Red Table Talk
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| Genre | Talk show |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 103 (list of episodes) |
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| Producer | Lisa Wilson |
| Cinematography | Adrian Pruett |
| Running time | 16–27 minutes |
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| Original network | Facebook Watch |
| Original release | May 7, 2018 – present |
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Red Table Talk is an American talk show starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Jada’s mother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris, that premiered on May 7, 2018 on Facebook Watch. On June 13, 2018, it was announced that Facebook had ordered an additional thirteen episodes of the series. These new episodes premiered on October 22, 2018. The show's second season premiered on May 6, 2019.[1] Facebook Watch renewed the web series for a third and fourth season, released on February 26, 2020 and March 31, 2021, respectively. The series also spawned a spinoff, Red Table Talk: The Estefans, led by Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan and Lili Estefan.[2]
Premise[]
Red Table Talk provides "a forum where the perspectives of three different generations on a wide variety of topics are shared."[3]
Production[]
On January 18, 2018, it was announced that Facebook had given the production a series order. The series was expected to star Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and Adrienne Banfield-Norris. Pinkett Smith was also set as an executive producer alongside Ellen Rakieten and Miguel Melendez.[4] It was expected the show would premiere in April 2018.[5]
On April 23, 2018, it was announced that the show would premiere on May 7, 2018.[6] On June 13, 2018, it was announced that Facebook had ordered an additional thirteen episodes of the series bringing the first season total up to twenty-three. The additional episodes were expected to premiere in the fall of 2018.[7] Facebook renewed the show for a second season of at least twenty episodes, to premiere in May 2019.[8] Season 2 premiered on May 6, 2019 and is reported to have 20 episodes.[1]
The show launched an overall deal with iHeart Media to launch a podcast radio network.[9]
Episodes[]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 27 | May 7, 2018 | March 1, 2019 | ||
| 2 | 23 | May 6, 2019 | December 16, 2019 | ||
| 3 | 26 | February 26, 2020 | December 29, 2020 | ||
| 4 | TBA | March 31, 2021 | TBA | ||
Season 1 (2018–19)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Featured guest | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Motherhood" | Sheree Fletcher | May 7, 2018 |
| 2 | 2 | "Surviving Loss" | N/A | May 14, 2018 |
| 3 | 3 | "Body Confessions! Jada Tells All at the Table" | N/A | May 21, 2018 |
| 4 | 4 | "Girls Trippin' with Gabrielle Union" | Gabrielle Union | May 28, 2018 |
| 5 | 5 | "Growing Up Smith!" | Jaden Smith | June 4, 2018 |
| 6 | 6 | "Let's Talk About Sex!" | Telana Lynum | June 11, 2018 |
| 7 | 7 | "EJ & Cookie Johnson: Daring to be Different" | Cookie Johnson & EJ Johnson | June 18, 2018 |
| 8 | 8 | "Tiffany Haddish in the House!" | Tiffany Haddish | June 25, 2018 |
| 9 | 9 | "Cesar Millan: From Illegal Immigrant to American Dream" | Cesar Millan | July 2, 2018 |
| 10 | 10 | "Facing Addiction: Jada & Adrienne Share Their Family's Story" | August Alsina & Ashley Marie | July 9, 2018 |
| 11 | 11 | "Becoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Part 1)" | Will Smith | October 22, 2018 |
| 12 | 12 | "Our Unique Union (Part 2)" | Will Smith | October 29, 2018 |
| 13 | 13 | "Leah Remini: Setting the Record Straight" | Leah Remini | November 5, 2018 |
| 14 | 14 | "The Racial Divide: Women of Color & White Women" | Jane Elliott | November 12, 2018 |
| 15 | 15 | "Domestic Abuse: When Love Turns Violent" | Crystal & Selena | November 19, 2018 |
