The Greatest @Home Videos
American reality television series
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The Greatest @Home Videos[1] (formerly The Greatest #AtHome Videos) is an American video clip television series for CBS. Executive produced and hosted by Cedric the Entertainer, the series was produced to fill in primetime broadcast hours due to production shutdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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| Presented by | Cedric the Entertainer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
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| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 15, 2020 – present |
The series initially premiered on CBS as a one-off special The Greatest #StayAtHome Videos on May 15, 2020. On July 2, 2020, the series received a back order of four episodes bringing the first half's total episode count up to five.[2]
On August 26, 2020, CBS announced that the second half of season one would premiere on September 25, 2020, as replacement programming for Fall 2020.[3]
On June 14, 2021, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on August 20, 2021.[4]
Format
People who were bored used apps such as TikTok to create videos which CBS said "reflect the creativity, humor and humanity that have emerged from our shared experiences over the past few months."[5] Videos from various sources such as YouTube were put together in one place.[6] Some videos are funny, some touching, and some inspiring. For each video shown, those who made it get to select a charity for CBS to donate to.[7]
Episodes
Series overview
Special (2020)
| Title | Original release date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| "The Greatest #StayAtHome Videos" | May 15, 2020 | 100 | 4.42[8] |
Season 1 (2020)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [9] | Original release date [9] | Prod. code [9] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "Lights, Creation, Creativity!" | July 24, 2020 | 101 | 3.49[10] | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Mining Internet Gold" | July 31, 2020 | 102 | 3.26[11] | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Do It One More Time" | August 7, 2020 | 103 | 3.71[12] | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "A Wicked Surprise" | August 14, 2020 | 104 | 3.83[13] | |||||||
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| 5 | 5 | "School & Sports Are Back!" | September 25, 2020 | 105 | 3.20[14] | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Awesome Thrills, Insane Skills & #CelebsAtHome" | October 2, 2020 | 106 | 3.57[15] | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "A Football Star with Broadway Aspirations" | October 9, 2020 | 107 | 3.27[16] | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The New 'At-Home' Normal: Working, Studying & Exercising" | October 16, 2020 | 108 | 3.26[17] | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "Dracula the Entertainer" | October 30, 2020 | 109 | 3.20[18] | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "Uplifting & Heartfelt" | November 6, 2020 | 110 | 3.26[19] | |||||||
Season 2 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [9] | Original release date [9] | Prod. code [9] | U.S. viewers (millions) | |||||||
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| 11 | 1 | "Let Paula Be the Judge" | August 20, 2021 | GAH201 | 2.07[20] | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | "Too Cute to Be Real" | August 27, 2021 | GAH202 | 1.90[21] | |||||||
| 13 | 3 | "Max in the Neighborhood" | September 3, 2021 | GAH203 | 2.01[22] | |||||||
| 14 | 4 | "He's a Smoove Operator" | September 17, 2021 | GAH204 | 1.70[23] | |||||||
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| 15 | 5 | "'Tis the Season to Share Videos" | December 17, 2021 | GAH205 | 2.81[24] | |||||||
| 16 | 6 | "Home Videos for the Holidays" | December 17, 2021 | GAH206 | 2.37[24] | |||||||
Specials (2022–25)
| Title [9] | Original release date [9] | Prod. code [9] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| "The Greatest @Home Videos: Thanks & Giving" | November 11, 2022 | TBA | 3.00[25] |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos: Holiday Special" | December 16, 2022 | TBA | 1.79[26] |
| "The Cedys" | February 17, 2023 | TBA | 3.38[27] |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos - June 2, 2023" | June 2, 2023 | TBA | 2.75[28] |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos - November 24, 2023" | November 24, 2023 | 401 | 2.08[29] |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos: The CEDY Awards" | January 5, 2024 | 402 | 2.81[30] |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos: Father's Day Edition" | June 14, 2024 | 403 | N/A |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos - September 27, 2024" | September 27, 2024 | 404 | N/A |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos: Holiday Edition" | December 27, 2024 | 501 | 2.38[31] |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos: Cedy Awards" | January 3, 2025 | 502 | N/A |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos - May 16, 2025" | May 16, 2025 | 503 | N/A |
| "The Greatest @Home Videos - Memorial Day Edition" | May 23, 2025 | 504 | N/A |
Development
In an interview, Cedric the Entertainer explained that making these videos helped people stay connected and feel that life was something close to normal. One episode features a group of children giving Tony Hawk a skateboard as a gift with the help of their area's FedEx driver.[32] An example of the creativity in the original special includes a man looking out an airplane window drinking wine, which in fact is taking place in a laundry room with the glass in the washing machine.[33] Each episode was filmed with as few people as possible, using social distancing and taking precautions with people entering Cedric's house.[34][6]