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.

World's Funniest Animals
GenreComedy clip show
Directed byNoah Matthews and Brad Thomas
Presented byElizabeth Stanton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes32 (and 6 specials)
Production
Executive producers
Running time30 minutes
Production companyAssociated Television International
Release
Original networkThe CW
Picture formatHDTV 1080i
Original releaseSeptember 18, 2020 (2020-09-18) –
present
Chronology
Related showsThe World's Funniest Moments

Premise

Following a format similar to America's Funniest Home Videos/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
SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
116September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)
Spring specialApril 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)
Summer specialAugust 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)
216October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)
Halloween specialOctober 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)
Christmas specialDecember 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)
Valentines Day specialFebruary 12, 2022 (2022-02-12)
National Puppy Day specialMarch 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)

Season 1 (2020–21)
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Episode 101"September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)Tom Arnold & Natalie Lander0.78[1]
22"Episode 102"September 18, 2020 (2020-09-18)Dee Wallace0.82[1]
33"Episode 103"September 25, 2020 (2020-09-25)James Maslow0.75[2]
44"Episode 104"October 2, 2020 (2020-10-02)Murray SawChuck0.71[3]
55"Episode 105"October 9, 2020 (2020-10-09)Brittany Underwood0.66[4]
66"Episode 106"October 16, 2020 (2020-10-16)Ace Young & Diana DeGarmo0.70[5]
77"Episode 107"October 23, 2020 (2020-10-23)Murray Jennifer Taylor0.64[6]
88"Episode 108"October 30, 2020 (2020-10-30)Garrett Clayton0.74[7]
99"Episode 109"November 6, 2020 (2020-11-06)Danielle Nicolet0.59[8]
1010"Episode 110"November 20, 2020 (2020-11-20)Jennifer Veal0.61[9]
1111"Episode 111"November 27, 2020 (2020-11-27)Kelli Goss0.99[10]
1212"Episode 112"December 3, 2020 (2020-12-03)Jessica Morris & Dan Sperry0.61[11]
1313"Episode 113"December 17, 2020 (2020-12-17)Brielle Barbusca & Bradford Anderson0.58[12]
1414"Episode 114"January 5, 2021 (2021-01-05)Toby Rand0.86[13]
1515"Episode 115"January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)Stephen Kramer Glickman0.74[14]
1616"Episode 116"January 14, 2021 (2021-01-14)Griffin Gluck0.67[14]

Spring special (2021)
TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
"Spring Fling"April 30, 2021 (2021-04-30)N/A0.81[15]

Summer special (2021)
TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
"Summer Fling"August 4, 2021 (2021-08-04)Ed Alonzo & Bob the Duck0.67[16]

Season 2 (2021–22)
No.
overall		No. in
season		Title [17]Original air date [17]Guest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
171"Episode 201"October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)Colin Mochrie0.59[18]
182"Episode 202"October 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)Molly McCook0.55[18]
193"Episode 203"October 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)Parker Bates0.47[19]
204"Episode 204"October 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)Amara Zaragoza0.49[20]
215"Episode 205"November 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)Maz Jobrani0.42[21]
226"Episode 206"November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)Amy Gumenick0.57[22]
237"Episode 207"November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)Neil Brown Jr.0.48[23]
248"Episode 208"January 8, 2022 (2022-01-08)Lola Flannery0.44[24]
259"Episode 209"January 15, 2022 (2022-01-15)Percy Daggs III0.37[25]
2610"Episode 210"January 22, 2022 (2022-01-22)Christina Ochoa0.44[26]
2711"Episode 211"January 29, 2022 (2022-01-29)Bob Morley0.50[27]
2812"Episode 212"February 26, 2022 (2022-02-26)Tiera Skovbye0.44[28]
2913"Episode 213"March 5, 2022 (2022-03-05)Jayson Blair0.44[29]
3014"Episode 214"March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)Sarah Jeffery0.31[30]
3115"Episode 215"March 26, 2022 (2022-03-26)Jackie Seiden0.52[31]
3216"Episode 216"April 2, 2022 (2022-04-02)Jackie Tohn0.38[32]

Halloween special (2021)
TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
"Halloween"October 30, 2021 (2021-10-30)Robert Englund0.51[33]

Christmas special (2021)
TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
"Christmas"December 1, 2021 (2021-12-01)Kayla ComptonN/A

Valentines Day special (2022)
TitleOriginal air dateGuest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
"Valentines Day"February 12, 2022 (2022-02-12)N/AN/A

National Puppy Day special (2022)
Title [17]Original air date [17]Guest(s)U.S. viewers
(millions)
"National Puppy Day Special"March 19, 2022 (2022-03-19)Lissette Rojo0.49[34]

Development

On May 14, 2020, The CW announced that in light of television production being suspended across the United States on account of the COVID-19 pandemic, 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.[35][36] On August 17, 2020, it was announced that the series would premiere on September 18, 2020.[37][17] On December 7, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season,[38] which premiered on October 9, 2021.[39] On January 20, 2022, the series was renewed for a third season.[40]

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