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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, though renewal contracts have placed the budget in the range of $50,000–$70,000. Long-form TV-length series have budgets between $250,000 to over $1 million. 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. In April 2023, Meta announced that they were discontinuing Facebook Watch, having already stopped developing scripted originals in 2020.

Original programming

Drama

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
SKAM AustinTeen dramaApril 27, 20182 seasons, 18 episodes18–50 min.Ended
Five PointsTeen dramaJune 4, 20182 seasons, 20 episodes10–17 min.
Sacred LiesAnthology dramaJuly 27, 20182 seasons, 20 episodes28–34 min.
TurntTeen dramaAugust 1, 20181 season, 40 episodes7–18 min.
Sorry for Your LossDramaSeptember 18, 20182 seasons, 20 episodes26–32 min.Ended
The BirchHorror dramaOctober 11, 20192 seasons, 17 episodes11–19 min.Ended
LimetownDramaOctober 16, 20191 season, 10 episodes21–31 min.Ended
StereoscopeHorror dramaAugust 21, 20201 season, 10 episodes11–19 min.Ended
Mira MiraHorror dramaJanuary 15, 20211 season, 10 episodes11–19 min.

Comedy

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
StrangersComedy dramaSeptember 4, 20172 seasons, 17 episodes12–27 min.Ended
Queen AmericaDark comedyNovember 18, 20181 season, 10 episodes25–31 min.

Adult Animation

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Human Kind OfComedySeptember 16, 20181 season, 21 episodes4–10 min.Ended
Liverspots and AstronotsComedyOctober 18, 20181 season, 21 episodes4–10 min.
Human DiscoveriesComedyJuly 16, 20191 season, 10 episodes30 min.

Unscripted

Docuseries

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Humans of New York: The SeriesHuman interestAugust 29, 20171 season, 13 episodes13–24 min.Ended
12 Hours WithMusicOctober 8, 20211 season, 4 episodes12–14 min.Ended
Bill Murray & Brian Doyle-Murray's Extra InningsSports/ComedyNovember 20, 20171 season, 10 episodes9–11 min.
Tom vs TimeSportsJanuary 25, 20181 season, 6 episodes14–21 min.Ended
Fly GuysSportsFebruary 2, 20181 season, 10 episodes12–15 min.Ended
Behind the Wall: Bubba WallaceSportsFebruary 15, 20181 season, 8 episodes11–16 min.
Inside the Madness: Kentucky BasketballSportsFebruary 17, 20181 season, 10 episodes20–29 min.
I Am More: OBJSportsSeptember 14, 20181 season, 16 episodes5–11 min.
Most Incredible HomesReal estateNovember 4, 20181 season, 5 episodes12 min.
365 Days Of LoveHuman interestJanuary 1, 20191 season, 365 episodes1–3 min.
Mormon LoveMormonismJanuary 13, 20191 season, 1 episode15 min.
9 Months with Courteney CoxPregnancyJanuary 22, 20193 seasons, 60 episodes10–20 min.Ended
Curse of AkakorMysteryAugust 11, 20191 season, 12 episodes30 min.Ended
Simone vs HerselfSportsJune 15, 20211 season, 7 episodes14–25 min.
JoJo GoesAdventureJune 23, 20221 season, 8 episodes14–18 min.

Game shows

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
ConfettiTrivia gameJuly 11, 20181 season, 132 episodes24–33 min.Ended
What's in the Box?Trivia gameSeptember 26, 20181 season, 8 episodes15 min.
School'd by Scary MommyTrivia gameFebruary 14, 20191 season, 24 episodes20–31 min.
Outside Your BubbleTrivia gameFebruary 20, 20191 season, 15 episodes26–32 min.

Reality

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Ball in the FamilySportsAugust 29, 20176 seasons, 116 episodes14–26 min.Ended
Returning the FavorRealityAugust 29, 20173 seasons, 36 episodes18–26 min.Ended
Make Up or Break UpRealitySeptember 7, 20172 seasons, 26 episodes18–41 min.Ended
Win This House!RealitySeptember 29, 20171 season, 8 episodes32–57 min.
No Script with Marshawn LynchSports/ComedyOctober 12, 20171 season, 8 episodes11–15 min.
RelationShippedReality competitionNovember 9, 20172 seasons, 38 episodes13–29 min.
BackCourt: WadeSportsNovember 20, 20171 season, 5 episodes6–11 min.
The Tattoo ShopRealityMarch 15, 20181 season, 8 episodes13–16 min.
Bear Grylls: Face the WildNatureMarch 21, 20181 season, 10 episodes19–27 min.
Help Us Get MarriedRealityMay 3, 20181 season, 12 episodes21–30 min.
Huda BossRealityJune 12, 20182 seasons, 18 episodes16–24 min.
Sneaker HustleRealityAugust 26, 20181 season, 4 episodes14–18 min.
Troy The MagicianRealitySeptember 5, 20181 season, 5 episodes6–7 min.
You Kiddin' MeComedySeptember 22, 20181 season, 10 episodes13–15 min.
Big Chicken ShaqRealityOctober 6, 20181 season, 8 episodes15–20 min.
Double TakeComedyOctober 24, 20181 season, 6 episodes12–15 min.
Will Smith's Bucket ListRealityFebruary 27, 20191 season, 6 episodes21–22 min.

