National Geographic Builds on Power of Its Diverse Slate with Season Pickups of Franchise Series "Brain Games," "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" and "Life Below Zero"

National Geographic Builds on Power of Its Diverse Slate with Season Pickups of Franchise Series "Brain Games," "Running Wild with Bear Grylls" and "Life Below Zero" Also on tap: an all-new eight-part spin-off series, "Life Below Zero: Next Generation," which is slated to premiere on National Geographic in 2021.

[via press release from National Geographic Channel]

National Geographic Builds on Power of Its Diverse Slate With Season Pickups of Franchise Series BRAIN GAMES, RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS and LIFE BELOW ZERO Additionally, Network Also Orders LIFE BELOW ZERO Spinoff Series: Life Below Zero: The Next Generation BRAIN GAMES, Produced by Magical Elves, Garners Season Pickup Ahead of Its New Season Debut on Jan. 20; Keegan-Michael Key to Return as Host for Reimagined, Star-Studded Series With National Geographic Solidified as Its New Home, RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS - Produced by Electus, a Propagate Company, and The Natural Studios, a JV With Banijay Group - Returns for a New Season This Fall; Current Nat Geo Original Season Finale Featuring Zachary Quinto Premieres Jan. 21 National Geographic Partners With BBC Studios on Three-Series Commitment Deal and New Spinoff Series for Emmy(R)-Winning LIFE BELOW ZERO Franchise Also Announced, Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, Produced by Studio Ramsay, Returns for Season 2 on May 10 at 10/9c on National Geographic PASADENA, Calif. & WASHINGTON -- At the network's session at the Winter Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, National Geographic Global Television Networks President Courteney Monroe announced today additional season pickups of hit franchise series BRAIN GAMES, RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS and LIFE BELOW ZERO. It was also announced that the second season of GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED will premiere on Sunday, May 10, at 10/9c on National Geographic. "Brain Games, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Life Below Zero and Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted are all emblematic of our unscripted programming strategy - highly entertaining, personality driven premium programming that lives up to the National Geographic brand," said Monroe. "We are thrilled to greenlight the continuation of these franchises and to have Keegan-Michael Key, Bear Grylls, Gordon Ramsay, and fan-favorite Sue Aikens on our network." Produced by Magical Elves, an additional season of BRAIN GAMES, with Keegan-Michael Key returning as host, was greenlit ahead of its new season debut. Shot in front of a live studio audience, BRAIN GAMES challenges some of the world's biggest celebrities to realize their special brain power through fun and highly entertaining interactive games, illusions and social experiments that will reveal the "why" behind the "wow." On Monday, Jan. 20, at 8/7c with two back-to-back episodes, BRAIN GAMES launches with everyone's favorite Hollywood couple, Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard, going head-to-head in the "Battle of the Sexes," a series of games designed to reveal how men's and women's brains differ; then immediately following at 9/8c, Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning Ted Danson learns how our brains distinguish fact from fiction. The new season of BRAIN GAMES is packed with the world's biggest celebrities, including Tiffany Haddish, Drew Brees, Jordan Peele, Meghan Trainor, Anthony Anderson, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Jack Black, Mark Cuban, Kevin Hart and Rebel Wilson. With the help of host Key, along with world-famous mentalist Lior Suchard and field correspondent and neuroscientist Cara Santa Maria, each episode delivers shocking revelations on the science of our brains and surprising explanations behind why we do what we do, making it a television event for the whole family. Join in on the fun as BRAIN GAMES reveals the incredible science of what makes our brains tick! Finding a new home on National Geographic this season, the wildly popular hit series RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS garners an original season pickup ahead of its season finale. In the current season on the adrenaline-packed RUNNING WILD, world-renowned adventurer Bear Grylls traversed croc-infested mangroves in the Gulf of Panama with Brie Larson, experienced the ancient art of trout tickling with Channing Tatum in the mountains of Norway, ate ants and then climbed a mountain in the Swiss Alps with free soloist Alex Honnold, and even drank milk directly from a goat's udder with Armie Hammer in Sardinia. In the season finale on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 10/9c, Grylls will take Emmy-nominated actor Zachary Quinto on a treacherous adventure through the dense Panamanian jungle during tropical storm season. Following Life Below Zero's fourth Emmy(R) last fall, global content leader BBC Studios and National Geographic partner on a three-series commitment deal that expands the Life Below Zero brand in the United States, Canada and Caribbean Basin. The deal includes an all-new eight-part spinoff series, Life Below Zero: Next Generation, which is slated to premiere on National Geographic in 2021 and will be produced by BBC Studios' Los Angeles production