The Wonder List with Bill Weir
{{short description|American television series on CNN}}
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| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator = Bill Weir, Conor Hanna
| presenter = Bill Weir
| country = United States
| first_aired = {{Start date|2015|03|01}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2022|04|21}}
| num_seasons = 4
| num_episodes = 25
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| cinematography = Philip Bloom (Seasons 1 & 2)
Joe Simon (Season 3)
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The Wonder List with Bill Weir is a CNN original documentary television series hosted by American journalist Bill Weir. The series debut was on March 1, 2015, with the first episode on Vanuatu.{{cite web |title=Two New CNN Original Series Debut, Sunday, March 1st |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/02/12/two-new-cnnorigseries-debut-sunday-31-finding-jesus-at-9petpt-followed-by-the-wonder-list-w-billweircnn-at-10/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214121811/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/02/12/two-new-cnnorigseries-debut-sunday-31-finding-jesus-at-9petpt-followed-by-the-wonder-list-w-billweircnn-at-10/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |website=CNN Press Room|access-date=4 August 2019 |date=12 February 2015}} CNN announced that it had commissioned a second series in shortly after the first series aired.{{cite web |title=CNN Adds Two Exciting Series To Successful Slate of Original Series |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/05/13/cnn-announces-two-new-original-series/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150824054639/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2015/05/13/cnn-announces-two-new-original-series/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=August 24, 2015 |website=CNN Press Room |access-date=4 August 2019 |date=13 May 2015}} The third season aired on October 7, 2017.{{cite web |title=Season Three of the Wonder List with Bill Weir Premieres Saturday, Oct 7th at 9pm ET/PT |url=http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/09/06/season-three-of-the-wonder-list-with-bill-weir-premieres-saturday-october-7th-at-9pm-etpt/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906200506/http://cnnpressroom.blogs.cnn.com/2017/09/06/season-three-of-the-wonder-list-with-bill-weir-premieres-saturday-october-7th-at-9pm-etpt/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |website=CNN Press Room |publisher=CNN |access-date=4 August 2019 |language=en |date=6 September 2017}}{{cite web |title=Bill Weir's The Wonder List ends |url=https://cnncommentary.com/2017/11/12/bill-weirs-the-wonder-list-ends/ |website=CNN Commentary |access-date=4 August 2019 |date=13 November 2017}} The four episodes of the fourth season were released on CNN+ on April 21, 2022, just hours before it was announced the streaming service would be shut down the following week.{{cite web |title=Breaking News - "The Wonder List with Bill Weir" Journeys to CNN+ with an All-New Season On April 21 |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2022/04/07/the-wonder-list-with-bill-weir-journeys-to-cnnplus-with-an-all-new-season-on-april-21-137510/20220407cnn01/ |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=April 22, 2022 |date=April 7, 2022}}
The series entails Bill Weir telling the stories of people, places and cultures at a crossroads.{{cite news |title=Bill Weir checks off his 'Wonder List' for CNN |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-ct-bill-weir-wonder-list-cnn-20150228-story.html |access-date=4 August 2019 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=28 February 2015}}{{Cite web|url=http://philipbloom.net/blog/behindtheshot1/|title = The Wonder List: Behind the Shot first 6 BTS episodes|date = 13 March 2015}}
Episodes
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| start2 = {{Start date|2016|04|15}}
| end2 = {{End date|2016|12|18}}
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| start3 = {{Start date|2017|10|07}}
| end3 = {{End date|2017|11|11}}
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=Season 1 (2015)=
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|Title = Vanuatu: Landlords of Paradise
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|01}}
|ShortSummary = Environmental forces that are changing parts of the world are examined. The opener features a visit to Vanuatu, where native tribes confront factors that threaten the traditions of an ancient people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/the-wonder-list-with-bill-weir/episodes-season-1/767558/|title=The Wonder List with Bill Weir}}
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|Title = Galapagos: A Fight for Survival
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|08}}
|ShortSummary = A visit to the Galapagos Islands where naturalists fight to keep the natural habitat in balance and save endangered species from extinction.
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
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|Title = Ikaria: The Island Where People Forget to Die
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|15}}
|ShortSummary = A visit to the remote Greek island of Ikaria where inhabitants live longer than most Americans and try to maintain their centuries old way of life in a modern world.
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|Title = India: Tigers and the Taj
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|22}}
|ShortSummary = Weir visits the Taj Mahal in India and learns about conservation efforts to save the Bengal tiger.
