Achievements
Throughout its history, the Discovery Channel has set the standard for nonfiction television. Discovery is the home of the two highest-rated nonfiction programs in the history of cable television: Walking with Dinosaurs and Raising the Mammoth.
In 2003, the network built on its history of success with innovative, highly praised specials, series, and network initiatives. Discovery aired cable’s two top-rated documentaries of the year with Nefertiti Resurrected and Walking with Cavemen, as well as Building the Pyramid, Anatomy of a Shark Bite, Dinosaur Planet, and Hunting Saddam.
These programs, along with Discovery’s signature weekly series, made the channel one of the most-watched cable networks in the United States among key adult viewing audiences of people 25–54, men 25–54, people 18–49, and men 18–49.
