Brat TV is an American digital production company that is available on YouTube. Founded in 2017, the network features original shows and is geared toward Generation Z audiences.
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Founded | March 1, 2017 |
| Founder | Rob Fishman Darren Lachtman |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United Status |
| Subsidiaries | Crypt TV |
| Website | www |
Brat TV's flagship web series, Chicken Girls, spawned a subsequent film entitled Chicken Girls: The Movie. Brat has also produced shows featuring teenage stars from Disney Channel and Nickelodeon, such as Jules LeBlanc, Anna Cathcart, Francesca Capaldi, and Emily Skinner.
History
editBrat was launched in 2017 by television writer Rob Fishman and Darren Lachtman as an online network featuring scripted content, streaming for free on YouTube.[1][2] The company originally received $2.5 million in seed funding.[1] Fishman saw a gap in the online market for high-quality teenage shows available for free on digital platforms.[3] Fishman noted how the social media celebrities all brought their own established audiences to Brat's shows, describing them as "under-leveraged media property".[3][1] The name of the network was inspired by the "Brat Pack" movies of the 1980s.[3]
On September 5, 2017, Brat premiered Chicken Girls, which is Brat's longest-running series.[citation needed]
The most viewed episode on Brat is the ninth episode of season one of Mani, titled "I'm the Captain Now". It stands at over 22 million views as of December 30, 2023. The episode originally premiered on December 6, 2017.[citation needed]
In addition to teenage internet celebrities, Brat's content would also star people who have worked with Disney Channel and Nickelodeon.[citation needed]
In 2018, Brat premiered 3 shows that were different than its usual single-camera shows: Brat Chat which was a talk show hosted by Indiana Massara and Darius Marcell that premiered in June, The Talent Show[4] which was a competition series to find Brat's next star (hosted by Casey Simpson and judged by Sofie Dossi, Bryce Xavier, and Jordyn Jones) that was released in August, and Hotel Du Loone which was a multi-cam sitcom was released in June.[5] A film based on Chicken Girls was released in 2018 as part of a deal with Studio L, a digital content division of Lionsgate.[2][6] Before the film's release, Brat and Lionsgate amicably canceled their partnership.[7]
Chicken Girls: The Movie was released on June 29, 2018 and became Brat's most popular project of all time, with over 40 million views as of December 30, 2023.[8]
In December 2018, Brat premiered the Brat Holiday Spectacular starring Mackenzie Ziegler, Jules LeBlanc, Indiana Massara, Sofie Dossi, Aliyah Moulden, Emily Skinner, and Michelle Johnson.[9]
In March 2019, Brat premiered Spring Breakaway starring Jules LeBlanc, Lilia Buckingham, and Anna Cathcart, William Frankline-Miller, Kianna Naomi, David Banks, Claire Montgomery, Allen Perada and Colleen Elizabeth Miller.[10]
In August 2019, Brat premiered Intern-in-Chief, which featured Jules LeBlanc, Riley Lewis, Indiana Massara, Aliyah Moulden, and Kiki Haynes.[11]
In January 11, 2024, Brat acquired Horror website Crypt TV.[12]
Shows
editCurrent shows
edit| Title | Premiere date | No. seasons | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken Girls | September 5, 2017 | 11 | [13] |
| Mani | August 30, 2017 | 8 | |
| Crown Lake | June 20, 2019 | 3 | [14] |
| Attaway General | May 20, 2020 | 4 | |
| Charmers | May 27, 2021 | 2 | [15] |
