This article needs to be updated.(August 2019) |
Profile is an American talk show hosted by Audie Cornish that premiered on July 22, 2018, on Facebook Watch.
Profile | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Also known as | Profile by BuzzFeed News |
Genre | Talk show |
Presented by | Audie Cornish |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 62 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
|
Running time | 16–40 minutes |
Production company | BuzzFeed News |
Original release | |
Network | Facebook Watch |
Release | July 22, 2018 January 16, 2019 | –
Premise
editEach episode of Profile featured "a different newsmaker each week, giving viewers a chance to hear from the biggest names in politics, tech, business, and entertainment."[1]
Production
editOn July 10, 2018, it was announced that Facebook, through the news division of Facebook Watch, had partnered with Buzzfeed News on a weekly interview series titled Profile. The series was set to be hosted by Audie Cornish and executive produced by Tracey Eyers, BuzzFeed News vice-president of news and programming Shani Hilton, and BuzzFeed News head of programming Cindy Vanegas-Gesuale.[1][2][3][4]
Episodes
editNo. | Title | Featured guest | Original release date |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Jonathan Van Ness Will Take It There, Hunny" | Jonathan Van Ness | July 22, 2018 |
2 | "Terence Nance Isn’t Worried About What White People Think" | Terence Nance | July 29, 2018 |
3 | "Jane Seymour Has "No Idea" Why CBS Won't Reboot Dr. Quinn" | Jane Seymour | August 5, 2018 |
4 | "Tom Steyer Is Not Kidding About Impeaching Trump" | Tom Steyer | August 12, 2018 |
5 | "Chelsea Handler Has A Very Specific Trump Fantasy" | Chelsea Handler | August 19, 2018 |
6 | "Bobby Brown Has His Own Story To Tell" | Bobby Brown | August 26, 2018 |
7 | "Drew Dixon Is Speaking Out About Russell Simmons" | Drew Dixon | September 2, 2018 |
8 | "Drew Michael Doesn’t Regret His Controversial Comedy" | Drew Michael | September 9, 2018 |
9 | "Lucy McBath Wants To Bring Her Activism To Congress" | Lucy McBath | September 16, 2018 |
10 | "Alisyn Camerota Is Sticking To "Old-Fashioned Facts," Not New Alternatives" | Alisyn Camerota | September 23, 2018 |
11 | "Estonia's First Female President Was Mistaken For A Translator" | Kersti Kaljulaid | September 30, 2018 |
12 | "Rep. Joe Crowley Says Women Of Color Make Democrats Stronger" | Joe Crowley | October 7, 2018 |
13 | "Christine Hallquist Wants Voters To See More Than Gender" | Christine Hallquist | October 14, 2018 |
14 | "D.L. Hughley Says 2018 Is The "Year Of The White Victim"" | D. L. Hughley | October 21, 2018 |
15 | "Janelle Monáe’s Story Will Not Be Erased" | Janelle Monáe | October 23, 2018 |
16 | "Charlamagne Tha God Thinks Men Should Be More Vulnerable" | Charlamagne Tha God | October 26, 2018 |
17 | "That Time Michael Shannon Was On A Plane With Steve Bannon" | Michael Shannon | November 4, 2018 |
18 | "Rosamund Pike’s Roles Honor Complex Women" | Rosamund Pike | November 10, 2018 |
19 | "Steve McQueen Wants More Diverse Critics" | Steve McQueen | November 11, 2018 |
20 | "Anthony Scaramucci Has No Regrets About His Time In The White House" | Anthony Scaramucci | November 18, 2018 |
21 | "Christmas At Stanley Tucci’s House Is Next Level" | Stanley Tucci | November 25, 2018 |
22 | "Why Regina King Likes To See People Get Uncomfortable" | Regina King | December 2, 2018 |
23 | "Tyra Banks Wants To See Another Black Supermodel" | Tyra Banks | December 9, 2018 |
24 | "Ken Jeong: "Crazy Rich Asians" Was Bigger Than All Of Us" | Ken Jeong | December 16, 2018 |
25 | "Leah Remini Won’t Back Down On Scientology" | Leah Remini | December 23, 2018 |
26 | "Why Padma Lakshmi Won’t Stay Silent" | Padma Lakshmi | December 30, 2018 |
27 | "Colin Quinn Thinks "It's Ridiculous" Comedy Is Being Criticized" | Colin Quinn | January 6, 2019 |
28 | "Michelle Yeoh Belongs In The Spotlight And She Knows It" | Michelle Yeoh | January 10, 2019 |
29 | "Anthony Rapp Took On Kevin Spacey. Now, He's Facing The Trolls." | Anthony Rapp | January 16, 2019 |
30 | "Amanda Seales Is Not Here For R. Kelly Supporters" | Amanda Seales | January 25, 2019 |
31 | "Chris Christie: Trump Should Worry About Biden, Booker And Harris" | Chris Christie | February 2, 2019 |
32 | "Serena Williams Talks Fighting Misogyny And Qai Qai’s New Bad Habit" | Serena Williams | February 4, 2019 |
33 | "TV Host Mike Rowe Says America Made Work The Enemy" | Mike Rowe | February 10, 2019 |
34 | "WWE Star Paige Reveals How The Rock Changed Her Life" | Paige | February 13, 2019 |
35 | "Bumble’s CEO Wants To Fight Sexism With Her App" | Whitney Wolfe Herd | February 17, 2019 |
36 | "Chandra Wilson Is Making History With “Grey’s Anatomy”" | Chandra Wilson | February 24, 2019 |
37 | "What Tyler Perry Wants You To Know About Madea" | Tyler Perry | February 27, 2019 |
38 | "Why Lindsey Vonn Won’t Call Herself The G.O.A.T" | Lindsey Vonn | February 28, 2019 |
References
edit- ^ a b "BuzzFeed News Announces "PROFILE," A Weekly Interview Show For Facebook Watch". BuzzFeed News. August 6, 2018. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Spangler, Todd (July 10, 2018). "BuzzFeed News Taps NPR's Audie Cornish for Facebook Watch Interview Series". Variety. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Lopez, Matt (July 10, 2018). "Buzzfeed's "Profile" is the Latest Facebook Funded News Show Coming to Watch - VideoInk". VideoInk. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
- ^ Chmielewski, Dawn C. (July 11, 2018). "News Shows From BuzzFeed, Bloomberg And NowThis Come To Facebook Watch". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 6, 2018.