Monday, July 9, 2018

Animal Planet’s Successful River Monsters Series


An insurance marketing representative, Adam McCroskie is working on a master’s degree at Texas A&M University-Commerce. When not hitting the books, Adam McCroskie enjoyed Animal Planet’s long-running television series, River Monsters, which ended its run in 2017.

The hourlong documentary featured biologist and “extreme angler” Jeremy Wade as he searched for dangerous, flesh-eating fish. The program ran in the United States, Great Britain, and more than 100 other countries.

In his ninth and final season, Wade pursued exotic fish in locations such as Malaysia, Nepal, Indonesia, and the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Viewers voted for favorite episodes of the series’ run and gained access to bonus footage online or using Animal Planet’s app. Fans also could submit questions and receive updates through social media.

Animal Planet followed up River Monsters in April 2018 with Jeremy Wade’s Mighty Rivers, which focused on the declining ecologies of some of the world’s great watercourses.