unit - the original creative and production team behind Life Below Zero. Life Below Zero: Next Generation will follow new individuals who, in a brave move, recently left their traditional lifestyle behind to face a challenging new world off the grid in the wilds of Alaska. The three-series commitment deal also includes two additional seasons of Life Below Zero and an additional season of Life Below Zero: Port Protection. The common theme in Life Below Zero and Life Below Zero: Port Protection is the cast of people who have left traditional society behind. They have chosen a different life, with varying degrees of danger and challenges, in the remote regions of Alaska. In Life Below Zero: Next Generation, the all-new cast members have tried contemporary life and rejected it in favor of a life of freedom in the brutal Alaskan wilderness. They speak to the growing dissatisfaction the current generation has with technologies, which is ubiquitous in modern life. The crew will capture the cast members as they rush to prepare for and survive the frozen months of winter to the spring thaw. Additionally, National Geographic announced that the second season of GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED will premiere Sunday, May 10, at 10/9c. Produced by Studio Ramsay, the all-new episodes will feature Gordon Ramsay continuing his journey across the globe, embarking on exhilarating missions to unearth world cultures through food and adventure, familiar ground for Ramsay following his hit U.K. series "Gordon's Great Escapes." GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED follows Ramsay as he meets with indigenous people around the globe to learn about the cultures, dishes and flavors unique to each location. Every ingredient he harvests and dish he tastes will inspire a new recipe from scratch, created to represent the heart of that culture. Each episode concludes with Ramsay challenging himself with a local food legend by his side - putting his newfound skills to the test as they cook a feast together for the natives. For Ramsay, food is the gateway to culture, and every adventure is a portal into the soul of the people and place. Join Ramsay as he travels to Tasmania, Indonesia, Mexico, India, Guyana, Louisiana and Texas, to mention just a few stops along his global journey. GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED is National Geographic's No. 1 unscripted new series to launch since 2016, with RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS following in second. Over 20 million viewers have tuned into RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS across linear and nonlinear platforms, and 25 million for GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED. Since its 2013 debut, LIFE BELOW ZERO has received 11 Emmy nominations; has won four Emmys for its craft in cinematography and picture editing, including one in 2019; and has become a National Geographic Channel fan favorite. For more information, visit www.natgeotv.com or our press site www.natgeotvpressroom.com, or follow us on Twitter using @NatGeoPR. BRAIN GAMES is produced for National Geographic by Magical Elves with Alfred Street Industries. For Magical Elves, executive producers are Casey Kriley, Jo Sharon, James Rowley and Lauren Williams; Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz are executive producers for Alfred Street Industries. Elle Key and Keegan-Michael Key are also executive producers on the series. For National Geographic, Matt Renner is executive producer and vice president, original programming and production; Alan Eyres is senior vice president of production and development; and Geoff Daniels is executive vice president of global unscripted entertainment. RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS was developed by Grylls and Delbert Shoopman. The series is produced by Electus, a Propagate Company, and The Natural Studios, A JV with Banijay Group. For Electus and The Natural Studios, Grylls serves as executive producer along with Chris Grant, Drew Buckley, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens, Rob Buchta, Liz Schulze and Delbert Shoopman. For National Geographic, Bengt Anderson is executive producer. Daniels is executive vice president of global unscripted entertainment for National Geographic Channels. LIFE BELOW ZERO, LIFE BELOW ZERO: PORT PROTECTION and LIFE BELOW ZERO: NEXT GENERATION are produced by BBC Studios for National Geographic. Executive producers for BBC Studios are Travis Shakespeare and Joseph Litzinger; for National Geographic executive producer is Kevin Tao Mohs and executive vice president of global unscripted entertainment is Daniels. GORDON RAMSAY: UNCHARTED is produced by Studio Ramsay for National Geographic. For Studio Ramsay, executive producers are Gordon Ramsay, Elvia Van Es Olivia, Helen Cooke, Lisa Edwards and Jon Kroll. For National Geographic, executive producer is Betsy Forhan, vice president of production is Tao Mohs, and executive vice president of National Geographic unscripted entertainment is Daniels. About National Geographic Partners National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between Disney and the National Geographic Society, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic's media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children's media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers ... and reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27% of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

