AUSTIN, TEXAS — A new television series called "I F-ing Love Science" will air on the Science Channel with Craig Ferguson as executive producer, the late-night star announced here Saturday night (Mar. 8) at the South by Southwest Interactive festival. 
 
 Ferguson's videotaped announcement was shown at a Science Channel event attended by Elise Andrew, the British biology student who created the wildly popular Facebook group that inspired the series. The event also featured performances by science celebrity Bill Nye and others. 
 
 "If you know anything about me, you know I love science," Ferguson said. "And this show is going to explore the randomness of science. Think of it as a late night Google search that goes a hundred pages deep until things get weird — and then you just keep going." 
 
 Andrew said she had not expected her Facebook group to go viral the way it did. 
 
 "When I created my Facebook page three years ago, I never could have imagined that it would resonate with a worldwide audience of 11 million followers," Andrew said in a statement. "This partnership with Craig and Science Channel is an exciting new venture that I hope will encourage more people to embrace the amazing, wonderful world of science." 
 
 The series will combine live-action along with animations and recreations that show the random ways in which science exists in everything. Each hour-long episode will attempt to prove a "grand, outlandish thesis," exploring unexpected but related subjects and starring celebrities, scientists and everyday people who share a love of science. 
 
 "Today, people are more excited than ever about science, and no one captured this passion like Elise Andrew and her Facebook phenomenon," Debbie Adler Myers, general manager and executive vice president of Science Channel, said in a statement. "By combining her signature style with the comedic brilliance of Craig Ferguson, 'I F-ing Love Science' will connect with this generation of science passionates unlike anything else on television." 
 
 Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the following error: Craig ferguson will be executive producer of the science channel series "I F-ing love science", not the host. 
 
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 Science Channel is tapping into a science-crazed social media phenomenon for multi-format series I F-ing Love Science, to be exec produced by Craig Ferguson. The show is inspired by the popular Facebook page I F*cking Love Science, which has attracted more than 11M social media followers since it was created three years ago by British biology student Elise Andrew, who is onboard as a consulting producer. The series is produced by Green Mountain West Inc. and Karga7 Productions and will premiere in the fourth quarter, featuring a blend of live-action, animation, and re-creations showcasing the random connectivity of science with appearances by celebrities and scientists. Ferguson made the announcement via taped message Saturday at Science Channel’s SXSW Interactive event . The late-night host will exec produce alongside Green Mountain West partner Rebecca Tucker, Karga7′s Sarah Wetherbee, and Science Channel’s Debbie Adler Myers and Rocky Collins. Science Channel VP Production Bernadette McDaid is overseeing.
– From Facebook page to TV series: Yes, I F-ing Love Science is coming to the (other) small screen. The science page has almost 11 million fans on Facebook, and the upcoming Science Channel series was announced at SXSW, Deadline reports. Elise Andrew, a biology student when she created the page three years ago, will serve as a consulting producer; late night host Craig Ferguson will be executive producer. The show will include live-action and animated bits, re-creations, celebrities, and of course, scientists. "If you know anything about me, you know I love science," Ferguson said while announcing the series, according to LiveScience. "And this show is going to explore the randomness of science. Think of it as a late night Google search that goes a hundred pages deep until things get weird—and then you just keep going."