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text: America's Funniest Home Videos

text: Premise[edit]

text: Executive produced by Vin Di Bona, Todd Thicke and Michele Nasraway,[1] and created by Vin Di Bona, it is the longest-running primetime entertainment (non-news) program on ABC (both on the network's current schedule and dating back to ABC's incorporation as a television network in 1948). It is based on the Tokyo Broadcasting System program Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan, which featured a segment in which viewers were invited to send in video clips from their home movies; ABC, which owns half of the program, pays a royalty fee to the Tokyo Broadcasting System for the use of the format (although the original parent show left the air in 1992).[2] A more similar concept in that a whole 30-to-45-minute show consisted of nothing but short clips from amateur home videos with slapstick-like accidents presented by a host began broadcasting only two months after the start of Fun TV with Kato-chan and Ken-chan in Japan, under the title Pleiten, Pech und Pannen (lit., "Crashes, bad luck, and slip ups") in Germany in March 1986, that program lasted until 2003.

text: Contestants can send their videos in by uploading them as a digital file onto the show's official website, AFV.com, which launched in 2012. From 2008 to 2012, viewers were able to upload their videos digitally to ABC's website, ABC.com; after the separate website for the program went online, users trying to access the America's Funniest Home Videos page on ABC's website – via the show page link on the site's program menu – are now automatically redirected to AFV.com and forwarded to the clip uploading process on that site. Videos can also be sent via conventional mail on VHS and other such home video formats (VHS-C, 8 mm video cassettes [to name a few]), and later as the format started to become common for home recording use in the early 2000s decade, DVD to a Hollywood, California post-office box address, with clips placed on USB flash drives and other forms of consumer flash memory formats also acceptable for physical submission as time has gone on.

text: Due to its very low cost and universal appeal, the format has since been reproduced around the world and AFV-inspired television specials and series continue to emerge periodically in the United States. American television series inspired by AFV's format that are not related to the series itself include The Planet's Funniest Animals, The World's Funniest!, The World's Funniest Moments, Funniest Pets & People and It Only Hurts When I Laugh; however, most of the series inspired by AFV (with the minor exception of The Planet's Funniest Animals) have not matched the success of America's Funniest Home Videos and have not lasted as long. Several local television stations, even those not affiliated with ABC, also developed special funny home video segments in their newscasts during the early 1990s, inspired by the series.[3]

text: The majority of the video clips are short (5–30 seconds) and are mostly related to the host's monologues. Videos typically feature people and animals getting into humorous accidents caught on camera; while others include clever marriage proposals, people and animals displaying interesting talents (such as pets that sound like they speak certain words or phrases, or genius toddlers with the ability to name all past U.S. Presidents), and practical jokes. A group of screeners view the submitted tapes, giving them a grade (on a scale of 1–10) based on that particular tape's humor. The videos deemed the funniest by the screeners then go on to the show's producers and then is turned over to Di Bona and another producer for final approval.[4] Home video material that involves staged accidents, or/and adults, children, or babies getting seriously injured or the abuse of animals or overall does not meet ABC network standards and practices are generally not accepted and will not appear on the show.[5]

text: Every week, three of the videos seen (which are among those included in the episode) are chosen by the producers and voted on by the studio audience. The winner wins $10,000 and is in the running for the $100,000 prize at the end of a seven- or ten-show run, while the runner-up receives $3,000 and the third place video receives $2,000. In the show's first season, the second and third prizes respectively were a new TV and VCR and a new camcorder. On the initial hour-long special, the grand prize was $5,000 with second and third places both winning a new camcorder; the producer picked the winner, with no audience voting. Periodically, beginning with the Tom Bergeron run of the series and continuing on into the Alfonso Ribiero run, the grand prize winner at each season's final $100,000 contest will also win a free vacation package, supplied by either Adventures by Disney or Disney Vacation Club, in addition to the monetary prize. The program's studio segments are taped in front of a studio audience (although the specials that aired in 1999 and 2000 only featured pre-recorded audience responses); audience members are asked to dress in "business casual or nicer".[6]

text: Show creator Vin Di Bona has produced two similar programs: America's Funniest People (1990–94) and World's Funniest Videos (1996).[7] Di Bona also created two series featuring home videos that were largely culled from those seen on AFHV and America's Funniest People: the syndicated series That's Funny (2004–06)[8] and the Fox Family Channel series Show Me The Funny (1998–2000). Many of the clips have been used internationally in various comedy compilation programs, with changes such as dubbing and subtitling. The title of the show is usually changed and the studio segments are omitted.

text: As noted in the closing credits of each episode, most of the videos have been edited for length due to time constraints. In addition, according to the contest plugs, family members (both immediate or relatives) of employees of Vin Di Bona Productions, ABC, Inc., its corporate parent The Walt Disney Company (and for a good portion of Saget's hosting tenure, its legal predecessor, Capital Cities/ABC) and their related subsidiaries are ineligible for the show's contests and prizes.

text: On October 3, 2010, beginning with the season 21 premiere,[9] America's Funniest Home Videos began broadcasting in high definition. Many of the videos, which are largely shot using standard definition camcorders, began to be stretched horizontally to fit 16:9 screens. However, since the 2012–13 season, videos shot in 4:3 standard definition began to be pillarboxed (particularly videos that are recorded on mobile devices that are shot at a vertical angle that would not even fit the 4:3 safe area of many television sets entirely; since the conversion to HD, the series has featured advisories to viewers to tilt their mobile devices horizontally to when recording in order for their videos to fit 16:9 screens). In 2014, all episodes of the show that were originally produced and aired in standard definition before both the season 21 premiere and the show's initial conversion to HD capability simultaneously in 2010 and/or already airing in rerun syndication for almost over a decade or more (and still are) got stretched vertically downward with slightly re-edited graphics due to widescreen and HD broadcast capability and signals on more broadcast television stations (and cable) networks, AFV's 25th anniversary, Tom Bergeron's 15th and final year as host of the show, and Alfonso Ribiero's entrance as the current host in season 26 that also included an almost-brand-new set, new version of the theme song, new graphics, and new logo among other things; while the funny video clips recorded with the use of camcorders before 2009 or the years preceding the invention of today's mobile devices such as the iPhone or iPad (and especially the videos that were aired on episodes in the Bob Saget, John Fugelsang, Daisy Fuentes, and the early Tom Bergeron eras of AFV) continued (and still continue in the Alfonso Ribiero run of AFV) to be stretched horizontally to this day.

text: History[edit]

text: 1989–1997: Bob Saget[edit]

text: The show debuted on November 26, 1989 as an hour-long special,[10] produced by Vin Di Bona and Steve Paskay, with actor/comedian Bob Saget (then starring in the ABC sitcom Full House) as its host. Saget was assisted in hosting the special by actress Kellie Martin, then the star of fellow ABC series Life Goes On, a family drama which would serve as the lead-in program to AFHV for the latter show's first four seasons. Prior to the airing of the initial special, in the fall of 1989, Vin Di Bona Productions took out ads in national magazines (such as TV Guide) asking people to send in their home videos featuring funny or amazing moments.[11]

text: John Ritter was Vin di Bona's first choice as host of the program, but he proved to be unavailable.[12]

text: Originally intended as a one-off special, it became an unexpected hit, causing ABC to place an episode order for the show turning it into a regular weekly half-hour primetime series;[13] it made its debut as a series on January 14, 1990.[14] Ernie Anderson served as announcer; once Anderson became too ill to continue, Gary Owens took over as announcer in 1995 (though Anderson briefly returned until his death in 1997).

text: Besides hosting the series, Saget also served as a member of its writing staff, alongside Todd Thicke and Bob Arnott. The success of AFHV led to a spinoff called America's Funniest People, hosted by Saget's Full House co-star Dave Coulier (and co-hosted by actress/producer Arleen Sorkin for the first two seasons, then model Tawny Kitaen for the final two), focusing on videos featuring people intentionally trying to be funny by doing celebrity impressions, committing pranks, and performing short amateur comedy routines, among other things.[15]

text: During the show's first four seasons, America's Funniest Home Videos aired on Sunday nights at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time;[16] beginning with the fifth season, the show started the Sunday primetime lineup on ABC, airing at 7:00 p.m. Eastern, followed by America's Funniest People at 7:30 p.m. Eastern as part of an hour-long block of funny home videos.[17] Saget always ended each episode with the phrase "Keep those cameras safely rolling", and saying something to his wife who was (implied to be) watching the show.

text: Beginning about the middle of the first season, the show began featuring the "Assignment America" segment, which called for a series of videos to be sent in (collected or made) pertaining to a specific theme. Another segment introduced during Saget's tenure as host called "Backwards Classics," shows videos being played in reverse set to classical music. Since the show's debut as a regular series, the show routinely includes two to three times per episode, a montage of themed videos set to a particular song, called the "Music Montage"; classic songs (mostly from the 1950s through the 1970s, with only a few songs from the 1980s scattered in) were used during these montages in the original run of the series, though more recent pop, R&B and rock songs have been incorporated since Tom Bergeron became the show's host. In season five, an animated sidekick was introduced named "Stretchy McGillicuddy" (voiced by Danny Mann), who was known for trying to tease Saget and doing other crazy things. In one episode (in season five), he was shown on the two large TV monitors on both sides of the set and Bob had to turn him off with a remote. Stretchy's catchphrase was: "Don't get a little touchy Bob, I'm just a little stretchy!" The character was dropped from the show at the end of the seventh season.

text: In 1994, ABC canceled America's Funniest People after four seasons due to declining ratings and had to decide what to do with the Sunday night 7:30 p.m. Eastern slot that was now left vacant. After trying out the short-lived sitcom On Our Own in the 7:30 p.m. slot after AFHV during the 1994–95 season,[18] ABC then later chose to expand America's Funniest Home Videos to one hour with back-to-back airings, with that week's new episode being shown in the first half-hour, followed by a repeat from a previous season to fill the remaining time. On February 1, 1996, another spinoff of AFHV debuted called World's Funniest Videos;[19] which was taped at Walt Disney World in Lake Buena Vista, Florida; this series was also hosted by Coulier, along with actress Eva LaRue. Paired with a weekly version of the popular Before They Were Stars specials on Thursday nights, World's Funniest Videos focused on funny and amazing home videos from around the world.[20] However, due to low ratings, ABC put it on hiatus a few weeks after its debut,[21] before cancelling the series outright after only one season and burning off the remaining episodes that summer. For Saget's final season on AFHV, two new episodes would be shown.

text: Numerous comedy skits were performed on the set during Saget's tenure as host. The set consisted of a living room design (the main set, originally a three-wall design with a bay window, was remodeled for the 1992–93 season as a flatter frame outline with translucent walls – though the furniture featured on the original set remained). The beginning of each episode was tied in with a skit just before the transition was made from the introduction to Saget. This usually consisted of several actors in a fake room (usually in the upper part of the audience section or in another soundstage) pretending to get excited watching America's Funniest Home Videos. This technique was scrapped at the end of the fifth season.

