| Seeso | |
| Logo Alt: | Two words, "See" and "So" capitalized and on top of one another, slanted in a top-right angle. |
| Type: | Subsidiary |
| Services: | |
| Owner: | NBCUniversal |
| Current Status: | Inactive, superseded by Peacock |
| Location Country: | United States |
Seeso was an over-the-top subscription streaming service owned by Comcast through NBCUniversal,[1] [2] launched on January 7, 2016, and closed on November 8, 2017. It provided comedy content such as original and broadcast television shows.
On December 2, 2014, Evan Shapiro joined NBCUniversal as the Executive Vice President of the newly formed NBCUniversal Digital Enterprises division of NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group after his job at Pivot[3] to work on a digital project for the division.
On October 15, 2015, Seeso was officially announced with certain titles in its library.[4] On December 3, Seeso was launched in an open beta that lasted from December 3, 2015 to January 6, 2016.[5] Seeso was officially launched the day after.[6]
On September 30, 2016, Seeso announced its first event called the "Stand-Up Streaming Fest", in which a title of comedy content would become available within a week, bringing a total of 12 specials for 12 weeks.[7]
On May 3, 2017, Evan Shapiro announced his departure from the company. He was replaced by Maggie Suniewick, president of NBCU digital enterprises.[8]
On August 9, 2017, Seeso announced via its Facebook page that the service would be shutting down by the end of 2017.[9] On November 8, Seeso shut down its streaming service.[10]
Seeso offered comedy shows, including Saturday Night Live, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Office (UK), Parks and Recreation, The Kids in the Hall, Fancy Boy, and Monty Python.
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The UCB Show | Sketch comedy | Ended; Moved to Starz | |||
| Bajillion Dollar Propertie$ | Parody | Ended; Moved to Pluto TV | |||
| Big Jay Oakerson's What's Your F@%king Deal?! | Stand-up | [11] | 31-38 min. | Ended | |
| Hidden America with Jonah Ray | Parody/Travel | Ended; Moved to VRV | |||
| Gentlemen Lobsters | Comedy/Adult animation | [12] | Ended | ||
| Night Train with Wyatt Cenac | Stand-up | 65-97 min. | Ended; Moved to Starz | ||
| HarmonQuest | Live improvisation/Adult animation | [13] | Moved to VRV | ||
| Take My Wife | Sitcom | Ended; Moved to Starz | |||
| Debate Wars | Comedy | [14] | Ended | ||
| The Cyanide & Happiness Show | Black comedy/Adult animation | Moved to VRV | |||
| My Brother, My Brother and Me | Advice/Comedy | 22-26 min. | Ended; Moved to VRV | ||
| Shrink | Sitcom | [15] | [16] | Ended; Moved to Hulu | |
| Flulanthropy | Sitcom | [17] | Ended | ||
These shows have been commissioned by Seeso in cooperation with a partner from another country.
| Title | Partner/Country | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status | Language | Seeso Exclusive Regions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flowers | Channel 4/United Kingdom | Black comedy | Ended | English | United States | |||
| Funny as Hell (season 6) | The Movie Network/Canada[18] | Stand-up | [19] | Ended | English | United States | ||
| Title | Genre | Premiere |
|---|---|---|
| Cameron Esposito Marriage Material | Stand-up | [20] |
| Doug Stanhope No Place Like Home | Stand-up | [21] |
| Brian Posehn Criminally Posehn | Stand-up | [22] |
| Jena Friedman American Cunt | Stand-up | [23] |
| Janeane Garofalo If I May | Stand-up | [24] |
| Schtick or Treat: Hollywood Stand Up Special | Stand-up | |
| Mo Mandel: Negative Reinforcement | Stand-up | |
| ADD Presents: Tyree Elaine | Stand-up | |
| ADD Presents: Robert Powell | Stand-up | |
| Dan Levy Lion | Stand-up | |
| Aries Spears Comedy Blueprint | Stand-up | |
| McSweeney's Internet Tendency Live! | Stand-up | |
| Joe Matarese: Medicated | Stand-up | |
| Lachlan Patterson: Live at Venice Beach | Stand-up | |
| Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays | Holiday special | [25] |
| Nick Thune Good Guy | Stand-up | [26] |
| Ian Harvie: May the Best Cock Win | Stand-up | |
| Laurie Kilmartin 45 Jokes About My Dead Dad | Stand-up | |
| Brian Posehn 25x2 | Stand-up | |
| Adam Newman: Fuzzies | Stand-up | [27] |
| Sasheer Zamata Pizza Face | Stand-up | [28] |
| Doug Stanhope The Comedians' Comedian's Comedians | Stand-up | [29] |
Approximately coinciding with the August announcement of Seeso's impending shutdown, four of its originals – The Cyanide & Happiness Show, HarmonQuest, Hidden America with Jonah Ray, and My Brother, My Brother and Me were removed and transferred to the VRV streaming service.[30] There's... Johnny!, a sitcom which had been produced for Seeso but not yet aired, was transferred to Hulu.[31]