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{{Infobox
|company_name= Watcher Entertainment Inc.
|founders = Ryan, Bergara, Steven Lim, Shane Madej
|launch_date= 10th January, 2020
|company_location= Los Angeles, California}}{{Infobox company
| name = 
(contracted; show full);{{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
 name="Variety">{{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 name="Variety" /><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-enter(contracted; show full)x27;, 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 name="Variety" /> 

''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.

(contracted; show full)|September 17, 2021
|Josh Weinstein
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|5
|The Bloody Revenge of [[Saint Olga|Saint Olga of Kiev]]
|September 24, 2021
|Selorm Kploanyi

|-
|6
|The [[Loudun possessions|Demonic Possessions of Loudun]]
|October 3, 2021
|Sara Rubin
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Specials
!#
!Episode
!Date Published
!Special Guest
|-
|1
|The Story of [[St. Nicholas]]
|December 25, 2020
|Kate Peterman
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|2
|The Puppet History Holiday Spectacular!
|December 24, 2021
|⏎
|}

=== Watcher Weekly ===

Watcher Weekly is a weekly talk show presented by the founders of Watcher Entertainment, Shane Madej, Steven Lim, and Ryan Bergara. It first aired January 10th, 2020, making it one of the first shows to have premiered on Watcher’s YouTube channel.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkDRruNanFA</ref>.  The show focuses on the future week’s content, they also answer questions, have occasional music guests, and offer a behind-the-scenes look at some of their other shows(contracted; show full)

== Podcasts ==
The company’s repertoire has expanded since its conception, now boasting two podcasts:  ''Hidden Narratives'', presented by Steven Lim, and ''Here's What You Do'', presented by Ryan Bergara, Shane Madej, and Steven Lim.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/c/watcher/playlists</ref><ref>https://www.watcherentertainment.com/shows</ref><ref>https://www.watcherentertainment.com/podcasts</ref>

== References ==
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