November 3, 2011 - New York, NY - In just under five years, Peacock Productions, a non-fiction production company that combines the editorial expertise, technical resources and seasoned production talent of NBCUniversal, today announced that its 1,000th episode, the premiere of "Disappeared," aired on October 24 on Investigation Discovery (ID). Already renewed for a fifth season, ID offers hope for the missing on its riveting and compelling series that airs Mondays at 10p.

An award-winning production company, Peacock Productions has an impressive array of clients, including USA, CLOO, A&E, Animal Planet, The Weather Channel, Discovery, History, TLC, NBC, CNBC, E!, VH1, MSNBC and the UK's Channel 5.

"We have an amazing team and incredibly supportive partners who make the creative process collaborative, and as a result, we've been able to produce entertaining story telling and impactful award-winning programming," said Sharon Scott, Executive Vice President and GM, Peacock Productions.

Following are some other recent successes of the fast-growing production company:

Discovery's "iGenius: How Steve Jobs Changed the World"
--Won the night on Discovery
--Outperformed lead-in and lead-out

ID's "Disappeared" (series)
--Renewed for fifth season
--Set ratings records that helped drive ID to becoming the fastest growing cable network
--Watched by more than a million viewers

The Weather Channel's "Storm Riders" (series)
--Greenlight for season three

UK's Channel 5, "The Woman Who Lost Her Face: Extraordinary People"
--Premiere got a 7.6% share
--1.7 million viewers tuned in

Discovery's "Secrets of SEAL Team Six"
--1.3 HH rating, 1.8 million total viewers
--Anchored a Sunday night prime time programming block entirely produced by Peacock Productions
--Highest rated in the timeslot in a year
--100% higher than the prior four 9p Sundays

MSNBC's "Caught on Camera" (series)
--Renewed for fourth season
--Ranking #1 year to-date with Adults 18-34 and Adults 18-49 in the Sunday 6p-10p time period

Discovery's "Killing Bin Laden"
--1.7 rating, 2.4 million total viewers
--Doubled Discovery's average rating for the timeslot
--Doubled lead-in audience


ABOUT PEACOCK PRODUCTIONS
Peacock Productions is an award-winning, nonfiction production company that combines the editorial expertise, technical resources and seasoned production talent of NBCUniversal. It offers a wide-range of programming to broadcast, cable and digital entities with worldwide reach. To learn more, please visit peacockproductions.tv.