NatGeo Preps Scripted Special, DIY Series for 2013 Upfront

Network expands in the wake of ratings rise

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The National Geographic Channel is doing more scripted material this season with a two-hour TV movie called American Blackout, produced by Raw TV. The network showed off its new product in a presentation to Adweek and talked up its ratings growth, which it said has been in the double digits across the board—among households, women 25-54, women 18-49 and adults 18-49. 

And NatGeo now has more of an investment from its parent organizations (the National Geographic Society and News Corporation) to toss around, with the production values on this year's slate noticeably higher (and in more recognizable categories) than last year's collection of shows.

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