Jonathan Bird's Blue World | |
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Genre | Nature |
Starring | Jonathan Bird |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 6 |
No. of episodes | 115 |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production companies | Jonathan Bird Productions and Oceanic Research Group |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication |
Release | 2008 |
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Jonathan Bird's Blue World is a family-friendly underwater science/adventure television program. The program is hosted by underwater cinematographer Jonathan Bird. This series airs on public television stations in the US. The program is designed for family viewing, and each segment finds Bird trying to unravel a mystery, witness an animal behavior or explore an underwater environment. The first season consisted of 5 half-hour programs filmed in standard definition, and the subsequent seasons were all shot in high-definition. The second and third seasons each won four New England Emmy Awards. The fourth season was nominated for a 2013 National Daytime Emmy Award.[1] The pilot episode from season 1 won a CINE Golden Eagle Award. The program is magazine format with each television episode consisting of 2-3 segments. These segments appear individually on YouTube and the Blue World website as webisodes. There are currently 6 seasons.