Variety

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Von Miller's Studio 58Sports/Pop cultureJanuary 31, 20181 season, 8 episodes21–23 min.Ended
Red Table TalkTalk showMay 7, 20185 seasons, 129 episodes19–35 min.Ended
ProfileTalk showJuly 22, 20181 season, 62 episodes16–40 min.Ended
Inspiring Life with Lewis HowesTalk showAugust 6, 20181 season, 16 episodes14–19 min.
After After PartyLate-night talk showAugust 13, 20181 season, 30 episodes11–15 min.
Steve on WatchTalk showJanuary 6, 20201 season, 30 episodes11–15 min.
Red Table Talk: The EstefansTalk showOctober 7, 20201 season, 20 episodes24–33 min.

Continuations

TitleGenrePrev. network(s)PremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
I Want My Phone Back (seasons 2–3)Game showComcast WatchableAugust 29, 20172 seasons, 20 episodes9–12 min.Ended
Loosely Exactly Nicole (season 2)ComedyMTVDecember 20, 20171 season, 10 episodes17–20 min.
The Real Bros of Simi Valley (seasons 2–3)ComedyIndependent (via YouTube)November 30, 20182 seasons, 21 episodes13–17 min.
The Real World (season 33) (plus 2 international editions)RealityMTVJune 13, 20191 season, 12 episodes30 min.

News programming

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Fox News UpdateNews programJuly 16, 20181 season, 311 episodes3–13 min.Ended
Anderson Cooper Full CircleNews programJuly 16, 20181 season, 133 episodes7–26 min.Moved to CNN+
Mic DispatchNews programJuly 17, 20181 season, 55 episodes5–19 min.Ended
At What Cost?News programJuly 18, 20181 season, 26 episode3–7 min.
Undivided ATTN:News programJuly 18, 20181 season, 25 episodes2–5 min.
Quartz NewsNews programJuly 19, 20181 season, 26 episodes5–10 min.
More in CommonNews programJuly 21, 20181 season, 21 episodes3–7 min.
On LocationNews programAugust 6, 20181 season, 160 episodes5–7 min.
An Imperfect UnionNews programAugust 22, 20181 season, 21 episodes5–10 min.
Business Insider TodayNews programSeptember 4, 20181 season, 220 episodes8–10 min.
Real America with Jorge RamosNews programSeptember 6, 20181 season, 19 episodes5–20 min.
Chasing CorruptionNews programSeptember 18, 20181 season, 10 episodes7–10 min.
NowThis MorningNews programSeptember 24, 20183 seasons, 124 episodes3–27 min.
Consider ItNews programOctober 4, 20181 season, 13 episodes12–23 min.
Cut Through The NoiseNews programNovember 29, 20181 season, 6 episodes6–8 min.

Sports programming

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Live: Stadium College FootballCollege footballSeptember 2, 20172 seasons, 25 episodes174–226 min.Ended
Live: Stadium College BasketballCollege basketballNovember 11, 20171 season, 66 episodes91–153 min.
WWE Mixed Match ChallengeProfessional wrestlingJanuary 16, 20182 seasons, 26 episodes22–35 min.
MLB LiveBaseballApril 4, 20181 season, 25 episodes173–297 min.
JBA LeagueBasketballJune 21, 20181 season, 20 episodes123–175 min.
BIG3 on FOXBasketballJune 22, 20181 season, 9 episodes42–46 min.
PGA Tour LiveGolfingJune 23, 20181 season, 8 episodes259–279 min.
Nitro World GamesAction sportsAugust 10, 20181 season, 28 episodes394 min.
Golden Boy Fight NightBoxingAugust 11, 20181 season, 5 episodes154–191 min.
Friday Night PokerPokerSeptember 21, 20181 season, 1 episode272 min.
Lucha CapitalProfessional wrestlingOctober 31, 20181 season, 5 episodes112–125 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)GenreOriginal BroadcasterOriginal RegionFacebook Watch exclusive regionSeasonsRunLanguage
Professional Fighters League (PFL)Sports/Mixed martial artsNBCSNUnited StatesAll other markets22018 – 2019English
La LigaSports, Association footballMovistar LaLigaSpainIndian subcontinent22018 – 2021English

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