{"id":31007,"date":"2021-12-16T19:58:05","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T00:58:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=31007"},"modified":"2021-12-16T19:58:05","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T00:58:05","slug":"crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#8217;s Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the award-winning series CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS, Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, Bindi&#8217;s husband Chandler Powell, and the newest Irwin family member, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, continue Steve Irwin&#8217;s mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to become Wildlife Warriors and work together to protect and preserve wildlife and wild places. Never has it been as important to spread their message of conservation to ensure an abundance of wildlife for generations to come. Season four of CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS premieres Sat., January 1, 2022 @ 8PM ET\/PT on Animal Planet and discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Qha03xpOa18?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In the season premiere, Bindi and Chandler&#8217;s daughter Grace discovers her new world at Australia Zoo, while Robert and the team attempt the biggest Gator move in the zoo&#8217;s history; for the first time, they will try to capture 10 alligators from Gator Lake, home to over 40 crocodilians. Meanwhile, Terri helps her Sumatran Elephants as they learn to use a purpose built, giant runway which will allow them to freely move around the Zoo. And Bindi later encounters the joys and tragedies of another Koala breeding season.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3670160347\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Other stories this season include Bindi checking in on one of the biggest babies at Australia Zoo, Tallbert the giraffe; Robert and Chandler taking a road trip adventure to pick up a giant male Komodo named Naga; Terri helping to care for an unprecedented influx of baby Echidnas; Chandler dealing with a koala crisis; Robert assisting in a complex turtle surgery; Bindi hand raising a baby possum and Terri overseeing the largest and most complex animal move in Australia Zoo&#8217;s history. Also, during the season, Grace receives a surprise honor!<\/p>\n<p>Keep up with the conversation on social media with #TheIrwins and follow Animal Planet on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter for more.<\/p>\n<p>The first three seasons of CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS can be streamed in their entirety on discovery+.<\/p>\n<p>CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS is produced for Animal Planet by Eureka where Paul Franklin, Chris Culvenor, Wes Dening, Rikkie Proost, and Rod Parker serve as executive producers. For Animal Planet Erin Wanner is executive producer with Sarah Russell as supervising producer.<\/p><div id=\"morty-3327263898\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/9GilRQl4TU6qXcmSpi3yLG1ZLvi.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Crikey! It&#039;s the Irwins<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> Animal Planet<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Documentary<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 4<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 45<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>Follow Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin as they run the extraordinary Australia Zoo in the bushlands of northern Australia. Caring for over 1,200 animals, overseeing a world-class wildlife hospital, and conducting high-octane global conservation expeditions, the Irwins\u2019 lives are full of adventure, fueled by their love of animals and passion for protecting them.<\/p><\/td><\/tr>\r\n        <\/tbody>\r\n      <\/table>  \r\n    \n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-26535\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25983\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg\" alt=\"Powered by TMDB.org\" width=\"250\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb.jpg 353w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-300x63.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/program-info-provided-by-tmdb-350x74.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"line-height: .4em;\"><span style=\"white-space: pre-wrap; font: normal 8pt Arial;\">TV &amp; Movie information has been provided by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themoviedb.org\/\">themoviedb.org<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the award-winning series CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS, Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, Bindi&#8217;s husband Chandler Powell, and the newest Irwin family member, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, continue Steve Irwin&#8217;s mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to become Wildlife Warriors and work together to protect and preserve wildlife and wild places. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"source_name":"","source_url":"","via_name":"","via_url":"","override_template":"0","override":[{"template":"1","single_blog_custom":"","parallax":"1","fullscreen":"1","layout":"right-sidebar","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"top","share_float_style":"share-monocrhome","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","show_post_reading_time":"0","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_prev_next_post":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"0","show_post_related":"0","show_inline_post_related":"0"}],"override_image_size":"0","image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post":"0","trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post":"0","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","sponsored_post_name":"","sponsored_post_url":"","sponsored_post_logo_enable":"0","sponsored_post_logo":"","sponsored_post_desc":"","disable_ad":"0"},"jnews_primary_category":{"id":""},"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[505],"class_list":["post-31007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tv_news","tag-wildlife"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>&quot;Crikey! It&#039;s