Terri and Bindi Irwin Welcome Families to Sunday Nights on Animal Planet
Irwin Weekend Kicks off with One-Hour Special MY DADDY THE CROCODILE HUNTER Followed by Sunday Night's PLANET'S BEST WITH TERRI AND BINDI
May 21, 2007
(Silver Spring, MD) Terri and Bindi Irwin, wife and daughter of famed-television personality and conservation icon Steve Irwin, carry on his legacy by welcoming families nationwide to Sunday nights on Animal Planet with the best in natural history and wildlife documentaries. In addition, the network premieres a brand-new documentary on Steve Irwin’s life from the perspective of his daughter. The dynamic mother/daughter Irwin duo are bringing their love of nature and wildlife to cable television’s home for wildlife and pet programming, Animal Planet.
On Friday, June 8, at 9 PM ET/PT, Animal Planet debuts the one-hour special MY DADDY THE CROCODILE HUNTER the evening before the Animal Planet and Discovery Kids Channel simulcast world premiere of BINDI: THE JUNGLE GIRL (Saturday, June 9, at 5 PM, ET). Bindi Irwin hosts her first special and shares her personal look at growing up with her famous dad, The Crocodile Hunter. Bindi shows clips from her early childhood and goes behind the scenes of some of Steve Irwin’s most exciting television shows and movies. Viewers experience how Steve taught his daughter about wildlife, their habitat and being a “wildlife warrior.” The special includes footage captured on Steve's last crocodile research adventure in August 2006, when Bindi assisted in some amazing crocodile captures and other wildlife experiences throughout the Australian Outback.
Sunday nights on Animal Planet are not to be missed when Terri and Bindi Irwin host PLANET’S BEST WITH TERRI AND BINDI, debuting Sunday, June 10, at 8 PM ET/PT. The last great escape with the family – Sunday night – is now wilder than ever with Terri and Bindi Irwin as they host Animal Planet’s best specials. They’ll introduce viewers to over 1001 animals, test your animal brain power and answer your questions on everything animal. From your house to the Irwin home in the heart of Australia Zoo, pull up to the TV, and share some fun, clever family time together with the best wildlife programming on television every Sunday night on Animal Planet. PLANET’S BEST WITH TERRI AND BINDI debuts with the special “Orangutan Diary” and also includes world premieres of such specials as “Super Mole” (July 8) and “Lions of Croc River” (August 26).
“Terri and Bindi Irwin have been part of the Animal Planet family for years,” notes Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet & Discovery Kids Media. “I am thrilled to have them return to Animal Planet and Discovery Kids with two new series and continue to bring their enthusiasm and love of wildlife to our audience of adults, families and children.”
MY DADDY THE CROCODILE HUNTER and PLANET’S BEST WITH TERRI AND BINDI are produced by Best Picture Show for Animal Planet Media. John Stainton is executive producer for Best Picture Show, and Wendy Douglas is executive producer for Discovery Kids Channel and Animal Planet Media. Marjorie Kaplan is president and general manager for Discovery Kids Media and Animal Planet Media.
About Animal Planet Media
Animal Planet Media (APM), a multi-media business unit of Discovery Communications, connects humans and animals with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television and mobile community for entertainment, information and enrichment. APM consists of the Animal Planet television network, available in over 90 million homes in the US; online assets www.animalplanet.co m, the ultimate online destination for all things animal; the 24/7 broadband channel, Animal Planet Beyond; Petfinder.com, the #1 pet-related Web property globally that facilitates pet adoption; PetsIncredible, a major producer and distributor of pet-training videos and includes web service PetVideo.com; and other media platforms including a robust Video-on-Demand (VOD) service; mobile content; and merchandising extensions.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications is the number-one nonfiction media company reaching more than 1.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 170 countries. Through TV and digital media, Discovery's 100-plus worldwide networks include Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, The Science Channel, Discovery Health and Discovery HD Theater. Discovery Communications is owned by Discovery Holding Co. (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB), Advance/Newhouse Communications and John S. Hendricks, Discovery's founder and chairman. For more information please visit www.discovery.com .