National Geographic (American TV channel)

National Geographic
Country	United States
Broadcast area	Worldwide; Nationwide
Headquarters	Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Programming
Picture format	720p HDTV ; (downscaled to 480i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
Owner	The Walt Disney Company (73%) and National Geographic Society (27%)
Parent	National Geographic Global Networks (Disney Entertainment) and National Geographic Partners
Sister channels	ABC; BabyTV; Disney Channel; Disney Junior; Disney XD; ESPN; ESPN2; ESPNews; Freeform; FX; FXX; FX Movie Channel; FYI; History; History en Espanol; Lifetime; LMN; Longhorn Network; Military History; Nat Geo Wild; SEC Network; Vice;
History
Launched	January 7, 2001
Former names	National Geographic Channel (2001–2016)
Links
Website	natgeotv.com
Availability
Streaming media
Service(s)	YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Sling TV, FuboTV, Vidgo, DirecTV Stream

National Geographic (formerly National Geographic Channel; abbreviated and trademarked as Nat Geo or Nat Geo TV) is an American pay television network and flagship channel owned by the National Geographic Global Networks unit of Disney Entertainment and National Geographic Partners, a joint venture between The Walt Disney Company (73%) and the National Geographic Society (27%),^[1]^[2] with the operational management handled by Disney Entertainment.^[3]

The flagship channel airs non-fiction television programs produced by National Geographic and other production companies. Like History (which is 50% owned by Disney through A&E Networks) and Discovery Channel, the channel features documentaries with factual content involving nature, science, culture, and history, plus some reality and pseudo-scientific entertainment programming^{[citation needed]}. Its primary sister network worldwide, including the United States, is Nat Geo Wild, which focuses on animal-related programming, including the popular Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan.

As of February 2015, National Geographic is available to approximately 86,144,000 pay television households (74% of households with television) in the United States.^[4]

^ Parker, Laura (September 9, 2015). "National Geographic and 21st Century Fox Expand Media Partnership". Culture. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Closes $71 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
^ Steinberg, Brian (August 29, 2019). "Disney Layoffs Affect National Geographic". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
^ Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

[1] Parker, Laura (September 9, 2015). "National Geographic and 21st Century Fox Expand Media Partnership". Culture. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[vty-deal-close-2] Littleton, Cynthia (March 19, 2019). "Disney Closes $71 Billion 21st Century Fox Deal". Variety. Retrieved April 3, 2019.

[3] Steinberg, Brian (August 29, 2019). "Disney Layoffs Affect National Geographic". Variety. Retrieved March 27, 2024.

[4] Seidman, Robert (February 22, 2015). "List of how many homes each cable network is in as of February 2015". TV by the Numbers. Zap2it. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]