'The Ricki Lake Show' Gets Premiere Date
by Chris Harnick, posted Nov 17th 2011 5:45PM
Ricki Lake's new talk show has been cleared to air in more than 50 percent of the country.The 'Dancing With the Stars' contestant's new series, 'The Ricki Lake Show,' will air on Fox and Tribune broadcasting stations in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and Dallas.
The show will cover topics such as parenting, weight loss, heartbreak and healing, all targeted at women in the 25-54 demographic.
"I want to spark ideas and conversations and inspire people to take active roles in their communities, relationships and their well-being," Lake said in a statement. "I have definitely grown as a person since I put down the mic in 2005, and I couldn't be happier to share and continue the journey with both my existing fans and an entirely new generation of women."
The show is scheduled to premiere in Sept. 2012.
"Now less than a year away from debut, anticipation continues to build with television viewers and the station community for Ricki Lake's fresh, new talk show return," Paul Franklin, executive vice president and general sales manager at 20th Television, said in a statement. "Focusing on topics significant to women, we are thrilled that Ricki will bring daily conversation and her relatable spirit to this impressive group of stations."
Check out a full station list below.
Fox TV stations: KTTV-FOX (Los Angeles), WFLD-FOX (Chicago), WFXT-FOX (Boston); Tribune's WPIX-CW (New York), KDAF-CW (Dallas), KCPQ-FOX (Seattle), KTXL-FOX (Sacramento), WXIN-FOX / WTTV-CW (Indianapolis), WTIC-FOX (Hartford), WPMT-FOX (Harrisburg), WXMI-FOX (Grand Rapids); Local TV's KDVR-FOX (Denver), WJW-FOX (Cleveland), KTVI-FOX / KPLR-CW (St. Louis), WDAF-FOX (Kansas City), WITI-FOX (Milwaukee), WHO-NBC (Des Moines); Sinclair's KUTV-CBS (Salt Lake City), WSYX-ABC (Columbus, Ohio), WLOS-ABC (Greenville/Spartanburg), WXLV-ABC (Greensboro), KEYE-CBS (Austin), WEAR-ABC (Mobile/Pensacola), WKEF-ABC (Dayton), WCHS-ABC (Charleston/Huntington); WICS-ABC (Champaign), KGAN-CBS (Cedar Rapids); Post Newsweek's KPRC-NBC (Houston); Granite's WKBW-ABC (Buffalo); Fisher's KATU-ABC (Portland). Stations owned by Titan, Sun Broadcasting, Quincy, New Vision, Journal, Citadel, and Gray will also carry the show.
Tell us: Are you looking forward to 'The Ricki Lake Show'?
TV's Talk Show Hosts, Past and Present
- Jerry Springer, 'The Jerry Springer Show'
- Maury Povich, 'Maury'
- Oprah Winfrey, 'Oprah Winfrey'
- Rosie O' Donnell, 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show'
- Ellen DeGeneres, 'Ellen'
- Montel Williams, 'The Montel Williams Show'
- Ricki Lake, 'Ricki Lake'
- Jenny Jones, 'The Jenny Jones Show'
- Sally Jesse Raphael, 'Sally'
- Phil Donahue, 'The Phil Donahue Show'

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