CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JULY WITH AN ALL DAY, ALL AMERICAN MARATHON AS ABC FAMILY PRESENTS "AMERICA'S FUNNIEST HOME VIDEOS," WEDNESDAY, JULY 4 AT 11AM - 11PM ET/PT

Burbank, CA (June 11, 2012) - ABC Family celebrates the Fourth of July in grand style - with an all day "America's Funniest Home Videos" marathon, hosted by Tom Bergeron (also host of "Dancing With the Stars"). The 12-hour marathon airs Wednesday, July 4th at 11am ET/PT.

"America's Funniest Home Videos" is now in its 22nd season, making it the longest running primetime entertainment show in ABC history. Its success is simple - airing videos made by real Americans that are genuinely funny.

Over the course of the show's history, "America's Funniest Home Videos" has given away over $12 million in prize money and evaluated more than half a million videotapes from home viewers. Vin Di Bona is executive producer, with Todd Thicke and Michele Nasraway serving as co-executive producers.

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