America Unearthed
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| Genre | Historical Mockumentary |
| Presented by | Scott Wolter |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 43 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Committee Films |
| Distributor | A&E Television Networks |
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| Original network | H2 |
| Original release | December 21, 2012 – January 31, 2015 |
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America Unearthed was an American television series that was the first original series to air on the A&E Networks channel H2. The show premiered on December 21, 2012, and is produced by Committee Films of Chaska, Minnesota. The program is hosted by Minnesota-based forensic geologist Scott Wolter, who investigates mysteries and artifacts believed to reveal an alternative history of the North American continent before the United States.
The show was cancelled following the sale of H2. This was confirmed by Scott Wolter on Twitter, confirming that History had no interest in bringing it to the main network.
In September 2009, History Channel aired the two-hour special "Holy Grail in America", produced by Committee Films, which follows Scott Wolter as he explores the idea that the Kensington Runestone is evidence that the Knights Templar sailed to America about one hundred years before Columbus's voyage.
Reviewer Paul Mavis characterized "Holy Grail in America" as enjoyable pseudoscientific entertainment in the tradition of the 1970s television series In Search of…. Mavis noted that, "tellingly, the doc never presents any other geologists who have alternative theories about Wolter's findings" but concluded, "who cares if it's true or not? It's fun."
America Unearthed began airing on the H2 network in December 2012 The first episode, "American Maya Secrets", aired on the supposed end of the Mayan calendar and deals with a possible Mayan village in Georgia. The program was a success for the network, becoming "the #1 series of all time on H2" and was subsequently approved for a second season with production starting in early 2013. The series had an average of 765,000 viewers in early 2013 and surpassed one million viewers in January 2013.
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