text: Saget soon grew tired of the repetitive format and was eager to pursue other projects as a comedian, actor, and director. Producer Di Bona held him to his contract, resulting in a frustrated Saget listlessly going through the motions, constantly getting out of character, and making pointed remarks on the air during his last two seasons. Saget's contract expired in May 1997, and he decided to leave the show afterward. However, according to Vin Di Bona, the producers felt a change (and change of hosts) was needed for AFV as a result of ABC going through a change of leadership (hence ABC's ownership transition from Capital Cities to Disney).[22][23] His former Full House castmates (except for Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen) were present in the episode prior to the $100,000 season finale, which was his final episode. Saget returned to America's Funniest Home Videos on two different occasions, first, to co-host a 20th anniversary special edition episode alongside Tom Bergeron, which aired on November 29, 2009 (which was four days shy of AFV's actual 20th anniversary date of its premiere on the air on November 26, 1989); and on May 17, 2015, he made a cameo appearance at the end of Tom Bergeron's final episode as host of AFV in Disneyland. He has yet to make his first guest appearance on Alfonso Ribiero's AFV, which would be his third guest appearance on the show and his second guest appearance on the road or in the studio.[24]

text: 1998–1999: John Fugelsang & Daisy Fuentes[edit]

text: After Saget's departure from the series, ABC sidelined America's Funniest Home Videos from the network's 1997–98 fall schedule, choosing to bring it back as a mid-season replacement.[25] The show began to be alternately called AFV at this point (though the show officially continued to be titled America's Funniest Home Videos). The series returned for season nine on January 5, 1998, with new hosts and an overhauled look. Comedian John Fugelsang and model-turned-television personality Daisy Fuentes took over as co-hosts of the show.[26] Jess Harnell also succeeded Owens as the show's announcer and still holds that position to this day.

text: During this period, the show introduced a segment called "Bad News, Good News," which shows a video of an accident; then one of the hosts makes a humorous statement about the upside of what happened. This segment continued to appear occasionally until the fourth year of Tom Bergeron's stint as host. Another notable segment was the "AFV Hall of Fame", in which a clip is shown, and Fugelsang reveals the moment of impact (a screen that shows a still picture of that clip) that occurred in it. This segment was scrapped at the end of season ten. Another featured segment was "Who Would You Like to See...", in which a random person is asked which celebrity they would like to see involved in a random humorous mishap, with a photo of a celebrity's face posterized over the face of the actual person in the video.

text: With the Sunday night 7:00 p.m. Eastern time slot now occupied by Disney films aired as part of The Wonderful World of Disney,[27] the show constantly changed timeslots, moving from Monday nights[28] to Thursday nights[29] to Saturday nights.[30] The ratings for the show suffered during this period, and both Fuentes and Fugelsang left the show after two seasons in 1999. Their last episode – which aired on May 6 of that year – was taped at the House of Blues in West Hollywood, California. The only honorable mention of John Fugelsang, Daisy Fuentes, and segments showcasing their run to date was the 2-part 300th episode AFV special in 2003 during the early years of the Bergeron run, which also showcased Saget's run of episodes in select segments, as well. They have yet to make their first guest appearances on the road or in the studio on AFV, as they have never been invited back as guests since their final episodes as co-hosts back in 1999.

text: 1999–2000: Specials[edit]

text: In May 1999, ABC announced that it would discontinue America's Funniest Home Videos as a regular weekly series,[31] but the show returned occasionally as a series of specials hosted by various ABC sitcom stars including The Hughleys star D.L. Hughley and Spin City co-star Richard Kind. The show moved to a much smaller soundstage and the set featured various video screens and monitors (resembling iMac computers) placed on shelves. A special sports version of the show called AFV: The Sports Edition, that was hosted by ESPN anchor Stuart Scott, was rebroadcast every New Year's Day and aired occasionally before NBA playoff games with a post 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time tip-off until 2008. A special entitled America's Funniest Home Videos: Deluxe Uncensored (which was released only on home video, and featured somewhat more risque content than that allowed on the television broadcasts) was hosted by Steve Carell and taped on the set used from the 1998–99 season. These specials (except for the special sports edition) were not taped in front of a live studio audience, instead applause and laugh tracks were used during commercial bumpers and just before, during, and after video packages.

text: 2001–2015: Tom Bergeron[edit]

text: In October 2000, ABC announced its decision to return America's Funniest Home Videos as a regular weekly series, ordering 13 new episodes.[32] On July 20, 2001, the show returned in its third format, this time with host Tom Bergeron (who was also hosting Hollywood Squares at the time). By this point, the show was expanded to full hour-long episodes, instead of two consecutive half-hour episodes. The show was now being seen on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time; however, it went on hiatus for two months due in part to the September 11 attacks and also because of ABC airing specials and trying a new Friday night lineup. That lineup was short-lived, and the show returned to the schedule in December 2001. In his earlier episodes, Bergeron used the set (with the bulky see-through iMac computers) from the AFV specials that aired in 2000, until the latter part of his first season, when a new set (with a studio audience) was introduced featuring a round video screen with several monitors.

text: In September 2003, the show returned to its former Sunday 7:00 p.m. Eastern timeslot, still an hour long (though special episodes occasionally aired on Friday nights until 2007). Unlike Saget, who provided voice-overs to the clips, Bergeron humorously narrated them, though he did lend his voice to some clips from time to time.

text: The Bergeron version added new segments, such as "Tom's Home Movies", where his face is digitally superimposed over the face of a person in each of the videos with varying expressions shown to match the person's reaction to their mishaps in the videos (a recurring gag referenced by Bergeron in this segment is on his superimposed head being larger than normal size), various audience participation games using funny home videos including "Head, Gut, or Groin," where Tom picked one or two members of the studio audience to guess whether the person in the video would be hit in the aforementioned three areas of the body in order to win an America's Funniest Home Videos compilation DVD (since the 2012–13 season, a bobblehead of Bergeron was given as the prize) and the "slo-mo gizmo", where a video is played first at normal speed and then again at a slower speed and telestrated. Bergeron nearly always ended each episode with the phrase "If you get it on (video) tape, you could get it in cash", which was later changed to "Upload to us. Get rich, get famous" by the 2008–09 season.

text: While only four of the segments ("Vs.", "The Dog/Cat Park", "Name That Sound", and "A Moment With...") continue to be shown on Alfonso Ribiero's AFV at present, the segments introduced (and still seen in reruns) during this period when Tom Bergeron hosted the show include:

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"Vs." (featuring compilations of two sets of related videos, in which the "winner" of the two is revealed at the end, followed by a fictional "preview" of the videos in which the winner is claimed to face in the next segment)
"A Moment of Ewww" (featuring a video that focuses on something gross such as mucus hanging from a person's nose after sneezing)
"The Dog/Cat Park" (a compilation of animal videos featuring dogs or cats that is named accordingly to the animals featured)
"AFV Family of the Week" (featuring funny videos of adults and children, the "family" featured are actually people of no familial relation)
"Nincompoop Corner" (a compilation of videos of people getting into situations that humorously showcase a lack of good judgement)
"AFV Dictionary" (featuring a humorous dictionary definition made to apply to the video being shown)
"Name that Sound" (which features audio of an unusual sound, followed by a clip of the video which the sound came from that usually reveals a person or animal making the noise)
"Pick the Real Video" (a multiple-choice game in which audience members are asked to choose which video is the one that will be shown)
"What's Behind the Blue Blob", "Kid, Cat, or Canine" (both it and "What's Behind the Blue Blob" are games which audience members are asked to guess the person, animal or object featured in the video that is then revealed)
"The Naughty File" (featuring a video incorporating inappropriate behavior such as a child urinating at a family gathering)
"A Moment With..." (An out of the ordinary video is shown for a few seconds)
"What's Up with the French?"
"AFV Pop Quiz" (a multiple-choice game leading into and out of a commercial break in which viewers are asked to guess what occurs next in the video)
"The AFV $10,000 Club" (an early segment in which a home video that already won $10,000 in a previous show was showcased)
Mysterious Mysteries of Mystery (an early segment in which Tom narrates a video with mysterious things happening like balloons replacing faces, in news headline form)
On This Day in AFV History (an early segment in which Tom narrates a very old video, with a date, which Tom says that date, for example, a video from October 10, 1987 features a kid petting a dog, which bites him in the crotch)

text: Starting with the 2007–08 season, the series began allowing viewers to upload their funny home videos online at ABC.com, but has since the 2012–13 season; launched their own website that same year in 2013 and has viewers upload their videos instead to AFV.com, in addition to sending their videos via standard mail. Except for reruns of episodes from seasons 21 and 22 that referenced uploading to ABC.com, the re-edited season 11–20 episodes that used to originally reference ABC.com on the unaltered versions of the episodes now reference uploading to AFV.com.[33] During the 2011–12 season, the AFV iOS app was released on the App Store, allowing users of Apple mobile devices to record and upload videos for submission to the show; a version of the app was released for Android devices the following season.

text: In the final six seasons of Tom Bergeron's run as host, the show started its "Funny Since 1989" campaign in 2009 and had two anniversary seasons. Season 20, in 2009, had a special 20th anniversary episode that aired on November 29, 2009. The special brought back Bob Saget to AFV for the first time in 12 years as a guest. Both Saget and Bergeron ended that episode with a pinata party skit and a nod to the Star Wars lightsaber fight scenes when the credits started rolling. The pinatas resembled the looks of the two hosts. Five years later, on March 7, 2014, Bergeron announced on his Twitter account that season 25 would be his last.[34] AFV aired a 25th Anniversary Celebrity Celebration special in February 2015. Bergeron's final new episode from his in-studio stage home of 15 years (which was really his second to final episode) aired on May 10, 2015 (and for the final time in rerun form on ABC on September 13, 2015), and was the final (and season 25's second) $100,000 show of his tenure and featured at different times of the episode a look back at classic and modern funny home videos that defined the show's then-25-year run. Bergeron's "real" final new episode aired on May 17, 2015, the season finale, ending his run as host after fifteen seasons (the longest hosting tenure for the series to date). The episode – taped on-location at Disneyland for that season's edition of the annual "Grand Prize Spectacular", AFV's 25th anniversary, and the Disneyland Resort's 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration that began on May 22, 2015 (which has appeared in various formats since 2005, in which one of the two (formerly three) $100,000 winners from the current season wins a Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, or in earlier seasons, an Adventures by Disney vacation package) – featured an auto-tuned montage of clips and outtakes from Bergeron's run as host and closed with him being escorted after walking off the outdoor stage near Sleeping Beauty Castle following the grand prize presentation on a cart driven by original host Bob Saget in a special cameo appearance. ABC aired encores of this episode on two different occasions. First, on July 19, 2015 to coincide with Disneyland's official 60th birthday on the weekend of July 17, 2015 (the actual 60th anniversary of Disneyland's grand-opening on July 17, 1955) and again on September 20, 2015 as the network's final episode airing, new or rerun, of AFV with Tom Bergeron and him as host signing off for the final time. Tom Bergeron made his first guest appearance in the studio on the season 26 "Grand Prize Spectacular" finale of Alfonso Ribiero's AFV on May 22, 2016 and played the show's final on-air audience participation game "Who Breaks It?" and won an Alfonso Ribiero AFV pillow and socks.[35][36]