| 16 | 16 | "Surviving Divorce with Toni Braxton" | Toni Braxton | November 26, 2018 |
| 17 | 17 | "Learning to Forgive" | Caleeb Pinkett | December 3, 2018 |
| 18 | 18 | "Interracial Marriage with Ellen Pompeo" | Ellen Pompeo | December 10, 2018 |
| 19 | 19 | "Confronting Mental Illness" | Kid Cudi | December 17, 2018 |
| 20 | 20 | "Christmas with the Smiths" | N/A | December 24, 2018 |
| 21 | 21 | "Red Table Workout" | Whitney Simmons & Brittne Babe | December 31, 2018 |
| 22 | 22 | "Surviving R. Kelly: The Aftermath (Part 1)" | Lisa Van Allen | December 31, 2018 |
| 23 | 23 | "Surviving R. Kelly: An Accuser's Daughter Speaks Out (Pt. 2)" | Akeyla Van Allen & Candice Norcott | December 31, 2018 |
| 24 | 24 | "Black and Gay in America with Don Lemon" | Don Lemon | January 11, 2019 |
| 25 | 25 | "Unpacking White Privilege and Prejudice" | Justina Machado, Rachel Elizabeth Cargle & Amie Newman | January 18, 2019 |
| 26 | 26 | "What Men Really Think About Love" | Wale & Justin Baldoni | January 25, 2019 |
| 27 | 27 | "Jordyn Woods Shares the Truth" | Jordyn Woods | March 1, 2019 |
Season 2 (2019)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Featured guest | Original release date [10] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | "First Ladies of the NBA: Meet the Curry’s" | Ayesha Curry, Sonya Curry, Sydel Curry-Lee & Callie Rivers[11] | May 6, 2019 |
| 29 | 2 | "Molested as a Young Boy: An NBA Star Breaks His Silence" | Keyon Dooling | May 13, 2019 |
| 30 | 3 | "Does Porn Ruin Relationships?" | Garrett Jonsson & Arial Jonsson | May 20, 2019 |
| 31 | 4 | "The Roadblocks Between You and Love" | Jay Shetty & Radhi Shetty | May 27, 2019 |
| 32 | 5 | "Ciara: Healing the Emotional Scars" | Ciara | June 3, 2019 |
| 33 | 6 | "Infidelity: Can Your Relationship Survive?" | Esther Perel | June 10, 2019 |
| 34 | 7 | "Common: Breaking Destructive Cycles" | Common | June 17, 2019 |
| 35 | 8 | "Unconventional Relationships: Can Multiple Partners Work?" | N/A | June 24, 2019 |
| 36 | 9 | "Children Forced Into Marriage: A National Disgrace" | N/A | July 1, 2019 |
| 37 | 10 | "Should White People Adopt Black Children" | Kristin Davis | July 8, 2019 |
| 38 | 11 | "Will Smith's Emergency Family Meeting" | Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Trey Smith | September 23, 2019 |
| 39 | 12 | "Chelsea Handler Confronts White Privilege" | Chelsea Handler | September 30, 2019 |
| 40 | 13 | "Living Your Truth: A Transgender Pastor Speaks Out" | Paula Williams | October 7, 2019 |
| 41 | 14 | "Alicia Keys: Uncensored" | Alicia Keys | October 14, 2019 |
| 42 | 15 | "Raised by White Parents: A Black Adoptee Speaks" | Angela Tucker | October 21, 2019 |
| 43 | 16 | "The Narcissism Epidemic" | Ramani Durvasula | October 28, 2019 |
| 44 | 17 | "Demi Moore and Her Daughters" | Demi Moore, Rumer Willis & Tallulah Willis | November 4, 2019 |
| 45 | 18 | "Surviving Addiction: A Path to Healing" | Tommy Davidson | November 11, 2019 |
| 46 | 19 | "Loving and Losing Whitney Houston: Robyn Crawford Speaks Out" | Robyn Crawford | November 18, 2019 |
| 47 | 20 | "Rapper T.I. and His Wife Tiny Set The Record Straight" | T.I. & Tameka "Tiny" Harris | November 25, 2019 |
| 48 | 21 | "T.I. and Tiny: Back from the Brink of Divorce (Part 2)" | T.I. & Tameka "Tiny" Harris | December 2, 2019 |
| 49 | 22 | "Ask Us Anything" | N/A | December 10, 2019 |
| 50 | 23 | "Smith Family Medical Results Revealed" | Mark Hyman, Will Smith, Jaden Smith | December 16, 2019 |
Season 3 (2020)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Featured guest | Original release date |
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| 51 | 1 | "What Snoop Dogg Wants Everyone to Know" | Snoop Dogg | February 26, 2020 |
| 52 | 2 | "What You Need to Know About Coronavirus" | Will Smith & Trey Smith | March 18, 2020 |
| 53 | 3 | "Managing Our Anxiety & Fear During COVID-19" | Jay Shetty & Ramani Durvasula | March 25, 2020 |
| 54 | 4 | "Coping with Addiction During Coronavirus" | Mike Dow | April 8, 2020 |
