Science To Premiere Ricky Gervais' AN IDIOT ABROAD 2: THE BUCKET LIST

Karl Pilkington Returns for More Punishment in Early 2012; AN IDIOT ABROAD Season One Is the Top-Rated Series in SCIENCE History

SCIENCE announced that it is U.S. production partner for AN IDIOT ABROAD 2: THE BUCKET LIST, featuring Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington.  Premiering on SCIENCE in early 2012, the second season is the follow-up to AN IDIOT ABROAD, which is the network's highest-rated series ever.  Since its premier in January 2011, more than 20 million viewers have watched AN IDIOT ABROAD on SCIENCE.

"We're thrilled to return to SCIENCE for another grand experiment.  It was hard work getting Karl to agree to another torture session, I mean series," said Ricky Gervais.  "It was time to give him a piece of the pie.  It will most probably end up in his face.  Most people think that the name of our production company, RiSK, is a combination of our initials. It's also because there is a small chance that Karl could die."

In the first season of AN IDIOT ABROAD, Gervais and Merchant conducted the grandest social experiment in television history, as they forced their close-minded friend, Pilkington, to travel around the globe to experience the Seven Wonders of the World.  AN IDIOT ABROAD 2: THE BUCKET LIST again finds Pilkington sent out on a forced quest.  This time, Gervais and Merchant send their reluctant friend around the world to sample adventures that "you must experience before you die."  The only problem is that the trip might kill him.

"I've never understood the 'things to do before you die' idea," said Pilkington.  "If I was ill, I'd be in no mood to have a swim with a dolphin."

"AN IDIOT ABROAD was an absolute game-changer for SCIENCE.  It brought humor to our network, and our audience responded in a huge way," said Debbie Adler Myers, Executive Vice President and General Manager of SCIENCE.  "This new season will be even bigger-Karl's bucket list will be full of some of the most hilarious and ridiculous situations ever captured on television.  Ricky, Steve, Karl and their team at RiSK Productions are putting their demented minds to good use."

An Idiot Abroad is produced for SCIENCE by RiSK Productions and Mentorn International.  For SCIENCE, Brian Lavin is network producer and Bernadette McDaid is Vice President of Production.  For Mentorn International, Dan Goldsack is executive producer.