National Geographic Announces Exciting, Star-Studded Guest Lineup For Reimagined Season Of 'Brain Games' Hosted By Keegan-Michael Key

Celebrity Guest Lineup Includes: Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard; Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin; Rebel Wilson; Ted Danson; Mark Cuban; Jack Black, Kyle Gass and Meghan Trainor; Tiffany Haddish; Drew Brees

WASHINGTON, D.C. / LOS ANGELES Get ready for celebrities to get cerebral! National Geographic announced today its star-studded lineup of celebrity guests, spanning actors and musicians to entrepreneurs and athletes, for the reboot of its Emmy-nominated series, BRAIN GAMES. The eight-episode season, produced by Magical Elves, with Alfred Street Industries, adds a Hollywood twist to its classic mind-bending format by challenging the world’s biggest celebrities to realize their exceptional brain power through fun and highly entertaining interactive games, illusions and social experiments.

In each episode, host Keegan-Michael Key (“Friends From College,” “Toy Story 4,” “The Lion King” and the Emmy Award-winning “Key & Peele”), along with world-famous mentalist Lior Suchard and field correspondent and science communicator Cara Santa Maria, guide celebrities, including Anthony Anderson, Kristen Bell, Jack Black, Mark Cuban, Ted Danson, Tiffany Haddish, Dax Shepard, Megan Trainor and Rebel Wilson, through fun and exciting experiments, illusions and demonstrations that will help them realize their untapped brain power. The results are hilarious, surprising and interactive, and will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Stacked with A-list celebrities, science and shocking revelations, this new season of BRAIN GAMES is the perfect television event for the whole family. BRAIN GAMES premieres Dec. 1, 2019, on National Geographic and will air globally in 172 countries and 43 languages. For more information visit our press site, www.natgeotvpressroom.com.

Filmed in front of a studio audience, BRAIN GAMES merges brain power with star power as celebrities perform challenges that reveal the science behind what makes us tick. The in-studio audience, and the viewers at home, can play along as Key and master mentalist Suchard lead these A-listers through mind-bending neuroscience. Also in each episode, Santa Maria takes cerebral challenges on the road across the U.S.

In addition to Key and the celebrity guests, many of the fun and shocking moments this season are provided by Suchard, whom many consider the best mentalist in the world. Watch as he wows celebrities, and leaves them speechless, in each episode with his incredible demonstrations. Performing amazing mental feats, Suchard takes guests on an incredible journey through the wonders of the human brain. Suchard’s act builds on drama and astonishment and includes lots of humor and full audience participation.

