Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Nov. 14, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Interactive Data Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Small Business	true
Entity Emerging Growth Company	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0001679063
Common Class A And Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,073,858
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,259,920
Trading Symbol	CSSE
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A Common Stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Common Class B
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		7,813,938
Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Trading Symbol	CSSEP
Title of 12(b) Security	9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