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Considering that we spend most of our TV-watching time indoors, it's ironic that one of the most popular genres of nonfiction TV programming has always been focused on the outdoors and the natural world. We like our technology, and we like to be comfortable, but we're also endlessly fascinated by the workings of the world and the things that live in it.

Even in the old days, when American TV viewers had only three broadcast networks and PBS to choose from, there was a significant of nature on the airwaves. "Nature" and "Cosmos" on PBS and programs like "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" elsewhere on the dial brought the natural world into the living from, on a scale ranging from the universal to the microscopic.

The rise of cable channels in the 1980s brought a plethora of channels devoted exclusively to nature-themed programming. The Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, the National Geographic Channel and others filled their schedules with series about the natural world. These days, those channels have mostly given up their more serious and educational programming, but even on contemporary cable, nature is still well represented, even if it's in the guise of reality shows about survivalists, hunters and fishermen.

    Planet Earth
    Planet Earth
    Tiny World
    Tiny World
    River Monsters
    River Monsters
    Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild
    Coyote Peterson: Brave the Wild
    Major League Fishing
    Major League Fishing
    Rick Steves' Europe
    Rick Steves' Europe
    Nature
    Nature
    Wild Kratts
    Wild Kratts
    We Bare Bears
    We Bare Bears
    Fatal Attractions
    Fatal Attractions
    Pit Bulls and Parolees
    Pit Bulls and Parolees
    Call of the Wildman
    Call of the Wildman
    Trackers
    Trackers
    Port Protection Alaska
    Port Protection Alaska
    Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet
    Dr. Oakley, Yukon Vet
    Our Planet
    Our Planet
    Critter Fixers: Country Vets
    Critter Fixers: Country Vets
    Planet Earth II
    Planet Earth II
    Earth at Night in Color
    Earth at Night in Color
    Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet
    Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet
    Big Cat Diary
    Big Cat Diary
    Meerkat Manor
    Meerkat Manor
    Alone
    Alone
    Too Cute
    Too Cute
    National Geographic: Wild
    National Geographic: Wild
    Swamp People: Serpent Invasion
    Swamp People: Serpent Invasion
    Alaska Monsters
    Alaska Monsters
    Animal Face-Off
    Animal Face-Off
    Lost Tapes
    Lost Tapes
    Down to Earth with Zac Efron
    Down to Earth with Zac Efron
    The Vet Life
    The Vet Life
    Animal Planet Presents
    Animal Planet Presents
    Gold Rush: Parker's Trail
    Gold Rush: Parker's Trail
    Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
    Life Below Zero: First Alaskans
    Dynasties
    Dynasties
    Animal Fight Night
    Animal Fight Night
    Blue Planet - Seas of Life
    Blue Planet - Seas of Life
    Cesar 911
    Cesar 911
    Animal
    Animal
    Pit Boss
    Pit Boss
    Penguin Town
    Penguin Town
    Nature's Deadliest
    Nature's Deadliest
    Snake City
    Snake City
    Dog Days
    Dog Days
    Wild Recon
    Wild Recon
    Vet School
    Vet School
    Jack Hanna's Into the Wild
    Jack Hanna's Into the Wild
    World's Deadliest Snakes
    World's Deadliest Snakes
    Animals Gone Wild
    Animals Gone Wild
    Secrets of the Whales
    Secrets of the Whales
    Extinct or Alive
    Extinct or Alive
    Galapagos
    Galapagos
    Pure Nature
    Pure Nature
    72 Dangerous Animals: Asia
    72 Dangerous Animals: Asia
    Big Cat Week
    Big Cat Week
    Frozen Planet
    Frozen Planet
    Cesar Millan's Leader of the Pack
    Cesar Millan's Leader of the Pack
    Titanoboa: Monster Snake
    Titanoboa: Monster Snake
    Wild Babies
    Wild Babies
    Magical Andes
    Magical Andes
    Big Pacific
    Big Pacific
    The Bible's Buried Secrets
    The Bible's Buried Secrets
    Wild About Animals
    Wild About Animals
    In The Womb: Animal Babies
    In The Womb: Animal Babies
    Sinking Cities
    Sinking Cities
    Science & Weather
    Science & Weather
    Life in the Undergrowth
    Life in the Undergrowth
    Life In Cold Blood
    Life In Cold Blood
    Bad Dog!
    Bad Dog!
    Into the Wild New Zealand
    Into the Wild New Zealand
    Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks
    Wicked Tuna: Outer Banks
    Gator Boys
    Gator Boys
    New Frontier
    New Frontier
    Yellowstone Live
    Yellowstone Live
    Disney Animals
    Disney Animals
    Saving the Ocean
    Saving the Ocean
    Mediterranean: Life Under Siege
    Mediterranean: Life Under Siege
    Primal Survivor: Over the Andes
    Primal Survivor: Over the Andes
    Wild Croc Territory
    Wild Croc Territory
    David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef
    David Attenborough's Great Barrier Reef
    72 Cutest Animals
    72 Cutest Animals
    Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters
    Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters
    Wildlife SOS
    Wildlife SOS
    Sunrise Earth International
    Sunrise Earth International
    Bear Attack!
    Bear Attack!
    Deadline to Disaster
    Deadline to Disaster
    Walking With Beasts
    Walking With Beasts
    The Invaders
    The Invaders
    Wild China
    Wild China
    Seconds From Disaster
    Seconds From Disaster
    Big Cat Country
    Big Cat Country
    Orangutan Island
    Orangutan Island
    If I were an Animal
    If I were an Animal
    Wild Ones
    Wild Ones
    Serengeti
    Serengeti
    Turtle Man
    Turtle Man
    Animal Rescue
    Animal Rescue
    Croc Attack
    Croc Attack
    Twist of Fate
    Twist of Fate
    Eaten Alive
    Eaten Alive