Profile (2018 TV series)
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{{Infobox television
| image = ProfileByBuzzFeedNews.png
| alt_name = Profile by BuzzFeed News
| genre = Talk show
| creator =
| presenter = Audie Cornish
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 62
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| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Tracey Eyers
- Shani Hilton
- {{nowrap|Cindy Vanegas-Gesuale}}
}}
| producer =
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| runtime = 16–40 minutes
| company = BuzzFeed News
| network = Facebook Watch
| first_aired = {{Start date|2018|7|22}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|01|16}}
}}
Profile is an American talk show hosted by Audie Cornish that premiered on July 22, 2018, on Facebook Watch.
Premise
Each 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."{{cite web |title=BuzzFeed News Announces "PROFILE," A Weekly Interview Show For Facebook Watch |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeedpress/buzzfeed-news-announces-profile-a-weekly-interview-show-for |website=BuzzFeed News |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |language=en |date=August 6, 2018}}
Production
On 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.{{cite web |last1=Spangler |first1=Todd |title=BuzzFeed News Taps NPR's Audie Cornish for Facebook Watch Interview Series |url=https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/buzzfeed-npr-audie-cornish-facebook-watch-1202869717/ |website=Variety |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |date=July 10, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Lopez |first1=Matt |title=Buzzfeed's "Profile" is the Latest Facebook Funded News Show Coming to Watch - VideoInk |url=https://www.thevideoink.com/2018/07/10/buzzfeeds-profile-is-the-latest-facebook-funded-news-show/ |website=VideoInk |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |date=July 10, 2018}}{{cite web |last1=Chmielewski |first1=Dawn C. |title=News Shows From BuzzFeed, Bloomberg And NowThis Come To Facebook Watch |url=https://deadline.com/2018/07/facebook-watch-news-shows-buzzfeed-bloomberg-and-nowthis-1202424279/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |accessdate=August 6, 2018 |date=July 11, 2018}}
Episodes
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|EpisodeNumber = 1
|Title = Jonathan Van Ness Will Take It There, Hunny
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|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|22}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 2
|Title = Terence Nance Isn’t Worried About What White People Think
|Aux1 = Terence Nance
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|7|29}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 3
|Title = Jane Seymour Has "No Idea" Why CBS Won't Reboot Dr. Quinn
|Aux1 = Jane Seymour
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|5}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 4
|Title = Tom Steyer Is Not Kidding About Impeaching Trump
|Aux1 = Tom Steyer
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|12}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 5
|Title = Chelsea Handler Has A Very Specific Trump Fantasy
|Aux1 = Chelsea Handler
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|19}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 6
|Title = Bobby Brown Has His Own Story To Tell
|Aux1 = Bobby Brown
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|8|26}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 7
|Title = Drew Dixon Is Speaking Out About Russell Simmons
|Aux1 = Drew Dixon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|2}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 8
|Title = Drew Michael Doesn’t Regret His Controversial Comedy
|Aux1 = Drew Michael
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|9}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 9
|Title = Lucy McBath Wants To Bring Her Activism To Congress
|Aux1 = Lucy McBath
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|16}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 10
|Title = Alisyn Camerota Is Sticking To "Old-Fashioned Facts," Not New Alternatives
|Aux1 = Alisyn Camerota
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|23}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 11
|Title = Estonia's First Female President Was Mistaken For A Translator
|Aux1 = Kersti Kaljulaid
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|9|30}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 12
|Title = Rep. Joe Crowley Says Women Of Color Make Democrats Stronger
|Aux1 = Joe Crowley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|7}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 13
|Title = Christine Hallquist Wants Voters To See More Than Gender
|Aux1 = Christine Hallquist
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|14}}
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|EpisodeNumber = 14
|Title = D.L. Hughley Says 2018 Is The "Year Of The White Victim"
|Aux1 = D. L. Hughley
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|21}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 15
|Title = Janelle Monáe’s Story Will Not Be Erased
|Aux1 = Janelle Monáe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|23}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 16
|Title = Charlamagne Tha God Thinks Men Should Be More Vulnerable
|Aux1 = {{nowrap|Charlamagne Tha God}}
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|10|26}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 17
|Title = That Time Michael Shannon Was On A Plane With Steve Bannon
|Aux1 = Michael Shannon
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|4}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 18
|Title = Rosamund Pike’s Roles Honor Complex Women
|Aux1 = Rosamund Pike
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|10}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 19
|Title = Steve McQueen Wants More Diverse Critics
|Aux1 = Steve McQueen
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|11}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 20
|Title = Anthony Scaramucci Has No Regrets About His Time In The White House
|Aux1 = Anthony Scaramucci
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|18}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 21
|Title = Christmas At Stanley Tucci’s House Is Next Level
|Aux1 = Stanley Tucci
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|11|25}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 22
|Title = Why Regina King Likes To See People Get Uncomfortable
|Aux1 = Regina King
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|2}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 23
|Title = Tyra Banks Wants To See Another Black Supermodel
|Aux1 = Tyra Banks
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|9}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 24
|Title = Ken Jeong: "Crazy Rich Asians" Was Bigger Than All Of Us
|Aux1 = Ken Jeong
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|16}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 25
|Title = Leah Remini Won’t Back Down On Scientology
|Aux1 = Leah Remini
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|23}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 26
|Title = Why Padma Lakshmi Won’t Stay Silent
|Aux1 = Padma Lakshmi
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|12|30}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 27
|Title = Colin Quinn Thinks "It's Ridiculous" Comedy Is Being Criticized
|Aux1 = Colin Quinn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|6}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 28
|Title = Michelle Yeoh Belongs In The Spotlight And She Knows It
|Aux1 = Michelle Yeoh
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|10}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 29
|Title = Anthony Rapp Took On Kevin Spacey. Now, He's Facing The Trolls.
|Aux1 = Anthony Rapp
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|16}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 30
|Title = Amanda Seales Is Not Here For R. Kelly Supporters
|Aux1 = Amanda Seales
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|1|25}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 31
|Title = Chris Christie: Trump Should Worry About Biden, Booker And Harris
|Aux1 = Chris Christie
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|2}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 32
|Title = Serena Williams Talks Fighting Misogyny And Qai Qai’s New Bad Habit
|Aux1 = Serena Williams
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|4}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 33
|Title = TV Host Mike Rowe Says America Made Work The Enemy
|Aux1 = Mike Rowe
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|10}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 34
|Title = WWE Star Paige Reveals How The Rock Changed Her Life
|Aux1 = Paige
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|13}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 35
|Title = Bumble’s CEO Wants To Fight Sexism With Her App
|Aux1 = Whitney Wolfe Herd
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|17}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 36
|Title = Chandra Wilson Is Making History With “Grey’s Anatomy”
|Aux1 = Chandra Wilson
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|24}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 37
|Title = What Tyler Perry Wants You To Know About Madea
|Aux1 = Tyler Perry
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|27}}
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{{Episode list
|EpisodeNumber = 38
|Title = Why Lindsey Vonn Won’t Call Herself The G.O.A.T
|Aux1 = Lindsey Vonn
|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|2|28}}
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.facebook.com/profilebuzzfeednews/}}
{{Facebook Watch}}
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Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Facebook Watch original programming