text: 2015–present: Alfonso Ribeiro[edit]

text: On May 19, 2015, two days after Bergeron's final episode aired, ABC announced that Alfonso Ribeiro (known for playing Carlton Banks on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) would take over as host of AFV beginning with the season 26 premiere on October 11, 2015. Bergeron formally introduced Ribeiro's new role as host during the latter's guest performance on the season 20 finale of Dancing with the Stars (Ribeiro appeared as a DWTS competitor and won the prior season). Before becoming the current host of the show, Alfonso Ribiero made his first (and final) guest appearance in the studio on a season 25 episode of AFV playing one of the show's audience participation games with then-host Tom Bergeron called "Who's Makin' That Racket?". While some of the Tom Bergeron-era clip segments, the in-studio audience, and background parts of the Tom Bergeron-era set props remained intact and/or continued to air for Alfonso Ribeiro's first (and AFV's final) three seasons, the stage featured a floor layout and stairway connected to a rubics-like cube with flat-screen TVs and new segments (especially for Alfonso Ribiero's run) continued to be added and aired on the show. The Assignment America and musical montage segments that started in the Bob Saget-era and the honorable mentions segments and Disney Grand Prize Vacation Sweepstakes Contests that started in the Tom Bergeron-era also continued.[37][35][38]

text: In May 2017, ABC renewed AFV for a 28th season which premiered at 8/7 central (still an hour-long on Sunday nights) for the first time since 2003 on October 8, 2017 due to ABC airing (and premiering on Sunday, October 1, 2017) the 2nd season of The Toy Box at 7/6 central on Sunday nights. Whether or not AFV returns to 7/6 central once The Toy Box ends it's 2nd season in November 2017 is yet to be determined.[39]

text: $100,000 contest[edit]

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text: After every half of the season, the $10,000 winners from the preceding episodes are brought back to participate in a contest to win an additional $100,000. (Previously, there would be three $100,000 shows per season, after runs of shows consisting of either 5, 6, or 7 episodes. Beginning with the 24th season, the format changed to two $100,000 shows, each one after a 9-or-10-episode run. This format was also used during seasons 9, 12, 13, and 14.) Two $100,000 contests air each season (the final $100,000 episode originally aired as the season finale until the 15th season, at which point it begin airing as the episode before each season's final episode), though only one aired in the first season.[40]

text: Voting[edit]

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1990–97 (Saget version): ABC stations (5 in season one, 3 from 1990 to 1993, and 2 from 1993 onward) around the country are joined via satellite to cast their votes along with the Los Angeles studio audience (the final $100,000 show of season two was decided by a telephone vote)
1998–99 (Fuentes/Fugelsang version): Only the Los Angeles studio audience voted (with an audience from Minneapolis, Minnesota joining via satellite in one episode during season 10).
2001–present: Three formats have been used at various times:

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The Los Angeles studio audience votes to determine the winner.
Viewers log onto the show's website to cast their votes.
The show declares the winner by going to the Disney Parks and asking park-goers, as well inviting characters like Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy, to determine the $100,000 winning clip.[40]

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text: Other contests[edit]

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2002: "Battle of the Best": The Quad Squad ($25,000 and trip to Maui)[41]
2005: Disney Dream Vacation ($100,000 and free vacations to all 11 Disney theme parks around the world)
2006: Dancing Machine ($100,000 and free vacations to 500+ places for 48 years)
2006: "Funniest Video of All-Time": The Quad Squad ($250,000)
2009: Birthday Blowout ($100,000 and free vacations to 500+ places for 50 years)
2015: H20 NO-NO: Trip To Disneyland for 60 People (to celebrate the Disneyland Resort 60th Anniversary Diamond Celebration)

text: Ratings[edit]

text: Season averages[edit]

text: America's Funniest Home Videos became an instant hit with audiences, with the original special in November 1989 averaging a 17.7 rating and 25 share, finishing at ninth place in the Nielsen ratings that week. When it debuted as a weekly Sunday night series in January 1990, the show averaged an 18.0 rating/27 share, finishing at 16th place.[42] It placed within Nielsen's Top 5 highest-rated weekly series within weeks of its debut;[13] by March 1990, AFHV became the #1 primetime series for a short time, causing CBS' 60 Minutes to be unseated for the top spot in the Nielsen ratings for the first time in 12 years. Indeed there was at least one week in 1990 when America's Funniest Home Videos, when put in the same time slot as 60 Minutes, actually beat 60 Minutes for a win in the time slot. AFHV finished the 1989–90 season in the Top 10 most watched shows, with an approximate average of 38 million viewers[43] for each episode.

text: AFHV finished the 2009–10 season in 55th place, with an approximate average of 7.52 million viewers, and finished in 69th in viewers 18–49, with 2.0/6.[44] In 2016, a New York Times study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "if you could pick a safe show that appeals to almost everyone, this might be it".[45]

text: Theme songs[edit]

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text: AFV's original theme song was "The Funny Things You Do", composed by Dan Slider and performed by Jill Colucci, who also wrote the lyrics with Stewart Harris. This version of the song accompanied the opening and closing credits for the first seven-and-a-half seasons. This theme was reused once again for when Tom Bergeron introduced Bob Saget as well as a montage of classic videos and Saget's first, original intro moment to the stage from the pilot episode and a latter segment (using the theme's original lyrics) showcasing Saget's run (during AFV's first eight seasons) on the show in the AFV 20th anniversary special, which aired in 2009. The show's online series of videos entitled AFV XD is noted for its use of this version of the theme song, as well as portions of the original graphics from the 1989–97 seasons.[46][better source needed] During the final part of the $100,000 shows, bands as well as other artists would play the theme. Midway through Saget's final season in 1997, the theme was revamped (as well as the graphics and animation of the show's intro) featuring a duet of new vocals, Peter Hix (who had previously performed the theme song for America's Funniest People) and Terry Wood. The new version was also set in a different key than the original.

text: When AFHV returned for its ninth season with new hosts Daisy Fuentes and John Fugelsang in 1998, a completely new arrangement of "The Funny Things You Do" made its debut. Since that time, the theme has been an instrumental (also composed by Slider) with a faster, ska/reggae beat, with the original key restored, making it sound similar to "The Impression That I Get" by The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. An alternate version of this theme exists that is stripped of the trumpets (this version is only heard as the closing theme during the 2002–03 season in ABC and broadcast syndication runs, as well as in re-edited bumpers with added video clips from that particular episode in some 2002–03 season episodes in broadcast syndication). In reruns of the Fugelsang-Fuentes episodes on WGN America and later the Bergeron episodes on WGN America and ABC Family, the theme is noticeably slowed down during the show's opening titles and commercial bumpers.

text: For season 26, with new host Alfonso Ribeiro, a new arrangement of "The Funny Things You Do" was introduced with that season's premiere episode in 2015, replacing the 1998 theme after seventeen seasons. The current theme, which Slider also composed, is stylized more alike the original version with its key of that theme, as well as the additional hook of the 1998 version retained.

text: The 1998 and 2015 themes can be heard in their entirety at the Television Production Music Museum. The two later themes used during the post-Saget era have not been released to this day, as they are reportedly being held by Vin Di Bona.

text: "The Funny Things You Do" was the theme song to the Australian version between 1991 and 2004. It was replaced by an instrumental version as part of a major revamp in 2005.

text: Reruns/syndication[edit]

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text: Virtually all episodes of AFHV are, or have been, in syndication. Each period has aired separately. Until 2001, the Saget version was syndicated by 20th Television, which assumed syndication rights through its purchase of MTM Enterprises, which had syndicated the show from 1995 to 1998.[47] Disney-ABC Domestic Television (formerly Buena Vista Television), the sister company of one of the show's production companies ABC Productions, distributes all versions of the series.

text: Bob Saget episodes[edit]

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text: The 1989–1994 Bob Saget episodes airing in off-network syndication in the Hallmark Channel from January 4, 2010 to February 25, 2014;; Nick at Nite from April 2008 to October 2013 and weeknights @ 11pm and 6am and 6:30am and Weekends @ 12am and 12:30 am & 6am and 6:30am WGN America in January 2006 to February 2010. The 1994-97 episodes on ABC Family were from September 2006 to November 2010 and airs Weekdays @ 11am and Weeknights @ 12am and 12:30am.

text: In ABC Family airings of the Bob Saget run, when back-to-back episodes aired, the opening titles of the second episode were cut and replaced with an announcer saying "Now don't go away, here's more of America's Funniest Home Videos!" before cutting to Ernie Anderson introducing Saget. Some airings of the Saget version on Hallmark, and Nick at Nite cut the interviews with the winners, due to time constraints, because of the longer ad breaks that were not seen on U.S. broadcast television during the period that the episodes originally aired on ABC. Also, because of time constraints, some Hallmark episodes have the opening titles (as well as various portions of the show) sped up.

text: John Fugelsang-Daisy Fuentes episodes[edit]

text: The 1998–1999 Fugelsang-Fuentes episodes aired on ABC Family from the fall of 1999 (known as Fox Family and owned by News Corporation at the time), until the fall of 2003; the 1994–1997 Saget episodes also aired on the network from the fall of September 2005 to October 2010, usually on Monday through Friday mornings at 11 a.m., and Saturdays and Sundays at 10 and 10:30 p.m. PT . The Tom Bergeron episodes aired on ABC Family on November 1, 2010 to September 2014; it usually aired three to six nights a week with episodes regularly airing at 6 p.m. ET (depending upon the night's schedule); it had previously also ran on the network in a four-hour block on Fridays from 6 to 11 p.m. ET from 2009 to 2012. The Tom Bergeron (and until Fall 2014, Fuentes-Fugelsang) episodes have aired on WGN America since 2004. Currently, the channel still only shows the 2001–09 Tom Bergeron run (now in re-edited form for HD broadcasts since Fall 2014), which airs Saturdays and on select days in 4-hour blocks from 6 to 10 p.m. ET. Before the primetime newscast was dropped by WGN America in February 2014, the Fugelsang-Fuentes episodes aired on occasions until Fall 2014 (more frequently from 2004 to 2010, due to primetime movie overruns) when a sporting event airing on WGN-TV/Chicago that was not cleared to air on WGN America forced the preemption of its simulcast of WGN-TV's 9 p.m. newscast outside of Chicago. Atlanta independent station WPCH-TV (channel 17; formerly the local Atlanta feed of TBS, now known as "PeachtreeTV") aired the entire Saget run, the first (and so far, the only) channel ever to do so since the original ABC run, from 2007 to 2009.

