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'''''Watcher Entertainment''''' (also known as simply '''''Watcher''''') is an online [[digital media]] [[company]] that launched on January 10, 2020.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Watcher Entertainment Launching January 2020 With Former Buzzfeed Talent At The Helm |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/watcher-entertainment-launching-january-2020-with-former-buzzfeed-talent-at-the-helm-300971032.html |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref>  Ryan Bergara, Steven Lim, and Shane Madej founded the company after leaving their full-time positions at [[BuzzFeed|Buzzfeed]] where they created and produced the highest grossing shows: ''[[BuzzFeed Unsolved|Buzzfeed Unsolved]]'', ''[[Worth It (TV series)|Worth It]]'', and ''Ruining History''.<ref>https://www.northbynorthwestern.com/this-is-my-jam-watcher-entertainment/</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Katie |date=October 21, 2020 |title=This Is My Jam: Watcher Entertainment |url=https://www.northbynorthwestern.com/this-is-my-jam-watcher-entertainment/ |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Watcher Entertainment Launching January 2020 With Former Buzzfeed Talent At The Helm |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/watcher-entertainment-launching-january-2020-with-former-buzzfeed-talent-at-the-helm-300971032.html |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref> The company's content is available primarily through YouTube. Collectively, the three shows have around 2 billion views, representing approximately 15 billion minutes of watch time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Ex-BuzzFeed Video Staffers Launch Watcher Entertainment Digital Studio (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/watcher-entertainment-buzzfeed-steven-lim-ryan-bergara-shane-madej-1203427669/ |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref> The three founders continued to work at Buzzfeed after the launching of Watcher, but as of November 2021, after the final season of ''Buzzfeed Unsolved'', both Ryan Bergara and Shane Madej have left the mega corporation.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Ex-BuzzFeed Video Staffers Launch Watcher Entertainment Digital Studio (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/watcher-entertainment-buzzfeed-steven-lim-ryan-bergara-shane-madej-1203427669/ |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoNCG3PZKII&list=PLD8iUdp33PqTsix2sGblEQZ8m5FQycC5D</ref> Watcher is arguably known for its transparency, creating a [[documentary]] following the start-up of the company titled ''Making Watcher,'' as well as maintaining an active social media presence.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Liu |first=Katie |date=October 21, 2020 |title=This Is My Jam: Watcher Entertainment |url=https://www.northbynorthwestern.com/this-is-my-jam-watcher-entertainment/ |access-date=February 13, 2021}}</ref><ref>https://www.watcherentertainment.com/shows</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=December 20, 2019 |title=Former Buzzfeed staffers launch Watcher Entertainment |url=https://finance.yahoo.com/video/former-buzzfeed-staffers-launch-watcher-222919794.html |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=Yahoo! Finance}}</ref>

== Shows ==
Watcher's series include ''Are You Scared?'', ''Puppet History'', ''Tourist Trapped'', ''Top 5 Beatdown'', and ''Weird And/Or Wonderful World'' presented by Shane Madej and Ryan Bergara; ''Dish Granted'', ''Grocery Run'', and ''Homemade'' presented by Steven Lim; ''Spooky Small Talk'' presented by Ryan Bergara; and ''Too Many Spirits'', ''Social Distancing and D&D, Making Watcher'', and ''Watcher Weekly'' presented by all three founders.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spangler |first=Todd |date=December 9, 2019 |title=Ex-BuzzFeed Video Staffers Launch Watcher Entertainment Digital Studio (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2019/digital/news/watcher-entertainment-buzzfeed-steven-lim-ryan-bergara-shane-madej-1203427669/ |access-date=February 13, 2021 |website=Variety}}</ref> 

''Watcher Weekly+'' is available for viewing through Watcher’s [[Patron|Patreon]] tiers.<ref>https://www.patreon.com/watcher</ref>  Also available through the company’s Patreon is the rest of their ''Making Watcher'' series, as only one episode was shared on the Watcher Entertainment YouTube channel.

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