Outback Wrangler

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}} {{Use Australian English|date=February 2018}} {{Infobox television | image = | caption = | alt_name = | genre = Factual television | creator = | based_on = | developer = | writer = | director = | creative_director = | presenter = Matt Wright | theme_music_composer = | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = | country = Australia | language = English | num_seasons = 4 | num_episodes = 28 | list_episodes = | executive_producer = | producer = National Geographic | location = | cinematography = | editor = | camera = | runtime = | company = | first_aired = {{start date|df=yes|2011}} | last_aired = {{end date|df=yes|2020}} | related = | channel = National Geographic <br /> 9Go! <br /> Nine Network }} '''''Outback Wrangler''''' was an Australian factual television series that follows the work of helicopter pilot and animal catcher Matt Wright and his adventurous life in various parts of the Australian outback. ''Outback Wrangler'' has been seen in over 90 countries.<ref name=warrqnt1>{{cite web|last=Knox |first=David |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2022/11/warrant-for-outback-wrangler-star.html |title=Warrant for Outback Wrangler star |website=Tvtonight.com.au |date=2022-11-28 |accessdate=2022-11-28}}</ref>

== Broadcast == The first season of four episodes was first broadcast in 2011 on National Geographic, then repeated on 9Go! in 2016 and on the Nine Network in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox |first=David |url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2016/11/airdate-outback-wrangler-2.html |title=Airdate: Outback Wrangler |website=Tvtonight.com.au |date=2016-11-23 |accessdate=2017-03-21}}</ref> The second season was launched in November 2015 and screened into 2016. A third season began screening at the end of 2017 and into 2018. A fourth season of the show, retitled '''''Monster Croc Wrangler''''', screened on Nine from late 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Knox |first=David |url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/11/airdate-monster-croc-wrangler.html |title=Airdate: Monster Croc Wrangler |website=Tvtonight.com.au |date=2019-11-25 |accessdate=2022-11-28}}</ref>

== Helicopter crash == In February 2022 co-star Chris “Willow” Wilson was killed in a helicopter crash on a job collecting crocodile eggs in West Arnhem Land.<ref name=warrqnt1/> Following a six month investigation, in November 2022 an arrest warrant was issued for ''Outback Wrangler'' star Matt Wright for a number of charges relating to the incident.<ref name=warrqnt1/><ref>{{cite web|last=Spina-Matthews|first=Sarah|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-28/arrest-warrant-helicopter-crash-chris-wilson/101704946 |title=Celebrity crocodile wrangler Matt Wright denies wrongdoing in relation to helicopter crash which killed Chris 'Willow' Wilson |website=ABC News |date=2022-11-28 |accessdate=2022-11-28}}</ref> Wright later arrived in Darwin and faced court.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-11-30 |title=Outback Wrangler star Matt Wright appears in Darwin court on multiple charges related to fatal helicopter crash |url=https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/nov/30/outback-wrangler-star-matt-wright-appears-in-darwin-court-on-multiple-charges-related-to-fatal-helicopter-crash |access-date=2022-12-02 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{IMDb title|2119826|Outback Wrangler}}

Category:2011 Australian television series debuts Category:2020 Australian television series endings Category:Australian factual television series Category:English-language Australian television shows Category:Nine Network original programming Category:Television shows set in the Outback Category:Television shows set in the Northern Territory