Episodes from this season include (episode titles are not final):

• BATTLE OF THE SEXES: Actors and real-life spouses Kristen Bell (“Veronica Mars,” “The Good Place”) and Dax Shepard (“Bless This Mess”) put their minds to the test in a battle of the sexes — finding out how men’s and women’s brains problem solve in contrasting ways.
• KIDS VS. GROWN-UPS: Co-stars on the hit ABC sitcom “Blackish­,” Anthony Anderson and Marsai Martin (“Little”) go head-to-head to see how kids’ and grown-ups’ brains work differently.
• ATTRACTION: Actress Rebel Wilson (“The Hustle,” “Pitch Perfect”) explores the laws of attraction and the neuroscience behind finding the perfect partner.
• OPTICAL DELUSIONS: Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor Ted Danson (“The Good Place”), with the help of the Blue Man Group, investigate the science behind fake news.
• POWER AND PERSUASION: Entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban tackles some of the brain science behind memory and memorization and the tricks behind successfully marketing both a business and a product.
• MUSIC: Jack Black and Kyle Gass of comic-rock duo Tenacious D, along with Grammy Award-winning singer Meghan Trainor, test the ways in which music affects our brains.
• MOVIE MAGIC: Actress and comedian Tiffany Haddish (“The Kitchen,” “The Last O.G.”) delves into the science of filmmaking and the magic of Hollywood, and how our favorite films get us to suspend reality and believe the unbelievable.
• PERFORMANCE: New Orleans Saints quarterback and Super Bowl champion Drew Brees tests the brain science behind athletic performance.

In addition to the guests featured in each episode, other celebrities will be making cameo appearances throughout the season, including Tim Allen, Colin Hanks, Tom Hanks, Kevin Hart, Gillian Jacobs, Thomas Middleditch, Jordan Peele, Ben Schwartz and Marcus Scribner. The new season includes a mixture of in-studio and in-the-field game components; physical and mental games; and the introduction of “The Gauntlet,” a series of simple, yet challenging, brain games, faced by each celebrity guest, that delight and confound.

This August, fans will get a first look at the all-new Brain Games at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California, during Power Up Your Brain With Keegan-Michael Key on Sunday, Aug. 25, from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. PST. For more information, visit D23expo.com.

BRAIN GAMES is produced for National Geographic by Magical Elves with Alfred Street Industries. For Magical Elves, executive producers are Toby Gorman, Casey Kriley, James Rowley and Lauren Williams; Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz are executive producers for Alfred Street Industries. Elisa Key and Keegan-Michael Key are also executive producers on the series. For National Geographic, Matt Renner is executive producer and vice president, original programming and production; Alan Eyres is senior vice president of production and development; and Geoff Daniels is executive vice president of global unscripted entertainment.

About National Geographic Partners

National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between Disney and the National Geographic Society, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.

About Magical Elves

Magical Elves is a leading producer of award-winning, nonfiction content for domestic and international television markets. Known for Emmy award-winning hits like “Top Chef” (Bravo) and “Top Chef: Last Chance Kitchen” (Bravo), as well as Peabody Award-winning “Project Runway” (Bravo), Magical Elves is a veteran production company with a long track record of consistently delivering the highest-quality programming. In addition to the forthcoming Brain Games reboot (National Geographic Channel), and its recent streaming successes “Nailed It!” (Netflix) and “Sugar Rush” (Netflix), Magical Elves’ wide range of credits includes “Braxton Family Values” (WEtv), “Shine On With Reese” (DirectTV), “All In With Cam Newton” (Nickelodeon), “Cold Justice” (Oxygen) and “Top Chef Junior” (Universal Kids), among many others. The company’s expansive slate has included music documentaries like “Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul” (Showtime); “Under the Electric Sky,” which premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival; “Katy Perry: Part of Me,” the fifth-highest-grossing concert film of all time; and “Justin Bieber: Never Say Never,” which earned critical acclaim and nearly $100 million at the box office. Magical Elves is a part of The Tinopolis Group’s portfolio of production companies.

