''Sea Rescue'' is an American 30-minute reality television program which showcases documented stories of rescue, rehabilitation and return to the wild of marine animals by a team of dedicated vets, animal care experts, animal science researchers and government authorities. This program debuted on ABC on April 7, 2012. From 2014, ''Sea Rescue'' was hosted by

Matt Gutman Matt Gutman (born December 5, 1977) is an American reporter for ABC News. He is the network's Chief National Correspondent and appears on various programs for the network. He was the host of the U.S. weekly TV series ''Sea Rescue'' when it ended ...

ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American broadcast network ABC. Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ''ABC World News Tonight, ABC World News Tonight with David Muir''; other programs include Breakfast television, morning ...

, taking over from former ABC News personality

Sam Champion Samuel James Champion (born August 13, 1961) is an American weather anchor who is best known for his combined 25-year career on the ABC flagship station WABC-TV and ''Good Morning America''. He formerly co-anchored '' AMHQ: America's Morning He ...

who hosted the series until 2014. The program appears as part of the

Litton's Weekend Adventure Weekend Adventure (originally known as ABC Weekend Adventure and Litton's Weekend Adventure) is an American syndicated programming block that is produced by Hearst Media Production Group, and airs weekend mornings on the owned-and-operated stat ...

live-action kids and family series programming block on the ABC TV network on Saturday Mornings. In 2016, ''Sea Rescue'' was honored by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with a

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for Outstanding Children's Series. Production on the program ended on June 2, 2018. Reruns aired on ABC's ''

'' until September 29, 2018. It was replaced by ''The Great Dr. Scott'' on October 6, 2018. Reruns of this series will return to ABC's ''Litton's Weekend Adventure'' on October 3, 2020.

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