Document and Entity Information - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Mar. 30, 2020	Jun. 28, 2019
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2019
Entity Registrant Name	Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
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	true
Entity Ex Transition Period	false
Entity Shell Company	false
Entity Public Float			$ 31.4
Entity Central Index Key	0001679063
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2019
Amendment Flag	false
Common Class A And Common Class B [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		11,999,623
Common Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Title of 12(b) Security	Class A common stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		4,185,685
Trading Symbol	CSSE
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]
Title of 12(b) Security	9.75% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Trading Symbol	CSSEP