About Alfred Street Industries

Alfred Street Industries is a full-service media and content venture formed in 2019 by Emmy-winning producers, entrepreneurs and longtime business partners Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz. A producing team for more than 20 years, Cutforth and Lipsitz are among television’s most respected and lauded producers, creating culture-shifting shows that have garnered fierce audience loyalty, and myriad awards including numerous Emmys, as well as a Peabody Award; IDA Award; SXSW Audience Award; and a James Beard Award. Currently executive producing Brain Games for National Geographic, their renowned series include the seminal Project Runway (currently in production on season 18); Top Chef; Nailed It! (both nominated for a 2019 Emmy Award); Project Greenlight; and the auspicious Bands on the Run, the series that launched their collaboration. Their creative acumen extends to feature film: Cutforth and Lipsitz produced 2011’s Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, and made their directorial debut in 2012 with Katy Perry: Part of Me (both for Paramount Pictures). They have also produced and directed documentaries that have premiered at the SXSW and Sundance Film Festivals. Cutforth and Lipsitz created their first company, Magical Elves, in 2001 (acquired by Tinopolis Group in 2014) and earlier this year announced the formation of Alfred Street Industries as a return to their entrepreneurial roots as independent producers.

National Geographic Announces Keegan-Michael Key as Host of Brain Games

Hit Series Brain Games Gets Hollywood Reboot as World-Famous Mentalist Lior Surchard Joins Key to Challenge Celebrities With Interactive Mind Games

New York, N.Y./Washington, D.C.National Geographic announced today that it has tapped Keegan-Michael Key (“Friends From College,” “Toy Story 4,” “Lion King”) as host of its rebooted hit series Brain Games. The eight-episode season, produced by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz’s Alfred Street Industries and Magical Elves, adds a Hollywood twist to its classic mind-bending format by challenging some of the world’s biggest celebrities to realize their special brain power through fun and highly entertaining interactive games, illusions and social experiments.

The first five celebrities confirmed are: Kristin Bell (“The Good Place”), Dax Shepherd (“Bless This Mess”), Drew Brees (QB, New Orleans Saints), Rebel Wilson (“The Hustle”), and Anthony Anderson (“Blackish”).

Brain Games premieres Dec. 1, 2019, on National Geographic and will air globally in 172 countries and 43 languages.

In Brain Games, host Key will investigate mind-bending questions with the help of Hollywood’s biggest stars. Joining Key on stage in front of the live studio audience, world-famous mentalist Lior Surchard will assist with brain games and challenges for the celebrity guests. Meanwhile, field correspondent and science communicator Cara Santa Maria will take the cerebral challenges on the road and put everyday people across America to the test. With insight from some of the world’s leading neuroscientists, engineers and brain experts, we’ll explore the “why” behind the “wow” of questions like the following: Are women better communicators? How do our brains control what we love to eat? Can brain science help us with our dating lives? What is the magic ingredient to gaining, having and keeping power? And much more!

“I’ve always loved science, and when National Geographic called, I jumped at the chance to be part of this really amazing series,” said Key. “I’m going to be bringing some friends along, and together we are going to explore some really fascinating aspects of the human brain. I can’t wait to get started!”

“As we looked to revive this much-adored series with a colorful superstar twist, it’s a no-brainer to introduce Keegan-Michael Key as host of Brain Games,” said Courteney Monroe, president, National Geographic Global Networks. “He uniquely possesses the combination of charm, quick wit, intelligence and humor that’s ideal for in-studio scenarios, but beyond that, he’s a fan of the series and has a sheer passion for the science behind how our brains tick.”

Said Cutforth and Lipsitz, “‘Brain Games’ is such an important part of National Geographic’s screen heritage. It is an honor to have the opportunity to produce the show and to be working with a giant talent like Keegan-Michael Key whose humor, magnetism and intellectual curiosity will elevate the series in an exciting new way.”

