Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Jack Hanna has hosted TV shows about wildlife since the premiere of Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures in 1993 and has become a zoological authority in his 30-plus years working at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium in Ohio. On Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown, he uses his knowledge and experience to present count-down lists of rare, fascinating creatures -- appropriate, given Hanna's many appearances on Late Show with David Letterman. Topics include beasts equipped with armor, deceptively cute -- but dangerous -- animals, and adorable baby critters.

Series details

• Title: Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2011-09-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-10-28
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12153
• IMDb ID: tt3062384
• TVDB ID: 283661

Cast and credited roles

• Jack Hanna — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2011-09-03; final listed air date 2012-05-19.
• Season 2: premiered 2012-10-06; final listed air date 2013-06-29.
• Season 3: premiered 2013-10-05; final listed air date 2014-05-17.
• Season 4: premiered 2014-10-04; final listed air date 2015-05-16.
• Season 5: premiered 2015-10-03; final listed air date 2016-01-30.
• Season 6: premiered 2016-10-01; final listed air date 2017-05-20.
• Season 7: premiered 2017-10-07; final listed air date 2017-10-28.

Source and licence

Adapted from Jack Hanna's Wild Countdown on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.