''Cities of the Underworld'' is an American
documentary television series
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that premiered on March 2, 2007, on the
History
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channel. The program
explores the
subterranean
Subterranean(s) or The Subterranean(s) may refer to:
* Subterranea (geography), underground structures, both natural and man-made
Literature
* ''Subterranean'' (novel), a 1998 novel by James Rollins
* ''Subterranean Magazine'', an American fa ...
environment and culture beneath various
civilization
A civilization (or civilisation) is any complex society characterized by the development of a state, social stratification, urbanization, and symbolic systems of communication beyond natural spoken language (namely, a writing system).
Ci ...
s. The series was originally
hosted and narrated by Eric Geller for the majority of episodes in season 1, with
Don Wildman
Don Wildman is the current host and narrator of ''Mysteries at the Museum'', '' Beyond the Unknown'', Dark Tales with Don Wildman, and '' Buried Worlds with Don Wildman'' on the Travel Channel.
He also hosted and narrated Travel Channel's ''Weir ...
taking over for the rest of season 1 and seasons 2 and 3.
Episode list
"Istanbul" is the series
backdoor pilot
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which originally aired under the title ''Ancient Marvels: Cities of the Underworld''.
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
References
External links
*
History Channel Films at Glenbrook Tunnel, Sydney, Australia*
*
Authentic Entertainment's Official Site
{{History shows
History (American TV channel) original programming
2000s American documentary television series
Urban exploration
Subterranea (geography)
2007 American television series debuts
2009 American television series endings
Television series by Authentic Entertainment