After seeing the very first episode, I knew my girl's show was gonna get picked up. After an amazing six-week sneak peek of the colorful (if not hilarious show) The Wendy Williams Show is headed for broader TV distribution. Following a successful multi-week preview on Fox Television owned-and-operated stations in four markets, Fox announced plans today to clear the Debmar-Mercury program in mid-2009 on stations in all 18 of its markets.
The Fox-owned stations in New York (WNYW), Los Angeles (KTTV), Dallas (KDFW) and Detroit (WJBK) began airing the one-hour The Wendy Williams Show on July 14. The six-week run will end this friday Aug. 22.
According to Fox, the program posted rating increases in key demos during the May sweeps in both New York and Los Angeles. “Everything about the Wendy preview clicked for our stations, from conception to promotion to hitting the air. It completely broke the mold. The show is now a proven winner, and we can’t wait to see it debut across the country next year,” said Frank Cicha, senior vp of programming for Fox Television Stations.
Congrats to Wendy, but I'm mad as hell that I have to wait until next year to see a talk show I look foward to seeing everyday. Tyra's tired ass wishes she could have this kind of publicity (and success on her horrible ass talk show).
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