EXCLUSIVE: There’s going to be a lot more amusing pets and wildlife on The CW after the network renewed Totally Funny Animals for a supersized second season.
The Nexstar-owned network handed V10 Entertainment-owned FishBowl Worldwide Media, which is behind the series, a 100-episode order. This is more than three times as large as the 30-episode order that it received for season one, which premiered on The CW in February 2024 and ran through November.
The clip-based reality format, hosted by comedian Andy Woodhull, highlights the funniest caught-on-camera moments featuring pets and wildlife—ranging from sneezing cats and playful dogs to dumpster-diving bears and mischievous raccoons.
Totally Funny Animals is executive produced by Rick de Oliveira, Vin Di Bona and John Stevens, with de Oliveira directing.
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V10 Entertainment is also behind series such as ABC’s America’s Funniest Home Videos as well as Peacock’s Blue Collar Auction and Fox’s World’s Funniest Videos.
It comes a few months after the Clarion Capital-backed media company brought in former Paramount Global executive Carter Skeath as President and acquired the global distribution rights to AFV from Disney.
“As one of the largest single-season broadcast network orders, the renewal underscores the versatility, repeatability, and mass appeal of clip-based formats. Audiences have overwhelmingly embraced Andy and these wildly comical captured moments. We’re thrilled to keep the laughs rolling with The CW, who has been a fantastic partner, collaborator, and champion of the Totally Funny franchise,” said Skeath.
