Animal Planet’s Nationwide Freeview is Where the Wild Things Are This Summer, June 2 – July 9

TORONTO (May 20, 2020) – Viewers used to spending summers immersed in nature can get in touch with wildlife from the comfort of the couch thanks to Animal Planet’s nationwide freeview, beginning Tuesday, June 2. Roaring with a variety of new and returning series, the feel-good freeview is led by season premieres of THE AQUARIUM (June 15), PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES (June 26), and NORTH WOODS LAW (June 30). Available until Thursday, July 9, Animal Planet’s jam-packed free preview arrives when self-isolating Canadians looking for entertainment need it most, featuring all-new episodes of LONE STAR LAW, COYOTE PETERSON: BRAVE THE WILD, and AMANDA TO THE RESCUE. Animal Planet’s free preview is available through participating television service providers across the country, including but not limited to Bell, Bell Aliant, Bell MTS, Cogeco, Eastlink, Rogers, Telus, SaskTel, and participating members of the CCSA. Animal Planet subscribers can access live streaming of programming through the Discovery GO app, while subscribers and non-subscribers alike can sample select Animal Planet programming during the free preview at Discovery.ca. See below for premiere dates and descriptions for new and returning series available during Animal Planet’s freeview. All dates are subject to change. New and Returning Series Premieres: THE AQUARIUM (8×60) *Season 2 Premiere* Mondays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT beginning June 15 THE AQUARIUM takes viewers behind the glass of Atlanta’s Georgia Aquarium to explore the underwater life of fascinating fish, marine mammals, and aquatic birds who call the aquarium’s nearly 38-million litres of water, home. The premiere episode, “Big is Beautiful”, sees Tank the hungry sea turtle find a space to eat in peace after eating all his tankmate’s food. Meanwhile, two beluga whales are welcomed to their new home, and Scarlett the lovable sea lion turns two. PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES (10×60) *Season 11 Premiere* Fridays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT beginning June 26 Fan-favourite series PIT BULLS AND PAROLEES follows Tia Torres and her family as they dedicate their lives to the Villalobos Rescue Center – the largest pit bull rescue in the United States – uniting felons and ill-reputed pit bulls who rescue one another from their dim pasts. In the premiere episode, “Weather the Storm”, Villalobos braces for Hurricane Barry as Tia and her crew work to ensure the animals’ safety. Meanwhile, the team tends to a stray labradoodle that has been shot, and a cancer survivor hopes to rescue a dog named East. NORTH WOODS LAW (12×60) *Season 7B* Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT beginning June 30 From new investigations, to bigger stakes, to even wilder animals, it’s all about teamwork on a new season of NORTH WOODS LAW, as the Conservation Officers of New Hampshire, and their adorable K-9 force, take on everything the state can throw at them. The premiere episode, “Running Out of Time”, follows the wardens, the National Guard, and dozens of volunteers as they team up in a massive, days-long search for a hiker missing in the vast wilderness of the White Mountains. Later, the wardens take on some familiar faces in a charity softball game against Maine. New Episodes Airing During Freeview: LONE STAR LAW (11×60) *Season 5* New episodes air Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT Proving that everything is bigger in Texas, LONE STAR LAW follows the wildlife wardens who protect nearly 650-million sq. metres of deserts, lakes, woods, plains and coast in the second-largest state of the United States. Whether rushing to investigate poaching cases, saving flash-flood victims, disrupting illegal smuggling rings, or rescuing injured wildlife, the officers are always on the go, defending both animals and citizens. COYOTE PETERSON: BRAVE THE WILD (16 x 30, 2 x 60) *New Series* New episodes air Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT Passionate about inspiring a new generation of animal enthusiasts, Coyote Peterson, host of the popular Brave Wilderness YouTube channel, travels around the globe to share incredible experiences with the most fascinating, bizarre, and iconic animals on earth in COYOTE PETERSON: BRAVE THE WILD. AMANDA TO THE RESCUE (10×60) *Season 2* New episodes air Fridays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT She’s back! AMANDA TO THE RESCUE follows Amanda Giese, founder of Panda Paws Rescue, and her family as they work tirelessly to find fur-ever homes for dogs with special needs and major medical issues.