ANIMAL PLANET ANNOUNCES PAIR OF ALASKAN-SIZED MARATHONS, PREMIERES AND FINALES FOR "ALASKA: BATTLE ON THE BAY" AND "WILD WEST ALASKA"

-- ALASKA: BATTLE ON THE BAY Season Finale Moves to Thursday, February 19, at 10 PM (ET/PT) --

-- WILD WEST ALASKA Season Finale Moves to Thursday, February 26, at 9 PM (ET/PT) --

(Silver Spring, Md.) - Fans of Animal Planet's ALASKA: BATTLE ON THE BAY and WILD WEST ALASKA can catch up on all the action and adventures from the season with a season marathon of both shows; each marathon leads up to a an all-new episode before its finale

On, Thursday, February 19, beginning at 5 PM (ET/PT), Animal Planet airs every episode ALASKA: BATTLE ON THE BAY, allowing viewers to catch up on the drama before the all-new premiere episode The Grind begins at 9 PM (ET/PT). Then, the season finale episode Cashing In premieres at 10 PM (ET/PT).

On Thursday, February 26, beginning at 5 PM (ET/PT), Animal Planet heads back to the Last Frontier State for WILD WEST ALASKA. In case they missed out, viewers can reconnect with the employees of Wild West Guns during a marathon leading up to the all-new episode The Ultimate Retreat at 8 PM (ET/PT) before the season finale episode Fathers and Sons, at 9 PM (ET/PT).

Animal Planet, a multi-media business unit of Discovery Communications, is the world's only entertainment brand that immerses viewers in the full range of life in the animal kingdom with rich, deep content via multiple platforms and offers animal lovers and pet owners access to a centralized online, television and mobile community for immersive, engaging, high-quality entertainment, information and enrichment. Animal Planet consists of the Animal Planet television network, available in more than 94 million homes in the US; online assets www.animalplanet.com, the ultimate online destination for all things animal; Animal Planet L!VE, the go-to digital destination for round-the-clock, unfiltered access to the animal kingdom; and other media platforms including a robust Video-on-Demand (VOD) service, and merchandising extensions.