| Good Luck Have Fun | June 16, 2021 | 1 | [16] |
| Chicken Girls: The College Years | August 2, 2022 | 2 | [17] [18] |
| Junior's | September 26, 2022 | 1 | |
| Together Forever | June 1, 2023 | 1 | |
| Classroom Confidential | February 27, 2024 | 1 | |
| PHOEBE PHOBIA | August 2024 | 1 | |
| HOW TO SURVIVE | September 2024 | 1 | |
| The 4pm Club | October 15, 2024 | 1 |
Films
edit| Title | Premiere date | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Chicken Girls: The Movie | June 29, 2018 | [19] |
| Brat Holiday Spectacular | December 21, 2018 | [20] |
| Spring Breakaway | March 15, 2019 | [21] |
| Intern-in-Chief | August 23, 2019 |
Former programming
edit| † | Denotes series is no longer available to view online |
| Title | Premiere date | Finale date | Seasons | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single-camera series | ||||
| Misshaps † | June 12, 2017 | August 7, 2017 | 1 | [22] |
| Cody & Lexy | July 27, 2017 | August 17, 2017 | 1 | [23] |
| Keys | July 29, 2017 | February 16, 2018 | 1 | [24] |
| Spot The Dog | August 31, 2017 | September 23, 2017 | 1 | [25] |
| Flunky's Upset | September 27, 2017 | November 2, 2017 | 1 | [26] |
| Attaway Appeal | September 28, 2017 | November 10, 2017 | 1 | [27] |
| Afterschooled | January 11, 2018 | February 8, 2018 | 1 | [28] |
| Overnights | March 2, 2018 | March 30, 2018 | 1 | [29] |
| Total Eclipse | April 5, 2018 | September 3, 2020 | 5 | [30] |
| Brobot | April 16, 2018 | May 14, 2018 | 1 | [31] |
| Dirt | May 4, 2018 | March 1, 2019 | 2 | [32] |
| Baby Doll Records | June 4, 2018 | July 16, 2018 | 1 | [33] |
| Boss Cheer | June 21, 2018 | February 21, 2019 | 2 | [34] |
| A Girl Named Jo | July 3, 2018 | August 6, 2019 | 3 | [35] |
| Zoe Valentine | January 16, 2019 | October 23, 2019 | 2 | [36][37] |
| On The Ropes | February 25, 2019 | April 15, 2019 | 1 | [38] |
| Stuck | March 27, 2019 | May 15, 2019 | 1 | [39] |
| Red Ruby | April 29, 2019 | June 10, 2019 | 1 | [40] |
| Sunnyside Up | December 3, 2019 | January 28, 2020 | 1 | [41] |
| Crazy Fast | December 4, 2019 | January 22, 2020 | 1 | [42] |
| Stage Fright | March 26, 2020 | May 14, 2020 | 1 | [43] |
| Rooney's Last Roll | November 11, 2020 | December 2, 2020 | 1 | |
| Scarlett's Lab | August 6, 2021 | August 27, 2021 | 1 | [44] |
| Two Christmases | December 22, 2021 | December 25, 2021 | 1 | [45] |
| The Four of Them | August 17, 2022 | August 31, 2022 | 1 | [46] |
| Chicken Girls:Forever Team | November 3, 2022 | [47] | ||
| Talk show | ||||
| Brat Chat | June 3, 2018 | December 16, 2018 | 1 | [48] |
| Sketch comedies | ||||
| My Not So Sweet 16 † | July 7, 2017 | July 7, 2017 | 1 | [49] |
| Too Cool For School † | July 8, 2017 | July 22, 2017 | 1 | [50] |
| Multi-camera series | ||||
| Hotel Du Loone | June 27, 2018 | August 22, 2018 | 1 | [51] |
| Reality series | ||||
| The Pain of Painting † | July 19, 2017 | August 9, 2017 | 1 | [52] |
| Sheltered † | July 21, 2017 | August 11, 2017 | 1 | [53] |
| Chicken Girls: The Docuseries | October 1, 2020 | November 12, 2020 | ||
| Heart and Soul | January 29, 2021 | March 12, 2021 | ||
| Competition series | ||||
| The Talent Show | August 27, 2018 | October 11, 2018 | 1 | [54] |
Facebook Watch
edit| Title | Premiere date | No. seasons | Source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turnt | August 1, 2018 | 1 | |
| The Shluv Family | June 29, 2020 | 1 | |
| Random Acts of Magic | August 17, 2021 | 1 | |
| Don't @ Me | October 21, 2021 | 1 |
Brat had also filmed a show for their main channel on YouTube called Theater Kids,[55] but it never aired.
