Red Table Talk

Red Table Talk
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Jada Pinkett Smith; Willow Smith; Adrienne Banfield-Norris;
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	37 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jada Pinkett Smith; Ellen Rakieten; Miguel Melendez; Gennifer Gardiner; Todd Yasui;
Producer(s)	Lisa Wilson
Cinematography	Adrian Pruett
Running time	16–27 minutes
Production company(s)	Westbrook Studios; Very Tall Productions;
Release
Original network	Facebook Watch
Original release	May 7, 2018 –; present
External links
	Official website

Red Table Talk is an American web television talk show starring Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, and 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]

Premise

Red Table Talk provides "a forum where the perspectives of three different generations on a wide variety of topics are shared."[2]

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.[3] It was expected the show would premiere in April 2018.[4]

On April 23, 2018, it was announced that the show would premiere on May 7, 2018.[5] 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.[6] Facebook renewed the show for a second season of at least twenty episodes, to premiere in May 2019.[7] Season 2 premiered on May 6, 2019 and is reported to have 20 episodes.[1]

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
Season		Episodes	First aired	Last aired
	1	27	May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)	January 27, 2019 (2019-01-27)
	2	23	May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)	December 16, 2019 (2019-12-16)
	3	TBA	February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)	TBA

Season 1 (2018-2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Featured guest	Original release date
1	1	"Motherhood"	Sheree Fletcher	May 7, 2018 (2018-05-07)
2	2	"Surviving Loss"	N/A	May 14, 2018 (2018-05-14)
3	3	"Body Confessions! Jada Tells All At The Table"	N/A	May 21, 2018 (2018-05-21)
4	4	"Girls Trippin' with Gabrielle Union"	Gabrielle Union	May 28, 2018 (2018-05-28)
5	5	"Growing Up Smith!"	Jaden Smith	June 4, 2018 (2018-06-04)
6	6	"Let's Talk About SEX!"	Telana Lynum	June 11, 2018 (2018-06-11)
7	7	"EJ & Cookie Johnson: Daring To Be Different"	Cookie Johnson & EJ Johnson	June 18, 2018 (2018-06-18)
8	8	"Tiffany Haddish in the House!"	Tiffany Haddish	June 25, 2018 (2018-06-25)
9	9	"Cesar Millan: From Illegal Immigrant to American Dream"	Cesar Millan	July 2, 2018 (2018-07-02)
10	10	"Facing Addiction: Jada & Adrienne Share Their Family's Story"	August Alsina & Ashley Marie	July 9, 2018 (2018-07-09)
11	11	"Becoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Part 1)"	Will Smith	October 22, 2018 (2018-10-22)
12	12	"Our Unique Union (Part 2)"	Will Smith	October 29, 2018 (2018-10-29)
13	13	"Leah Remini: Setting the Record Straight"	Leah Remini	November 5, 2018 (2018-11-05)
14	14	"The Racial Divide: Women of Color & White Women"	Jane Elliott	November 12, 2018 (2018-11-12)
15	15	"Domestic Abuse: When Love Turns Violent"	Crystal & Selena	November 19, 2018 (2018-11-19)
16	16	"Surviving Divorce With Toni Braxton"	Toni Braxton	November 26, 2018 (2018-11-26)
17	17	"Learning To Forgive"	Caleeb Pinkett	December 3, 2018 (2018-12-03)
18	18	"Interracial Marriage with Ellen Pompeo"	Ellen Pompeo	December 10, 2018 (2018-12-10)
19	19	"Confronting Mental Illness"	Kid Cudi	December 17, 2018 (2018-12-17)
20	20	"Christmas with the Smiths"	N/A	December 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
21	21	"Red Table Workout"	Whitney Simmons & Brittne Babe	December 31, 2018 (2018-12-31)
22	22	"Surviving R. Kelly: The Aftermath (Part 1)"	Lisa Van Allen	December 31, 2018 (2018-12-31)
23	23	"Surviving R. Kelly: An Accuser's Daughter Speaks Out (Pt. 2)"	Akeyla Van Allen & Dr. Candice Norcott	December 31, 2018 (2018-12-31)
24	24	"Black and Gay in America with Don Lemon"	Don Lemon	January 11, 2019 (2019-01-11)
25	25	"Unpacking White Privilege and Prejudice"	Justina Machado, Rachel Elizabeth Cargle & Amie Newman	January 18, 2019 (2019-01-18)
26	26	"What Men Really Think About Love"	Wale & Justin Baldoni	January 25, 2019 (2019-01-25)
27	27	"Jordyn Woods Shares The Truth"	Jordyn Woods	March 1, 2019 (2019-03-01)

