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