Other media
editOther channels
editB-Sides
editIn February 2020, Brat launched a YouTube channel called Music by Brat TV (formerly B-SIDES), which was dedicated to original songs by Brat stars, as well as covers of existing songs.
Past Your Bedtime (formerly known as Yearbook)
editIn February 2020, Brat launched a YouTube channel called "Yearbook" that features its stars in different series of videos, often interviews or recaps:
- Best Day Ever
- Chemistry
- Dear Diary
- Honor Roll
- @me
- Meet My Pet
- Portrait Mode
- Sip or Spill
- Study Hall
- Tuesday Tea
Some of Yearbook's videos had been posted on Brat's Instagram TV.
Yearbook was rebranded in February 2022 as "Past Your Bedtime", a channel featuring podcasts produced by Brat, such as:
- Sip or Spill (with Tati Mitchell & Louis Levanti)
- The Comment Section (with Drew Afualo)
- Anonymously Yours (with Teala Dunn)
- Keep Kickin’ (with Kai Novak)
- Interview With My Kid (with Jesse & Arlo Sullivan)
- Reading The Stars (with Antoni Bumba)
- Me Time (with Jack Wright)
- The Beauty Breakdown (with Glamzilla)
- Looking For
- I'm Literally Screaming (with Spencewuah)
- I'll Be Your Sister (with Ellie Zieler)
- Best Friends For Real (with Gabby Morrison & Jada Wesley)
Snapchat
editBrat TV has also launched several Snapchat series that recap pop culture and current events primarily concerning notable influencers.
- Past Your Bedtime
- Hot Take
- Beauty Beat
- Get The Lewk
Books
editIn March 2019, Brat partnered with Sky Pony Press to release a junior novel based on the Chicken Girls series, entitled "Rhyme and the Runaway Twins".[56]
IGTV
edit- Attaway Looks
- Brat Asks
- Brat Radio
- Fast Friends
- Fly So High
- Past Your Bedtime
- Trivia Night
- True or Nah
- Wednesday Wisdom
Podcast
editIn August 2019, Brat partnered with Art19 to produce a set of podcasts, the first of which served as a spin-off of Attaway Appeal.[57]
References
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- ^ a b McAlone, Nathan (May 2, 2018). "A founder who sold his last startup for ~$50 million is using book and movie deals to boost his new YouTube-centric media company". Business Insider. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ a b c McAlone, Nathan (October 28, 2017). "A founder who sold his last startup for ~$50 million wants to make iconic TV for teens in the YouTube era". Business Insider. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Brat Unveils Fall Slate Featuring More 'Chicken Girls,' Competition Series 'Talent Show' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. August 9, 2018.
- ^ Chuba, Kirsten (May 30, 2018). "Brat Sets First Multicam Sitcom with 'Hotel Du Loone' (Exclusive)". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ "Lionsgate announces first film slate for newly branded 'Studio L' digital content studio". Cision. PR Newswire. February 22, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
- ^ Faughnder, Ryan."'Chicken Girls' maker Brat raises $30 million to produce online shows for teens", Los Angeles Times, July 18, 2018.
- ^ Brat TV (June 29, 2018). CHICKEN GIRLS: THE MOVIE. Retrieved May 27, 2024 – via YouTube.
