Rolonda
| Rolonda | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Rolonda Watts |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Michael King Roger King |
| Producer(s) | Rolonda Watts (supervising producer) |
| Location(s) | CBS Television City, Studio City, California |
| Camera setup | Videotape; Multi-camera |
| Running time | 1 hour (including commercials); 40 minutes (without commercials) |
| Production company(s) | Watts Works Productions King World Productions |
| Distributor | King World Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Syndicated |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original run | January 17, 1994 – September 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | The Les Brown Show |
Rolonda (or Ro) was a syndicated daytime talk show that aired from January 17, 1994 to September 1997. It featured Rolonda Watts as the host, and was produced and distributed by King World Productions (now CBS Television Distribution).
[edit] Background
The program served as a replacement in the majority of the markets carrying the show at launch for The Les Brown Show, a daytime talk show that debuted in September 1992, and was cancelled in December 1993 due to low ratings; it ended its run on January 14, 1994, the Friday before Rolonda's debut.[1] Prior to hosting the show, Watts served as a senior correspondent and weekend anchor for the syndicated daytime newsmagazine series Inside Edition, which was also produced by King World (that series is now produced by King World successor CBS Television Distribution).[2]
The program was like many other talk shows at the time, and featured guests who had problems with other guests, and wanted to bring them on the show to tell them. Usually, Rolanda would help them out with their problems. Other topics featured paternity tests, out-of-control teens, and other everyday problems.
Towards the end of her show's run, many topics (and mainly the guests) began to go to the extreme as many fights were breaking out, and Rolanda was not able to keep the show in its order. It was being claimed to Rolanda that this was turning out to be "another Jerry Springer show", and because of this, among other problems that Watts was facing, she and her producers soon ended the series in September 1997.
[edit] References
- ^ Watts upped after Brown out at KW; King World Productions replaces 'The Les Brown Show' with 'Rolonda Watts', Broadcasting & Cable (via HighBeam Research), January 3, 1994.
- ^ Less Les?, Broadcasting & Cable (via HighBeam Research), December 6, 1993.
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