{"id":3634,"date":"2008-12-23T21:34:54","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T21:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/?p=3634"},"modified":"2008-12-23T21:34:54","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T21:34:54","slug":"over-1-million-watched-whale-wars-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetsave.com\/articles\/over-1-million-watched-whale-wars-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"Ready for Season 2? Over 1 Million Watched Whale Wars Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/whalewarsfinale.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3635\" src=\"http:\/\/planetsave.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/12\/whalewarsfinale.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"360\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The December 19th season finale of Animal Planet&#8217;s Whale Wars drew a 0.8 Nielsen Media Research household rating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.multichannel.com\/article\/CA6624856.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with 1.01 million viewers<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[social_buttons]<\/p>\n<p>The show performed better among adults ages 25 to 54 than any show in the network&#8217;s history. An average of 529,000 adults in the age group tuned into the season premiere, probably due to their extensive advertising campaign during the election.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhale Wars is the latest example of Animal Planets new brand positioning which is bringing the network a new and larger audience,\u201d said Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet Media, in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Who would have guessed that a direct-action animal rights group become the network&#8217;s bastion of widespread audience appeal? Regardless, Sea Shepherd has surely reaped the benefits and after decades of work, they are finally getting the publicity they deserve.<\/p>\n<h3>Want more? Check out our coverage of Season 1 and beyond:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"An Unfortunate Conflict\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/12\/18\/greenpeace-further-distances-itself-from-paul-watson-and-sea-shepherd\/\">Greenpeace vs. Sea Shepherd: An Unfortunate Conflict<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/planetsave.com\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/new-whale-wars-tv-series-documents-anti-whaling-activists\/\">New &#8216;Whale Wars&#8217; TV Show Documents Anti-Whaling Activists<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Japan Plans to Arrest Sea Shepherd Crew\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/12\/08\/japan-plans-to-arrest-sea-shepherd-crew\/\">Japan Plans to Arrest Sea Shepherd Crew<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Sea Shepherd Now has Former US Navy Lieutenant Onboard\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/12\/12\/sea-shepherd-now-has-former-us-navy-lieutenant-on-board\/\">Sea Shepherd Now has Former US Navy Lieutenant Onboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Animal Planet, Daryl Hannah Join Sea Shepherd Crew For More Whale Wars\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/11\/22\/animal-planet-daryl-hannah-join-sea-shepherd-crew-for-more-whale-wars\/\">Animal Planet, Daryl Hannah Join Sea Shepherd Crew For More Whale Wars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\u201cMadagascar Two\u201d Movie Inaccurate According to Sea Shepherd\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/12\/09\/madagascar-two-movie-inaccurate-according-to-sea-shepherd\/\">\u201cMadagascar Two\u201d Movie Inaccurate According to Sea Shepherd<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Australia, Greenpeace Opt Out of This Winter\u2019s \u2018Whale Wars\u2019\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/11\/11\/australia-greenpeace-opt-out-2\/\">Australia, Greenpeace Opt Out of This Winter\u2019s \u2018Whale Wars\u2019<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Japan Accuses Animal Planet of EcoTerrorism Prior to \u201cWhale Wars\u201d Premiere\" rel=\"bookmark\" href=\"..\/blog\/2008\/10\/22\/blog\/2008\/11\/07\/japan-accuses-animal-planet-of-ecoterrorism-prior-to-whale-wars-premiere\/\">Japan Accuses Animal Planet of EcoTerrorism Prior to \u201cWhale Wars\u201d Premiere<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Photo courtesey of <a href=\"http:\/\/animal.discovery.com\/tv\/whale-wars\/pictures\/index-12.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Animal Planet<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The December 19th season finale of Animal Planet&#8217;s Whale Wars drew a 0.8 Nielsen Media Research household rating with 1.01 million viewers. 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