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
• Premiere date: 1963-01-06
• Final broadcast date listed: 1981-10-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NBC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 70176
• TVDB ID: 73490

Cast and credited roles

• Marlin Perkins — Marlin Perkins
• Jim Fowler — Jim Fowler

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1963-01-06; final listed air date 1963-03-31.
• Season 2: premiered 1963-10-20; final listed air date 1964-03-15.
• Season 2: premiered 1963-10-20; final listed air date 1964-03-15.
• Season 3: premiered 1964-10-18; final listed air date 1965-04-11.
• Season 3: premiered 1964-10-18; final listed air date 1965-04-11.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-10-17; final listed air date 1966-04-10.
• Season 4: premiered 1965-10-17; final listed air date 1966-04-10.
• Season 5: premiered 1966-11-13; final listed air date 1967-04-16.
• Season 5: premiered 1966-11-13; final listed air date 1967-04-16.
• Season 6: premiered 1968-01-07; final listed air date 1968-06-09.
• Season 6: premiered 1968-01-07; final listed air date 1968-06-09.
• Season 7: premiered 1969-01-05; final listed air date 1969-05-04.
• Season 7: premiered 1969-01-05; final listed air date 1969-05-04.
• Season 8: premiered 1969-09-14; final listed air date 1970-02-22.
• Season 8: premiered 1969-09-14; final listed air date 1970-02-22.
• Season 9: premiered 1970-09-13; final listed air date 1971-03-21.
• Season 9: premiered 1970-09-13; final listed air date 1971-03-21.
• Season 10: premiered 1971-09-12; final listed air date 1972-04-09.
• Season 10: premiered 1971-09-12; final listed air date 1972-04-09.
• Season 11: premiered 1972-09-17; final listed air date 1973-03-25.
• Season 11: premiered 1972-09-17; final listed air date 1973-03-25.
• Season 12: premiered 1973-09-16; final listed air date 1974-03-24.
• Season 12: premiered 1973-09-16; final listed air date 1974-03-24.
• Season 13: premiered 1974-09-15; final listed air date 1975-05-04.
• Season 13: premiered 1974-09-15; final listed air date 1975-05-04.
• Season 14: premiered 1975-09-14; final listed air date 1976-03-21.
• Season 14: premiered 1975-09-14; final listed air date 1976-03-21.
• Season 15: premiered 1976-09-12; final listed air date 1977-03-20.
• Season 15: premiered 1976-09-12; final listed air date 1977-03-20.
• Season 16: premiered 1977-09-18; final listed air date 1978-04-30.

Source and licence

Adapted from Mutual Of Omaha's Wild Kingdom 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.