The National Dog Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The National Dog Show is a conformation show sanctioned by the American Kennel Club. The National Dog Show has been ongoing since 1879 with its only interruption being the Great Depression from 1928 through 1932. The show is held by The Kennel Club of Philadelphia, a founding club of AKC. It traditionally takes place on the third from last weekend in November over two days. The National Dog show is one of the three major dog shows in the United States, along with the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship and the Westminster Dog Show. Winners may be invited to compete at Crufts. As with all AKC conformation shows, mixed-breed dogs are not eligible to participate. The show is nationally televised (on tape delay) in the United States on NBC every Thanksgiving; the show immediately follows the network's coverage of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade and airs at noon in all time zones. Actor John O'Hurley is the program's host, and the show's presenting sponsor is Nestlé Purina PetCare.

Series details

• Title: The National Dog Show
• Format: Reality
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2016-11-24
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 120 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 22921
• IMDb ID: tt5231096
• TVDB ID: 338635

Cast and credited roles

• Mary Carillo — Commentator
• John O'Hurley — Host
• David Frei — Host

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 2016: premiered 2016-11-24; final listed air date 2016-11-24; episode order: 1.
• Season 2017: premiered 2017-11-23; final listed air date 2017-11-23; episode order: 1.
• Season 2018: premiered 2018-11-24; final listed air date 2018-11-24; episode order: 1.
• Season 2019: premiered 2019-11-28; final listed air date 2019-11-28; episode order: 1.
• Season 2020: premiered 2020-11-26; final listed air date 2020-11-26; episode order: 1.
• Season 2021: premiered 2021-11-25; final listed air date 2021-11-25; episode order: 1.
• Season 2022: premiered 2022-11-24; final listed air date 2022-11-24; episode order: 1.
• Season 2023: premiered 2023-11-23; final listed air date 2023-11-23; episode order: 1.
• Season 2024: premiered 2024-11-28; final listed air date 2024-11-28; episode order: 1.
• Season 2025: premiered 2025-11-27; final listed air date 2025-11-27; episode order: 1.
• Season 2026: premiered 2026-11-26; final listed air date 2026-11-26; episode order: 1.

Source and licence

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