1 April 2015: National Geographic Channel (NGC) stands out in Asia for big-impact event television such as the coming-soon T Rex Autopsy, which promises a hi-tech, state-of-the-art special effects, "guts and glory" look inside a full-size anatomically correct Tyrannosaurus Rex. The global event is scheduled for this summer.

The typical NGC Asia grid is a wide mix of 13 factual genres - the widest of any of Asia's factual/factual entertainment channels - ranging from stripped adventure fishing reality show Wicked Tuna and extreme expedition series Die Trying to high-profile docu-drama Killing Jesus, which broke all Nat Geo ratings in the U.S. with 3.7 million viewers when it premiered at end March.

The bulk of NGC's programming in Asia comes from Nat Geo in the U.S., with some local production.

The top show last year was Cesar to the Rescue (4x60 mins), which increased the ratings of its Wednesday premiere timeslot by 476% among 25-54 year old cable viewers in Singapore (Source: Kantar Media, Singapore, All C&S, M&F25-54). The show aired on Wednesdays at 9pm (HK/SG) from 9 October. Sun Young Moon, Fox International Channel's vice president of programming and NGC head, says NGC's primary mission is to "inspire people with smart and innovative programming". Signature "entertain your brain" (fun science) shows include Brain Games, Science of Stupid and Street Genius.

ContentAsia Factual 2015