List of Facebook Watch original programming
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Facebook Watch was a service that provided 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 discontinuing Facebook Watch, having already stopped developing scripted originals in 2020.[5]
Original programming
Drama
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKAM Austin | Teen drama | April 27, 2018 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | 18–50 min. | Ended |
| Five Points | Teen drama | June 4, 2018 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 10–17 min. | |
| Sacred Lies | Anthology drama | July 27, 2018 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 28–34 min. | |
| Turnt | Teen drama | August 1, 2018 | 1 season, 40 episodes | 7–18 min. | |
| Sorry for Your Loss | Drama | September 18, 2018 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 26–32 min. | Ended[6] |
| The Birch | Horror drama | October 11, 2019 | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | 11–19 min. | Ended |
| Limetown | Drama | October 16, 2019 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 21–31 min. | Ended[6] |
| Stereoscope | Horror drama | August 21, 2020 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 11–19 min. | Ended |
| Mira Mira | Horror drama | January 15, 2021 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 11–19 min. |
Comedy
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strangers | Comedy drama | September 4, 2017 | 2 seasons, 17 episodes | 12–27 min. | Ended |
| Queen America | Dark comedy | November 18, 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 25–31 min. |
Adult Animation
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human Kind Of | Comedy | September 16, 2018 | 1 season, 21 episodes | 4–10 min. | Ended |
| Liverspots and Astronots | Comedy | October 18, 2018 | 1 season, 21 episodes | 4–10 min. | |
| Human Discoveries | Comedy | July 16, 2019 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 30 min. |
Unscripted
Docuseries
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humans of New York: The Series | Human interest | August 29, 2017 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 13–24 min. | Ended[7] |
| 12 Hours With | Music | October 8, 2021 | 1 season, 4 episodes | 12–14 min. | Ended |
| Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra Innings | Sports/Comedy | November 20, 2017 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 9–11 min. | |
| Tom vs Time | Sports | January 25, 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | 14–21 min. | Ended[8] |
| Fly Guys | Sports | February 2, 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 12–15 min. | Ended |
| Behind the Wall: Bubba Wallace | Sports | February 15, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 11–16 min. | |
| Inside the Madness: Kentucky Basketball | Sports | February 17, 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 20–29 min. | |
| I Am More: OBJ | Sports | September 14, 2018 | 1 season, 16 episodes | 5–11 min. | |
| Most Incredible Homes | Real estate | November 4, 2018 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 12 min. | |
| 365 Days Of Love | Human interest | January 1, 2019 | 1 season, 365 episodes | 1–3 min. | |
| Mormon Love | Mormonism | January 13, 2019 | 1 season, 1 episode | 15 min. | |
| 9 Months with Courteney Cox | Pregnancy | January 22, 2019 | 3 seasons, 60 episodes | 10–20 min. | Ended[9] |
| Curse of Akakor | Mystery | August 11, 2019 | 1 season, 12 episodes | 30 min. | Ended |
| Simone vs Herself | Sports | June 15, 2021 | 1 season, 7 episodes | 14–25 min. | |
| JoJo Goes[10] | Adventure | June 23, 2022 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 14–18 min. |
Game shows
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Confetti | Trivia game | July 11, 2018 | 1 season, 132 episodes | 24–33 min. | Ended |
| What's in the Box? | Trivia game | September 26, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 15 min. | |
| School'd by Scary Mommy | Trivia game | February 14, 2019 | 1 season, 24 episodes | 20–31 min. | |
| Outside Your Bubble | Trivia game | February 20, 2019 | 1 season, 15 episodes | 26–32 min. |
Reality
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball in the Family | Sports | August 29, 2017 | 6 seasons, 116 episodes | 14–26 min. | Ended |
| Returning the Favor | Reality | August 29, 2017 | 3 seasons, 36 episodes | 18–26 min. | Ended[11] |
| Make Up or Break Up | Reality | September 7, 2017 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 18–41 min. | Ended |
| Win This House! | Reality | September 29, 2017 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 32–57 min. | |
| No Script with Marshawn Lynch | Sports/Comedy | October 12, 2017 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 11–15 min. | |
| RelationShipped | Reality competition | November 9, 2017 | 2 seasons, 38 episodes | 13–29 min. | |
| BackCourt: Wade | Sports | November 20, 2017 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 6–11 min. | |
| The Tattoo Shop | Reality | March 15, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 13–16 min. | |
| Bear Grylls: Face the Wild | Nature | March 21, 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 19–27 min. | |
