Facebook Watch[1] Original Programming is a comprehensive list of original shows and series produced and aired on Facebook[2] Watch. This digital platform, owned and operated by Facebook, broadcasts a diverse range of programming genres. These include Drama, with shows such as “SKAM Austin” and “Sacred Lies”, and Comedy, featuring programs like “Strangers” and “The Real World”. Docu-series like “Humans of New York: The Series”, Animation shows including “Human Kind Of”, and Game Shows such as “Confetti” are also part of the lineup. Additionally, Facebook Watch airs Sports content, Reality shows, Comedy and Entertainment, and Talk Shows. It also has content under International Distribution, which includes collaborations with top publishers and major deals aimed at enhancing their video content. This platform signifies Facebook’s significant investment in original video content.
Facebook Watch is a service that provides 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 $50,000-$70,000-range. 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 scaling back on originals entirely, having already stopped developing scripted originals in 2020.