text: Tom Bergeron episodes[edit]

text: The Tom Bergeron episodes began airing in off-network syndication on September 14, 2009; WGN America also aired the off-network syndicated episodes in late night until September 2011, while alternate versions of the Bergeron (and sometimes the Fugelsang-Fuentes) episodes with the Buena Vista Television tag before the end credits aired in the evening. UpTV began airing (and currently still airs) reruns of the 2001–15 Tom Bergeron-era episodes of AFV in (and since) 2016. Months ahead of and in preparation for AFV's 25th anniversary and Tom Bergeron's 15th and final season as host of AFV in season 25, since August 2014, the 2001–2010 Tom Bergeron episodes from past seasons for its syndication rerun airings were re-edited to make them more HD friendly and rid the episodes of "some" of their outdated promo, contest sweepstakes, and sponsorship references that may no longer be valid. Evidence of the re-editing can be seen when the picture zooms back to its original standard-definition format during the end credits (on WGN America and UpTV only) with the colored bars utilizing the show's different background color schemes from past seasons on the left and right sides of screens. The 2009–2015 Tom Bergeron episodes with a re-edited season 20 package began airing for the first time ever in syndication on TBS on September 15, 2014. On October 3, 2016, some episodes from the 2001–2009 Tom Bergeron-era syndication package that were already airing in reruns on other cable networks for over a decade had finally became part of TBS' early-morning line-up of AFV reruns. Like the initial ABC airings, while the syndicated episodes continue to use all of the different color and logo variations of the ABC Entertainment and Vin Di Bona Productions tags before or after the end credits, depending on the station or cable networks, they have not shown the Buena Vista Television or even the ABC Studios or Disney/ABC Domestic Television distribution tags since Fall 2014.

text: Broadcast syndication airings of the Bergeron-era episodes have censored instances of nudity involving young children, which were uncensored in the original ABC broadcasts.[citation needed]

text: Outside of the United States[edit]

text: Outside the United States, family-oriented Canadian cable channel YTV has aired AFV on Saturday nights since September 2009.[48] Canadian broadcaster yesTV, with CHEK-DT in British Columbia, also began airing a simulcast of AFV episodes on Sundays at 7 p.m. local time, as it airs on ABC in the U.S. (but factoring simultaneous substitution), starting from season 25, City and its sister network Omni Television was the previous broadcaster in Canada since the Spring of 2010.[citation needed] It also airs on Fox8 in Australia.

text: Seasons[edit]

text:
Season
Host(s)
Premiere
Finale

Special/1
Bob Saget
November 26, 1989/January 14, 1990
May 20, 1990

2
September 16, 1990
May 12, 1991

3
September 22, 1991
May 17, 1992

4
September 20, 1992
May 16, 1993

5
September 19, 1993
May 22, 1994

6
September 18, 1994
May 21, 1995

7
September 17, 1995
May 19, 1996

8
September 22, 1996
May 18, 1997

9
Daisy Fuentes &
John Fugelsang
January 5, 1998
May 7, 1998

10
October 3, 1998
May 6, 1999

Specials
Guest Hosts
1999
2000

11
Tom Bergeron
July 20, 2001
December 2001

12
January 4, 2002
May 10, 2002

13
September 27, 2002
May 9, 2003

14
September 28, 2003
May 23, 2004

15
September 26, 2004
May 13, 2005

16
October 2, 2005
May 19, 2006

17
October 1, 2006
May 18, 2007

18
October 7, 2007
May 16, 2008

19
October 5, 2008
May 15, 2009

20
October 4, 2009
May 16, 2010

21
October 3, 2010[9]
May 15, 2011

22
October 2, 2011[49]
May 20, 2012

23
October 7, 2012
May 19, 2013

24
October 13, 2013
May 18, 2014

25
October 12, 2014
May 17, 2015

26
Alfonso Ribeiro
October 11, 2015[50]
May 22, 2016

27
October 2, 2016
May 21, 2017

28
October 8, 2017
2018

text: Merchandise[edit]

text: VHS/DVD[edit]

text: ABC, Shout! Factory, and Slingshot Entertainment have released numerous compilation releases of America's Funniest Home Videos on VHS and DVD in Region 1 (North America).

text:
Title
Release date
Studio

The Best of America's Funniest Home Videos[51]
June 27, 1991
ABC Home Video
CBS-Fox Video

America's Funniest Pets[52]
1992
ABC Home Video
CBS-Fox Video

America's Funniest Families[53]
1992
ABC Home Video
CBS-Fox Video

America's Funniest Home Videos: Animal Antics
October 12, 1999
Slingshot Entertainment

America's Funniest Home Videos: Deluxe Uncensored
June 6, 2000
Slingshot Entertainment

America's Funniest Home Videos: Family Follies
June 6, 2000
Slingshot Entertainment

America's Funniest Home Videos: Volume 1 with Tom Begeron
July 26, 2005
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Home for the Holidays
October 4, 2005
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: The Best of Kids and Animals
December 27, 2005
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Nincompoops & Boneheads
June 13, 2006
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Athletic Supporters
August 1, 2006
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Battle of the Best
September 12, 2006
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Sports Spectacular
September 12, 2006
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Love and Marriage
September 12, 2006
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Salute to Romance
January 9, 2007
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Motherhood Madness
April 17, 2007
Shout! Factory

America's Funniest Home Videos: Guide to Parenting
July 17, 2007
Shout! Factory

text: Games[edit]

text: Parker Brothers released a board game in 1990. Graphix Zone released a hybrid CD-ROM titled America's Funniest Home Videos: Lights! Camera! InterAction! in 1995.[54] Imagination Games released a DVD game in 2007.

text: Toys[edit]

text: An America's Funniest Home Videos micro movie viewer was released in 1990.[55]


document_title: Ireland's Got Talent

question_text: who are the finalists in ireland's got talent

question_tokens: who are the finalists in ireland 's got talent

root

text: Ireland's Got Talent

text: Format[edit]

text: The winner of Ireland's Got Talent will receive a €50,000 cash prize as well as their own primetime Christmas television special.[3]

tag: p

text: Development[edit]

text: In May 2015, it was announced that current The X Factor judge, Louis Walsh, would be launching a new Irish talent show, produced by Simon Cowell as a judge. The show was expected to be premiered in 2017 or 2018.[4] Walsh later stated that he would like to broadcast an Irish edition of Got Talent, though he stated that the untitled talent show was only in early development.[4] RTÉ One and TV3 showed interest in ordering the programme, however TV3 originally turned down the show in 2016.[5] Simon Cowell announced that he will be a special guest judge on the programme during the series' launch.[6]

text: In February 2016, RTÉ One denied that The Voice of Ireland would be cancelled in order to broadcast the new talent show.[7] However, the show was later replaced by Dancing with the Stars.[8] In August 2017, it was reported that Lucy Kennedy would host the show,[9] with Walsh later confirming himself and Michelle Visage on ITV's This Morning as two of the judges on the show which will launch in January 2018.[10] The series was announced during a press conference at the National Concert Hall in Dublin on 30 August 2017, with Denise van Outen and comedian Jason Byrne confirmed as the other two judges.[11]

text: Glenda Gilson and James Kavanagh present the sister show, Ireland’s Got Mór Talent.[12]

text: Semi-finalists[edit]

text: Golden buzzer

tag: table

text:
Name of act
Age(s)
Genre
Act
Semi-final
Result

Aaron J. Hart
24
Music
Rapper
3
Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Affia Ni Fhaolin
18
Singing
Singer/Pianist
3
Eliminated

Atlantic Rhythm
Unknown
Dance
Musicians Group/Dance Group
3
Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Christopher King
29
Singing
Singer
1
Eliminated

Deaftones
13-22
Singing
Choir
2
Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Double Impact
9 & 12
Dance
Dance Duo
2
Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Evelyn Williams
81
Singing
Singer
3
Eliminated

FKFT
Unknown
Dance
Hip-Hop Dance Troupe
1
Runners-up

Grim Squeaker
33
Danger
Sideshow Act
3
Eliminated

Keeva Air Candy
32
Acrobatics
Aerialist
1
Eliminated

Linda McLoughlin
38
Singing
Singer
1
Finalist (Won Judges' Vote)

Martin McGuinness
51
Singing
Drag Act
2
Eliminated

Matt Dodd
68
Singing
Singer
1
Finalist (Wildcard)

Mini Puppet Popstars
Unknown
Comedy
Puppeteer Group
1
Eliminated

Paul Ryder
30
Singing
Drag Act
1
Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote)

Philip Murphy
72
Singing
Singer
3
Eliminated

RDC
12-22
Dance
Dance Troupe
2
Winner

Ronan Brady
31
Acrobatics
Cyr Wheel Acrobat
3
Eliminated

Sean Hegarty
34
Comedy
Comedian
2
Eliminated

Shania Rollo
13
Singing
Singer
2
Eliminated

Steve Barry
31
Singing
Opera Singer
2
Eliminated

Tamara Operi
28
Music
Singer/Rapper
1
Eliminated

Xquisite
8-11
Dance
Ballroom Dance Group
3
Runners-up

Zacc Milne
19
Dance
Dancer
2
Finalist (Wildcard)

text: Semi-finals[edit]

text: Semi-finals Summary

text:
Buzzed out

Judges' vote

text: Semi-final 1 (19 March)[edit]

text: Guest performer: Tokio Myers

tag: ul

text:
Contestant
Order
Act
Buzzes and judges' votes
Result

0  ! Walsh
0  ! Visage
0  ! Byrne
0  ! Outen

FKFT
1
Hip-Hop Dance Troupe

1st (Won Public Vote)

Matt Dodd
2
Singer

Wildcard - 5th

Tamara Operi
3
Singer/Rapper

Eliminated - 8th

Keeva Air Candy
4
Aerialist

Eliminated - 7th

Christopher King
5
Singer

Eliminated - 4th

Mini Puppet Popstars
6
Puppeteer Group

Eliminated - 6th

Linda McLoughlin
7
Singer

2nd (Won Judges' Choice)

Paul Ryder
8
Singer/Drag Act

3rd (Lost Judges' Choice)

text: Semi-final 2 (21 March)[edit]

text:
Contestant
Order
Act
Buzzes and judges' votes
Result

0  ! Walsh
0  ! Visage
0  ! Byrne
0  ! Outen

RDC
1
Dance Troupe

1st (Won Public Vote)

Steve Barry
2
Opera Singer

Eliminated - 7th

Double Impact
3
Dance Duo

2nd (Won Judges' Choice)

Martin McGuinness
4
Singer/Drag Act

Eliminated - 5th

Shania Rollo
5
Singer

Eliminated - 6th

Sean Hegarty
6
Comedian

Eliminated - 8th

Deaftones
7
Choir

3rd (Lost Judges' Choice)

Zacc Milne
8
Dancer

Wildcard - 4th

text: Semi-final 3 (22 March)[edit]

text:
Contestant
Order
Act
Buzzes and judges' votes
Result

0  ! Walsh
0  ! Visage
0  ! Byrne
0  ! Outen

Atlantic Rhythm
1
Dance Group

3rd (Lost Judges' Choice)

Affia Ni Fhaolin
2
Singer/Pianist

Eliminated - 6th

Xquisite
3
Dance Group

1st (Won Public Vote)

