Brat TV

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Brat TV
Company type Private
FoundedMarch 1, 2017;7 years ago (2017-03-01)
Founder Rob Fishman
Darren Lachtman
Headquarters
Los Angeles, California, United Status
Subsidiaries Crypt TV
Website www.brat.com

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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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

Brat 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

Current shows

TitlePremiere dateNo. seasonsSource(s)
Chicken Girls September 5, 201711 [13]
ManiAugust 30, 20178
Crown Lake June 20, 20193 [14]
Attaway GeneralMay 20, 20204
CharmersMay 27, 20212 [15]
Good Luck Have FunJune 16, 20211 [16]
Chicken Girls: The College YearsAugust 2, 20222 [17] [18]
Junior'sSeptember 26, 20221
Together ForeverJune 1, 20231
Classroom ConfidentialFebruary 27, 20241
PHOEBE PHOBIAAugust 20241
HOW TO SURVIVESeptember 20241
The 4pm ClubOctober 15, 20241
How To Survive Christmas SpecialTBA1

Films

TitlePremiere dateSource(s)
Chicken Girls: The Movie June 29, 2018 [19]
Brat Holiday SpectacularDecember 21, 2018 [20]
Spring Breakaway March 15, 2019 [21]
Intern-in-Chief August 23, 2019

Former programming

†Denotes series is no longer available to view online
TitlePremiere dateFinale dateSeasonsSource(s)
Single-camera series
Misshaps†June 12, 2017August 7, 20171 [22]
Cody & LexyJuly 27, 2017August 17, 20171 [23]
KeysJuly 29, 2017February 16, 20181 [24]
Spot The DogAugust 31, 2017September 23, 20171 [25]
Flunky's UpsetSeptember 27, 2017November 2, 20171 [26]
Attaway AppealSeptember 28, 2017November 10, 20171 [27]
AfterschooledJanuary 11, 2018February 8, 20181 [28]
OvernightsMarch 2, 2018March 30, 20181 [29]
Total Eclipse April 5, 2018September 3, 20205 [30]
BrobotApril 16, 2018May 14, 20181 [31]
DirtMay 4, 2018March 1, 20192 [32]
Baby Doll RecordsJune 4, 2018July 16, 20181 [33]
Boss CheerJune 21, 2018February 21, 20192 [34]
A Girl Named JoJuly 3, 2018August 6, 20193 [35]
Zoe Valentine January 16, 2019October 23, 20192 [36] [37]
On The RopesFebruary 25, 2019April 15, 20191 [38]
StuckMarch 27, 2019May 15, 20191 [39]
Red RubyApril 29, 2019June 10, 20191 [40]
Sunnyside UpDecember 3, 2019January 28, 20201 [41]
Crazy FastDecember 4, 2019January 22, 20201 [42]
Stage FrightMarch 26, 2020May 14, 20201 [43]
Rooney's Last RollNovember 11, 2020December 2, 20201
Scarlett's LabAugust 6, 2021August 27, 20211 [44]
Two ChristmasesDecember 22, 2021December 25, 20211 [45]
The Four of ThemAugust 17, 2022August 31, 20221 [46]
Chicken Girls:Forever TeamNovember 3, 2022 [47]
Talk show
Brat ChatJune 3, 2018December 16, 20181 [48]
Sketch comedies
My Not So Sweet 16†July 7, 2017July 7, 20171 [49]
Too Cool For School†July 8, 2017July 22, 20171 [50]
Multi-camera series
Hotel Du LooneJune 27, 2018August 22, 20181 [51]
Reality series
The Pain of Painting†July 19, 2017August 9, 20171 [52]
Sheltered†July 21, 2017August 11, 20171 [53]
Chicken Girls: The DocuseriesOctober 1, 2020November 12, 2020
Heart and SoulJanuary 29, 2021March 12, 2021
Competition series
The Talent ShowAugust 27, 2018October 11, 20181 [54]

Facebook Watch

TitlePremiere dateNo. seasonsSource(s)
Turnt August 1, 20181
The Shluv FamilyJune 29, 20201
Random Acts of MagicAugust 17, 20211
Don't @ MeOctober 21, 20211

Brat had also filmed a show for their main channel on YouTube called Theater Kids, [55] but it never aired.

Other media

Other channels

B-Sides

In 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)

In 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

Brat TV has also launched several Snapchat series that recap pop culture and current events primarily concerning notable influencers.

Books

In 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

Podcast

In 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]

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