Trevor Locke
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WIRED Autocomplete Interview

WIRED / Condé Nast · 2021–2024 · Showrunner

Celebrities and experts answer the internet's most-searched questions about themselves.

What I inherited

Autocomplete Interview was already WIRED's biggest video franchise when I took it over in 2021 — an established format, a built-in audience, and a pipeline of A-list guests booked through WIRED's existing relationships.

What I changed

I ran it as showrunner for three years: scaling the format past 300 new episodes, keeping the premise identical while professionalizing the production cadence and guest pipeline — the discipline that turned an existing hit into the most-watched video franchise in Condé Nast history.

1B+

views

the franchise's total reach today, after three years scaling it as showrunner

Tom Holland, Zendaya & Jacob Batalon Answer MORE of the Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED

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Format

One guest (or group) answers real autocomplete-suggested questions about themselves, in one continuous take.

Cadence

Tied to press cycles — timed to film, show, and album releases

Platform

YouTube (WIRED's owned channel) + wired.com

KPI

Views and audience retention

374 episodes

  • — Most-watched video franchise in Condé Nast history
  • — Parodied by Saturday Night Live
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