| 55 | 5 | "A Girls Trip Coronavirus Quarantine Reunion" | Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish & Queen Latifah | April 15, 2020 |
| 56 | 6 | "How Your Relationship Can Survive Quarantine" | Michaela Boehm, John Gray & Aventer Gray | April 29, 2020 |
| 57 | 7 | "Mother's Day Surprises for Coronavirus Heroes" | Sandra Bullock & Tamela Mann | May 8, 2020 |
| 58 | 8 | "Colorism: Why Black People Discriminate Against Each Other" | Mia Pitts & Madison Miles | May 27, 2020 |
| 59 | 9 | "How Gun Violence Affects Women" | Lauren London, Erica Ford, Rain Stippec & Dani Robinson | June 3, 2020 |
| 60 | 10 | "Black America In Crisis" | Angela Davis & Tamika Mallory | June 19, 2020 |
| 61 | 11 | "Jada and Will: Their First One-on-One Conversation" | Will Smith, Jaden Smith & Trey Smith | June 21, 2020 |
| 62 | 12 | "Jada Brings Herself to the Table" | Will Smith | July 10, 2020 |
| 63 | 13 | "Life Changing Lessons with Brené Brown" | Brené Brown | September 28, 2020 |
| 64 | 14 | "Fed Up and Fired Up: Ice Cube’s Bold Plan for Black America" | Ice Cube | October 6, 2020 |
| 65 | 15 | "Mom Shaming: The New Epidemic" | Jessica Alba & Ashley Graham | October 13, 2020 |
| 66 | 16 | "Sexual Consent: What Every Woman Should Know" | Amber Rose, Rumer Willis & DeAndre Levy | October 20, 2020 |
| 67 | 17 | "Why Are Women Mean to Each Other?" | Jemele Hill & Cari Champion | October 27, 2020 |
| 68 | 18 | "Secret Struggles of “The Most Controversial Person on the Internet”" | Jameela Jamil | November 13, 2020 |
| 69 | 19 | "Breaking Family Cycles with Matthew McConaughey" | Matthew McConaughey | November 17, 2020 |
| 70 | 20 | "Will Smith’s Red Table Takeover: Resolving Conflict" | Will Smith, Janet Hubert, & Ramani Durvasula | November 20, 2020 |
| 71 | 21 | "Red Table Recipes: Cooking for the Holidays" | Will Smith, Sheree Zampino, Tabitha Brown, & Joshuah Nishi | November 24, 2020 |
| 72 | 22 | "Red Table Transformations" | N/A | December 1, 2020 |
| 73 | 23 | "Olivia Jade Speaks Out" | Olivia Jade Giannulli | December 8, 2020 |
| 74 | 24 | "How to Heal a Broken Heart" | Michaela Boehm | December 15, 2020 |
| 75 | 25 | "Suicide Attempt Survivors Speak Out" | N/A | December 22, 2020 |
| 76 | 26 | "How to Handle #Awkward Conversations" | Kym Whitley & Philip Galanes | December 29, 2020 |
Season 4 (2021)[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Featured guest | Original release date |
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| 77 | 1 | "“I'd Never Been With a Woman Before!” Niecy Nash Sets the Record Straight" | Niecy Nash & Jessica Betts | March 31, 2021 |
| 78 | 2 | "Secrets to Surviving a Narcissist in Your Life" | Ramani Durvasula | April 7, 2021 |
| 79 | 3 | "An Urgent Warning from Bobby Brown" | Bobby Brown & Alicia Etheredge-Brown | April 14, 2021 |
| 80 | 4 | "Is Polyamory for You?" | N/A | April 28, 2021 |
| 81 | 5 | "Willow’s Mother’s Day Surprise" | Shirley Caesar & Wicked Wisdom | May 5, 2021 |
| 82 | 6 | "The Invisible Black Women Epidemic" | Tressie McMillan Cottom, Tamika Mallory, Ramani Durvasula & Candice Norcott | May 13, 2021 |
| 83 | 7 | "Confronting The Divide Between Black and Asian Americans" | Michael Eric Dyson, Min Jin Lee & Lisa Ling | May 19, 2021 |
| 84 | 8 | "Red Table Tattoos with Dr. Woo" | Brian Woo | May 26, 2021 |
| 85 | 9 | "Kelly Osbourne Comes Clean" | Kelly Osbourne | June 2, 2021 |
| 86 | 10 | "Meet Our Wellness Queen" | Queen Afua | June 9, 2021 |
| 87 | 11 | "Paris Jackson x Willow Smith One-on-One" | Paris Jackson | June 16, 2021 |
| 88 | 12 | "Will Smith Brings Kevin Hart to the Red Table" | Will Smith & Kevin Hart | June 20, 2021 |
| 89 | 13 | "Salma Hayek’s Best Advice" | Salma Hayek | June 23, 2021 |
| 90 | 14 | "Are You Drinking Too Much? A Wake Up Call for Women" | Annie Grace | July 7, 2021 |
| 91 | 15 | "Jada Goes Bald!" | Tiffany Haddish, Yvonne Orji & Sidra Smith | September 15, 2021 |
