. ▁The ▁show ▁would ▁first ▁be ▁broadcast ▁on ▁Fox , ▁re - air ing ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel . ▁ ▁In ▁Canada , ▁it ▁was ▁broadcast ▁simultaneously ▁on ▁Global , ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel ▁and ▁Nat ▁Ge o ▁Wild . ▁A ▁preview ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁episode ▁was ▁a ired ▁for ▁student ▁film m akers ▁at ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁Student ▁Film ▁Festival ▁on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Cos mos ▁premier ed ▁simultaneously ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁across ▁ten ▁Fox ▁networks : ▁Fox , ▁F X , ▁F XX , ▁F X M , ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁ 1 , ▁Fox ▁Sports ▁ 2 , ▁National ▁Geographic ▁Channel , ▁Nat ▁Ge o ▁W IL D , ▁Nat ▁Ge o ▁Mundo , ▁and ▁Fox ▁Life . ▁According ▁to ▁Fox ▁Network s , ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁a ▁TV ▁show ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁premi ere ▁in ▁a ▁global ▁sim ul cast ▁across ▁their ▁network ▁of ▁channels . ▁ ▁The ▁Fox ▁network ▁broadcast ▁aver aged ▁about ▁ 5 . 8 ▁million ▁view ers ▁in ▁N iel sen ' s ▁affili ate - based ▁estimates ▁for ▁the ▁ 9 ▁o ’ clock ▁hour ▁Sunday , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁ 2 . 1 ▁rating / 5 ▁share ▁in ▁adult s ▁ 1 8 - 4 9 . ▁The ▁under - 5 0 ▁audience ▁was ▁roughly ▁ 6 0 % ▁men . ▁View ing ▁on ▁other ▁networks ▁raised ▁these ▁tot als ▁to ▁ 8 . 5