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For The Love Of Movies... Can We Talk?Will Smith-Produced Queen Latifah Daytime Talkshow Lands On CBS For Fall 2013 Bow
It was almost exactly 1 year ago today when it was announced that Will Smith, his Overbrook Entertainment cohorts, and Queen Latifah were teaming up with Sony Pictures TV to produce a syndicated daytime talk show for the Queen to host.
Details were scarce at the time, except that the program was scheduled to debut in 2013, and it's apparently still on schedule, as Deadline reveals today that, after some competitive bidding between networks, CBS has landed what will be called The Queen Latifah Show (recall the Queen once hosted a talk show, also titled The Queen Latifah Show, which had a rather short run, from 1999 to 2001. Expectations for this upcoming new program are probably higher).
The show will launch in the fall of 2013, and will feature...
... celebrity interviews, human interest stories, comedy, pop culture and musical performances. It is expected to showcase Queen Latifah’s talents, blending comedy and music into her hosting duties.
Latifah will join what is already a crowded daytime talk show market, although none of the current crop of new shows has produced a breakout hit, which might give a high-profile show like Latifah's the opportunity to fill in a gap left vacant by Oprah Winfrey's departure.
Provided these shows are all still around in the fall of 2013, she'll be joining the Wendy Williams Show (Fox, although it's syndicated), Steve Harvey (NBC/Universal), Trisha Goddard (also with NBC/Universal), Live on ABC, The Talk, The View, and others.
Latifah stays busy (via her Flavor Unit production house, along with partner Shakim Compere), both in front of and behind the camera, on TV and in film.
4 Comments
Orville | October 30, 2012 2:05 AM
I don't see the point of Queen Latifah trying to do a talk show she already had one and it didn't last long. So why does Queen and Will Smith think this show is going to be different? Look at Anderson Cooper his talk show is getting cancelled after the second season due to being boring. What is Queen Latifah going to bring to the audience that is going to draw people in to watch?
One thing I will say about Oprah she was always very honest about her life and I think Oprah's honesty brought people in. Doing a talk show really does take a lot of talent it is not easy. Queen Latifah seems to be wearing a mask, her authentic self seems to be locked away somewhere. Wonder if Queen Latifah is going to come out of the closet as a lesbian on her talk show?
ALM | October 29, 2012 4:33 PM
I have a feeling that this show won't be much different than her previous effort. I hope that she has spent significant time reviewing her previous show determining what did and specifically what did not work about the show.
Miles Ellison | October 29, 2012 3:57 PM
All of those other shows are garbage, so there's room for her to be successful.
bondgirl | October 29, 2012 2:51 PM
All these lackluster shows are simply proving how unique and one of a kind Oprah really is. You better bring your A game to try to even match her success. I've picked up on some colorism issues with Latifah, so I'm going to wish her well, but stay mum on the blind support for now.