| 92 | 16 | "Jada’s Surprise 50th Birthday Celebration" | Octavia Spencer, Kerry Washington, Angela Bassett, Mariah Carey, Ciara, Gabrielle Union, George Clooney, Missy Elliott, Bethenny Frankel, Lauren London, Meagan Good, Tia Mowry, Gloria Estefan, Arsenio Hall, Lena Waithe, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Braxton, Jimmy Kimmel, Trevor Noah, Tina Knowles-Lawson, Duane Martin, MC Lyte, Method Man, Michael Strahan, Jaden Smith & Trey Smith | September 22, 2021 |
| 93 | 17 | "Brazilian Butt Lifts: What to Know" | Michelle Visage & Myla Bennett-Powell | September 29, 2021 |
| 94 | 18 | "Cyberstalking: How to Protect Yourself" | Flynn Adams & Dr. Thomas Hyslip | October 6, 2021 |
| 95 | 19 | "Help Us Find Missing People with Elizabeth Smart" | Elizabeth Smart | October 13, 2021 |
| 96 | 20 | "Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Sex" | Gwyneth Paltrow & Jaiya | October 27, 2021 |
| 97 | 21 | "How to Set Boundaries and Change Your Life" | Lauren London & Nedra Glover Tawwab | November 3, 2021 |
| 98 | 22 | "The Miracle Treatment We Almost Couldn’t Tell You About" | Lisa Ling, Michael Pollan, Paul Song & Jaden Smith | November 10, 2021 |
| 99 | 23 | "Will Smith Invites Venus and Serena to the Table" | Will Smith, Venus Williams, Serena Williams, Simone Biles, Naomi Campbell, Karlie Kloss & Novak Djokovic | November 17, 2021 |
| 100 | 24 | "Sandra Bullock’s Most Important Role" | Sandra Bullock | December 1, 2021 |
| 101 | 25 | "What Happens When You Accidentally Take Someone’s Life" | John Arthur Greene | December 8, 2021 |
| 102 | 26 | "Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss & Priyanka Chopra Jonas: An Exclusive Matrix Reunion" | Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, Priyanka Chopra & Jaden Smith | December 15, 2021 |
| 103 | 27 | "Is Your Gut Making You Sick?" | Jaden Smith | December 22, 2021 |
Reception[]
Critical response[]
In a positive review, USA Today's Maeve McDermott praised the series for its "insightful guests, no-holds-barred topics and Smith’s magnetic hosting presence" and favorably compared to other television series saying, "Unlike the web of other celebrity TV shows featuring manufactured family drama and few moments of actual clarity, though, the revealing conversations on Red Table Talk have authentic, difficult lessons at their center."[12] In another encouraging criticism, The Washington Post's Bethonie Butler was equally approving saying, "It's a shrewd business move for the Smiths to acknowledge and address long-standing rumors about their family in a format they can control. That said, there's an authenticity woven throughout the episodes that makes Red Table Talk stand out amid a surplus of celebrity-hosted talk shows."[13] The show received a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the informative talk-show category.[8]
Viewership[]
By July 17, 2018, the show's debut episode had been watched 27 million times and episode ten had accumulated 21 million views.[12]
Awards and nominations[]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref. |
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| 2018 | Streamy Awards | Non-Fiction Series | Red Table Talk | Nominated | [14][15] |
| People's Choice Awards | The Daytime Talk Show of 2018 | Red Table Talk | Nominated | [16][17] | |
| 2019 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show/Informative | Red Table Talk | Nominated | [18] |
| NAACP Image Awards | Outstanding Host in a Talk or News / Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble | Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris | Won | [19] | |
| 2021 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best Talk Show | Red Table Talk | Nominated | [20] |
| MTV Movie & TV Awards | Best Talk/Topical Show | Red Table Talk | Nominated | [21] | |
| Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Informative | Red Table Talk | Won | [22] | |
