Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan | |
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Genre | reality, documentary |
Developed by | Jenn Kuzmyk Ruch and Dominic Monaghan |
Presented by | Dominic Monaghan |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 28 |
Production | |
Executive producers | Dominic Monaghan Dave Brady |
Cinematography | Frank Vilaca |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC America (series 1 - 2) Channel 5 (series 1) Travel Channel (series 3) |
Release | 22 January 2013 – present |
Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan is a wildlife documentary series commissioned by Channel 5 and BBC America and presented by actor Dominic Monaghan, who also serves as an executive producer for the show. [1] [2] Each hour-long episode follows Monaghan, an avid outdoorsman, as he travels to a new exotic location in search of "some of the most dangerous and elusive creatures known to man." [1] The show's eight-episode first series premiered in the UK on 9 November 2012 and in the U.S. on 22 January 2013, and was nominated for Best Reality Series at the 3rd Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards. In June 2013, Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan was renewed for a second series, which premiered in the U.S. on 25 March 2014 on BBC America. [3] After Channel 5 elected not to acquire the second season, BBC Worldwide acquired the international rights to the show. [4] In the U.S., the third season aired on the Travel Channel instead of BBC America. It originally aired in prime time on Wednesdays, but later moved to Saturday mornings.
The show was nominated for the Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program at the 66th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. [5]
No. | Title | Location | Original U.S. air date |
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1 | "Giant Water Bug" | Vietnam | 22 January 2013 [6] |
2 | "Giant Huntsman Spider" | Laos | 29 January 2013 [6] |
3 | "Black Hairy Thick Tail Scorpion" | Namibia | 5 February 2013 [6] |
4 | "Giant Centipede" | Venezuela | 12 February 2013 [6] |
5 | "White Goliath Beetle" | Cameroon | 19 February 2013 [6] |
6 | "Army Ants" | Ecuador | 26 February 2013 [6] |
7 | "Giant Malaysian Honey Bees" | Malaysia | 5 March 2013 [6] |
8 | "Guatemalan Beaded Lizard" | Guatemala | 12 March 2013 [6] |
No. | Title | Location | Original U.S. air date |
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1 | "Giant Spitting Cobra" | Kenya | 25 March 2014 [7] |
2 | "Ghost Bat" | Australia | 1 April 2014 [7] |
3 | "Lemur Leaf Frog" | Costa Rica | 8 April 2014 [7] |
4 | "Gaboon Viper" | Zambia | 15 April 2014 [7] |
5 | "The Titan Beetle" | Brazil | 22 April 2014 [7] |
6 | "Box Jellyfish" | Australia | 29 April 2014 [7] |
7 | "The Giant Wetapunga" | New Zealand | 6 May 2014 [7] |
8 | "The Gila Monster" | Arizona | 13 May 2014 [7] |
9 | "Giant Salamander" | Japan | 20 May 2014 [7] |
10 | "The Slow Loris" | Thailand | 27 May 2014 [2] [7] |
No. | Title | Location | Original U.S. air date |
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1 | "Fer-de-Lance" | Belize | 5 January 2016 |
2 | "Sharks" | Florida | 12 January 2016 |
3 | "Aye Aye" | Madagascar | 19 January 2016 |
4 | "Whale Shark" | Mozambique | 26 January 2016 |
5 | "White Lion" | South Africa | 2 February 2016 |
6 | "Indian Cobra" | Sri Lanka | 9 February 2016 |
7 | "Flying Lizard" | Philippines | 16 February 2016 |
8 | "Electric Eel" | Peruvian Amazon | 23 February 2016 |
9 | "Lake Titicaca Water Frog" | Peru | 1 March 2016 |
10 | "Giant Anteater" | Brazil | 8 March 2016 |
11 | "Andean Bear" | Bolivia | 15 March 2016 |
12 | "Coconut Crab" | Palau | 22 March 2016 |
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