Ronan Brady
4
Cyr Wheel Acrobat

Eliminated - 5th

Evelyn Williams
5
Singer

Eliminated - 4th

Grim Squeaker
6
Sideshow Act

Eliminated - 8th

Aaron J Hart
7
Rapper

2nd (Won Judges' Choice)

Philip Murphy
8
Singer

Eliminated - 7th

text: Final (24 March)[edit]

text:
Contestant
Order
Act
Finished

Double Impact
1
Dance Duo
8th

Linda McLoughlin
2
Singer
5th

RDC
3
Dance Troupe
1st

FKFT
4
Hip-Hop Dance Troupe
2nd/3rd

Aaron J. Hart
5
Rapper
6th

Matt Dodd
6
Singer
7th

Xquisite
7
Dance Group
2nd/3rd

Zacc Milne
8
Dancer
4th


document_title: List of Super Bowl head coaches

question_text: which nfl coach won the most super bowls

text: List of Super Bowl head coaches

text: Super Bowl head coaches[edit]

text:
Elected to Hall of Fame as Coach

Elected to Hall of Fame as Player

Active Coach

text: (Win number in parenthesis). [Loss number in brackets]. Click on heading arrows to sort table.

text:
Date

Super Bowl

Winning coach

Team

Opponent

Losing coach

Score

Site

January 15, 1967

I

Vince   Lombardi

Green Bay Packers

Kansas City Chiefs

Hank  Stram

35–10

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles

January 14, 1968

II

Vince   Lombardi (2)

Green Bay Packers

Oakland Raiders

John  Rauch

33–14

Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida

January 12, 1969

III

Weeb  Ewbank

New York Jets

Baltimore Colts

Don  Shula

16–7

Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida

January 11, 1970

IV

Hank  Stram

Kansas City Chiefs

Minnesota Vikings

Bud  Grant

23–7

Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 17, 1971

V

Don  McCafferty

Baltimore Colts

Dallas Cowboys

Tom  Landry

16–13

Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida

January 16, 1972

VI

Tom  Landry

Dallas Cowboys

Miami Dolphins

Don  Shula [2]

24–3

Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 14, 1973

VII

Don  Shula

Miami Dolphins

Washington Redskins

George  Allen

14–7

Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles

January 13, 1974

VIII

Don  Shula (2)

Miami Dolphins

Minnesota Vikings

Bud  Grant [2]

24–7

Rice Stadium in Houston, Texas

January 12, 1975

IX

Chuck  Noll

Pittsburgh Steelers

Minnesota Vikings

Bud  Grant [3]

16–6

Tulane Stadium in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 18, 1976

X

Chuck  Noll (2)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Dallas Cowboys

Tom  Landry [2]

21–17

Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida

January 9, 1977

XI

John Madden

Oakland Raiders

Minnesota Vikings

Bud  Grant [4]

32–14

Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California

January 15, 1978

XII

Tom  Landry (2)

Dallas Cowboys

Denver Broncos

Red  Miller

27–10

Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 21, 1979

XIII

Chuck  Noll (3)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Dallas Cowboys

Tom  Landry [3]

35–31

Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida

January 20, 1980

XIV

Chuck  Noll (4)

Pittsburgh Steelers

Los Angeles Rams

Ray  Malavasi

31–19

Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California

January 25, 1981

XV

Tom  Flores

Oakland Raiders

Philadelphia Eagles

Dick  Vermeil

27–10

Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 24, 1982

XVI

Bill Walsh

San Francisco 49ers

Cincinnati Bengals

Forrest  Gregg

26–21

Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan

January 30, 1983

XVII

Joe  Gibbs

Washington Redskins

Miami Dolphins

Don  Shula [3]

27–17

Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California

January 22, 1984

XVIII

Tom  Flores (2)

Los Angeles Raiders

Washington Redskins

Joe  Gibbs

38–9

Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida

January 20, 1985

XIX

Bill Walsh (2)

San Francisco 49ers

Miami Dolphins

Don  Shula [4]

38–16

Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto, California

January 26, 1986

XX

Mike  Ditka

Chicago Bears

New England Patriots

Raymond  Berry

46–10

Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 25, 1987

XXI

Bill  Parcells

New York Giants

Denver Broncos

Dan  Reeves

39–20

Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California

January 31, 1988

XXII

Joe  Gibbs (2)

Washington Redskins

Denver Broncos

Dan  Reeves [2]

42–10

Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego, California

January 22, 1989

XXIII

Bill Walsh (3)

San Francisco 49ers

Cincinnati Bengals

Sam  Wyche

20–16

Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida

January 28, 1990

XXIV

George  Seifert

San Francisco 49ers

Denver Broncos

Dan  Reeves [3]

55–10

Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 27, 1991

XXV

Bill  Parcells (2)

New York Giants

Buffalo Bills

Marv  Levy

20–19

Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida

January 26, 1992

XXVI

Joe  Gibbs (3)

Washington Redskins

Buffalo Bills

Marv  Levy [2]

37–24

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota

January 31, 1993

XXVII

Jimmy  Johnson

Dallas Cowboys

Buffalo Bills

Marv  Levy [3]

52–17

Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, California

January 30, 1994

XXVIII

Jimmy  Johnson (2)

Dallas Cowboys

Buffalo Bills

Marv  Levy [4]

30–13

Georgia Dome in Atlanta

January 29, 1995

XXIX

George  Seifert (2)

San Francisco 49ers

San Diego Chargers

Bobby  Ross

49–26

Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida

January 28, 1996

XXX

Barry  Switzer

Dallas Cowboys

Pittsburgh Steelers

Bill  Cowher

27–17

Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona

January 26, 1997

XXXI

Mike  Holmgren

Green Bay Packers

New England Patriots

Bill  Parcells

35–21

Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 25, 1998

XXXII

Mike  Shanahan

Denver Broncos

Green Bay Packers

Mike  Holmgren

31–24

Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

January 31, 1999

XXXIII

Mike  Shanahan (2)

Denver Broncos

Atlanta Falcons

Dan  Reeves [4]

34–19

Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida

January 30, 2000

XXXIV

Dick  Vermeil

St. Louis Rams

Tennessee Titans

Jeff  Fisher

23–16

Georgia Dome in Atlanta

January 28, 2001

XXXV

Brian  Billick

Baltimore Ravens

New York Giants

Jim  Fassel

34–7

Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida

February 3, 2002

XXXVI

Bill  Belichick

New England Patriots

St. Louis Rams

Mike  Martz

20–17

Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

January 26, 2003

XXXVII

Jon  Gruden

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Oakland Raiders

Bill  Callahan

48–21

Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California

February 1, 2004

XXXVIII

Bill  Belichick (2)

New England Patriots

Carolina Panthers

John  Fox

32–29

Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

February 6, 2005

XXXIX

Bill  Belichick (3)

New England Patriots

Philadelphia Eagles

Andy  Reid

24–21

Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida

February 5, 2006

XL

Bill  Cowher

Pittsburgh Steelers

Seattle Seahawks

Mike  Holmgren [2]

21–10

Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan

February 4, 2007

XLI

Tony  Dungy

Indianapolis Colts

Chicago Bears

Lovie  Smith

29–17

Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida

February 3, 2008

XLII

Tom  Coughlin

New York Giants

New England Patriots

Bill  Belichick

17–14

University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

February 1, 2009

XLIII

Mike  Tomlin

Pittsburgh Steelers

Arizona Cardinals

Ken  Whisenhunt

27–23

Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida

February 7, 2010

XLIV

Sean  Payton

New Orleans Saints

Indianapolis Colts

Jim  Caldwell

31–17

Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida

February 6, 2011

XLV

Mike  McCarthy

Green Bay Packers

Pittsburgh Steelers

Mike  Tomlin

31–25

Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas

February 5, 2012

XLVI

Tom  Coughlin (2)

New York Giants

New England Patriots

Bill  Belichick [2]

21–17

Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana

February 3, 2013

XLVII

John  Harbaugh

Baltimore Ravens

San Francisco 49ers

Jim  Harbaugh

34–31

Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana

February 2, 2014

XLVIII

Pete  Carroll

Seattle Seahawks

Denver Broncos

John Fox [2]

43–8

MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey

February 1, 2015

XLIX

Bill  Belichick (4)

New England Patriots

Seattle Seahawks

Pete  Carroll

28–24

University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona

February 7, 2016

L

Gary Kubiak

Denver Broncos

Carolina Panthers

Ron Rivera

24–10

Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California

February 5, 2017

LI

Bill  Belichick (5)

New England Patriots

Atlanta Falcons

Dan  Quinn

34–28 (OT)

NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas

February 4, 2018

LII

Doug  Pederson

Philadelphia Eagles

New England Patriots

Bill  Belichick [3]

41-33

U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota

text: Coaches with multiple Super Bowl appearances[edit]

text: The following NFL head coaches have coached in two or more Super Bowls.

text:
Sort chart by clicking arrows by heading.
In descending order, the tiebreakers are – 1) Better win percentage 2) Earliest Super Bowl

text:
Coaches listed by Games 1st, Wins 2nd, then Super Bowl number

Games
Coach
Wins
Losses
Percent
Super Bowls
Team(s)

8
Bill  Belichick
5
 3
.675
XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLII, XLVI, XLIX, LI, LII

New England Patriots

6
Don  Shula
 2
 4
 .333
 III, VI, VII, VIII, XVII, XIX
Baltimore Colts, Miami Dolphins

5
Tom  Landry
 2
 3
.400
 V, VI, X, XII, XIII
Dallas Cowboys

4
Chuck  Noll
4
 0
1.000
 IX, X, XIII, XIV
Pittsburgh Steelers

Joe  Gibbs
 3
 1
.750
 XVII, XVIII, XXII, XXVI
Washington Redskins

Bud  Grant
 0
 4
 .000
 IV, VIII, IX, XI
Minnesota Vikings

Marv  Levy
 0
 4
 .000
XXV, XXVI, XXVII, XXVIII
Buffalo Bills

Dan  Reeves
 0
 4
 .000
 XXI, XXII, XXIV, XXXIII
Denver Broncos, Atlanta Falcons

3
Bill  Walsh
 3
 0
1.000
 XVI, XIX, XXIII
San Francisco 49ers

Bill  Parcells
 2
 1
.667
 XXI, XXV, XXXI
New York Giants, New England Patriots

Mike  Holmgren
 1
 2
 .333
 XXXI, XXXII, XL
Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks

2
Vince  Lombardi
 2
 0
1.000
I, II
Green Bay Packers

Tom  Flores
 2
 0
1.000
XV, XVIII
Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders

Jimmy Johnson
 2
 0
1.000
 XXVII, XXVIII
Dallas Cowboys

George  Seifert
 2
 0
1.000
 XXIV, XXIX
San Francisco 49ers

Mike  Shanahan
 2
 0
1.000
XXXII, XXXIII
Denver Broncos

Tom  Coughlin
 2
 0
1.000
XLII, XLVI
New York Giants

Hank  Stram
 1
 1
 .500
I, IV
Kansas City Chiefs

Dick  Vermeil
 1
 1
 .500
 XV, XXXIV
Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams

Bill  Cowher
 1
 1
 .500
XXX, XL
Pittsburgh Steelers

Mike  Tomlin
 1
 1
 .500
XLIII, XLV
Pittsburgh Steelers

Pete  Carroll
 1
 1
 .500
XLVIII, XLIX
Seattle Seahawks

John  Fox
 0
 2
 .000
XXXVIII, XLVIII
Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos


document_title: Matt Saracen

question_text: where did matt saracen go in season 4

question_tokens: where did matt saracen go in season 4

text: Matt Saracen

text: Background[edit]

text: Matt is the son of Henry Saracen and Shelby Garrett. He lives alone with his grandmother, Lorraine Saracen. Matt takes care of Lorraine due to her old age and battle with dementia. At one time, Matt's relationship with both of his parents was strained. His father, Henry, was in the U.S. Army and his mother, Shelby, left Matt when he was a child after divorcing Henry. The full extent of their relationship is unknown, but it is implied that Henry may have been an abusive husband.

text: Overview[edit]

text: He is the back-up quarterback for the Dillon Panthers in the "Pilot" as a sophomore. Eventually, he is the starting quarterback for the Dillion Panthers in seasons 1 and 2. He then becomes a wide receiver for the Dillon Panthers in season 3, his senior year. He is a main character in seasons 1 through 3 and continues to play an important role in the series throughout seasons 4 and 5.

text: In season 1, when Henry is first introduced, the difficult relationship between father is revealed, and throughout the show, it is shown that Matt sees Coach Eric Taylor as more of a father figure than Henry. Henry exhibits some symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (P.T.S.D.). Landry warns Matt that he [Henry] may be "all messed up from the war."[1] However, the term is never explicitly mentioned in the show, leading him to become distant and uncaring of his family, which deeply hurts Matt. During his senior year of high school, in season 3, Matt slowly begins reconnecting with his mother, who desperately wants to be a part of her son's life again. The season after graduating, season 4, Matt's father dies after stepping on an IED. Matt became a East Dillon supporter following Coach Taylor coaching the EDHS football program, along with Julie and Landry attending EDHS.

text: Characterization[edit]

text: Matt is something of an "anti-jock" who "listens to Bob Dylan and draws pictures"[2] and is generally out of place with his teammates, such as Smash Williams and Tim Riggins, who are often seen hanging around girls or at parties, and even his predecessor, the charismatic and popular Jason Street. He is more socially awkward and often looks uncomfortable with the attention he receives as the star quarterback. His closest friend is Landry Clarke, a "nerd". An introvert, Matt's shy nature sometimes comes across as a lack of self-confidence and, according to Smash, he was "so shy he had to e-mail his plays in".[3] Unlike most of his teammates, college football is not high on his priority list after high school.[4]

text: Storylines[edit]

text: Season 1[edit]

text: When the series begins, Matt is the back-up quarterback and something of a social outcast. His best friend is Landry Clarke, an honor student who does not play football. Matt spends much of his varsity career in the shadow of senior, Jason Street, but is thrown in the deep end when Jason suffers a career-ending spinal cord injury during the opening game of the season. Although he does well, his scrawny build does not inspire much confidence from the fans and the Panthers lose the very next game. Matt's name board is vandalized and he is routinely mocked by rival high school students. Crushed by Jason's injury, the town and particularly the team booster club force Coach Taylor to find a new quarterback because they do not believe that Matt can get the job done. As Matt continues to work his heart out and impress his teammates, a new quarterback who was displaced due to Hurricane Katrina, Ray "Voodoo" Tatum, joins the team and temporarily replaces Matt as the starter. However, Voodoo's inability to be a team player and temper causes Coach Taylor to bench him and give the starting position back to Matt. Despite the upturn of events, Matt still struggles with feelings of inferiority and lack of confidence from time to time. In the episode, "Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes", he, Jason, Riggins, and Smash hang out at the field and confesses that he is not confident of his chances in the upcoming state semifinals against the Brant Vikings, leading Jason to give him an impromptu coaching session right then and there. Jason is seen giving advice and encouraging him at the state semifinals against the Vikings, playing in pouring rain and a muddy field.[5] Saracen finishes his sophomore season with a 60% completion percentage, 2,586 yards, 19 touchdowns, 5 interceptions, and a 121.3 quarterback rating. In the state championship game, he passes for 283 yards and 2 touchdowns in leading the Panthers to a 27–26 epic comeback victory over West Cambria High School.

text: Matt also begins a relationship with Coach Taylor's daughter, Julie. Beginning as a one-sided crush because of Julie's intentions never to date a football player, the relationship blossoms when Julie recognizes that Matt is not a stereotypical jock. Coach Taylor is not very pleased that they are dating and often interferes with their relationship. Matt also develops a father-son bond with Coach Taylor and feels betrayed when Coach Taylor accepts a job at TMU at the end of the season. Matt's relationship with Coach never fully recovers.

text: Season 2[edit]

text: Season 2 begins with Matt's relationship with Julie, who stays in Dillon with her mom while Coach Taylor lives in Austin, falling apart. Julie's problems at home, coupled with a crush on her older co-worker, cause her to break up with Matt. After some time, Julie attempts to reconcile. At first, Matt is receptive, but he eventually refuses, saying that he will feel like a chump if he takes her back. Matt begins dating the new cheerleader at school. Matt's friendship with Smash also begins falling apart. Matt believes that Smash, now a heavily-recruited senior, no longer cares about the team and cares only about himself and his college prospects. The two get into a fight after the first game of the season and continue fighting until Coach Taylor, back from his stint at TMU, benches them until they can get their act together. They quickly realize that they are fighting for nothing and become friends again.

text: Problems at home force Matt to get an at-home nurse named Carlotta for his grandmother. At first, neither Matt nor his grandmother like Carlotta very much, but they soon begin to welcome her into their home. Matt develops feelings for Carlotta and breaks up with his cheerleader girlfriend so he can be with Carlotta. She rebuffs him at first, but gives in eventually and she and Matt have sex. Their relationship does not last long, as Carlotta leaves the Saracen house to return to her family in Guatemala.

text: Tired of everything he has gone through, Matt begins skipping school and practice so he can get drunk with Tim. A night at the strip club with Tim ends early when Matt's grandmother has an accident at home and is taken to the hospital. Matt passes out waiting for his grandmother to be released, which forces Coach Taylor to drive both home. A furious Coach throws Matt into a cold shower and berates him before Matt breaks down, asking Coach what is wrong with him that everyone in his life leaves him for something better. Coach responds by telling Matt that there is nothing wrong with him at all. Matt shapes up afterwards.

text: Season 3[edit]

text: Season 3 begins almost a year after the conclusion of Season 2. New freshman quarterback, J.D. McCoy, who has just moved to Dillon, threatens Matt's position on the team. While Matt is still playing well, the new quarterback's skills, along with public pressure, force Coach Taylor to give J.D. the starting position. Matt, furious, threatens to quit before Coach talks him out of it.[4] Matt agrees to stay on the team and sit on the bench, though he eventually convinces Coach to allow him to play wide receiver. Matt's final game as a Panther sees him return to the quarterback position in the second half of the state championship game after J.D.'s poor performance. After being held scoreless in the first half, the Panthers take the lead due to Matt's strong play, but they lose on the final possession when the other team kicks a field goal.

text: During the season, Matt slowly begins reconnecting with his mother, whom he sets out to find to become an emancipated minor and take care of his grandmother's medical issues. After learning about Matt's problems, his mother comes to Dillon hoping that Matt will allow her to help out at home even if he does not forgive her for leaving when he was a child. Matt also begins dating Julie again after a day spent together at the lake. Coach Taylor once again is not too pleased, especially after catching Julie in bed with Matt.

text: Matt's college prospects also come into play. He will not be playing football anywhere after being benched as a senior. He once confides to his mother after being benched that he never wanted to play in college and felt undeserving to be starting quarterback at all, given the circumstances leading to him becoming "QB1".[4] Matt looks at different art schools before deciding on the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Knowing he will be away from home, he helps his grandmother move into an assisted living home. In the end, Matt changes his mind, unable to leave his grandmother, the only person who has stayed by his side all of his life.

text: Season 4[edit]

text: Season 4 marks a transition for Matt Saracen, and the departure of his character in a leading role as the show shifts its focus to other characters. As the season begins, Matt is a pizza delivery driver attending community college. He begins to realize that his past in Dillon is holding him back, finally admitting this on a hunting trip with Tim Riggins. Upon hearing the news that his father was killed in action in the war, a devastated Matt attempts to make sense of his life. After military compensation for his father's death (along with life insurance) is enough for his grandma to live comfortably, Matt abruptly leaves for Chicago to finally attend the School of the Art Institute of Chicago--without telling Julie. Matt eventually calls her to offer an apology, but she refuses to accept it. Matt returns to Dillon for Thanksgiving, hoping to finally make amends. He tells Julie that if he did not leave when he did, he may have never left. He still, however, wishes to be with her and has already bought her a plane ticket back to Chicago. Julie still cares for Matt and wants to go with him, but she declines, saying that upending her life to follow him to Chicago will prevent her from pursuing her own dreams. Matt recognizes she is right, and the two amicably go their separate ways. Matt reconnects with his best friend by giving the ticket to Landry.

text: Season 5[edit]

text: Julie visits Matt in Chicago on her way back to college after an incident with her History TA. Even though Julie says that she does not fit in Matt's life anymore, the two quickly resume their relationship. Before Julie leaves, Matt tells her that they will figure out a way to make things work. Matt surprises Julie and his grandmother by returning home for Christmas. He tells Julie that he wants to be with her forever and proposes, in front of the Alamo Freeze. Despite worries from Coach Taylor and Tami, the young couple convinces them that they are making the right choice. In the final moments of the series, which occurs eight months later, the two are shown happily living together in Chicago.


document_title: Immigration to France

question_text: where do most immigrants in france come from

text: Immigration to France

text: History[edit]

text: This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (October 2011)

text: Successive waves of immigrants during the 19th and 20th centuries were rapidly assimilated into French culture. France's population dynamics began to change in the middle of the 19th century, as France joined the Industrial Revolution. The pace of industrial growth attracted millions of European immigrants over the next century, with especially large numbers arriving from Poland, Belgium, Portugal, Italy, and Spain.[6] In the wake of the First World War, in which France suffered six million casualties, significant numbers of workers from French colonies came. By 1930, the Paris region alone had a North African Muslim population of 70,000.[7]

text: Right after the Second World War, immigration to France significantly increased. During the period of reconstruction, France lacked labor, and as a result, the French government was eager to recruit immigrants coming from all over Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia.

