Xploration Awesome Planet

Xploration Awesome Planet - FOX

FOX

Reality Series

2014

TVPG

Science

Educational

The grandson of legendary explorer Jacques Cousteau visits diamond and gold mines to see how gems and metals are formed, travels to active volcanoes to observe what happens inside the Earth’s burning core, and checks out weather stations in mountainous areas to get an idea of how weather phenomena form in the atmosphere.

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2014– Reality Series 12 Seasons106 Episodes

Upcoming TV Airings

The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.

Friday, November 7

Extinction Earth

Season 1 • Episode 2

A potential supervolcano; Meteor Crater; powerful telescopes on Maui search for meteors.

Friday, November 7

Ecosystems

Season 1 • Episode 3

The Florida Everglades; Yellowstone's ecosystem; Earth as a giant ecosystem.

Friday, November 7

Extreme Weather

Season 1 • Episode 4

Mount Washington, N.H.; Florida's "Wall of Wind"; pursuing a tornado; debris thrown by tornadoes.

Friday, November 7

Plants

Season 1 • Episode 5

The Poconos of Pennsylvania; plants that eat insects; edible forest plants; how plants communicate.

Saturday, November 8

Wind

Season 6 • Episode 2

Researchers study category five hurricanes; tornado trackers hunt for a twister.

Friday, November 14

Fire and Ice

Season 1 • Episode 6

Forest-fires; lightning strikes; Iceland; glaciers and the sea level.

Friday, November 14

Evolving Earth

Season 1 • Episode 7

Dinosaur bones and footprints; islands that evolved from volcanoes; an old coal mine; fossil fuels.

Friday, November 14

Ocean Exploration

Season 1 • Episode 8

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute; coral reefs off the Florida coast; Maui's massive waves.

Friday, November 14

Awesome Iceland

Season 1 • Episode 9

Iceland: waterfalls and geysers, a volcanic mountain that may erupt at any time, a large glacier.

Saturday, November 15

Student Explorer Contest

Season 6 • Episode 3

The winner of the third Student Explorer Contest meets with conservationist Ocean Ramsey.

Friday, November 21

Colors of the Earth

Season 1 • Episode 10

Red rock formations; red, black and green beaches; colorful hot springs; colorful animals.

Friday, November 21

Awesome Hawaii

Season 1 • Episode 11

Hawaiian Islands: traditional methods of catching fish, sea creatures, a limestone cave.

Friday, November 21

Croatia

Season 1 • Episode 12

Croatia's waterfalls and caves; Plitvice Lakes National Park; stalactites and stalagmites.

Friday, November 21

Future Energy

Season 1 • Episode 13

Renewable sources of energy to replace fossil fuels and clean up the atmosphere.

Saturday, November 22

Sustainable Leaders

Season 6 • Episode 4

A facility that makes biofuel for United Airlines aircraft; kelp farming in Maine; solar technology.