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Smithsonian Channel

Washington, District of Columbia(approximate location)

Smithsonian Channel is home to awe-inspiring stories and powerful documentaries exploring history, culture and the world.

Contact & details

TypeProduction Company · Film · Documentary
LocationWashington, District of Columbia
Websitesmithsonianchannel.com
Emailcontact@smithsoniannetworks.com
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Phone+1 202 261 1700
Statusactive2024 credit i
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How their work is rated

Average rating
8.0IMDb
4.0directory 6.28.0

10 rated titles, weighted by votes

Awards

1 win from 6 nominations across all awards

Aerial America poster
Highest rated
Aerial America
2010
8.9884 votes
The Color of Care poster
Lowest rated
The Color of Care
2022
5.2142 votes
Mostly
documentary, history, war
Active
2007–2024
Best known for
The Green Book: Guide to Freedom

Ratings and awards from OMDb, matched by title and year across 64 of 106 titles. Unmatched titles are left out rather than guessed. Oscars, Emmys and BAFTAs are itemised; other awards sit in the totals. IMDb counts wins separately from losing nominations, so nominations here is wins plus losses.

Their television work

Series
1921 seasons

2009–2024

Networks
  • Smithsonian Channel9
  • Histoire TV1
  • Quest1
  • BBC Two1

Across 14 series matched to TMDB, 118 episodes. 2 still returning or in production.

Longest runningAerial America · 8 seasons

Series identified from OMDb, falling back to the credit type where OMDb had no match. Season counts are each show’s full run, not only the seasons this company was credited on.

Credits24 of 106

86 films · 20 TV titles

Titles per year106 titles · busiest 2019 with 15

106 titles across 18 years, averaging 5.9 a year. The last five years average 2.4 a year, below their long-run rate.

Quality over time9 rated titles · bigger dots carry more votes
46810their average 8.0200020102020

The 7 titles since 2013 average 7.8, 0.2 below their 8.0 overall. 4 of 9 rated titles sit above their 8.0 average.

Who they work with

Directors
  • Molly Hermann4
Writers
  • Molly Hermann3
  • Dan J. Wolf3
Notable cast
  • Jim Conrad3
  • John Beach3
  • Casey Anderson2
  • Jeff Wilburn2
Genres
  • Documentary56 of 62
  • History12 of 62
  • War5 of 62
  • Short2 of 62
  • Action2 of 62

Names appearing on two or more of Smithsonian Channel’s produced titles, across the 62 matched to OMDb. Cast is the top-billed few OMDb lists per title, so it is notable cast rather than a full cast list. A title can carry more than one genre, so the genre counts overlap.

Works with10 companies

Companies that appear alongside Smithsonian Channel on the same productions. The number is how many titles they share.

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