Coast Guard Alaska

Coast Guard Alaska
Coast Guard Alaska title card
GenreReality television
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes41
Production
Executive producers
Camera setupMultiple
Running time60 minutes (including ads)
Production company
Original release
NetworkThe Weather Channel
ReleaseNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09) –
April 13, 2015 (2015-04-13)[1]
Related
  • Coast Guard Florida
  • Coast Guard Cape Disappointment: Pacific Northwest
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Coast Guard Alaska is an American reality documentary television series on The Weather Channel that premiered on November 9, 2011.[2] The series follows members of the United States Coast Guard stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, on the job.

After a seven episode first season, the series was renewed for a split second season, of five and eight episodes premiering in April and October 2012 respectively.[3] The first season saw ratings increase for The Weather Channel of 95% on the same timeslot the year prior.[3] A third season premiered on July 17, 2013, again made up of a split season of seven then six episodes.[4] A fourth and final eight episode season premiered on February 23, 2015.[5][6]

A 13 episode spin-off titled Coast Guard Florida premiered in October 2012.[7] This was followed on December 5, 2012 with an hour-long special, Coast Guard: HMS Bounty Rescue, detailing the Coast Guard's attempt to rescue the replica of HMS Bounty and its crew during Hurricane Sandy.[8] Another 13 episode spin-off series, Coast Guard Cape Disappointment/Pacific Northwest, premiered in February 2014.[9]

  1. ^ "COAST GUARD ALASKA (WEATHER)". Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ^ "The Weather Channel Greenlights New Series "Coast Guard Alaska"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "The Weather Channel Orders Two More Seasons of "Coast Guard Alaska"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  4. ^ "Season 3 of Weather Channel's COAST GUARD ALASKA to Premiere 7/17". Broadway World. July 12, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Coasties Return to The Weather Channel With the Season 4 of "Coast Guard Alaska"". Broadcasting Cable. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  6. ^ "'Coast Guard Alaska' to begin final season". KTUU. February 17, 2015. Archived from the original on March 23, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  7. ^ "The Weather Channel Greenlights New Original Series "Coast Guard Florida,"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Coast Guard HMS Bounty Rescue[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Coast Guard Pacific Northwest will be focus of new Weather Channel series". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-05-05.