| Red Table Talk: The Estefans | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host | Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield-Norris (from Red Table Talk) | Nominated | |||
| Gloria Estefan, Emily Estefan and Lili Estefan (from Red Table Talk: The Estefans) | Nominated | ||||
| Outstanding Daytime Non-fiction Special | Red Table Talk: Will Smith’s Red Table Takeover: Resolving Conflict | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Hairstyling | Red Table Talk | Nominated | |||
| Outstanding Make-Up | Nominated |
References[]
- ^ a b Todisco, Eric. "Jada Pinkett Smith's Red Table Talk Returns on Facebook Watch with All-New Episodes May 6". People.com. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
- ^ Acevedo, Nicole (October 5, 2020). "Gloria, Lili and Emily Estefan get real, talk candidly in new 'Red Table Talk'". NBC News. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
- ^ Huver, Scott (May 7, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith Kicks Off First 'Red Table Talk'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (January 18, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith, Daughter Willow & Mom Adrienne Set Facebook Talk Show: Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Weiss, Geoff (January 19, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith To Host Intergenerational Talk Show On Facebook Watch - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Mizoguchi, Karen (April 23, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith, Daughter Willow & Mom Adrienne Launch 'Deeply Personal' Facebook Talk Show". People. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Petski, Denise (June 13, 2018). "'Red Table Talk' With Jada Pinkett Smith Gets 13 Additional Episodes On Facebook Watch". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Spangler, Todd (2019-03-20). "Facebook's 'Red Table Talk' Garners Daytime Emmy Nomination". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
- ^ Cordero, Rosy (2021-08-23). "'Red Table Talk' Inks Overall Deal With iHeartMedia To Launch Podcast Audio Network". Deadline. Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ "Red Table Talk – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ "The Curry Women Trailer - Red Table Talk". Facebook Watch. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
- ^ a b McDermott, Maeve (July 17, 2018). "Jada Pinkett and the Smith family are refreshingly open, and it's made 'Red Table Talk' a must-watch". USA Today. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ Butler, Bethonie (October 29, 2018). "The understated genius of Jada Pinkett Smith's 'Red Table Talk'". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 25, 2018). "Streamy Awards Unveils Nominations; YouTube Named Distribution Partner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^ Haring, Bruce (October 21, 2018). "Streamy Awards Honor 24 Winners In Prelims To 8th Annual Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 5, 2018). "People's Choice Awards Unveils New Categories; Opens Nomination Voting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (November 11, 2018). "People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Lena Grossman (May 5, 2019). "Daytime Emmy Awards 2019: The Complete List of Winners". E!Online.
- ^ Bennett, Anita; N'Duka, Amanda (March 31, 2019). "Beyoncé Nabs Entertainer Of The Year, 'Black Panther', 'Black-Ish' Among Top Winners At 50th NAACP Image Awards". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (January 18, 2021). "Critics Choice Awards TV Nominations: 'Ozark', 'The Crown' & Netflix Lead". Deadline. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ "Your 2021 MTV Movie & TV Awards Nominations are Here: See the Full List". MTV News. April 19, 2021.
- ^ Hipes, Patrick (May 25, 2021). "Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations Unveiled, Include Posthumous Noms For Alex Trebek, Larry King". Deadline. Retrieved May 27, 2021.
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