{"id":7657,"date":"2019-12-19T21:07:57","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T02:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=7657"},"modified":"2019-12-19T21:07:57","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T02:07:57","slug":"its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-nat-geo-channel-is-bringing-back-the-best-of-its-2019-programming-for-you-to-binge-over-the-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/19\/its-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year-nat-geo-channel-is-bringing-back-the-best-of-its-2019-programming-for-you-to-binge-over-the-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year! 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Academy Award-winning documentary film <em>Free Solo<\/em> airs December 26 at 9\/8c.<\/p>\n<p>Tune in for two full weeks of marathon programming beginning December 23, 2019.<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON &#8212; That&#8217;s a wrap! National Geographic is saying goodbye to 2019 with some of your all-time favorite NGC programs of the year. From the dangerously frigid Alaskan terrain to the 3,200-foot summit of El Capitan, explore breathtaking sights, heart-pounding adventure and groundbreaking science from wherever you&#8217;re spending the holidays. After a year of such amazing content, we won&#8217;t judge if you stay on the couch for the whole two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s breadth of programming continued to break boundaries through thrilling exploration, risk-taking and transcendent storytelling. Highlights of the two-week blitz include the following:<\/p><div id=\"morty-2998296176\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>To kick things off, Nat Geo is exploring new life and old legends with <em>Expedition Amelia: Bob Ballard&#8217;s Search<\/em> (December 23 at 8PM), on the search for renowned aviator Amelia Earhart&#8217;s remains, and episodes of Lost Cities with Albert Lin (December 23 at 9 and 10PM), as the National Geographic Explorer uncovers the greatest mysteries of ancient cities from El Dorado, to Stonehenge, to Petra!<\/p>\n<p>You thought the cold weather was tough! 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