World's Funniest Animals

World's Funniest Animals is an American video clip television series produced by Associated Television International that premiered on The CW on September 18, 2020.[1] In December 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.[2]

World's Funniest Animals
GenreComedy clip show
Directed byBrad Thomas
Presented byElizabeth Stanton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producers
Production companyAssociated Television International
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseSeptember 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) –
present
Chronology
Related showsThe World's Funniest Moments
External links
Website

Premise

Following a format similar to America's Funniest Home Videos, 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
No.Title [3]Original air date [3]Guest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Episode 101"September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)Tom Arnold & Natalie Lander0.78[4]
2"Episode 102"September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)Dee Wallace0.82[4]
3"Episode 103"September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)James Maslow0.75[5]
4"Episode 104"October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)Murray SawChuck0.71[6]
5"Episode 105"October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Brittany Underwood0.66[7]
6"Episode 106"October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)Ace Young & Diana DeGarmo0.70[8]
7"Episode 107"October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)Murray Jennifer Taylor0.64[9]
8"Episode 108"October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)Garrett Clayton0.74[10]
9"Episode 109"November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)Danielle Nicolet0.59[11]
10"Episode 110"November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)Jennifer Veal0.61[12]
11"Episode 111"November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)Kelli Goss0.99[13]
12"Episode 112"December 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)Jessica Morris & Dan Sperry0.61[14]
13"Episode 113"December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)Brielle Barbusca & Bradford Anderson0.58[15]
14"Episode 114"January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)Toby Rand0.86[16]
15"Episode 115"January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)Stephen Kramer Glickman0.74[17]
16"Episode 116"January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)Griffin Gluck0.67[17]

Development

On May 14, 2020, The CW announced that in light of television production suspending across the United States on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, the network would be pushing its new season to January 2021 and would be airing acquired and encore programming in Fall 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 remotely, in its majority. Shortly after, it was announced that the series would be hosted by Elizabeth Stanton.[18][19] On August 17, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 18, 2020.[1] On December 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season.[2]

References
  1. Erik Pedersen (August 17, 2020). "The CW Fall Sets Premiere Dates For 'Supernatural', 'Swamp Thing', 'Devils' & More". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
  2. Nellie Andreeva (December 7, 2020). "'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' & 'World's Funniest Animals' Renewed By the CW". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on December 7, 2020. Retrieved December 7, 2020.
  3. "WORLD'S FUNNIEST ANIMALS (CW)". The Futon Critic. December 29, 2020.
  4. Mitch Metcalf (September 21, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.18.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
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  10. Mitch Metcalf (November 2, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.30.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  11. Mitch Metcalf (November 9, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.06.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
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  13. Mitch Metcalf (December 1, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.27.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  14. Mitch Metcalf (December 7, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.3.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 13, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
  15. Mitch Metcalf (December 19, 2020). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.17.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  16. Mitch Metcalf (January 7, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Tuesday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.5.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 7, 2021. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  17. Mitch Metcalf (January 15, 2021). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Thursday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.14.2020". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
  18. Goldberg, Lesley (May 14, 2020). "The CW Holds New and Returning Series for January Launch, Sets Corona-Proof Fall Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 17, 2020.
  19. "Rising Star Elizabeth Stanton of World's Funniest Animals: "Right now has been such a difficult time for everyone; it's so important for anyone who has any sort of influence try to use that influence for good"". Medium. May 18, 2020. Archived from the original on July 30, 2020.
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