Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo

Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo is an Australian factual television series which goes behind the scenes at both Taronga Zoo Sydney and Taronga Western Plains Zoo at Dubbo. It is produced by McAvoy Media and follows the 240 keepers and vets caring for 5,000 animals.^[1] The ten part series is narrated by actress Naomi Watts.^[2]

Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo
Also known as	Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under Inside Taronga Zoo
Genre	Reality Factual
Narrated by	Naomi Watts
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	John McAvoy
Producers	Matthew Keygan Simon Steel
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	44–47 minutes
Production company	McAvoy Media
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Picture format	576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	8 February 2020 (2020-02-08) – present

The first series of the program premiered on 8 February 2020.^[3] The series was placed on hiatus from 21 March due to special A Current Affair broadcasts focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic occupying the program's timeslot.^[4][5] The program returned on 20 May 2020.^[6] The second series premiered on 22 October 2021.^[7]

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

No.	Title	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	Kibali	8 February 2020 (2020-02-08)	601,000^[8]
2	Koala Rescue	15 February 2020 (2020-02-15)	451,000^[9]
3	Platypus	22 February 2020 (2020-02-22)	229,000^[10]^[a]
4	Lemur	29 February 2020 (2020-02-29)	398,000^[11]
5	Waru	7 March 2020 (2020-03-07)	468,000^[12]
6	Nala	14 March 2020 (2020-03-14)	507,000^[13]
7	3 Chimps	20 May 2020 (2020-05-20)	444,000^[14]
8	Giraffe Move	27 May 2020 (2020-05-27)	479,000^[15]
9	Fishing Cat	3 June 2020 (2020-06-03)	518,000^[16]
10	Mr Hobbs	10 June 2020 (2020-06-10)	442,000^[17]

Season 2 (2021–22)

No.	Title	Original air date	Australian viewers
1	Naomi's Baby	22 October 2021 (2021-10-22)	390,000^[18]
2	Giraffe Migration	29 October 2021 (2021-10-29)	362,000^[19]
3	Squirrel Monkey	5 November 2021 (2021-11-05)	430,000^[20]
4	Bilby Release	12 November 2021 (2021-11-12)	357,000^[21]
5	Hungry Hippo	19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)	315,000^[22]
6	Kartika the Tiger	26 November 2021 (2021-11-26)	386,000^[23]
7	Nala's Pup	3 December 2021 (2021-12-03)	374,000^[24]
8	Lion Move	10 December 2021 (2021-12-10)	361,000^[25]
9	Red Panda Implant	17 December 2021 (2021-12-17)	339,000^[26]
10	Roo Can't Chew	31 December 2021 (2021-12-31)	307,000^[27]
11	Charlie's Walk	7 January 2022 (2022-01-07)	412,000^[28]
12	The Devil You Know	14 January 2022 (2022-01-14)	355,000^[29]

Notes

• ^a This episode did not air on this night in New South Wales and Queensland due to coverage of the 2020 All Stars match, and aired at a later date.^[30]

References

1. Knox, David (19 October 2019). "Taronga Zoo Series For Nine". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
2. Knox, David (21 January 2020). "Naomi Watts to Narrate Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
3. Knox, David (6 February 2020). "Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo: Feb 8". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
4. Knox, David (19 March 2020). "Nine News Specials: Update". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
5. Knox, David (26 March 2020). "Nine News: COVID-19 Coverage". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
6. Knox, David (20 May 2020). "Returning: Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
7. Knox, David (11 October 2021). "Returning: Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo". TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
8. Knox, David (21 February 2020). "Timeshifted: Saturday 8 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
9. Knox, David (28 February 2020). "Timeshifted: Saturday 15 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
10. Knox, David (6 March 2020). "Timeshifted: Saturday 22 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
11. Knox, David (13 March 2020). "Timeshifted: Saturday 29 February 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
12. Knox, David (20 March 2020). "Timeshifted: Saturday 7 March 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
13. Knox, David (28 March 2020). "Timeshifted: Saturday 14 March 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
14. Knox, David (29 May 2020). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 20 May 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
15. Knox, David (5 June 2020). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 27 May 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
16. Knox, David (12 June 2020). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 3 June 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
17. Knox, David (19 June 2020). "Timeshifted: Wednesday 10 June 2020". TV Tonight. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
18. Knox, David (23 October 2021). "Friday 22 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
19. Knox, David (30 October 2021). "Friday 29 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
20. Knox, David (6 November 2021). "Friday 5 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
21. Knox, David (13 November 2021). "Friday 12 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
22. Knox, David (19 November 2021). "Friday 19 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
23. Knox, David (27 November 2021). "Friday 26 November 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
24. Knox, David (4 December 2021). "Friday 3 December 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
25. Knox, David (11 December 2021). "Friday 10 December 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
26. Knox, David (18 December 2021). "Friday 17 December 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
27. Knox, David (1 January 2021). "Friday 31 December 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
28. Knox, David (8 January 2021). "Friday 7 January 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 8 January 2021.
29. Knox, David (15 January 2021). "Friday 14 January 2022". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
30. Ryan, Aaron (9 February 2020). "Nine Program Schedule For Week Commencing February 16 2020". TV Blackbox. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links

• Official website
• Taronga: Who's Who in the Zoo – Production website
• Secrets of the Zoo: Down Under – Production website