the Irwins&quot; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#039;s Day - Morty&#039;s TV<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&quot;Crikey! It&#039;s the Irwins&quot; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#039;s Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the award-winning series CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS, Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, Bindi&#8217;s husband Chandler Powell, and the newest Irwin family member, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, continue Steve Irwin&#8217;s mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to become Wildlife Warriors and work together to protect and preserve wildlife and wild places. [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Morty&#039;s TV\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-17T00:58:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"666\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@mortystv\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"morty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"morty\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\"},\"headline\":\"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#8217;s Day\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-17T00:58:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\"},\"wordCount\":394,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"wildlife\"],\"articleSection\":[\"TV News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\",\"name\":\"\\\"Crikey! It's the Irwins\\\" Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year's Day - Morty&#039;s TV\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-17T00:58:05+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp\",\"width\":666,\"height\":375},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#8217;s Day\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"description\":\"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Morty's TV\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg\",\"width\":1226,\"height\":375,\"caption\":\"Morty's TV\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/\",\"https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55\",\"name\":\"morty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"morty\"},\"description\":\"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"\"Crikey! It's the Irwins\" Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year's Day - Morty&#039;s TV","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"\"Crikey! It's the Irwins\" Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year's Day","og_description":"In the award-winning series CRIKEY! IT&#8217;S THE IRWINS, Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, Bindi&#8217;s husband Chandler Powell, and the newest Irwin family member, Grace Warrior Irwin Powell, continue Steve Irwin&#8217;s mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to become Wildlife Warriors and work together to protect and preserve wildlife and wild places. [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/","og_site_name":"Morty&#039;s TV","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","article_published_time":"2021-12-17T00:58:05+00:00","og_image":[{"width":666,"height":375,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"morty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv","twitter_site":"@mortystv","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"morty","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/"},"author":{"name":"morty","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55"},"headline":"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#8217;s Day","datePublished":"2021-12-17T00:58:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/"},"wordCount":394,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp","keywords":["wildlife"],"articleSection":["TV News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/","name":"\"Crikey! It's the Irwins\" Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year's Day - Morty&#039;s TV","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp","datePublished":"2021-12-17T00:58:05+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp","width":666,"height":375},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/12\/16\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-to-animal-planet-and-discovery-for-an-all-new-season-on-new-years-day\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Returns to Animal Planet and discovery+ for an All-New Season on New Year&#8217;s Day"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","name":"Morty's TV","description":"TV  News, Big Brother Fan Pages with Daily Updates, and Obits","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Morty's TV","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/seo-logo.jpg","width":1226,"height":375,"caption":"Morty's TV"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mortystv\/","https:\/\/mortystv.bsky.social\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec63b069cf8528fdbe3b63a882c84e55","name":"morty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8d193cd52b136c105466b1a6e275471a201e3f2ef36511576a5b559448768be?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"morty"},"description":"TV historian and Big Brother fan. Former contributor to The Philadelphia Inquirer TV section.","sameAs":["http:\/\/mortystv.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mortystv","https:\/\/x.com\/http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/mortystv"],"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/author\/morty\/"}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Crikey-Its-the-Irwins.webp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":21969,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/06\/03\/crikey-its-the-irwins-season-3-premiere-on-animal-planet-debuts-saturday-june-5-beginning-with-crikey-its-a-baby-special-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":31007,"position":0},"title":"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Season 3 Premiere on Animal Planet Debuts Saturday, June 5 Beginning with &#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s a Baby!