Sea Rescue (TV program)

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Sea Rescue
Genre Educational
Presented by
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes54
Production
Producer Susie Lewis
Production locations SeaWorld Orlando
SeaWorld San Diego
Running time21 minutes
Production companiesAmpersand Media
Litton Entertainment
MTO Productions
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseApril 7, 2012 (2012-04-07) 
September 29, 2018 (2018-09-29)
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The Wildlife Docs

Sea Rescue is an American 30-minute reality television program which showcases documented stories of rescue, rehabilitation and return to the wild of marine animals by a team of dedicated vets, animal care experts, animal science researchers and government authorities. This program debuted on ABC on April 7, 2012. From 2014, Sea Rescue was hosted by Matt Gutman of ABC News, taking over from former ABC News personality Sam Champion who hosted the series until 2014. The program appears as part of the Litton's Weekend Adventure live-action kids and family series programming block on the ABC TV network on Saturday Mornings. In 2016, Sea Rescue was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Children's Series. [1]

Production on the program ended on June 2, 2018. Reruns aired on ABC's Litton's Weekend Adventure until September 29, 2018. It was replaced by The Great Dr. Scott on October 6, 2018. [2] Reruns of this series returned to ABC's Litton's Weekend Adventure on October 3, 2020.

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References

  1. "Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  2. "Multiple Award Winning 'Litton's Weekend Adventure' Returns for Ninth Season Premiere October 6, 2018" (Press release). Litton Entertainment. September 10, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved February 5, 2023.