''World's Funniest Animals'' is an American video clip television series produced by

Associated Television International Associated Television International is a television production company mainly specializing in American and international syndication through production and distribution. The company is based out of a facility on Empire Ave in Burbank,

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on September 18, 2020.

Premise

Following a format similar to ''

America's Funniest Home Videos ''America's Funniest Home Videos'', also called ''America's Funniest Videos'' (abbreviated as ''AFV''), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on a recurring segment on the Japanese variety show '' Fun TV with Kato-chan and ...

''/''The Planet's Funniest Animals'', the series showcases viral internet clips of funny animal moments as well as celebrity guests, their pets, and panelists to commentate on the clips.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2020–21)

Season 2 (2021–22)

Season 3 (2022–23)

Season 4 (2023–24)

Specials (2021–22)

Development

On May 14, 2020,

announced that in light of television production being suspended across the United States on account of the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

, the network would push its new season to January 2021 and would air acquired and encore programming in the fall of 2020 instead. This gave rise to ''World's Funniest Animals'', as the series consists mainly of a compilation of comic animal clips from various sources and thus is easy to be produced largely remotely. Shortly after, it was announced that the series would be hosted by Elizabeth Stanton. On August 17, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 18, 2020. On December 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on October 9, 2021. On January 20, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered on October 22, 2022. On May 18, 2023, The CW renewed the series for a fourth season.

References

External links

* {{Associated Television International 2020 American television series debuts 2020s American comedy television series 2020s American reality television series 2020s American video clip television series American English-language television shows The CW original programming Television series by Associated Television International Television series about animals