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The Fast Approaching Death of Hot Ones

Colin and Samir

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00:00 BuzzFeed fails to sell Hot Ones for $70m
00:38 The history of Hot Ones
03:32 Why BuzzFeed bought Hot Ones in 2021
05:43 How Hot Ones makes money
08:49 Reason #1 - Key Person Risk
16:32 Reason #2 - IP Extension
19:18 Reason #3 - Replacement value
22:24 Reason #4 - Macro media industry trends
24:36 What does Sean Evans do next?
26:25 Is Hot Ones past its prime?
28:10 Who should buy Hot Ones?

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20 Comments

@booch2k 1 year ago (edited) Pinned

Had to come back after the news that Sean Evans and investors bought the show from Buzzfeed, interesting how this aged and will continue to age

@jaysauer834 2 years ago

Sean Evans is THE host. Some of the best interviews on YouTube. The audience will follow him even if the old brand limps along without him.

@brokejaw 2 years ago

Sean Evans is a phenomenal interviewer, he carries that show so hard I seriously thought it was owned by him.

@Slothzzs 2 years ago

Hot Ones ain't dying till matpat goes on the show

@RFLEEZYUBZ 2 years ago

The fact that I’ve never seen this channel before and tuned in to watch y’all talk about Hot Ones speaks volumes.

@RogerBagley 2 years ago

As a camera op for Hot Ones LA team, I would like to see Chris Schonberger and Sean buy First We Feast back from Buzzfeed...at the end of the day Hot Ones is their baby.

@NonBinary_Star 2 years ago

I thought Hot Ones was Sean's show! Super shocked to find out not even close! He's not the creator... wtf! 🤯

@ckf36 2 years ago

Colin and Samir the type of dudes to stretch a 5 minute video into 30 minutes

@JDWitherspoon 2 years ago

The show definitely can’t survive without him to the same level. People are connected to people not IP same goes with Mr Beast or even this channel. When you remove the heart of a project that people connect with you lose audience interest.

@BaseballRoadTripper 2 years ago

Mythical would make sense. They've already done the Smosh takeover in the past, so they know acquisitions of YT entities. They have a food division that would create great tie-ins. And Josh would be a great back-up for Sean, if he leaves. Get a high-profile guest to do a Mythical circuit - GMM episode, Hot Ones, and even a Mythical Kitchen appearance. Boom, all under one roof. Even partner with the existing Smosh relationship, since they have some residual mingling.

@JordanKyle 2 years ago

They can just rebrand a sequel called “Hot Twos”

@CompoundProjects 2 years ago

When I describe hot ones to people who haven’t seen it I describe how good of an interviewer the host is and how the guests often comments on the unique and enjoyable questions being asked.

@woomba7 2 years ago

If you look at Linus Sebastien (Linus Tech Tips), he didn't like being the team owner and CEO, so he hired a CEO to manage the running of the business so he could do more of the fun stuff as a star player. I feel like more YouTubers, as they get big, will execute a similar move to achieve a "best of both worlds" approach.

@VisiV 2 years ago

Sean Evens is probably the best host in modern media. I don’t even like or watch Hot Ones, because it’s a little too uncomfortable for me, but when I hang with my friend who watches it, I’m always like WOW this guy is graceful, charming, informed, funny, empathetic… top tier personality. I’d rather have him for a show, than have that show without him.

@AlvarBerglind 2 years ago

if the deal doesn't come with a 5 year contract for sean evans, then the value is basically nothing. The biggest reason you watch hot ones is sean and his in depth interview style. Sure someone can replace him, but that would be a huge gamble on an already huge gamble to buy it for 70 m!

@Fiftyfiv3hundr3d 2 years ago

“Acquisition and monetization of attention”. I love that. Very succinct.

@SKULLKR3W 2 years ago

its not selling cause its 70 million dollars

@Xanidene 2 years ago

The reason hot one’s works is because of Sean. Without Sean, it’s nothing. You replace him. It’s gonna be a typical talk show. The thing is without how much knowledge and research he does, before interviewing his guest. He ask question that late night or morning talk show host don’t do. Just the surprise of how the celebrities look, is the best reaction compared to any late night host can do.

@shewentintothewoods 2 years ago

if sean evans is replaced, it should be someone who is already well known on the internet who takes over and who fits the vibe of the show.

@lilceser11 2 years ago

That hot take of Spotify acquiring hot ones was really good! You literally made a light bulb 💡 turn on in my head qhen you mentioned that an artist promoting their new album could go on the show, once the show is done, Spotify immediately auto ques said artist's new album to play after the end advertisements. Similar to what YT does