How the Earth Was Made
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How the Earth Was Made is an American documentary
television series produced by Pioneer Productions
for the History channel. It began as a two-hour special exploring the geological history of Earth
, airing on December 16, 2007. Focusing on different geologic features of the Earth, the series premiered on February 10, 2009, and the 13-episode first season concluded on May 5, 2009. The second season premiered on November 24, 2009, and concluded on March 2, 2010.
, that aired on The History Channel on December 16, 2007, and focused on the geological history of Earth
. The History Channel released the original documentary film to Region 1 DVD
through Warner Home Video
on April 15, 2008 and to Blu-ray through A&E Home Video on May 26, 2009.
The television series premiered on February 10, 2009. Each 45-minute episode focuses on different geologic features and processes of the Earth. The first season, spanning 13 episodes, concluded on May 5, 2009. The second season premiered on November 24, 2009. The first season of the television series was released as a four-volume Region 1 DVD box set on August 25, 2009. The second season was scheduled to be released on June 29, 2010. The Region 4, four-volume DVD set of season one was released by ABC DVD on August 1, 2010 and season two was released on November 1, 2010.
for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing, in a three way tie.
In its first season, the television series averaged 1.4 million viewers.
. For free-to-air
viewers, season one also aired on ABC1
each Thursday at 11am from July 22, 2010.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
television series produced by Pioneer Productions
Pioneer Productions
Pioneer Productions is an independent British television production company based in London, United Kingdom. The company has produced over 500 hours of science and technology, docudrama, lifestyle, current affairs and history programming for both the US and International markets...
for the History channel. It began as a two-hour special exploring the geological history of Earth
Geological history of Earth
The geological history of Earth follows the major events in Earth's past based on the geologic time scale, a system of chronological measurement based on the study of the planet's rock layers...
, airing on December 16, 2007. Focusing on different geologic features of the Earth, the series premiered on February 10, 2009, and the 13-episode first season concluded on May 5, 2009. The second season premiered on November 24, 2009, and concluded on March 2, 2010.
Overview
How the Earth Was Made premiered as a 90-minute documentary special, narrated by Edward HerrmannEdward Herrmann
Edward Kirk Herrmann is a U.S. television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D...
, that aired on The History Channel on December 16, 2007, and focused on the geological history of Earth
Geological history of Earth
The geological history of Earth follows the major events in Earth's past based on the geologic time scale, a system of chronological measurement based on the study of the planet's rock layers...
. The History Channel released the original documentary film to Region 1 DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
through Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video is the home video unit of Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., itself part of Time Warner. It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video . The company launched in the United States with twenty films on VHS and Betamax videocassettes in late 1979...
on April 15, 2008 and to Blu-ray through A&E Home Video on May 26, 2009.
The television series premiered on February 10, 2009. Each 45-minute episode focuses on different geologic features and processes of the Earth. The first season, spanning 13 episodes, concluded on May 5, 2009. The second season premiered on November 24, 2009. The first season of the television series was released as a four-volume Region 1 DVD box set on August 25, 2009. The second season was scheduled to be released on June 29, 2010. The Region 4, four-volume DVD set of season one was released by ABC DVD on August 1, 2010 and season two was released on November 1, 2010.
Reception
The editor of the special, Huw Jenkins (although credited as Huw Jenkin), was awarded a 2008 News and Documentary Emmy AwardEmmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing, in a three way tie.
In its first season, the television series averaged 1.4 million viewers.
International Broadcast
In Australia, the pilot along with both seasons were all broadcast on Pay television through HistoryHistory (Australian television channel)
History, formerly known as Fox History and The History Channel, is a television channel in Australia and New Zealand, that broadcasts programs regarding historical events and persons, as well as various metaphysical, pseudoscientific, and paranormal phenomena—often with observations and...
. For free-to-air
Free-to-air
Free-to-air describes television and radio services broadcast in clear form, allowing any person with the appropriate receiving equipment to receive the signal and view or listen to the content without requiring a subscription or one-off fee...
viewers, season one also aired on ABC1
ABC1
ABC1 was a United Kingdom based television channel from Disney using the branding of the Disney owned American network, ABC.The channel initially launched exclusively on the British digital terrestrial television platform Freeview on 27 September 2004. On 10 December 2004 it was launched on...
each Thursday at 11am from July 22, 2010.
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Premiere date | Finale date | DVD release date | Blu-ray release date | |
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| Pilot | 1 | April 20, 2008 | May 26, 2009 | |||
| 1 | 13 | August 25, 2009 | October 26, 2010 | |||
| 2 | 13 | June 29, 2010 | February 22, 2011 | |||
Pilot
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Season 1 (2009)
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Season 2 (2009–10)
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