The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West
| The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genre | talk show, variety show |
| Presented by | Kid Fury and Crissle West |
| Theme music composer | Leikeli47 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Kid Fury Crissle West Chloe Pisello Jonathan Martin Richard Allen-Turner Jon Thoday |
| Producer | Avalon Television |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuse |
| Release | October 11 – December 20, 2019 |
| Related | |
| The Read | |
The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West is an American variety and talk show. It is a television adaptation of the pop culture podcast The Read and stars the podcast's hosts, Kid Fury and Crissle West. The series premiered on October 11, 2019 on Fuse.[1]
Production
On March 13, 2019, it was announced that the podcast The Read would be adapted into a television show. The television show was one of several pilots released by Fuse from 2019 to 2020 that targeted diverse, millennial, and Generation Z audiences.[1]
The producers included Chloe Pisello, Jonathan Martin, Richard Allen-Turner, and Jon Thoday. Kid Fury and Crissle West served as the show's hosts and executive producers.[2]
The show has a 30-minute run-time, and features two segments that appear on the podcast, The Read and Hot Tops. Special guests appeared on several episodes.[2][3]
On August 14, 2019, it was announced that the show would premiere on October 11, 2019.[4] The first season had ten episodes.
Broadcast
The series premiered in the United States on Fuse on October 11, 2019.[3] It appeared weekly for 30 minutes and also streamed on iTunes and Amazon Prime.[5]
Episodes
| Ep#[6] | Title | Airdate | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "They Done Gave Us A TV Show" | October 11, 2019 | Desus & Mero |
| 2 | "The Vest Guest" | October 18, 2019 | DeRay Mckesson |
| 3 | "Young R.E.A.D." | October 25, 2019 | Young M.A. |
| 4 | "Missy: The Icon" | November 1, 2019 | Missy Elliott |
| 5 | "Famous Ramos" | November 8, 2019 | Anthony Ramos |
| 6 | "Unsolved Heterosexual Mysteries" | November 15, 2019 | -- |
| 7 | "Leaning on Lena" | November 22, 2019 | Lena Waithe |
| 8 | "Dade County Debauchery with Ts Madison" | December 6, 2019 | Ts Madison |
| 9 | "Rae in LA" | December 13, 2019 | Issa Rae |
| 10 | "Checking for Chika" | December 20, 2019 | Chika |
References
- ^ a b Pedersen, Erik (March 13, 2019). "Fuse Unveils Upfront Slate: New & Returning Series, Premiere Dates, More". Deadline. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "Oh Happy Day: The Read With Kid Fury and Crissle West Is Coming to Fuse TV in October". The Grapevine. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ a b "'The Read' Is Coming to Your TV in October". www.out.com. August 14, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ Telusma, Blue (August 15, 2019). "Kid Fury, Crissle West turn from podcasters to TV hosts". theGrio. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Read". The Read. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
- ^ "The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle Episodes". The Futon Critic. Retrieved January 29, 2020.