America's Funniest Home Videos

*America's Funniest Home Videos*
America's Funniest Home Videos
Genre	Clip show; Comedy;
Created by	Vin Di Bona
Based on	Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan
Directed by	Vin Di Bona; Other directors:; Ron de Moraes; Steve Hirsen; Rob Katz; E. C. Pauling; Averill Perry; Russ Reinsel;
Presented by	Bob Saget; John Fugelsang; Daisy Fuentes; Richard Kind; D. L. Hughley; Mike Kasem; Kerri Kasem; Stuart Scott; Steve Carell; Tom Bergeron; Alfonso Ribeiro;
Narrated by	Ernie Anderson; Gary Owens; Jess Harnell;
Theme music composer	Dan Slider (music); Jill Colucci, Stewart Harris (lyrics, 1989–1997 version only);
Opening theme	"The Funny Things You Do",; performed by Jill Colucci (1989–1997); Peter Hix & Terry Wood (1997);
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	34
No. of episodes	785
Production
Executive producers	Vin Di Bona; Michele Nasraway; Todd Thicke;
Producer	Bill Barlow
Production locations	Manhattan Beach Studios, Manhattan Beach, California
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera; (studio segments);
Running time	22 minutes (1990–1999; internationally: 2001–); 44 minutes (1989, 1999–2000 specials; United States of America/Canada airings: 2001–);
Production companies	ABC Productions (formerly); ABC Entertainment; Vin Di Bona Productions;
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	November 26, 1989 –; present
Related
	America's Funniest People; World's Funniest Videos; El Diablito (from XHDRBZ); Videos After Dark; America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Edition;

America's Funniest Home Videos, also called America's Funniest Videos (abbreviated as AFV), is an American video clip television series on ABC, based on the Japanese variety show Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan (1986–1992). The show features humorous homemade videos that are submitted by viewers. The most common videos feature unintentional physical comedy, pets or children and some staged pranks.

Originally airing as a special in 1989, it debuted as a regular weekly series in January 1990. The show was originally hosted by comedian Bob Saget for the 1989 special and the first eight seasons of the series incarnation. After Saget stepped down as host in 1997, John Fugelsang and Daisy Fuentes took over as co-hosts for its ninth and tenth seasons. After two years of being shown as occasional specials (hosted by various actors and comedians such as D. L. Hughley, Richard Kind, Stuart Scott and Steve Carell, with Mike Kasem and Kerri Kasem hosting international versions), ABC brought the series back on Friday nights in 2001 with Tom Bergeron taking over hosting duties; Bergeron is the longest-running host in the show's history to date, staying on AFV for fifteen seasons until he stepped down in 2015. Alfonso Ribeiro, Season 19 champion and current host of Dancing with the Stars, has hosted the program since 2015.

On May 16, 2023, ABC renewed AFV for a 34th season which premiered on October 1 of the same year.

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