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Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963–1988)

26 seasons330 episodes30 min per episode★ 8.6 · 600 votes

• Documentary
• Family

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.

First aired

January 6, 1963

Last episode

December 20, 1987

Network

NBC

Country of origin

United States