Group Chat (talk show)

Group Chat is an American reality television program that aired on Nickelodeon from May 23 to October 31, 2020. It was co-hosted by Annie LeBlanc and Jayden Bartels in its first season, and was hosted by Bartels and Brent Rivera in its second season.

Group Chat
Logo for the second season
Genre	Reality
Starring	Annie LeBlanc Jayden Bartels Brent Rivera
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	15
Production
Camera setup	Webcam
Running time	23 minutes
Production company	Nickelodeon Productions
Original release
Network	Nickelodeon
Release	May 23 (2020-05-23) – October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)

Overview

The program follows the hosts who play games, compete in challenges, and communicate with their guests, virtually via online chat.

Production

Group Chat with Annie & Jayden logo; used (only) for the first season

On May 6, 2020, it was announced that the show was greenlit under the title Group Chat: The Show to be hosted by Annie LeBlanc and Jayden Bartels, along with Nickelodeon's Unfiltered in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, necessitating remote filming, with the show premiering as Group Chat with Annie & Jayden on May 23, 2020.^[1][2]

On August 27, 2020, it was announced that Nickelodeon had ordered seven additional episodes for the series, that began airing on September 5. Previous series guest star Brent Rivera succeeded LeBlanc's previous co-host spot.^[3][4]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	6		May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23)	June 27, 2020 (2020-06-27)
2	9		September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)	October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)

Season 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [5][6]	Original release date [5][6]	Prod. code [5]	U.S. viewers (millions)
Group Chat with Annie & Jayden
1	1	"Brush Your Teeth With Mayo"	May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23)	101	0.48[7]
Guest stars: Brent Rivera, Johnny Orlando
2	2	"Slime Into Your DMs"	May 30, 2020 (2020-05-30)	102	0.43[8]
Guest stars: Anna Cathcart, Peyton List
3	3	"There's A Cockroach In My Room"	June 6, 2020 (2020-06-06)	103	0.31[9]
Guest stars: Baby Ariel, Gabrielle Nevaeh Green
4	4	"Sailing Sausages"	June 13, 2020 (2020-06-13)	104	0.30[10]
Guest stars: Alex Wassabi, Ben Simmons
5	5	"Confetti Clean Up"	June 20, 2020 (2020-06-20)	105	0.25[11]
Guest stars: Sofia Carson, Wolfgang Novogratz
6	6	"Would You Rather Kiss"	June 27, 2020 (2020-06-27)	106	0.31[12]
Guest stars: Joel Courtney, Joey King, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Taylor Zakhar Perez

Season 2 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title [5][13]	Original release date [5][13]	Prod. code [5]	U.S. viewers (millions)
Group Chat with Jayden & Brent (episode 1–6 & 9)
Group Chat with Young Dylan and That Girl Lay Lay (episode 7 & 8)
7	1	"Sleepover – Duck Duck Poop"	September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)	107	0.27[14]
Guest stars: Havan Flores, Terrence Little Gardenhigh
8	2	"Group Chat Unleashed – Party Pooper Prank"	September 12, 2020 (2020-09-12)	108	0.33[15]
Guest stars: Iain Armitage, Miles Brown
9	3	"Getting Physical – Tarantula Treats & A Sports Drink Shower"	September 19, 2020 (2020-09-19)	109	0.26[16]
Guest stars: Tony Hawk, Sky Brown
10	4	"Party Time – Wrap Battle"	September 26, 2020 (2020-09-26)	110	0.27[17]
Guest stars: That Girl Lay Lay, Young Dylan
11	5	"Dance Dance Fart"	October 3, 2020 (2020-10-03)	111	0.26[18]
Guest stars: Asher Angel, Sky Katz
12	6	"BFFs – Spill The Slime Tea"	October 10, 2020 (2020-10-10)	112	0.35[19]
Guest stars: Lexi Rivera, Ben Azelart
13	7	"The Takeover Part 1: Donut-Filled Surprise"	October 17, 2020 (2020-10-17)	114	0.29[20]
Hosts: That Girl Lay Lay, Young Dylan Guest stars: Kate Godfrey, Nathan Janak
14	8	"The Takeover Part 2: Tater Tot Toss"	October 24, 2020 (2020-10-24)	115	0.38[21]
Hosts: That Girl Lay Lay, Young Dylan Guest stars: Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar
15	9	"Halloween – Sliming For Apples"	October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)	113	0.35[22]
Guest stars: Lilimar Hernandez, Paris Berelc

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per season of Group Chat

Season	Episodes	First aired		Last aired		Avg. viewers (millions)
		Date	Viewers (millions)	Date	Viewers (millions)
1	6	May 23, 2020 (2020-05-23)	0.48[7]	June 27, 2020 (2020-06-27)	0.31[12]	0.35
2	9	September 5, 2020 (2020-09-05)	0.27[14]	October 31, 2020 (2020-10-31)	0.35[22]	0.31