Atlanta, September 23, 1998
Sunday, Sept. 20, TBS Superstation’s National Geographic EXPLORER went into the Land of the Anaconda and delivered more homes than any basic cable documentary program for the week of Sept. 14-20 with a 2.2 rating/3.7 share and an average of 1,649,000 homes. Land of the Anaconda’s 2.2 rating ties the National Geographic EXPLORER’s 1998-99 season premiere rating from August 23.
Land of the Anaconda follows biologist Jesús Rivera to the Venezuela wetlands as he tracks the world’s largest snake. Among its spectacular footage, the show captures on tape a giant snake devouring a 30-pound (14-kilogram) capybara, the world’s largest rodent, squeezing the beast so tight that its blood stops flowing.
TBS Superstation will present an encore of Land of the Anaconda this Saturday, Sept. 26 at 10 a.m. (ET)/7 a.m. (PT).
National Geographic EXPLORER airs every Sunday night at 7 p.m. (ET)/8 p.m. (PT) on TBS Superstation. EXPLORER is the most popular and longest-running documentary series on cable. Hosted by Boyd Matson, each two-hour program features a mix of adventure, science, natural history and human interest films. EXPLORER has won more than 400 awards, including 32 Emmys and 13 CableACEs and is consistently the most-awarded natural history series on television.
TBS Superstation, Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.’s flagship network seen in more than 74 million households, is the most watched network on cable. The Superstation features popular movies, high-profile original programming, outstanding sports and favorite comedies. The Superstation’s Web site is located at http://TBSsuperstation.com.
Contacts:
Lisa Tobias, TBS
Tel: +1 404 885 2051
Lisa Atkinson, TBS
Tel: +1 310 788 6797
Aileen Budow, TBS
Tel: +1 212 852 6845
