Weather Channel Orders Two More Seasons of 'Coast Guard Alaska'

Series is produced by Al Roker Entertainment

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 12/14/2011 3:30:28 PM

The Weather Channel has greenlit two additional seasons of Coast Guard Alaska from Al Roker Entertainment.

The second season will consist of five hour-long episodes and premiere in April 2012, with the eight-episode third season bowing in October 2012. Coast Guard Alaska is currently in its first season which ends Jan. 18.

Viewership for the series has increased 91 percent since the premiere episode, according to Nielsen, averaging 160,000 viewers in the news target adults 25-54 demo.

The series follows a team of Coast Guard swimmers and rescue pilots stationed in Kodiak, Alaska, as they train to save lives in the icy weather conditions.