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[03/04/11 - 12:29 PM]
Animal Planet Packs a Punch With Innovative and Creative Marketing Campaign for "Taking on Tyson"
The six-part docudrama debuts this Sunday, March 6 at 10:00/9:00c.

[02/24/11 - 09:28 AM]
Animal Planet Renews "The Haunted," Books April Premieres
"Killer Outbreaks," "The Bear Whisperer" and "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" are among the new and returning series on tap.

[02/04/11 - 09:12 AM]
Actor Michael Kenneth Williams of HBO's "Boradwalk Empire" and "The Wire" to Narrate Animal Planet's Six-Part Series "Taking on Tyson"
The original series premieres Sunday, March 6 at 10:00/9:00c.

[01/06/11 - 02:01 PM]
Fight or Flight? Mike Tyson Returns to His Roots and the Rooftops of New York City to Race Pigeons in Animal Planet's "Taking on Tyson"
The six-part series premieres Sunday, March 6 at 10:00/9:00c.

[04/08/10 - 06:06 AM]
Animal Planet Reveals Surprisingly Human Side for 2010-11 Upfront Season
Newcomers include DOLPHIN WARRIORS, MUST LOVE CATS, SKUNK WHISPERER and WORLD'S DEADLIEST TOWNS.

[03/15/10 - 09:08 AM]
Animal Planet and Mike Tyson Prepare to Knock Out the Competition
The former heavyweight champion will "take audiences inside the intensely competitive and bizarrely fascinating world of pigeon racing."







TAKING ON TYSON (ANIMAL PLANET)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
3/6/11 - 4/4/11
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2010-2011 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
1 (6 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from Animal Planet's press release, January 2011) Heavyweight boxing legend and Brooklyn native Mike Tyson always has loved breeding and raising pigeons. These birds have been an integral part of his life from his childhood. In fact, Mike threw his first punch when a neighborhood bully killed one of his beloved pigeons and threw it in his face. Of course, Mike would go on to be one of the most famous, and infamous, champions in boxing (and sports) history. And through it all, his pigeons and his rooftop pigeon coops remained his one constant and secret solace. Now, in the new Animal Planet series TAKING ON TYSON debuting March 6, at 10 PM (ET/PT), Mike goes beyond just raising his feathered friends - he will race them for the very first time. With unprecedented access to the neighborhood haunts he grew up in and lifelong friends who surround him, this docudrama introduces audiences to the highly competitive, bizarrely fascinating subculture of pigeon racing. The stakes are high in a sport that has just as much machismo as boxing. But this time it's not about money; it's about bragging rights.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Michael Kenneth Williams as Narrator (Voice)
· Mike Tyson as Himself
CREW INFORMATION:
· Jason Carey as EP (AP)
· Malcolm Brinkworth as EP
· Mike Tyson as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Touch Productions
· Tyrannic Productions