List of Facebook Watch original programming explained
Facebook Watch is a service that provides streaming of videos hosted by Facebook and access to "Facebook Original" series, shows that receive funding from Facebook. The service officially launched as Facebook Watch on August 10, 2017.
For short-form videos, Facebook originally had a budget of roughly $10,000–$40,000 per episode,[1] though renewal contracts have placed the budget in the range of $50,000–$70,000.[2] Long-form TV-length series have budgets between $250,000 to over $1 million.[2] The Wall Street Journal reported in September 2017 that the company was willing to spend up to $1 billion on original video content through 2018.[3] [4] In April 2023, Meta announced that they were scaling back on originals entirely, having already stopped developing scripted originals in 2020.[5]
Original programming
Drama
Comedy
Continuations
Docu-series
Animation
Game show
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|
| Confetti | Trivia game | | | | Ended |
| What's in the Box? | Trivia game | September 26, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 15 min. | Ended |
| School'd by Scary Mommy | Trivia game | February 14, 2019 | 1 season, 24 episodes | 20-31 min. | Ended |
| Outside Your Bubble | Trivia game | February 20, 2019 | 1 season, 15 episodes | 26-32 min. | Ended | |
Live sports
News programs
Reality show
Talk show
Exclusive international distribution
These television shows, even though Facebook lists them as Facebook Watch originals, are shows that have been aired in different countries, and Facebook has bought exclusive distribution rights to stream them in other various countries. They may be available on Facebook Watch in their home territory and other markets where Facebook Watch does not have the first run license, without the Facebook Watch Original label, some time after their first-run airing on their original broadcaster.
Notes and References
- Web site: Sahil. Patel. Facebook recruits its top publishers for exclusive shows. Digiday. May 25, 2017. December 15, 2017.
- Web site: Sahil. Patel. Bigger budgets, fewer shows: Facebook's deals for Watch are changing. Digiday. November 30, 2017. December 15, 2017.
- Web site: Deepa. Seetharaman. Facebook Is Willing to Spend Big in Video Push. The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company. September 8, 2017. December 15, 2017.
- Web site: Swapna. Krishna. Facebook may spend $1 billion on original video in 2018. Engadget. Oath Inc.. September 8, 2017. December 15, 2017.
- Web site: Peter. White. Meta Content Exec Mina Lefevre Leaves As Facebook Watch Ends Originals; 'Red Table Talk' Being Shopped. Deadline Hollywood. April 26, 2022. May 9, 2022.
- Web site: Facebook Cancels 'Sorry For Your Loss' & 'Limetown' As It Scales Back Scripted Efforts Amid Unscripted Push. Nellie . Andreeva . Deadline Hollywood. January 16, 2020. April 27, 2022.
- Web site: Final episode of Humans of New York: The Series. Facebook. November 16, 2017. June 16, 2017. en.
- Web site: Emery. Debbie. 'Tom vs Time' Director on Why the Obsession Around Brady and Gisele Is 'Out of Control'. The Wrap. March 12, 2018. June 16, 2018.
- Web site: White . Peter . Courteney Cox Shopping Ample-Produced Pregnancy Docuseries '9 Months' After Facebook Watch Pulls Plug . Deadline . May 12, 2022 . May 12, 2022.
- Rude. Mey. JoJo Siwa Is Getting a Brand New Docuseries JoJo Goes This Summer. . May 20, 2022. May 20, 2022.
- Web site: Returning the Favor: Mike Rowe discusses why show was cancelled. 2 February 2021.
- https://deadline.com/2023/04/red-table-talk-canceled-mina-lefevre-exits-facebook-watch-ends-originals-meta-1235337005/ "Meta Content Exec Mina Lefevre Leaves As Facebook Watch Ends Originals; ‘Red Table Talk’ Being Shopped,"
- Web site: PFL Reaches Exclusive Distribution Agreements With NBC Sports Group And Facebook. Professional Fighters League. February 11, 2018. January 29, 2018.
- News: La Liga returns to traditional TV in India as Facebook deal ends. Reuters. 5 July 2021. 8 August 2021.
