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The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show is an American talk show produced by Ozy Media, and aired on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. It initially aired one-hundred and nineteen episodes between August 2, 2020 and February 18, 2021 as a self-made show on YouTube, and featured well-known guests like Bill Gates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hillary Clinton and Anthony Fauci. It was shortly shut down, then came back for a third season of an additional forty-three episodes on Amazon Prime from May 22, 2021 to July 21, 2021.
An accompanying podcast version of the show is also available, featuring longer, unedited versions of each conversation. The show ended when a large controversy surrounding fraud and host and executive producer Carlos Watson and producer Samir Rao precluded any new episodes. Watson was sentenced to one-hundred and sixteen months (almost ten year) in prison.
Conversations between host Carlos Watson as host and the guest take place entirely over Zoom, on account of the show launching during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was taped in Mountain View, California. The interviews are longer and more personal than typical talk show appearances, with a single guest discussing their journey to success and their take on current affairs over the course of a single 15-to-30-minute episode. The show weaves in archive footage and small tape packages about the episode's guests, acting as a deeper guest profile than the typical talk show appearance. Each episode typically ends with a "Rapid Fire" segment. The show has also broadcast two live specials: one on the evening of January 6, 2021 after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and the second to mark the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Some exclusives The Carlos Watson Show reported on have been: learning H.E.R. used to be in a band with Kehlani and Zendaya, David Oyelowo saying he became a born-again Christian at sixteen and how that choice affected who he later became engaged to, and Matt Damon commenting on Jennifer Lopez's relations with Ben Affleck, saying "Oh man, no one's pulling harder than I am... They're both great. I just want for their happiness. They seem pretty happy right now."
Watson said he was make a show that "meets the current moment with a strong enough combination of insightful conversation, flavorful and diverse guests, plus a bit of levity and entertainment.”
The marketing campaign for The Carlos Watson Show included billboards and posters in Los Angeles New York with quotes with misleading attributions. An executive producer said the marketing was aimed at potential investors and executives in television and advertising, rather than general viewers.
The show did book several sponsors including Chevrolet, JPMorgan Chase, and Discover. GroupM signed a two-year preferred partnership to further the agency’s DEI efforts. Dentsu made a three-year deal as part of its investment in “meaningful media.”
The show has received over 50 million views, and the Carlos Watson Show YouTube channel has received over 70,000 subscribers as of March 2021. However, during the controversy, The New York Times spoke to an expert who said the numbers may have been artificially boosted.
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The Carlos Watson Show
The Carlos Watson Show is an American talk show produced by Ozy Media, and aired on YouTube and Amazon Prime Video. It initially aired one-hundred and nineteen episodes between August 2, 2020 and February 18, 2021 as a self-made show on YouTube, and featured well-known guests like Bill Gates, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Hillary Clinton and Anthony Fauci. It was shortly shut down, then came back for a third season of an additional forty-three episodes on Amazon Prime from May 22, 2021 to July 21, 2021.
An accompanying podcast version of the show is also available, featuring longer, unedited versions of each conversation. The show ended when a large controversy surrounding fraud and host and executive producer Carlos Watson and producer Samir Rao precluded any new episodes. Watson was sentenced to one-hundred and sixteen months (almost ten year) in prison.
Conversations between host Carlos Watson as host and the guest take place entirely over Zoom, on account of the show launching during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was taped in Mountain View, California. The interviews are longer and more personal than typical talk show appearances, with a single guest discussing their journey to success and their take on current affairs over the course of a single 15-to-30-minute episode. The show weaves in archive footage and small tape packages about the episode's guests, acting as a deeper guest profile than the typical talk show appearance. Each episode typically ends with a "Rapid Fire" segment. The show has also broadcast two live specials: one on the evening of January 6, 2021 after the storming of the U.S. Capitol, and the second to mark the inauguration of President Joe Biden.
Some exclusives The Carlos Watson Show reported on have been: learning H.E.R. used to be in a band with Kehlani and Zendaya, David Oyelowo saying he became a born-again Christian at sixteen and how that choice affected who he later became engaged to, and Matt Damon commenting on Jennifer Lopez's relations with Ben Affleck, saying "Oh man, no one's pulling harder than I am... They're both great. I just want for their happiness. They seem pretty happy right now."
Watson said he was make a show that "meets the current moment with a strong enough combination of insightful conversation, flavorful and diverse guests, plus a bit of levity and entertainment.”
The marketing campaign for The Carlos Watson Show included billboards and posters in Los Angeles New York with quotes with misleading attributions. An executive producer said the marketing was aimed at potential investors and executives in television and advertising, rather than general viewers.
The show did book several sponsors including Chevrolet, JPMorgan Chase, and Discover. GroupM signed a two-year preferred partnership to further the agency’s DEI efforts. Dentsu made a three-year deal as part of its investment in “meaningful media.”
The show has received over 50 million views, and the Carlos Watson Show YouTube channel has received over 70,000 subscribers as of March 2021. However, during the controversy, The New York Times spoke to an expert who said the numbers may have been artificially boosted.