Profile (2018 TV series)

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	Tracey Eyers Shani Hilton Cindy Vanegas-Gesuale
Running time	16–40 minutes
Production company	BuzzFeed News
Original release
Network	Facebook Watch
Release	July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22) – January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)

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."^[1]

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.^[1][2][3][4]

Episodes

No.	Title	Featured guest	Original release date
1	"Jonathan Van Ness Will Take It There, Hunny"	Jonathan Van Ness	July 22, 2018 (2018-07-22)
2	"Terence Nance Isn’t Worried About What White People Think"	Terence Nance	July 29, 2018 (2018-07-29)
3	"Jane Seymour Has "No Idea" Why CBS Won't Reboot Dr. Quinn"	Jane Seymour	August 5, 2018 (2018-08-05)
4	"Tom Steyer Is Not Kidding About Impeaching Trump"	Tom Steyer	August 12, 2018 (2018-08-12)
5	"Chelsea Handler Has A Very Specific Trump Fantasy"	Chelsea Handler	August 19, 2018 (2018-08-19)
6	"Bobby Brown Has His Own Story To Tell"	Bobby Brown	August 26, 2018 (2018-08-26)
7	"Drew Dixon Is Speaking Out About Russell Simmons"	Drew Dixon	September 2, 2018 (2018-09-02)
8	"Drew Michael Doesn’t Regret His Controversial Comedy"	Drew Michael	September 9, 2018 (2018-09-09)
9	"Lucy McBath Wants To Bring Her Activism To Congress"	Lucy McBath	September 16, 2018 (2018-09-16)
10	"Alisyn Camerota Is Sticking To "Old-Fashioned Facts," Not New Alternatives"	Alisyn Camerota	September 23, 2018 (2018-09-23)
11	"Estonia's First Female President Was Mistaken For A Translator"	Kersti Kaljulaid	September 30, 2018 (2018-09-30)
12	"Rep. Joe Crowley Says Women Of Color Make Democrats Stronger"	Joe Crowley	October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)
13	"Christine Hallquist Wants Voters To See More Than Gender"	Christine Hallquist	October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)
14	"D.L. Hughley Says 2018 Is The "Year Of The White Victim""	D. L. Hughley	October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)
15	"Janelle Monáe’s Story Will Not Be Erased"	Janelle Monáe	October 23, 2018 (2018-10-23)
16	"Charlamagne Tha God Thinks Men Should Be More Vulnerable"	Charlamagne Tha God	October 26, 2018 (2018-10-26)
17	"That Time Michael Shannon Was On A Plane With Steve Bannon"	Michael Shannon	November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)
18	"Rosamund Pike’s Roles Honor Complex Women"	Rosamund Pike	November 10, 2018 (2018-11-10)
19	"Steve McQueen Wants More Diverse Critics"	Steve McQueen	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)
20	"Anthony Scaramucci Has No Regrets About His Time In The White House"	Anthony Scaramucci	November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
21	"Christmas At Stanley Tucci’s House Is Next Level"	Stanley Tucci	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)
22	"Why Regina King Likes To See People Get Uncomfortable"	Regina King	December 2, 2018 (2018-12-02)
23	"Tyra Banks Wants To See Another Black Supermodel"	Tyra Banks	December 9, 2018 (2018-12-09)
24	"Ken Jeong: "Crazy Rich Asians" Was Bigger Than All Of Us"	Ken Jeong	December 16, 2018 (2018-12-16)
25	"Leah Remini Won’t Back Down On Scientology"	Leah Remini	December 23, 2018 (2018-12-23)
26	"Why Padma Lakshmi Won’t Stay Silent"	Padma Lakshmi	December 30, 2018 (2018-12-30)
27	"Colin Quinn Thinks "It's Ridiculous" Comedy Is Being Criticized"	Colin Quinn	January 6, 2019 (2019-01-06)
28	"Michelle Yeoh Belongs In The Spotlight And She Knows It"	Michelle Yeoh	January 10, 2019 (2019-01-10)
29	"Anthony Rapp Took On Kevin Spacey. Now, He's Facing The Trolls."	Anthony Rapp	January 16, 2019 (2019-01-16)
30	"Amanda Seales Is Not Here For R. Kelly Supporters"	Amanda Seales	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
31	"Chris Christie: Trump Should Worry About Biden, Booker And Harris"	Chris Christie	February 2, 2019 (2019-02-02)
32	"Serena Williams Talks Fighting Misogyny And Qai Qai’s New Bad Habit"	Serena Williams	February 4, 2019 (2019-02-04)
33	"TV Host Mike Rowe Says America Made Work The Enemy"	Mike Rowe	February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)
34	"WWE Star Paige Reveals How The Rock Changed Her Life"	Paige	February 13, 2019 (2019-02-13)
35	"Bumble’s CEO Wants To Fight Sexism With Her App"	Whitney Wolfe Herd	February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)
36	"Chandra Wilson Is Making History With “Grey’s Anatomy”"	Chandra Wilson	February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)
37	"What Tyler Perry Wants You To Know About Madea"	Tyler Perry	February 27, 2019 (2019-02-27)
38	"Why Lindsey Vonn Won’t Call Herself The G.O.A.T"	Lindsey Vonn	February 28, 2019 (2019-02-28)