''North America'' is a miniseries that aired on the Discovery Channel. It premiered on May 19, 2013. It ran for seven episodes, and ended on June 16, 2013. The series includes the topics of nature and its beauty on the

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of North America. The series is the first natural history landmark series on the Discovery Channel that is internally produced. The series has also been aired on

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Cast

The series is narrated by

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Production

The footage in ''North America'' was taken from environments throughout the continent, mainly from

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, the

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, and

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. Filming took three years.

Episodes

Reception

Critical reception

''North America'' received a 71 out of 100 from

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, indicating generally positive reviews. Robert Lloyd of the ''

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'' stated that the special effects were "corny" at times; however, he commended the filming, stating that the documentary was "gorgeous from first to last." After viewing the first episode, ''Television Blend''s Kelly West stated "''North America'' dazzle us with beautiful landscape views of different locations across the continent" and that it is "an educational experience as we witness North American wildlife in all its natural glory."

Ratings

''North America'' premiered to a 1.0

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in the Adults 18-49 demographic and 3.443 million overall viewers. It ended at about half of its premiere totals in both, with a 0.5 rating and 1.64 million viewers. ¹ – Separate ratings for episodes 1 and 2, which aired adjacent to each other, were not released.

International distribution

In the

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, ''North America'' airs on the Discovery Channel. In the British version, the voice-over was re-dubbed and spoken by

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. In

, the series airs on the Discovery Channel. In The Netherlands, the series airs on the Discovery Channel and is narrated by

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. In

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, the series airs on the Discovery Channel and is narrated by Brazilian singer

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References

External links

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