“A show like Brain Games belongs on stage in front of a live audience, where celebrity guests, audience members, and viewers can experience science in a fun and interactive way. With Keegan-Michael Key as our host, this high-energy, reimagined version of the original Brain Games will definitely appeal to both the left and right sides of viewers’ brains,” said Toby Gorman, Executive Producer and Interim CEO of Magical Elves.

While some episode games — including “Battle of the Sexes,” “Kids vs. Grownups,” “Laws of Attraction” and “Movie Magic” — are tailored to the headlining celebrities, others — including “Laws of Attraction,” “Deception” and “Power of Persuasion” — draw from the most successful themes across the previous five seasons. The new season includes a mixture of in-studio and in-the-field game components, physical and mental games, and the introduction of “The Gauntlet,” a fifth-act combination of previous episode games to pit celebrity against celebrity.

About Keegan-Michael Key

Emmy- and Peabody Award-winning actor, writer and creator Keegan-Michael Key is one of Hollywood’s most in-demand forces. With his extraordinarily diverse skill set and wide-ranging talent in both comedy and drama, Key redefines what it means to be a chameleon and multi-hyphenate in the worlds of film, television and theater. He will next appear in two of 2019’s most highly anticipated films, Disney/Pixar’s “Toy Story 4” and Disney’s live action/CGI remake of “The Lion King.” In addition, he recently wrapped production in Vancouver on Paramount’s “Playing With Fire,” starring alongside John Cena, Judy Greer and John Leguizamo. He will soon star opposite Eddie Murphy in Netflix’s “My Name is Dolemite!”.

Key is represented by UTA and attorney Dave Feldman.

Brain Games is produced for National Geographic by Alfred Street Industries and Magical Elves. Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz are executive producers for Alfred Street Industries. For Magical Elves, executive producers are Toby Gorman, Casey Kriley, James Rowley and Lauren Williams. Elisa Key is also an executive producer. For National Geographic, Matt Renner is executive producer and vice president, original programming and production; and Geoff Daniels is executive vice president of global unscripted entertainment.

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About Magical Elves

Magical Elves is the veteran production company behind Emmy award-winning hits “Top Chef” (Bravo) and “Last Chance Kitchen” (Bravo), Peabody Award-winning “Project Runway” (Bravo), IDA Award winner “Time of Death” (Showtime) and the recent streaming successes “Nailed It!” (Netflix) and “Sugar Rush” (Netflix). Other credits include “Project Greenlight” (HBO), “Cleveland Hustles” (CNBC), “There Goes the Motherhood” (Bravo), “Braxton Family Values” (WETV), “Tamar & Vince” (WETV), “Shine On” (DirectTV), “All in With Cam Newton” (Nickelodeon), “Last Comic Standing” (NBC), “Cold Justice” (Oxygen), “Top Chef Junior” (Universal Kids) and the 2017 music documentary “Tim & Faith: Soul2Soul” (Showtime). Magical Elves is a part of The Tinopolis Group’s portfolio of production companies.

About National Geographic Partners LLC

National Geographic Partners LLC (NGP), a joint venture between the National Geographic Society and Disney, is committed to bringing the world premium science, adventure and exploration content across an unrivaled portfolio of media assets. NGP combines the global National Geographic television channels (National Geographic Channel, Nat Geo WILD, Nat Geo MUNDO, Nat Geo PEOPLE) with National Geographic’s media and consumer-oriented assets, including National Geographic magazines; National Geographic studios; related digital and social media platforms; books; maps; children’s media; and ancillary activities that include travel, global experiences and events, archival sales, licensing and e-commerce businesses. Furthering knowledge and understanding of our world has been the core purpose of National Geographic for 131 years, and now we are committed to going deeper, pushing boundaries, going further for our consumers … and reaching millions of people around the world in 172 countries and 43 languages every month as we do it. NGP returns 27 percent of our proceeds to the nonprofit National Geographic Society to fund work in the areas of science, exploration, conservation and education. For more information, visit natgeotv.com or nationalgeographic.com, or find us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Pinterest.