Wild Kingdom
American documentary television series (1963-1988 and 2002-2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Wild Kingdom, also known as Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, is an American documentary television program that features wildlife and nature. It was originally produced from 1963 until 1988, and it was revived in 2002. The show's second incarnation aired until 2011 on Animal Planet in the United States. A third incarnation streamed webisodes on a dedicated YouTube channel from 2013 to 2018. Starting April 4, 2021, the program will be shown in its traditional Sunday timeslot on the cable channel RFD-TV. A fourth incarnation, Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild, hosted by Peter Gros & Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, premiered on NBC as part of the network's Saturday morning The More You Know educational and informational programming block in October 2023.[1][2]
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Created by | Don Meier |
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Narrated by | Marlin Perkins |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 18 (original TV program) |
No. of episodes | 140 (original TV program) (list of episodes) |
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Network | NBC |
Release | January 6, 1963 (1963-01-06) – 1971 (1971) |
Network | Syndicated |
Release | 1971 (1971) – 1988 (1988) |
Network | Animal Planet |
Release | September 17, 2002 (2002-09-17) – May 22, 2011 (2011-05-22) |
Network | YouTube |
Release | November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03) – 2018 (2018) |
Network | NBC |
Release | October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) – present |