Grown folks radio is headed to grown folks television. Radio host Michael Baisden, whose nationally-syndicated program “Love, Lust and Lies” was a driving force behind the recent civil rights march in Jena, Louisiana, will host a Sunday night talk show on TV One titled, “Baisden After Dark.”
Morris Day of the famed group The Time will serve as bandleader of the new talk show, which is scheduled to premiere Sunday, Oct. 7 from 10-11 p.m., with original episodes airing weekly in the same time slot.
Targeted to a “grown and sexy” audience, the show explores a wide range of provocative topics with a mix of celebrity and special guests from the worlds of entertainment, politics, sports and music.
Baisden will open each show with a monologue, followed by a celebrity roundtable discussion of one hot topic, ranging from the bold and sexy, to the sublimely serious. Baisden keeps it lively and engaging by bringing the studio audience into the discussion.
Additional features include a musical and/or comedy guest performance, as well as input from Baisden’s “Man on the Street,” comedian George Wilborn, his radio co-hort and grand-prize winner of TV One’s “Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes?” comedy competition.
“TV One is excited to be bringing radio superstar Michael Baisden to television,” said TV One Executive Vice President of Programming and Production Rose Catherine Pinkney. “We think the provocative yet universal topics he addresses coupled with his energy and enthusiasm will really resonate with our viewers.”
Additional airings of “Baisden After Dark” will be Sunday nights at 1a.m., Mondays at 10 p.m. and 1 a.m., and Saturdays at 11 p.m. (all times ET).
