Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Premiering in 1963 broadcast on prime-time from 1968-1971 and airing in syndication until 1988 the Emmy Award-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom was one of the longest-running and most beloved television series of all time. A pioneer of the narrative nature-documentary format the educational series followed venerable host and ecologist Marlin Perkins (later joined by Jim Fowler Peter Gros Stan Brock and Tom Allen) as he trekked to the farthest reaches of the globe to study wild animals in their natural habitats.

Series details

• Title: Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Genres: Nature
• Premiere date: 2002-09-17
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25047
• TVDB ID: 381347

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2002-09-17; final listed air date 2003-06-17.
• Season 2: premiered 2003-12-07; final listed air date 2004-06-20.
• Season 3: premiered 2005-03-06; final listed air date 2005-05-22.
• Season 4: premiered 2006-03-12; final listed air date 2006-08-27.
• Season 5: premiered 2007-03-11; final listed air date 2007-07-22.
• Season 6: premiered 2008-03-02; final listed air date 2008-08-17.
• Season 7: premiered 2009-04-05; final listed air date 2009-05-10.
• Season 8: premiered 2009-05-09; final listed air date 2009-05-09.
• Season 9: premiered 2011-04-03; final listed air date 2011-05-22.

Source and licence

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