“Animal Planet” has renewed “Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain Vet” for a third season, TheWrap has learned exclusively.
Additionally, the titular Dr. Jeff Young, who has been battling cancer, recorded a brief personal video message to let viewers know he’s feeling fine. That’s also exclusive here and posted above.
“Rocky Mountain Vet” is Animal Planet’s top-performing series to date, averaging 1.3 million total viewers per episode. Among overall audience members, Season 2 has improved by 40 percent over the show’s inaugural run. The increase is even two percentage points above that in the 25-54 demographic.
“Dr. Jeff” is particularly strong among women of the aforementioned age range.