the nest to spread the word. Workers then swarm out in huge numbers, detecting the whale and working together to bring them down from the sky and kill them. Finally, there is a queen, who stays in the nest and constantly lays eggs that become new stalkers. This lifestyle is based on earth's hornets. The Stalkers are also prey, for the Pagoda branches are draped with the lethal webs of the plant-like ghost traps. Once a Stalker is caught in a ghost trap web, the carnivore uses its tentacles to lift its catch up into its mouth, to be digested by the acid in a primitive stomach.

As well as Skywhales, giant Kites also fly above the forest canopy. These parasol-like grazers can grow up to 5 m (16 ft) in diameter and still stay airborne. Their tethers help control their floating, while their jellyfish-like tentacles snatch Helibug larvæ from the water-filled sky pond. Helibugs have a trilaterally symmetrical body plan, with three eyes, three wings, three legs, three mouthparts and three tongues.

70% of Blue Moon's land mass is coated with two main plant types, pagoda trees, and balloon plants. Pagoda trees interconnect with each other to allow them to grow 700 ft (210 m) tall. Their hollow leaves collect rainwater since the trees are too tall to draw it from the ground. Balloon plants release their seeds by filling them with hydrogen to float in the dense atmosphere, in a way similar to kelp on Earth.

At the foot of the pagoda forest there is a completely different ecosystem, governed by bioluminescent beings. A wide range of fungi, such as giant mushroom, helibugs and other creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting for any creature from the bottom to fall into their trap. The fungi species have an alert system that warns when the body of a creature falls dead, which soon ends up being digested by them.

The Blue Moon is threatened by mass wildfires that can wipe out entire pagoda forests. Balloon plants grow in the gaps resulting. The floating balloons released by the plants are full of explosive hydrogen, and when a fire hits, they explode like bombs, releasing seeds flying through the air. Skywhales and Kites will gain altitude until the fire ends. The ghost traps sway from branch to branch like monkeys using their tentacles. The Stalkers' escape strategy is unknown.

## Home video releases

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Channel 4 provided a DVD release of the whole documentary (at a run length of 100 minutes) in January 2005.[7]

## See also

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Topics related to the "Aurelia" concept

* Habitability of red dwarf systems – Possible factors for life around red dwarf stars
* Gliese 581 planetary system – Star in the constellation LibraPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* HD 85512 – Star in the constellation VelaPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Kepler-22 – Star in the constellation Cygnus
* Gliese 667C – Triple star system in the constellation ScorpiusPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets

Topics related to the "Blue Moon" concept

* Habitability of binary star systems – Potential conditions for extraterrestrial life in binary star systems
* 55 Cancri – Binary star with at least five exoplanets 41 light-years away
* HD 28185 – Star in the constellation Eridanus
* HD 10180 – Star in the constellation Hydrus

Concepts and theories

* Abiogenesis, also known as Origin of life – Life arising from non-living matter
* Panspermia – Hypothesis on the interstellar spreading of primordial life
* Planetary habitability – Known extent to which a planet is suitable for life

Research efforts

* Methods of detecting extrasolar planets
* List of exoplanet search projects
* Nexus for Exoplanet System Science – Dedicated to the search for life on exoplanets
* NASA Astrobiology Institute – U.S. research organization
* Search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI) – Effort to find civilizations not from Earth

Similar television documentaries

* Alien Planet (docufiction)
* Darwin IV (setting of Alien Planet) – 1990 science fiction book by Wayne BarlowePages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Natural History of an Alien (docufiction)
* The Future is Wild – 2002 television miniseriesPages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
* Alien Worlds (2020) – 2020 British sci-fi nature docufiction

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## References

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1. ^ a b Lovgran, Stefan (3 June 2005). "Flying Whales, Other Aliens Theorized by Scientists". National Geographic News. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
2. ^ "TV Review - National Geographic's 'Extraterrestrial'". www.space.com. 27 May 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
3. ^ "Sky Whales & Pagoda Forests - Scientists Study Possible Course of Evolution on Planets Beyond Our Solar System". www.dailygalaxy.com. March 2008. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
4. ^ "Make Contact with Alien Creatures in National Geographic Channel Special 'Extraterrestrial'". www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/. prnewswire.com. 20 May 2005. Archived from the original on 28 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
5. ^ Bell, Richard (25 November 2005). "Stinger Fans on Alien Worlds". Richard Bell's Wild West Yorkshire Nature Diary. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 29 April 2007.
6. ^ Cooper, Sean (February 2006). "Alien Animal Planet". Wired. Vol. 14, no. 2. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
7. ^ "Extraterrestrial - Alien Worlds [DVD] Amazon.co.uk: DVD and Bluray". Extraterrestrial - Alien Worlds [DVD] Amazon.co.uk: DVD and Bluray. Amazon.co.uk, Channel 4. 3 January 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