- ^ McAlone, Nathan. "The 'two biggest female Gen Z stars' are about to be in a holiday YouTube movie together", Business Insider, December 12, 2018
- ^ Spring Breakaway, retrieved April 7, 2019
- ^ Dominguez, Jd (August 23, 2019), Intern-in-Chief (Family), Jules LeBlanc, Kianna Naomi, Kennedy Walsh, Brat TV, retrieved May 27, 2024
- ^ "Brat TV acquires Crypt TV to Expand Digital Footprint". Deadline. January 11, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ "Chicken Girls – Season 2 – Annie & Hayden – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ Crown Lake | Deadline Hollywood, May 3, 2019, retrieved May 3, 2019
- ^ Charmers, April 9, 2021
- ^ Good Luck Have Fun, April 28, 2021
- ^ Chicken Girls: The College Years, July 7, 2022
- ^ "Chicken Girls: College Years | Season 2 | Official Trailer". YouTube. Retrieved May 27, 2023.
- ^ "Chicken Girls: The Movie". June 29, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Brat Holiday Spectacular, December 21, 2018, retrieved March 9, 2019
- ^ "Spring Breakaway". March 15, 2019 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Misshaps with Kristen – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Cody & Lexy – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Keys with Dylan & Hayden – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Spot the Dog with Tanner & Ken – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Flunky's Upset with Meghan, Raegan & Denzel – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Attaway Appeal with MaeMae, Motoki and Dru – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Afterschooled with Summer & Dylan – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Overnights – Season 1 – Jordyn & Daniel – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (March 12, 2018). "Digital Network Brat Orders Series 'Total Eclipse' With Mackenzie Ziegler, Lauren Orlando (Exclusive)".
- ^ "Brobot – Season 1 – Brent & Lexi – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ Dirt | Season 2 | Ep. 7: "Distractions", retrieved January 10, 2020
- ^ "Baby Doll Records – Season 1 – Baby Ariel – YouTube" – via YouTube.
- ^ Boss Cheer | Season 2 | Ep. 8: "The Boss is Back", retrieved January 10, 2020
- ^ A Girl Named Jo | Season 3 | Ep. 8: "Allen's Arcade", retrieved January 10, 2020
- ^ "'To All the Boys I've Loved Before' Actress Anna Cathcart to Star in Brat Series 'Zoe Valentine'". The Hollywood Reporter. November 20, 2018.
- ^ Zoe Valentine | Season 1 | Ep. 1: "Disappearing Act", January 16, 2019, retrieved March 9, 2019
- ^ On the Ropes | Season 1 | Ep. 1: "Fresh Start", February 25, 2019, retrieved March 9, 2019
- ^ Stuck | First Look, March 13, 2019, retrieved March 14, 2019
- ^ Red Ruby | Deadline Hollywood, March 22, 2019, retrieved March 22, 2019
- ^ Sunnyside Up, September 14, 2019
- ^ Crazy Fast, September 13, 2019
- ^ Stage Fright, February 9, 2020
- ^ Scarlett's Lab, April 28, 2021
- ^ Two Christmases, September 14, 2019
- ^ The Four of Them, September 14, 2019
- ^ Chicken Girls: Forever Team, November 24, 2022
- ^ "Brat Chat – Indiana & Darius – 6.3.18". June 3, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ "My Not So Sweet 16 – Jason Nash in "Entrance"". July 7, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Too Cool For School – Siena Mirabella in "First Day" – Ep. 1". July 8, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ Chuba, Kirsten (May 30, 2018). "Brat Sets First Multicam Sitcom with 'Hotel Du Loone' (Exclusive)".
- ^ "The Pain of Painting – Jason Nash & David Dobrik – Ep. 1". July 19, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Sheltered – Nazanin Kavari in "Unboxing" – Ep. 1". July 21, 2017 – via YouTube.
- ^ "The Talent Show – "Meet the Judges" – Ep. 1". August 27, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ McNary, Dave (August 22, 2017). "Digital Creator Brat Unveils Fall Slate of High School-Set Shows". Variety.
- ^ Brat (March 5, 2019). Chicken Girls: Rhyme and the Runaway Twins. Sky Pony. ISBN 978-1510742185.
- ^ "Brat Partners with Art19 To Launch Teen-Targeted Podcasts". Inside Radio. August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