&#8221; Special [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"June 3, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Season three of the award-winning series, CRIKEY! IT'S THE IRWINS, makes its linear debut to Animal Planet on Saturday, June 5 with an all-new season featuring re-openings and rescues as the Irwin family continues Steve Irwin's mission to bring people closer to animals and inspire them to become Wildlife Warriors\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crikey-its-the-irwins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crikey-its-the-irwins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/crikey-its-the-irwins.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16548,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/15\/crikey-its-the-irwins-returns-with-a-new-season-of-reopenings-rescues-newborn-wildlife-and-exciting-news-about-the-future-generation-of-the-irwin-family-on-discovery-february-7-video\/","url_meta":{"origin":31007,"position":1},"title":"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s the Irwins&#8221; Returns with a New Season of Reopenings, Rescues, Newborn Wildlife and Exciting News About the Future Generation of the Irwin Family on Discovery+ February 7 [VIDEO]","author":"morty","date":"January 15, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Season three of the award-winning series, CRIKEY! IT'S THE IRWINS, featuring Terri, Bindi and Robert Irwin, and Bindi's husband Chandler Powell, premieres Sunday, February 7 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real life subscription streaming service. discovery+ features a landmark partnership with Verizon that gives their customers with select plans up\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irwins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irwins.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irwins.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/irwins.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19081,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/03\/30\/crikey-its-a-baby-one-hour-special-documents-bindi-irwin-and-chandler-powells-journey-as-they-prepare-for-the-arrival-of-their-daughter\/","url_meta":{"origin":31007,"position":2},"title":"&#8220;Crikey! It&#8217;s a Baby!&#8221; One-Hour Special Documents Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell&#8217;s Journey as They Prepare for the Arrival of Their Daughter","author":"morty","date":"March 30, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The Irwins are filled with excitement as they prepare for the birth of Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell's daughter, documented in the all-new special CRIKEY! IT'S A BABY! which streams Sunday, April 25 on discovery+, the definitive non-fiction, real-life subscription streaming service. It's truly an Irwin family affair in this\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crikey-Its-a-Baby-3-30-2021-05030.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crikey-Its-a-Baby-3-30-2021-05030.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Crikey-Its-a-Baby-3-30-2021-05030.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8014,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/18\/animal-planets-the-aquariuim-season-two-premieres-sunday-february-9-at-8pm\/","url_meta":{"origin":31007,"position":3},"title":"Animal Planet&#8217;s &#8220;The Aquariuim&#8221; Season Two Premieres Sunday, February 9 at 8PM","author":"morty","date":"January 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"THE AQUARIUM, which documents life behind-the-scenes of Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium and the vital role it plays in aquatic conservation around the world, returns to Animal Planet for a second season, beginning Sunday, February 9 at 8PM ET\/PT. The series sheds light on the underwater life of fascinating fish, marine mammals\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/georgia_aquarium.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/georgia_aquarium.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/georgia_aquarium.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":23542,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/11\/starts-today-discovery-channels-shark-week-2021-begins-sunday-july-11-8pm\/","url_meta":{"origin":31007,"position":4},"title":"STARTS TODAY! Discovery Channel&#8217;s Shark Week 2021 Begins Sunday, July 11 @ 8PM","author":"morty","date":"July 11, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Robert Irwin Faces Great White Shark for First Time Ever in \u201cCrikey! It\u2019s Shark Week\u201d At just 17-years-old, Robert is taking on his first Great White and sharing this meaningful moment with the fans. Following in his father's footsteps, he will get as close as possible to these incredible\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shark-Week-Discovery2021.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shark-Week-Discovery2021.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Shark-Week-Discovery2021.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":98748,"url":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/23\/another-season-of-dancing-with-the-stars-is-coming-to-abc-and-disney\/","url_meta":{"origin":31007,"position":5},"title":"Another Season of &#8220;Dancing with the Stars&#8221; Is Coming to ABC and Disney+","author":"morty","date":"April 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Dancing with the Stars\" has been renewed for season 34 and will air on ABC and Disney+, and stream the next day on Hulu. Produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;TV News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"TV News","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/category\/tv_news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robert-irwin.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robert-irwin.webp?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robert-irwin.webp?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/robert-irwin.webp?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31007\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}