text: Although there was a presence of Vietnamese in France since the late 19th century (mostly students and workers), a wave of Vietnamese migrated to the country after the Battle of Dien Bien Phu and the Geneva Accords, which granted Vietnam its independence from France in 1954. These migrants consisted of those who were loyal to the colonial government and those married to French colonists. Following the partition of Vietnam, students and professionals from South Vietnam continued to arrive in France. Although many initially returned to the country after a few years, as the Vietnam War situation worsened, a majority decided to remain in France and brought their families over as well.[8]

text: This period also saw a significant wave of immigrants from Algeria. As the Algerian War started in 1954, there were already 200,000 Algerian immigrants in France.[9] However, because of the tension between the Algerians and the French, these immigrants were no longer welcome. This conflict between the two sides led to the Paris Massacre of 17 October 1961, when the police used force against an Algerian demonstration on the streets of Paris. After the war, after Algeria gained its independence, the free circulation between France and Algeria was once again allowed, and the number of Algerian immigrants started to increase drastically. From 1962 to 1975, the Algerian immigrant population increased from 350,000 to 700,000.[10] Many of these immigrants were known as the "harkis," and the others were known as the "pieds-noirs." The "harkis" were Algerians who supported the French during the Algerian War; once the war was over, they were deeply resented by other Algerians, and thus had to flee to France. The "pieds-noirs" were Europeans settlers who moved to Algeria, but migrated back to France

text: Additionally, the number of Pakistani and Japanese immigrants also increased during this period. There was also a great number of students and workers from former French colonies in Africa.

text: With this massive influx of immigrants, France became an asylum for refugees. According to the convention in Geneva, refugee status was granted to four out of five immigrant applicants. Many of these refugees came from countries in Eastern Europe (i.e. Hungary) and Latin America, because they feared the dictatorship in their home countries.

text: Although the majority of immigrants at this time came from rural regions, only 6% of them were willing to work in agriculture. About two-third of the immigrants worked in mining, steel, construction, and automotive industries. Approximately 12% of male immigrants and the majority of female immigrants worked in domestic services, restoration, and commerce. Minor and aged immigrants usually worked in craftsmanship and small scale trades.[9]

text: During the 1970s, France simultaneously faced economic crisis and allowed immigrants (mostly from the Muslim World) to permanently settle in France with their families and to acquire French citizenship. It resulted in hundreds of thousands of Muslims, especially to the larger cities, living in subsidized public housing and suffering from very high unemployment rates.[11]

text: Immigration flows[edit]

text: By region[edit]

text: Immigration to France exceeded 200,000 in recent years, as shown in table below.[12]

text:
Region
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
% 2016

Europe
80 500
78 660
80 120
79 290
80 330
75 040
88 820
94 580
105 830
46 % (including from Eastern Europe)[13]

Africa
70 200
66 110
62 340
62 140
63 470
66 480
65 610
66 280
68 640
30 % (including from Maghreb)[14]

Asia
30 960
30 120
30 520
32 070
30 180
32 960
29 810
32 430
32 060
14 % (including from China)[15]

America and Oceania
19 810
19 990
20 460
18 770
21 440
20 450
26 270
23 360
23 070
10%[16]

All countries
201 470
194 880
193 440
192 270
195 420
194 930
210 510
216 650
229 600
100%[17]

text: By country[edit]

text: Recent immigrants arriving to France as per 2014:[18]

text:
Country
%
immigrants arriving to France in
2012

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t
e

Sovereign states and dependencies of Europe

Sovereign states

Albania
Andorra
Armenia2
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus2
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland1
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Vatican City

States with limited
recognition

Abkhazia2
Artsakh2
Kosovo
Northern Cyprus2
South Ossetia2
Transnistria

Dependencies

Denmark

Faroe Islands1

autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark

United Kingdom

Akrotiri and Dhekelia2

Sovereign Base Areas

Gibraltar

British Overseas Territory

Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey

Crown dependencies

Special areas of
internal sovereignty

Finland

Åland Islands

autonomous region subject to the Åland Convention of 1921

Norway

Svalbard

unincorporated area subject to the Svalbard Treaty

United Kingdom

Northern Ireland

country of the United Kingdom subject to the British-Irish Agreement

1 Oceanic islands within the vicinity of Europe are usually grouped with the continent even though they are not situated on its continental shelf.
2 Some countries completely outside the conventional geographical boundaries of Europe are commonly associated with the continent due to ethnological links.

 Portugal
8%[19]

 United Kingdom
5%[20]

 Spain
5%[21]

 Italy
4%[22]

 Germany
4%[23]

 Romania
3%[24]

 Belgium
3%[25]

 Russia
2%[26]

  Switzerland
2%[27]

 Poland
2%[28]

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Countries and territories of Africa

Sovereign states

entirely
in Africa

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

partly
in Africa

France

Mayotte
Réunion

Italy

Pantelleria
Pelagie Islands

Portugal

Madeira

Spain

Canary Islands
Ceuta
Melilla
Plazas de soberanía

Yemen

Socotra

Territories and
dependencies

Îles Éparses

France

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

UK

Southern Provinces (Western Sahara)1

States with limited
recognition

Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Somaliland

1 Unclear sovereignty.

 Algeria
7%[29]

 Morocco
7%[30]

 Tunisia
3%[31]

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Countries and dependencies of Asia

Sovereign states

Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
Egypt
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
Oman
Palestine
Pakistan
Philippines
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
East Timor (Timor-Leste)
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen

States with limited recognition

Abkhazia
Artsakh
Northern Cyprus
South Ossetia
Taiwan

Dependencies and special
administrative regions

Australia

Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands

China

Hong Kong
Macau

United Kingdom

Akrotiri and Dhekelia
British Indian Ocean Territory

 Turkey
2%[32]

 China
3%[33]

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t
e

Countries and dependencies of North America

Sovereign states

Entire

Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
St. Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States

In part

Colombia

Dependencies

Denmark

Greenland

France

Clipperton Island
St. Barthélemy
St. Martin
St. Pierre and Miquelon

Netherlands

Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

United Kingdom

Anguilla
Bermuda
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Montserrat
Turks and Caicos Islands

United States

Navassa Island
Puerto Rico
United States Virgin Islands

Venezuela

Federal Dependencies

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e

Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba1
Bahamas
Barbados
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Haiti
Jamaica
Puerto Rico1
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago

North America

Mexico

Central America

Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama

South America

Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela

Dependencies not included.    1 Defined as a semi-autonomous territory.

 United States
2%[34]

 Brazil
2%[35]

text: The immigrant population[edit]

text: In 2014 The National Institute of Statistics (INSEE, for its acronym in French) published a study, accordingly the number of Spanish immigrants, Portuguese and Italians in France between 2009 and 2012 has doubled.[36] As determined by the French Institute, this increase resulting from the financial crisis that hit several European countries in that period, has pushed up the number of Europeans settled in France.[36] Statistics on Spanish immigrants in France show a growth of 107 percent between 2009 and 2012, i.e. in this period went from 5300 to 11,000 people.[36][37] Of the total of 229,000 new foreigners coming to France in 2012, nearly 8% were Portuguese, British 5%, Spanish 5%, Italians 4%, Germans 4%, Romanians 3%, and Belgians 3%.[36][38]

text: With the increase of Spanish, Portuguese and Italians in France, the weight of European immigrants arrived in 2012 to 46 percent, while this percentage for African reached 30%, with a presence in Morocco (7%), Algeria (7%) and Tunisia (3%). Meanwhile, 14 percent of all immigrants who settled in France that year were from Asian countries - 3% of China and 2% in Turkey, while in America and Oceania constitute 10% of Americans and Brazilians accounted for higher percentage, 2 percent each.[36][38]

text: In 2008, according to The National Institute of Statistics (INSEE, for its acronym in French), there were 12 million immigrants and their direct descendants (2nd generation) making up about 20% of the population.[39] with an immigrant defined as a foreign born person without French citizenship at birth. Without considering citizenship at birth, people not born in metropolitan France and their direct descendants made up 30% of the population aged 18–50 in metropolitan France in 2008.[40]

text: In 2008, there were 5.3 million immigrants corresponding to 8.5% of the total population in France (63.9 million in 2008). 42% were from Africa (30% from Maghreb and 12% from Sub-Saharan Africa), 38% from Europe (mainly from Portugal, Italy and Spain), 14% from Asia and 5% from the Americas and Oceania.[3] Of this total, 40% have assumed French citizenship. In addition, 1.8 million people born in foreign countries (including 1 million in Maghreb) with French citizenship at birth were not included in this total.

text: There were also 6.7 million direct descendants of immigrants (born in France with at least one immigrant parent) living in France in 2008, corresponding to 11% of the total population in France. Immigrants aged 18–50 count for 2,7 millions (10% of population aged 18–50) and 5.3 millions for all ages (8% of population). 2nd Generation aged 18–50 make up 3.1 millions (12% of 18-50) and 6.5 millions for all ages (11% of population).[1] The regions with the largest proportion of immigrants and direct descendants of immigrants are the Île-de-France and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur/Languedoc-Roussillon, where more than one third and one quarter of the inhabitants respectively were either immigrants or direct descendants of immigrants.[39]

text: The table shows immigrants and 2nd generation immigrants by origin in 2008. 3rd generation immigrants, illegal immigrants, as well as ethnic minorities like Black people from the French overseas territories residing in metropolitan France (800,000), Roms (500,000) or people born in Maghreb with French citizenship at birth (about 4 million Maghrebi Jews, Harkis and Pied-Noir including their descendants live in France[41]) were not taken into account.[42]

text:
Immigrants by origin (2008) in thousands
Immigrants
2nd generation
Total
%

Italy
317
920
1 237
10.4%

Portugal
581
660
1 241
10.4%

Spain
257
620
877
7.3%

Other countries from UE27
653
920
1 573
13.2%

Other European countries
224
210
434
3.6%

Europe Total
2 032
3 330
5 362
44.9%

Algeria
713
1 000
1 713
14.3%

Morocco
654
660
1 314
11.0%

Tunisia
235
290
525
4.4%

Maghreb Total
1 602
1 950
3 552
29.7%

Subsaharan Africa
669
570
1 239
10.4%

Turkey
239
220
459
3.8%

SouthEast Asia
163
160
323
2.7%

Other Asian countries
355
210
565
4.7%

America/Oceania
282
170
452
3.8%

Other Regions Total
1 708
1 330
3 038
25.4%

Total
5 342
6 610
11 952
100.00%

text: In 2005, 18.1% of young people under 18 were of foreign origin (at least one immigrant parent) in France including 13.5% of non-European origin. Ile-de-France has the highest proportion at about 37%.[43][44]

text: People under 18 of Maghrebi, Sub-saharian and Turkish origin became a majority in several cities of Ile-de-France (Clichy-sous-Bois, Mantes-la-Jolie, Grigny, Saint-Denis, Les Mureaux, Saint-Ouen, Sarcelles, Pierrefitte-sur-Seine, Garges-lès-Gonesse, Aubervilliers, Stains, Gennevilliers et Épinay-sur-Seine) and in several arrondissements of Marseilles. In Grigny, 31% of young people are of Sub-saharian origin.[45]

text:
Children of immigrants under 18 by origin (2005)
%

Maghreb
38

Europe
27

Sub-saharan Africa
16

Others
19

Total
100

text: Between 2006 and 2008 about 40% of newborns in France had at least one foreign-born grandparent (11% born in another European country, 16% born in Maghreb and 12% born in another region of the world).[5] In 2010, 27.3% of the 802,000 newborns in metropolitan France had at least one foreign-born parent. About one quarter (24%) of all the newborns had at least one parent born outside of Europe including about 17% from Africa (11% from Maghreb and 6% from Subsaharan Africa).[3][4]

text: Posted Workers of Europe[edit]

text: Regarding the country of origin of "posted workers", the same document states the origin of the posted workers: Poles represent the largest contingent of employees posted to France (18% of the total), followed by the Portuguese (15%) and Romania (13%). The majority of these employees, about 60% comes from the historical countries of the European Union, but the share from the new Member States "EU" is growing very rapidly, and the nationals of countries outside "EU "also increases.[46]

text: Immigration per region[edit]

text: In France, the three largest cities (Paris, Lyon and Marseille)[47] also attract the largest share of immigrants to the country.