| Help Us Get Married | Reality | May 3, 2018 | 1 season, 12 episodes | 21–30 min. | |
| Huda Boss | Reality | June 12, 2018 | 2 seasons, 18 episodes | 16–24 min. | |
| Sneaker Hustle | Reality | August 26, 2018 | 1 season, 4 episodes | 14–18 min. | |
| Troy The Magician | Reality | September 5, 2018 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 6–7 min. | |
| You Kiddin' Me | Comedy | September 22, 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 13–15 min. | |
| Big Chicken Shaq | Reality | October 6, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 15–20 min. | |
| Double Take | Comedy | October 24, 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | 12–15 min. | |
| Will Smith's Bucket List | Reality | February 27, 2019 | 1 season, 6 episodes | 21–22 min. |
Variety
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Von Miller's Studio 58 | Sports/Pop culture | January 31, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 21–23 min. | Ended |
| Red Table Talk | Talk show | May 7, 2018 | 5 seasons, 129 episodes | 19–35 min. | Ended[12] |
| Profile | Talk show | July 22, 2018 | 1 season, 62 episodes | 16–40 min. | Ended |
| Inspiring Life with Lewis Howes | Talk show | August 6, 2018 | 1 season, 16 episodes | 14–19 min. | |
| After After Party | Late-night talk show | August 13, 2018 | 1 season, 30 episodes | 11–15 min. | |
| Steve on Watch | Talk Show | January 6, 2020 | 1 season, 30 episodes | 11–15 min. | |
| Red Table Talk: The Estefans | Talk show | October 7, 2020 | 1 season, 20 episodes | 24–33 min. |
Continuations
| Title | Genre | Prev. network(s) | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Want My Phone Back (seasons 2–3) | Game show | Comcast Watchable | August 29, 2017 | 2 seasons, 20 episodes | 9–12 min. | Ended |
| Loosely Exactly Nicole (season 2) | Comedy | MTV | December 20, 2017 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 17–20 min. | |
| The Real Bros of Simi Valley (seasons 2–3) | Comedy | Independent (via YouTube) | November 30, 2018 | 2 seasons, 21 episodes | 13–17 min. | |
| The Real World (season 33) (plus 2 international editions) | Reality | MTV | June 13, 2019 | 1 season, 12 episodes | 30 min. |
News programming
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox News Update | News program | July 16, 2018 | 1 season, 311 episodes | 3–13 min. | Ended |
| Anderson Cooper Full Circle | News program | July 16, 2018 | 1 season, 133 episodes | 7–26 min. | Moved to CNN+ |
| Mic Dispatch | News program | July 17, 2018 | 1 season, 55 episodes | 5–19 min. | Ended |
| At What Cost? | News program | July 18, 2018 | 1 season, 26 episode | 3–7 min. | |
| Undivided ATTN: | News program | July 18, 2018 | 1 season, 25 episodes | 2–5 min. | |
| Quartz News | News program | July 19, 2018 | 1 season, 26 episodes | 5–10 min. | |
| More in Common | News program | July 21, 2018 | 1 season, 21 episodes | 3–7 min. | |
| On Location | News program | August 6, 2018 | 1 season, 160 episodes | 5–7 min. | |
| An Imperfect Union | News program | August 22, 2018 | 1 season, 21 episodes | 5–10 min. | |
| Business Insider Today | News program | September 4, 2018 | 1 season, 220 episodes | 8–10 min. | |
| Real America with Jorge Ramos | News program | September 6, 2018 | 1 season, 19 episodes | 5–20 min. | |
| Chasing Corruption | News program | September 18, 2018 | 1 season, 10 episodes | 7–10 min. | |
| NowThis Morning | News program | September 24, 2018 | 3 seasons, 124 episodes | 3–27 min. | |
| Consider It | News program | October 4, 2018 | 1 season, 13 episodes | 12–23 min. | |
| Cut Through The Noise | News program | November 29, 2018 | 1 season, 6 episodes | 6–8 min. |
Sports programming
| Title | Genre | Premiere | Seasons | Length | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live: Stadium College Football | College football | September 2, 2017 | 2 seasons, 25 episodes | 174–226 min. | Ended |
| Live: Stadium College Basketball | College basketball | November 11, 2017 | 1 season, 66 episodes | 91–153 min. | |
| WWE Mixed Match Challenge | Professional wrestling | January 16, 2018 | 2 seasons, 26 episodes | 22–35 min. | |
| MLB Live | Baseball | April 4, 2018 | 1 season, 25 episodes | 173–297 min. | |
| JBA League | Basketball | June 21, 2018 | 1 season, 20 episodes | 123–175 min. | |
| BIG3 on FOX | Basketball | June 22, 2018 | 1 season, 9 episodes | 42–46 min. | |
| PGA Tour Live | Golfing | June 23, 2018 | 1 season, 8 episodes | 259–279 min. | |
| Nitro World Games | Action sports | August 10, 2018 | 1 season, 28 episodes | 394 min. | |
| Golden Boy Fight Night | Boxing | August 11, 2018 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 154–191 min. | |
| Friday Night Poker | Poker | September 21, 2018 | 1 season, 1 episode | 272 min. | |
| Lucha Capital | Professional wrestling | October 31, 2018 | 1 season, 5 episodes | 112–125 min. |
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.
| English localized title (Original title) | Genre | Original Broadcaster | Original Region | Facebook Watch exclusive region | Seasons | Run | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Fighters League (PFL)[13] | Sports/Mixed martial arts | NBCSN | United States | All other markets | 2 | 2018 – 2019 | English |
| La Liga | Sports, Association football | Movistar LaLiga | Spain | Indian subcontinent | 2 | 2018 – 2021[14] | English |