## External links

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* Extraterrestrial at IMDb (US version)
* Alien Worlds at IMDb (UK version)
* Extraterrestrial at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-07-25) by National Geographic Channel

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* t
* e

Extraterrestrial life

Events and objects|

* Shergotty meteorite (1865)
* Nakhla meteorite (1911)
* Murchison meteorite (1969)
* Viking lander biological experiments (1976)
* Allan Hills 77005 (1977)
* Allan Hills 84001 (1984)
* Yamato 000593 (2000)
* CI1 fossils (2011)

Signals of interest|

| Misidentified|

* CP 1919 (misidentified pulsar)
* CTA-102 (misidentified quasar)

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Stars|

* KIC 8462852 (unusual light fluctuations)
* EPIC 204278916 (unusual light fluctuations)
* VVV-WIT-07 (unusual light fluctuations)
* HD 164595 signal (unknown origin)

Other|

* SHGb02+14a (radio source)
* Wow! signal (inconclusive)
* Fast radio burst (unknown origin)
* BLC1 (radio signal)

Life in the Universe|

* Earliest known life forms
* Planetary habitability in the Solar System
* Life on Venus
* Life on Mars
* Life on Titan

Planetary
habitability|

* Catalog of Nearby Habitable Systems
* Circumstellar habitable zone
* Earth analog
* Extraterrestrial liquid water
* Galactic habitable zone
* Habitability of binary star systems
* Habitability of natural satellites
* Habitability of neutron star systems
* Habitability of red dwarf systems
* Habitability of K-type main-sequence star systems
* Habitability of yellow dwarf systems
* Habitability of F-type main-sequence star systems
* List of potentially habitable exoplanets
* Planetary habitability
* Superhabitable planet
* Tholin

Space missions|

* Beagle 2
* Biological Oxidant and Life Detection
* BioSentinel
* Curiosity rover
* Darwin
* Dragonfly
* Enceladus Explorer
* Enceladus Life Finder
* Europa Clipper
* ExoMars
* Rosalind Franklin rover
* ExoLance
* EXPOSE
* Foton-M3
* Icebreaker Life
* Journey to Enceladus and Titan
* Laplace-P
* Life Investigation For Enceladus
* Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment
* Mars Geyser Hopper
* Mars sample-return mission
* Mars 2020
* Northern Light
* Opportunity rover
* Perseverance rover
* SpaceX Red Dragon
* Spirit rover
* Tanpopo
* Titan Mare Explorer
* Venus In Situ Explorer
* Viking 1
* Viking 2

Interstellar
communication|

* Active SETI
* Allen Telescope Array
* Arecibo message
* Arecibo Observatory
* Berkeley SETI Research Center
* Bracewell probe
* Breakthrough Initiatives
* Breakthrough Listen
* Breakthrough Message
* Communication with extraterrestrial intelligence
* Gauss's Pythagorean right triangle proposal
* Astrolinguistics
* Lincos language
* NIROSETI
* Pioneer plaque
* Project Cyclops
* Project Ozma
* Project Phoenix
* SERENDIP
* Search for extraterrestrial intelligence
* SETI@home
* setiQuest
* Voyager Golden Record
* Water hole
* Xenolinguistics

Types of alleged
extraterrestrial beings|

* Energy beings
* Grey aliens
* Insectoids
* Little green men
* Nordic aliens
* Reptilian humanoids

Hypotheses|

* Cosmic pluralism
* Directed panspermia
* Drake equation
* Extraterrestrial hypothesis
* Fermi paradox
* Hypothetical types of biochemistry
* Interplanetary contamination
* Kardashev scale
* Mediocrity principle
* Non-planetary abiogenesis
* Panspermia

Fermi paradox solutions|

* Aestivation hypothesis
* Berserker hypothesis
* Dark forest hypothesis
* Firstborn hypothesis
* Great Filter
* Hart–Tipler conjecture
* Neocatastrophism
* Planetarium hypothesis
* Rare Earth hypothesis
* Zoo hypothesis

Related topics|

* Ancient astronauts
* Astrobiology
* Astroecology
* Biosignature
* Brookings Report
* Exotheology
* Extraterrestrials in fiction
* Extremophile
* Hemolithin
* History of the extraterrestrial life debate
* Nexus for Exoplanet System Science
* Noogenesis
* Planetary protection
* Potential cultural impact of extraterrestrial contact
* Post-detection policy
* San Marino Scale
* Technosignature
* UFO religion
* Xenoarchaeology

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* t
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Notable works of speculative evolution

Early works|

* The Time Machine (1895)
* Barsoom (1912–1948)
* Last and First Men (1930)
* The Snouters (1961)
* Parallel Botany (1976)
* The Flight of Dragons (1979)
* Dragon's Egg (1980)