Season 2 (2019)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Featured guest	Original release date [8]
28	1	"First Ladies of the NBA: Meet the Curry’s"	Ayesha Curry, Sonya Curry, Sydel Curry-Lee & Callie Rivers[9]	May 6, 2019 (2019-05-06)
29	2	"Molested As a Young Boy: An NBA Star Breaks His Silence"	Keyon Dooling	May 13, 2019 (2019-05-13)
30	3	"Does Porn Ruin Relationships?"	Garrett & Arial Jonsson	May 20, 2019 (2019-05-20)
31	4	"The Roadblocks Between You And Love"	Jay & Radhi Shetty	May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27)
32	5	"Ciara: Healing The Emotional Scars"	Ciara	June 3, 2019 (2019-06-03)
33	6	"Infidelity: Can Your Relationship Survive?"	Esther Perel	June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)
34	7	"Common: Breaking Destructive Cycles"	Common	June 17, 2019 (2019-06-17)
35	8	"Unconventional Relationships: Can Multiple Partners Work?"	N/A	June 24, 2019 (2019-06-24)
36	9	"Children Forced Into Marriage: A National Disgrace"	N/A	July 1, 2019 (2019-07-01)
37	10	"Should White People Adopt Black Children"	Kristin Davis	July 8, 2019 (2019-07-08)
38	11	"Will Smith's Emergency Family Meeting"	N/A	September 23, 2019 (2019-09-23)
39	12	"Chelsea Handler Confronts White Privilege"	Chelsea Handler	September 30, 2019 (2019-09-30)
40	13	"Living Your Truth: A Transgender Pastor Speaks Out"	Pastor Paula Williams	October 7, 2019 (2019-10-07)
41	14	"Alicia Keys: Uncensored"	Alicia Keys	October 14, 2019 (2019-10-14)
42	15	"Raised By White Parents: A Black Adoptee Speaks"	Angela Tucker	October 21, 2019 (2019-10-21)
43	16	"The Narcissism Epidemic"	Dr. Ramani Durvasula	October 28, 2019 (2019-10-28)
44	17	"Demi Moore and Her Daughters"	Demi Moore, Rumer Willis & Tallulah Willis	November 4, 2019 (2019-11-04)
45	18	"Surviving Addiction: A Path To Healing"	Tommy Davidson	November 11, 2019 (2019-11-11)
46	19	"Loving and Losing Whitney Houston: Robyn Crawford Speaks Out"	Robyn Crawford	November 18, 2019 (2019-11-18)
47	20	"Rapper T.I. and His Wife Tiny Set The Record Straight"	T.I. & Tiny	November 25, 2019 (2019-11-25)
48	21	"T.I. and Tiny: Back from the Brink of Divorce (Part 2)"	T.I. & Tiny	December 2, 2019 (2019-12-02)
49	22	"Ask Us Anything"	N/A	December 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
50	23	"Smith Family Medical Results Revealed"	Doctor Mark Hyman	December 16, 2019 (2019-12-16)

Season 3 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Featured guest	Original release date
51	1	"What Snoop Dogg Wants Everyone to Know"	Snoop Dogg	February 26, 2020 (2020-02-26)

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."[10] 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."[11] The show received a 2019 Daytime Emmy Award nomination in the informative talk-show category.[7]

Viewership

By July 17, 2018, the show's debut episode had been watched 27 million times and episode ten had accumulated 21 million views.[10]

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominee(s)	Result	Ref.
2018	Streamy Award	Non-Fiction Series	Red Table Talk	Nominated	[12][13]
2018	People's Choice Award	The Daytime Talk Show of 2018	Red Table Talk	Nominated	[14][15]
2019	Daytime Emmy Award	Outstanding Talk Show/Informative	Red Table Talk	Nominated	[16]
2019	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Host in a Talk or News / Information (Series or Special) - Individual or Ensemble	Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith, Adrienne Banfield Norris	Won	[17]

References

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.
Huver, Scott (May 7, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith Kicks Off First 'Red Table Talk'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
Fleming Jr, Mike (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.
Spangler, Todd (2019-03-20). "Facebook's 'Red Table Talk' Garners Daytime Emmy Nomination". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-21.
"Red Table Talk – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
"The Curry Women Trailer - Red Table Talk". Facebook Watch. Retrieved May 4, 2019.
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.

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[people-may7-1] 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.

[2] Huver, Scott (May 7, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith Kicks Off First 'Red Table Talk'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[3] Fleming Jr, Mike (January 18, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith, Daughter Willow & Mom Adrienne Set Facebook Talk Show: Sundance". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[4] Weiss, Geoff (January 19, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith To Host Intergenerational Talk Show On Facebook Watch - Tubefilter". Tubefilter. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[5] Mizoguchi, Karen (April 23, 2018). "Jada Pinkett Smith, Daughter Willow & Mom Adrienne Launch 'Deeply Personal' Facebook Talk Show". People. Retrieved May 8, 2018.

[6] 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.

[:0-7] Spangler, Todd (2019-03-20). "Facebook's 'Red Table Talk' Garners Daytime Emmy Nomination". Variety. Retrieved 2019-03-21.

[NE-8] "Red Table Talk – Listings". Next Episode. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[S2_Trailer-9] "The Curry Women Trailer - Red Table Talk". Facebook Watch. Retrieved May 4, 2019.

[ReviewAndRatings-10] 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.

[11] Butler, Bethonie (October 29, 2018). "The understated genius of Jada Pinkett Smith's 'Red Table Talk'". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 4, 2019.

[12] Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 25, 2018). "Streamy Awards Unveils Nominations; YouTube Named Distribution Partner". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 25, 2018.

[13] Haring, Bruce (October 21, 2018). "Streamy Awards Honor 24 Winners In Prelims To 8th Annual Event". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 21, 2018.

[14] Ramos, Dino-Ray (September 5, 2018). "People's Choice Awards Unveils New Categories; Opens Nomination Voting". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

[15] Nordyke, Kimberly (November 11, 2018). "People's Choice Awards: Complete List of Winners". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 12, 2018.

[16] Lena Grossman (May 5, 2019). "Daytime Emmy Awards 2019: The Complete List of Winners". E!Online.

[17] 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.