Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin

Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin
Genre	Documentary film Adventure
Created by	Dave Morgan
Showrunner	Dave Morgan
Written by	Dave Morgan Jeff Corwin Art Edmonds Michael Hunt
Directed by	Patrick Greene
Presented by	Jeff Corwin
Starring	Jeff Corwin Art Edmonds Michael Hunt
Narrated by	Art Edmonds
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	122
Production
Executive producers	Jeff Corwin Carolina Pacheco Bryan Curb Jane Bloom Colin Penney Scott Helmstedter Pete Sniderman Robby Mantegna Dave Morgan David Doyle Aaron Bauer
Producer	Susie Lewis
Production locations	Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Ampersand Media Litton Entertainment MTO Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 3, 2011 (2011-09-03) – May 21, 2016 (2016-05-21)

Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin is a television program that follows host Jeff Corwin's travels and work in conjunction with the Georgia Aquarium. It aired from 2011 to 2016 on Saturday mornings on ABC affiliates as part of the nature-oriented programming block called Litton's Weekend Adventure, along with complementary shows Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown, Born to Explore with Richard Wiese, and Sea Rescue.^[1][2]

The series focused on wildlife conservation, ocean research, and preserving ocean and ocean-adjacent habitats, with each episode generally featuring one or two ocean-dwelling or near-ocean-dwelling species. Species featured have included various varieties of pinniped (seals, sea lions, and walrus), dolphin, penguins, sea turtles, sting and eagle rays, iguanas, flightless birdss of New Zealand, North American salmon, and whale sharkss. Opening and closing segments generally take place within the environs of the Georgia Aquarium introducing the same or similar species to be profiled on that episode from distant locations such as Southern Africa, California, Hawaii, Alaska, Canada (specifically British Columbia and Quebec), Australia, New Zealand, Florida, the Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico, the Gulf of Mexico, and Grand Cayman Island.

In 2014, Ocean Mysteries won the Outstanding Travel Program category in the 41st Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards. The program's director, Patrick Greene, won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Lifestyle/Culinary Program.^[3] Reruns of this series will be airing on Antenna TV every Saturday morning beginning August 24, 2019.

Reception

In a positive review, Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media wrote, "If you're looking to learn something new as a family, Ocean Mysteries is a great place to start, and it's sure to inspire a new respect for the natural world and a new appreciation for conservationists' efforts to protect it."^[4] The Dove Foundation called the television series a "great learning" experience, noting that Corwin discussed sea turtles from both the current day and millennia past. The review said, "He will keep you interested in the research, capture, release and healing of some of the oceans' endangered species."^[5]

References

1. Ruggieri, Melissa (2011-09-02). "Georgia Aquarium star of new 'Ocean Mysteries' series". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
2. Chun, Gary C.W. (2013-06-04). "Animal instinct". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
3. Darlington, Abigail (July 20, 2014). "Setting the stage: Litton Entertainment to build network of film industry professionals in Charleston". The Post and Courier. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
4. Ashby, Emily (2019-09-20). "Parents' Guide to Ocean Mysteries. By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer". Common Sense Media. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.
5. "Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin: Season 1". The Dove Foundation. Archived from the original on 2023-05-22. Retrieved 2023-05-22.

External links

• Official website
• Ocean Mysteries with Jeff Corwin at IMDb