America Unearthed

America Unearthed
GenreEntertainment
Presented byScott Wolter
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes49
Production
Executive producers
  • Andy Awes
  • Maria Awes[1]
Camera setupMultiple
Running time43 minutes
Production companyCommittee Films
Original release
NetworkH2
ReleaseDecember 21, 2012 (2012-12-21) –
January 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)
NetworkTravel Channel
ReleaseMay 28 (2019-05-28) –
July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)
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America Unearthed was an American entertainment television series and the first original series to air on the A&E Networks channel H2.[2] The show premiered on December 21, 2012, and was produced by Committee Films of Minneapolis, Minnesota.[3] The program was hosted by Minnesota-based geologist Scott Wolter, who investigates mysteries and artifacts believed to reveal an alternative history of the North American continent before the United States.[4]

The show was cancelled following the sale of H2.[5] The Travel Channel revived the series for ten episodes, again hosted by Wolter.[6] The series broadcast in 2019 and was canceled after just one season.[7][8]

The show has been described as entertaining but also has received criticism for promoting pseudohistory.[9]

  1. ^ "Splice Handles Post for America Unearthed". Splice Post Production. Archived from the original on 2013-12-10. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "H2 Network a Hit With Men". Ad Age Media News. 18 February 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Unearthing America's Secret History". Chaska Herald. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Twin Cities Geologist Digs into Mysteries". Pioneer Press. 19 December 2012. Retrieved February 22, 2013.
  5. ^ "America Unearthed: H2 Series Cancelled; No Season Four". TV Series Finale. 4 May 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  6. ^ White, Peter (February 12, 2019). "'America Unearthed' Moves To Discovery's Travel Channel After H2 Closure – TCA". Deadline.
  7. ^ "Scott Wolter: Travel Channel Cancels "America Unearthed"".
  8. ^ "Scott Wolter Excavates America's Lost History in "America Unearthed" on Travel Channel". The Futon Critic. April 30, 2019.
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference DVD Talk review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).