AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS BRINGS BACK STUDIO AUDIENCE & DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY
“AMERICA’S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS,” THE LONGEST-RUNNING PRIMETIME ENTERTAINMENT SHOW IN THE HISTORY OF ABC
WELCOMES BACK ITS STUDIO AUDIENCE FOR ITS 33RD SEASON
The Season Premieres Sunday, October 2nd On ABC With Double The Prize Money
“America’s Funniest Home Videos” hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro, the longest-running primetime entertainment show in the history of ABC, premieres its 33rd season on Sunday, October 2nd and is doubling the weekly prize money for the new season. In addition, a live studio audience has returned for the first time in two seasons
“AFV” doubled its weekly first-place prize to $20,000 going to the funniest or most unique video. Second place also doubled to $6,000, and third place to $4,000. The first-place prize winners then move on to the next competition round where they vie for a $100,000 prize. At the end of the season, the $100,000 prize winners compete for a grand prize vacation package. In its 33 seasons and over 700 episodes to date, “AFV” has given away over $17 million in prize money and evaluated over 2 million video clips from home viewers. Viewers can submit their videos at www.afv.com.
“We’re thrilled to welcome a live audience back to the studio after two years,” said Vin Di Bona, Executive Producer and Director of America’s Funniest Home Videos. Adding, “We’re starting with a limited audience size of 50 people, and hope to be back to full audience capacity of 200, soon. The studio audience has always been an essential part of our set, and an integral part of the show, providing an effusive energy felt by our viewers, host and crew. Now, more than ever, people need the laughter AFV provides and with the doubling of the weekly prize money, we’re set for our biggest season yet.”
Each week, the “AFV” team evaluates thousands of user-submitted home videos to showcase America’s real-life funny moments captured on video. Today, “AFV” is syndicated in over 103 territories around the world, spreading American humor and clumsiness across the globe!
“AFV” has a massive digital footprint with a network of over 74.2 million fans inclusive of Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter, creating 300 hours of new content annually.
ABC’s broad-appealing “AFV” was the season’s No. 1 show in family co-viewing (Adult 18-49 viewers watching with a Teen 12-17 and/or Kid 2-11 present) on the broadcast networks. The series was the No. 1 non-sports program in Sunday’s 7:00.p.m. hour last season among Teens 12-17 and Kids 2-11.
Vin Di Bona is executive producer, along with Michele Nasraway.
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