Prometheus Entertainment
{{Distinguish|Prometheus Global Media}}
Prometheus Entertainment is an American production company, specializing in documentary, reality, and non-fiction television programming and specials.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2002/scene/news/prometheus-sparks-playboy-revival-1117868356/|title=Prometheus sparks 'Playboy' revival|author=|work=Variety|date=2002-06-11|accessdate=2014-01-26}}
History
Prometheus Entertainment was formed in March 1999 by Kevin Burns. It was housed at Fox Television Studios and was originally slated to produce scripted entertainment for Fox, focused on documentaries and non-fiction.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/1999/tv/news/burns-forms-prometheus-at-fox-tv-1117491885/|title=Burns forms Prometheus at Fox TV|last=Littleton|first=Cynthia|work=Variety|date=1999-03-03|accessdate=2014-01-26}} In 2002, Prometheus Entertainment developed a revival of Playboy After Dark. In 2008, it signed a deal with the Travel Channel to produce 23 hours' worth of new shows.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2008/scene/news/prometheus-makes-travel-plans-1117988586/|title=Prometheus makes Travel plans|last=Schneider|first=Michael|work=Variety|date=2008-07-07|accessdate=2014-01-26}} Their documentary Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed was nominated for three Emmy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.emmys.com/shows/star-wars-legacy-revealed|title=Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed|work=Emmys.com|accessdate=2014-01-26}}
Programs
- The Secret of Skinwalker Ranch, 2020–present
- The UnXplained, 2019–present
- The Curse of Civil War Gold, 2018–2019
- The Tesla Files, 2018
- In Search of Aliens, 2014
- The Curse of Oak Island, 2014–present{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Historys-THE-CURSE-OF-OAK-ISLAND-Reaches-Series-High-in-Viewers-20150116|title=History's THE CURSE OF OAK ISLAND Reaches Series High in Viewers |date=2015-01-16|accessdate=2015-01-19}}
- Kendra on Top, 2012-2017{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2012/tv/news/we-orders-cyndi-kendra-docuseries-1118051739/|title=WE orders 'Cyndi,' 'Kendra' docuseries|last=Levine|first=Stuart|work=Variety|date=2012-03-21|accessdate=2014-01-26}}
- America's Book of Secrets, 2012–2014
- Food Paradise, 2008–2012
- Kendra, 2009–2011{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2009/scene/news/hef-s-ex-gets-kendra-show-1117999547/|title=Hef's ex gets 'Kendra' show|last=Frankel|first=Daniel|work=Variety|date=2009-02-03|accessdate=2014-01-26}}
- Holly's World, 2009–2011{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/holly-madison-gets-her-own-19556|title=Holly Madison gets her own E! series|last=Hibberd|first=James|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=2010-01-14|accessdate=2014-01-26}}
- Ancient Aliens, 2009–present
- The Face Is Familiar, 2009
- Bridget's Sexiest Beaches, 2009
- The Telling, 2009
- Look, Up in the Sky: The Amazing Story of Superman, 2006
- Star Wars Tech, 2007
- High Maintenance 90210, 2007
- Hollywood Science, 2006
- The Girls Next Door, 2005–2010
- Medical Investigation, 2004–2005
- History vs. Hollywood, 2000{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/prometheus-finds-gold-in-hollywood-1117790508/|title=Prometheus finds gold in 'Hollywood'|last=Grego|first=Melissa|work=Variety|date=2000-12-13|accessdate=2014-01-26}}
TV films
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.prometheusentertainment.com/}}
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Category:Mass media companies established in 1999
Category:Fox Television Stations
Category:Television production companies of the United States