text: Île-de-France[edit]

text: The region with the largest proportion of immigrants is the Île-de-France (Greater Paris), where 40% of immigrants live. According to INSEE, French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies, responsible for the production and analysis of official statistics in France, about 35% of people (4 millions) living in Île-de-France, are either immigrant (17%) or born to at least one immigrant parent (18%) in 2006.[48]

text: In the city of Paris, 20% of people living are immigrants and 41.3% of people under 20 have at least one immigrant parent.[49] Among the young people under 18, 12.1% are of Maghrebi origin, 9.9% of Subsaharan African origin (not including Blacks from French West Indies) and 4.0% of South European origin.[50]

text: In département of Seine-Saint-Denis (population of 1.5 million), 56.7% of young under 18 are or foreign origin including 38% of African origin. Islam is the main religion.

text:
Département
Immigrants
Children under 20 with at least one immigrant parent

Number
% département
% Ile-de-France
Number
% département
% Ile-de-France

Paris (75)
436'576
20
22.4
162'635
41.3
15.4

Seine-Saint-Denis (93)
394'831
26.5
20.2
234'837
57.1
22.2

Hauts-de-Seine (92)
250'190
16.3
12.8
124'501
34
11.8

Val-de-Marne (94)
234'633
18.1
12
127'701
40
12.1

Val-d’Oise (95)
185'890
16.1
9.5
124'644
38.5
11.8

Yvelines (78)
161'869
11.6
8.3
98'755
26.4
9.3

Essonne (91)
150'980
12.6
7.7
94'003
29.6
8.9

Seine-et-Marne (77)
135'654
10.7
7
90'319
26
8.5

Île-de-France
1'950'623
16.9
100
1'057'394
37.1
100

text: Reading: 436 576 immigrants live in Paris, representing 20% of Parisians and 22.4% of immigrants in Ile-de-France. 162 635 children under 20 with at least one immigrant parent live in Paris, representing 41.3% of the total of children under 20 in Paris and 15.4% of the total of children under 20 with at least one immigrant parent in Ile-de-France.

text:
Children under 18 with at least one immigrant parent (2005)
Seine-Saint-Denis
Paris
Val-de-Marne
Val-d'Oise
France

All origins
56.7 %
41.30 %
39.90 %
37.90 %
18.10 %

Maghreb
22.0 %
12.1 %
13.2 %
13.0 %
6.9 %

Sub-saharan Africa
16.0 %
9.9 %
10.8 %
9.1 %
3.0 %

Turkey
2.7 %
0.6 %
1.2 %
3.1 %
1.4 %

South Europe
4.0 %
4.0 %
5.5 %
4.8 %
2.6 %

text: Ethnic groups[edit]

text: Americans[edit]

text: Citizens of the United States of America total more than 100,000[51] permanent residents in France, Canadians 11,931,[52] followed by Latin Americans are a growing sub-group the most numerous are the Brazilians 44,622,[53] followed by Venezuelans 30,000,[54] Peruvians 22 002,[55] Argentineans 11,899[56] and Chileans 15,782.[57] Latinos or Latin Americans are increasingly emigrating to France for economic reasons, study, work, family, and sometimes political asylum.[36]

text: Europeans[edit]

text: In 2014 The National Institute of Statistics (INSEE, for its acronym in French) published a study on Thursday, according to which has doubled the number of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish immigrants in France between 2009 and 2012.[36] According to the French Institute, this increase resulting from the financial crisis that hit several European countries in that period, has pushed up the number of Europeans installed in France.[36] Statistics on Spanish immigrants in France show a growth of 107 percent between 2009 and 2012, i.e. in this period went from 5300 to 11,000 people.[36][37] Of the total of 229,000 foreigners arriving to France in 2012, nearly 8% were Portuguese, British 5%, Spanish 5%, Italians 4%, Germans 4%, Romanians 3%, and Belgians 3%.[36][38]

text: With the increase of Italian, Portuguese and Spanish immigrants to France, the weight of European immigrants arrived in 2012 to 46 percent, while this percentage for African reached 30%, with a presence in Morocco (7%), Algeria (7%) and Tunisia (3%). Meanwhile, 14 percent of all immigrants who settled in France that year were from Asian countries—3% of China and 2% in Turkey, while in America and Oceania constitute 10% of Americans and Brazilians accounted for higher percentage, 2 percent each.[36][38]

text: Maghrebis[edit]

text: French of Maghrebi (either Arabs or Berbers) origin in France form the largest ethnic group after French of European origin.

text: According to Michel Tribalat, a researcher at INED, there were 3.5 million people of Maghrebi origin (with at least one grandparent from Algeria, Morocco or Tunisia) living in France in 2005 corresponding to 5.8% of the total French metropolitan population (60.7 millions in 2005).[58] Maghrebis have settled mainly in the industrial regions in France, especially in the Paris region. Many famous French people like Edith Piaf,[59] Isabelle Adjani, Arnaud Montebourg, Alain Bashung, Dany Boon have Maghrebi ancestry.

text: Below is a table of population of Maghrebi origin in France, numbers are in thousands:

text:
Country
1999
2005
% 1999/2005
% French population (60.7 millions in 2005)

Algeria
1,577
1,865
+18.3%
3.1%

Immigrants
574
679

Born in France
1,003
1,186

Morocco
1,005
1,201
+19.5%
2.0%

Immigrants
523
625

Born in France
482
576

Tunisia
417
458
+9.8%
0.8%

Immigrants
202
222

Born in France
215
236

Total Maghreb
2,999
3,524
+17.5%
5.8%

Immigrants
1 299
1 526

2.5%

Born in France
1 700
1 998

3.3%

text: In 2005, the percentage of young people under 18 of Maghrebi origin (at least one immigrant parent) were about 7% in Metropolitan France, 12% in Greater Paris, 13% in Lyon, 21% in Perpignan, 22% in French département of Seine-Saint-Denis, 37% in 18th arrondissement of Paris and 40% in several arrondissements of Marseilles.[60][61]

text: 16% of newborns in France between 2006 and 2008 have at least one Maghrebi grandparent.[5]

text: According to other sources between 5 and 6 million people of Maghrebi origin live in France corresponding to about 7-9% of the total French metropolitan population.[62]

text: Illegal immigration[edit]

text: Illegal immigration to France has developed as the country's immigration policy has become more rigid. In 2006, The French Ministry of the Interior estimated clandestine immigrants ("sans-papiers ") in France numbered anywhere between 200,000 and 400,000, also expecting between 80,000 and 100,000 people to enter the country illegally each year.[63]

text: In 2011, 28,000 illegal immigrants were expelled from France. The French government set a goal of 35,000 for 2012.[64][65]

text: The French government has threatened to withdraw from the Schengen accord in 2009,[66] 2011[67][68] and 2012.[69][70][71]

text: As of 2016, many undocumented immigrants tried to jump the fences at Calais and board a train or truck heading for Britain. The Home Office has agents working alongside French police and immigration agents to prevent unauthorized people from entering the zone.[72]

text: Citizenship[edit]

text: Children born in France to foreign parents are automatically granted French citizenship upon reaching the age of 18. People born abroad and living in France can acquire French citizenship if they satisfy certain conditions. In 2009 the number of naturalised persons was 135,000, mainly from Maghreb (41.2%).

text:
Naturalisations by origin
2000
2005
2009
% Total 2009

Africa
84 182
98 453
85 144
62.7

Maghreb
68 185
75 224
56 024
41.2

Sub-Saharan Africa
10 622
15 624
22 214
16.4

Other Africa
5 375
7 605
6 906
5.1

Asia
27 941
26 286
19 494
14.4

South-East Asia
7 265
4 069
2 475
1.8

East Asia
1 139
1 280
1 622
1.2

South Asia
4 246
4 436
3 660
2.7

Middle East
15 291
16 501
11 737
8.6

Europe (not including CIS )
22 085
18 072
14 753
10.9

CIS
1 181
2 108
4 704
3.5

CIS (Europe)
1 000
1 535
4 454
3.3

CIS (Asia)
181
573
250
0.2

America
5 668
6 352
6 677
4.9

North America
1 048
854
747
0.5

South and Central America
4 620
5 498
5 930
4.4

Oceania
87
127
108
0.1

Others
8 882
3 245
4 962
3.7

Total
150 026
154 643
135 842
100

text: Comparison with other European Union countries[edit]

text: According to Eurostat 47.3 million people lived in the European Union in 2010 who were born outside their resident country. This corresponds to 9.4% of the total EU population. Of these, 31.4 million (6.3%) were born outside the EU and 16.0 million (3.2%) were born in another EU member state. The largest absolute numbers of people born outside the EU were in Germany (6.4 million), France (5.1 million), the United Kingdom (4.7 million), Spain (4.1 million), Italy (3.2 million), and the Netherlands (1.4 million).[73] Regarding France, the number of immigrants reported by Eurostat (7.1 million) is higher than the one reported by Insee (5.3 million) because Insee only reports as immigrants people who were born abroad as foreign citizens.

text:
Country
Total population (1000)
Total Foreign-born (1000)
%
Born in other EU state (1000)
%
Born in a non EU state (1000)
%

EU 27
501,098
47,348
9.4
15,980
3.2
31,368
6.3

Germany
81,802
9,812
12.0
3,396
4.2
6,415
7.8

France
64,716
7,196
11.1
2,118
3.3
5,078
7.8

United Kingdom
62,008
7,012
11.3
2,245
3.6
4,767
7.7

Spain
45,989
6,422
14.0
2,328
5.1
4,094
8.9

Italy
60,340
4,798
8.0
1,592
2.6
3,205
5.3

Netherlands
16,575
1,832
11.1
428
2.6
1,404
8.5

Greece
11,305
1,256
11.1
315
2.8
940
8.3

Sweden
9,340
1,337
14.3
477
5.1
859
9.2

Austria
8,367
1,276
15.2
512
6.1
764
9.1

Belgium (2007)
10,666
1,380
12.9
695
6.5
685
6.4

Portugal
10,637
793
7.5
191
1.8
602
5.7

Denmark
5,534
500
9.0
152
2.8
348
6.3