Modern movement
(1981–present)|

| Literature|

* After Man (1981)
* Galápagos (1985)
* The New Dinosaurs (1988)
* Man After Man (1990)
* Expedition (1990)
* Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2001)
* Future Evolution (2001)
* Evolution (2002)
* Dragonology (2003–present)
* Ology series (2003–present)
* The World of Kong (2005)
* All Tomorrows (2006)
* Greenworld (2010)
* All Yesterdays (2012)

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Television|

* Natural History of an Alien (1998)
* The Future Is Wild (2002)
* The Last Dragon (2004)
* Extraterrestrial (2005)
* Alien Planet (2005)
* Dinosapien (2007)
* The Future Is Wild (2007-08)
* Primeval (2007–2011)
* Terra Nova (2011)
* Mermaids (2012)
* Primeval: New World (2012–2013)
* Alien Worlds (2020)

Notable authors|

* Wayne Barlowe
* Dougal Dixon
* C. M. Kosemen
* Dale Russell
* Olaf Stapledon
* Gerolf Steiner
* Peter Ward
* H. G. Wells

* v
* t
* e

National Geographic original programming

Current|

* Mayday (since 2003)
* National Geographic Explorer (since 2004)
* Life Below Zero (since 2013)
* Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted (since 2019)
* Tucci in Italy (2025)

Former|

| 2000s debuts|

* Built for the Kill (2001–04)
* Taboo (2002–14)
* Explorations (2003–04)
* Be the Creature (2003–04)
* Seven Deadly Arts with Akshay Kumar (2004)
* Interpol Investigates (2004–05)
* Seconds from Disaster (2004–18)
* Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan (2004–11)
* Megastructures (2004–11)
* Naked Science (2004–11)
* In the Womb (2005–10)
* Hunter Hunted (2005–08)
* Is It Real? (2005–07)
* Extraterrestrial (2005)
* Paranormal? (2005)
* I Didn't Know That (2006)
* Ultimate Factories (2006–13)
* Wild (2006–12)
* Prehistoric Predators (2007–09)
* Trapped (2007)
* Critical Situation (2007–08)
* Lockdown (2007)
* DogTown (2008–10)
* Big, Bigger, Biggest (2008–11)
* Planet Mechanics (2008)
* Perilous Journeys (2008–13)
* World's Toughest Fixes (2008–10)
* Rescue Ink Unleashed (2009)
* Alaska State Troopers (2009–15)

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2010s debuts|

* Border Wars (2010–15)
* Breakout (2010–13)
* Drugs, Inc. (2010–19)
* Fish Warrior (2010–11)
* Great Migrations (2010)
* Aftermath (2010)
* Alaska Wing Men (2011–12)
* Beast Hunter (2011)
* Rocket City Rednecks (2011–13)
* Brain Games (2011–16; 2020–22)
* Viking Apocalypse (2011)
* Doomsday Preppers (2012–14)
* American Weed (2012)
* Comic Store Heroes (2012)
* American Gypsies (2012)
* Abandoned (2012)
* Evacuate Earth (2012–14)
* Access 360° World Heritage (2012–15)
* Wicked Tuna (2012-24)
* Inside Combat Rescue (2013–16)
* Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? (2013)
* The Numbers Game (2013)
* Polygamy, USA (2013)
* Ultimate Survival Alaska (2013–15)
* Street Genius (2013–15)
* Doomsday Castle (2013)
* Ultimate Airport Dubai (2013–15)
* Nazi Megastructures (2013)
* Live Free or Die (2014–16)
* Duck Quacks Don't Echo (2014)
* Building Wild (2014–15)
* Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
* Filthy Riches (2014)
* Going Deep with David Rees (2014)
* Survive the Tribe (2014–16)
* Eat: The Story of Food (2014)
* Crowd Control (2014)
* Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks (2014-21)
* Arrepentidos (2014)
* Remote Survival (2015)
* The Big Picture with Kal Penn (2015)
* American Genius (2015)
* Yukon River Run (2015)
* China from Above (2015)
* Breakthrough (2015–16)
* Saints & Strangers (2015)
* StarTalk (2015–19)
* The Story of God with Morgan Freeman (2016–19)
* Asombrosamente (2015)
* Mars (2016–18)
* Supercar Megabuild (2016–17)
* Facing (2016)
* Years of Living Dangerously (2016)
* Year Million (2017)
* Genius (2017-24)
* Origins: The Journey of Humankind (2017)
* The Long Road Home (2017)
* The Story of Us with Morgan Freeman (2017)
* One Strange Rock (2018)
* Running Wild with Bear Grylls (2019-23)
* Valley of the Boom (2019)
* The Hot Zone (2019–21)

2020s debuts|

* Barkskins (2020)
* Cosmos: Possible Worlds (2020)
* City So Real (2020)
* 9/11: One Day in America (2021)
* Race to the Center of the Earth (2021)
* Secrets of the Whales (2021)
* America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition (2021–22)
* America's National Parks (2022–23)
* A Small Light (2023)
* Secrets of the Octopus (2024)
* Hurricane Katrina: Race Against Time (2025)

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