When British Broadcasting Network confirmed that there were more young viewers who watched "Planet Earth II" than the popular The "X-Factor" on ITV, Sir David Attenborrough was pleased.
"I'm told that we are attracting a larger than normal number of younger viewers and apparently the music of Hans Zimmer in particular is striking a chord," the film's host said "That pleases me enormously."
Aside from music theme composed by Zimmer for the documentary, the increasing popularity of the nature-themed film is being attributed to the latest technology for shooting films of this type. The use of high definition cameras shooting from a vantage point have made the scenes ultra realistic.
Looking at the videos make viewers feel that they are right in the middle of the scenes. They are so surreal that even the young ones are attracted to the "Planet Earth II" films.
"Planet Earth" is planned to show six episodes and four have already been shown on television. The ratings for the first three episodes were the ones that confirmed the film series' popularity among young people from age 16 to 34 years old.
As reported by Independent, a record 12.2 million viewers have watched episode 1 alone and viewers have kept coming back for more. The second episode "The Mountain" was what caught the attention of the youth. Watching animals in their natural environment must have captivated them. "Planet Earth II" Episode 2 had 1.8 million views from the youth alone outgunning "X-Factor" that had only 1.4 million youth views for that particular week.
The first four episodes showed animals in their different natural habitats. Episode 1 was about animals in "Remote Islands" like the famed iguanas. Scenes of snakes chasing baby iguanas for food were excellent sights to see.
The second episode" The Mountain,"the youth's favorite, was about animals that hunted in the wild. The third and fourth episodes were entitled "Deserts"and "Jungles," respectively.
Only two more episodes remain to be shown. More young folks are expected to become regular viewers of "Planet Earth II."
