Animal Planet today announced it had renewed Ice Cold Gold for a third season. The Greenland-set gem-seeking series clocked about 800,000 viewers in its second season and helped the network boost its performance by 25% among 18-49 year old guys. Here’s how Animal Planet describes Ice Cold Gold: Animal Planet’s Ice Cold Gold spotlights a spirited team of miners who are among the first Americans to prospect for precious metals and gems in parts of Greenland where humans never have set foot before. The series follows eight men who leave behind their families, friends and homeland to strike it rich against all odds while they struggle to survive against the harshest of conditions. Greenland’s a veritable beast, but the motley crew of Ice Cold Gold miners is up for the challenge. Each thinks he has what it takes to walk away with gold, rubies and sapphires before winter...
- 4/30/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Ever been to Greenland? If you get a chance -- be warned that you might be so entranced you'll never be able to quit the place. "Ice Cold Gold" executive producer David Casey visited once and headed back with this Animal Planet show, now heading into its second season (the season premiere is Thurs. March 6 at 10:00 p.m., but you can catch up on the first season series finale tonight as well). We talked to Casey about how he got prospectors on board even though doing a TV series about what's supposed to be a top secret dig seems like it would be pretty tough (it wasn't), the dangers and challenges of digging (and visiting) Greenland despite increasing temperatures, and the connection between Greenland and Oscar-nominated "Gravity" (there really is one!). We had fun -- and we hope you do, too. 1:30 Getting them on board -- easier than...
- 2/27/2014
- by Liane Bonin Starr and Melinda Newman
- Hitfix
Tune in alert for April 21, at 10 Pm, Animal Planet's "Ice Cold Gold" spotlights eight American miners who rush to penetrate Greenland's ice sheet to prospect for gold and precious gems. They only have two months to explore this new mining frontier before winter returns, and the ice cap thickens. But as the arctic ice melts, the beast awakens! Greenland's the beast, and these miners must face its harsh, unpredictable climate and band together as a team (despite their internal conflicts) to strike gold. From Animal Planet Animal Planet's Ice Cold Gold spotlights a spirited team of miners who are among the first Americans to prospect for precious metals and gems in parts of Greenland...
- 4/1/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
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