Nat Geo WILD and Living Color Enterprises, Inc. Premiered the Second Season of “Fish Tank Kings”

MIAMI - May 31, 2013 - PRLog -- - Nat Geo WILD and Living Color Enterprises, Inc. hosted the Season 2 premiere of its popular series, “Fish Tank Kings” at the W Hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Fl. on Wednesday May 29, 2013.  

Nat Geo WILD’s, “Fish Tank Kings” returns for a second season beginning Saturday, June 1, at 9 PM ET/PT, taking viewers to the center of the action as the Florida-based aquarium specialists at Living Color (www.livingcolor.com (http://www.livingcolor.com/about-us/biographies/)) use their unparalleled skills, creativity and teamwork to pull off the most extreme tanks. (For more information, visit http://channel.nationalgeographic.com/wild/fishtankkings/ and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NGC_PR.)

Among the highlights of the event was the City of Miami and Broward County’s both presenting proclamations naming June 1st as “Fish Tank Kings Day”, in commemoration of the top-rated shows’ global premiere. Moreover, “Fish Tank Kings” was awarded the Key to Broward County. The series represents one of the only internationally distributed shows filmed primarily in South Florida.

“I am proud of Living Color’s talented team of designers, artisans, engineers and marine life experts as we continue to take viewers into the creative world of building iconic award-winning aquariums for museums, public aquariums, theme parks, hotels and private homes, around the world,” said Mat Roy, Living Color President and Fish Tank Kings Star.

The event attracted over 200 of South Florida’s most influential entertainment and government dignitaries, including Broward County Commissioner Chip LaMarca, the Senior Vice President of Nat Geo WILD Program Development & Production, Janet Han-Vissering and the Vice Chair of the Miami Art and Entertainment Council, Howard R. Miller. The event also featured a custom 300 gallon aquarium built in-house by Living Color Enterprises and Fish Tank Kings’ stars, with two beautiful mermaids included.

About Nat Geo WILD

For more than 30 years, National Geographic has been the leader in wildlife programming. The networks Nat Geo WILD and Nat Geo WILD HD, launched in 2010, offer intimate encounters with nature’s ferocious fighters and gentle creatures of land, sea and air that

draw upon the cutting-edge work of the many explorers, filmmakers and scientists of the National Geographic Society. Part of the

National Geographic Channels US, based in Washington, D.C., the networks are a joint venture between National Geographic and Fox Cable Networks. In 2001, National Geographic Channel (NGC) debuted, and 10 years later, Spanish-language network Nat Geo Mundo was unveiled. The Channels have carriage with all of the nation’s major cable, telco and satellite television providers, with Nat Geo WILD currently available in 56 million U.S. homes. Globally, Nat Geo WILD is available in more than 100 million homes in 90 countries and 28 languages. For more information, visit www.natgeowild.com.

Fish Tank Kings – Episode 1, Season 2: The Amazing Aqua-Van

Premieres Saturday, June 1, at 9 PM ET/PT

Thinking outside the box is at the top of the team’s minds when they are faced with the most complicated job ever — transforming a vintage Volkswagen Minibus into a fish tank for a local car dealer. The years have not been kind to this iconic hippie van, strapped with a questionable structural integrity. Engineering a tank that will weigh 4,000 pounds when filled with saltwater and fish is the craziest and hardest task they have attempted so far. With a tight deadline looming, the team has a likely disaster on its hands. Will they shatter under pressure? Back at headquarters, fish geek Francis is looking for an assistant, but whoever he decides to hire, there’s no guarantee they’ll be up to the rigorous work schedule or mesh with the guys — all of whom are known for their strong personalities. He puts potential candidate Heather to the test by giving her a quiz on fish species, having her go on a deep-sea dive and having her perform a risky surgical procedure on a venomous fish. Will she be able to hold her own?

About Living Color Enterprises, Inc.

Living Color Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 1988, and is headquartered in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. A talented team of designers, artisans, engineers and marine life experts all work together in their state of the art 43,000 square-foot manufacturing plant in Fort Lauderdale, Florida to produce unique one-of-a-kind works of moving art. Living Color has created custom themed environments, aquariums and cabinetry for high profile clients like Disney, SeaWorld, Miami Marlins Ballpark, Rainforest Café, Bass Pro Shops and many others.

Living Color’s award-winning value and superior quality has helped them become the custom aquarium and themed environment solution of choice for public aquariums, museums, zoos, theme parks, casinos, hotels, resorts, restaurants, commercial properties, distinguished home owners, Hollywood celebrities and professional sports athletes around the world.

For further information on Nat Geo WILD, please contact Rajul Mistry, Communications, National Geographic Channels; (202) 912-6794; rmistry@natgeotv.com.

For any South Florida post-coverage photos, video (b-roll) requests or to schedule an interview with Fish Tank Kings Star, Mat Roy, feel free to contact Rodolfo Martinez at rmartinez@gohrmc.com, Howard R. Miller at howard@gohrmc.com or call (305) 573-0882.