Cover - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Apr. 27, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K/A
Amendment Flag	false
Document Annual Report	true
Document Transition Report	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2022
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2022
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity File Number	001-38125
Entity Registrant Name	CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001679063
Entity Tax Identification Number	81-2560811
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity Address, Address Line One	132 East Putnam Avenue - Floor 2W
Entity Address, City or Town	Cos Cob
Entity Address, State or Province	CT
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	06807
City Area Code	855
Local Phone Number	398-0443
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 110.0
ICFR Auditor Attestation Flag	false
Auditor Name	Rosenfield and Company, PLLC
Auditor Firm ID	5905
Auditor Location	New York, New York
Common Class A [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock
Trading Symbol	CSSE
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		20,405,937
Series A Preferred Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock, $0.0001 par value per share
Trading Symbol	CSSEP
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
9.50% Notes Due 2025
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	9.50% Notes due 2025
Trading Symbol	CSSEN
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Class W Warrants [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CSSEW
Title of 12(g) Security	Class W Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock
Class Z Warrants [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CSSEZ
Title of 12(g) Security	Class Z Warrants to purchase Class A Common Stock
Common Class A and Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		28,060,443
Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,654,506