Nat Geo Wild Goes Late-Night June 30

Nat Geo Wild will debut the special Wild After Dark Saturday, June 30. The 45-minute program will feature “off-the-wall and experimental animal-centric shorts,” said National Geographic, featuring 20 segments assembled by Tongal creators. Tongal couples studios and networks with creators to bring video content projects to life.

Wild After Dark airs at 11 p.m./10 p.m. CT. It represents Nat Geo Wild’s first-ever late night show. Wild After Dark could evolve into a regular series if the special commands enough of an audience.

National Geographic has also tapped Tongal to develop content around its series Genius and summer stunt SharkFest, among other programming franchises.

National Geographic Partners LLC is a joint venture between National Geographic and 21st Century Fox. Its networks include National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild.

Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.