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = The Dead Sea: Salt of the Earth
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|03|29}}
|ShortSummary = The fight to save the Dead Sea from drying up in Jordan and Israel due to border conflicts is examined.
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|EpisodeNumber = 6
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Venice: Sink or Swim
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|04|05}}
|ShortSummary = A journey through the canals of Venice, where rising sea levels threaten the future of the historic city.
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|EpisodeNumber = 7
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = Everglades: A Fight for Glory
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|04|05}}
|ShortSummary = A visit to Florida's endangered Everglades.
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|EpisodeNumber2 = 8
|Title = The Alps: Fire and Ice
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|04|12}}
|ShortSummary = A visit to the Alps where glaciers are receding to examine what the stakes are if the melting continues.
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=Season 2 (2016)=
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|EpisodeNumber = 9
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Cuba: Forbidden Island
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|03|20}}
|ShortSummary = Season 2 begins with a visit to Cuba where people are preparing for a tourist invasion.
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|EpisodeNumber = 10
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Iceland: The Wedding Crash
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|03|27}}
|ShortSummary = A visit to Iceland, where two-thirds of babies are born to unmarried parents, to explore whether the nation will be the first country to completely let go of marriage.
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|EpisodeNumber = 11
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = The Colorado River: A Thirst for More
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|04|03}}
|ShortSummary = An examination of the Colorado River that sustains more than 40 million people in the West to see whether enough efforts are being made to see that it continues to flow, with populations booming and the waters receding.
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|EpisodeNumber = 12
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Bhutan: The Happiest Place On Earth
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|04|10}}
|ShortSummary = The magical kingdom of Bhutan, "the happiest place on earth," is visited to see whether it can stay blissfully content as the modern world encroaches its borders.
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|EpisodeNumber = 13
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = Botswana: The Hunters & the Hunted
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|04|17}}
|ShortSummary = Weir goes on safari in Africa with naturalists fighting to save precious species from extinction.
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Peru
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|11}}
|ShortSummary = Weir explores Peru.
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|EpisodeNumber = 15
|EpisodeNumber2 = 7
|Title = The Future of Freedom
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2016|12|18}}
|ShortSummary = Bill Weir travels to Amsterdam, famed as one of the world's most liberal cities, to find out if this bastion of tolerance can stay that way amid a rising tide of intolerance.
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=Season 3 (2017)=
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|EpisodeNumber = 16
|EpisodeNumber2 = 1
|Title = Patagonia: Paradise Bought
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|07}}
|ShortSummary = A report on late American conservationist Douglas Tompkins who purchased vast tracts of land in Patagonia, much to the dismay of local developers.
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|EpisodeNumber = 17
|EpisodeNumber2 = 2
|Title = Madagascar: The Richest Poor Country in the World
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|14}}
|ShortSummary = A visit to Madagascar where deforestation rages and unique species vanish, and where a fight is brewing to save one of the planet's most special places before it is ruined forever.
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|EpisodeNumber = 18
|EpisodeNumber2 = 3
|Title = Egypt: Sunken City of Pharaohs
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|21}}
|ShortSummary = Weir explores Egypt.
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|EpisodeNumber = 19
|EpisodeNumber2 = 4
|Title = Alaska: Buried Treasure
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|10|28}}
|ShortSummary = Miners want to drill for billions of dollars worth of copper and gold beneath the pristine wilderness of America's last wild frontier but fishermen say the world's last great salmon run could be jeopardized.
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|EpisodeNumber = 20
|EpisodeNumber2 = 5
|Title = New Zealand: Preying on the Predators
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|04}}
|ShortSummary = A look at predatory mammals in New Zealand.
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|EpisodeNumber = 21
|EpisodeNumber2 = 6
|Title = Peru: The Curse of Incan Gold
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2017|11|11}}
|ShortSummary = A look at whether the fragile beauty of the Incan ruins of Machu Picchu can be protected from an ever-growing number of visitors.
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References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/shows/wonder-list|title=The Wonder List with Bill Weir|publisher=CNN|access-date=2017-10-08}}
- {{cite web|url=https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2052985|title=The Wonder List with Bill Weir|website=CNN+|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426010514/https://plus.cnn.com/plus/title-2052985|archive-date=April 26, 2022|access-date=April 28, 2022}}
- {{tvguide title|id=767558}}
- {{IMDb title|4459484|The Wonder List with Bill Weir}}
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