Karamo (talk show)
{{Short description|American syndicated daytime talk show}}
{{Use American English|date=October 2022}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Karamo (talk show) logo.svg
| image_alt = A blue square split by a thick K in negative space, next to the word "Karamo" in a sans serif
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| genre = Talk show
| creator = Karamo Brown
| director = Randi Clarke Lennon
| presenter = Karamo Brown
| theme_music_composer = {{ubl|Lance W. Conrad|Eric Vasquez}}
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| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 363
| executive_producer = {{plainlist|
- Kerry Shannon
- Gloria Harrison-Hall
}}
| location = Rich Forum, Stamford, Connecticut
| camera = Multi-camera
| runtime = 43 minutes
| company = {{plainlist|
- NBCUniversal Syndication Studios
- Endeavor Content
- Faulhaber Media
- Stamford Studios Production
}}
| network = Syndication
| first_aired = {{Start date|2022|09|19}}
| last_aired = present
}}
Karamo is an American syndicated daytime talk show hosted by Karamo Brown. The show premiered on September 19, 2022, and is distributed by NBCUniversal Syndication Studios.{{Cite news |last=Garvey |first=Marianne |date=2022-09-19 |title='Queer Eye' star Karamo Brown debuts new talk show |language=en |work=CNN |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/entertainment/queer-eye-karamo-brown-talk-show/index.html |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=June 1, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601033322/https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/19/entertainment/queer-eye-karamo-brown-talk-show/index.html |url-status=live }}
Production
Karamo is filmed at the Rich Forum in Stamford, Connecticut, which is alternatively known as the Stamford Media Center.{{r|THR230504}} The program is generally a successor to Maury, on which Brown was a frequent guest host{{r|DLH220413}} and whose production team moved over to Karamo.{{Cite news |last=Albiniak |first=Paige |date=2022-09-06 |title=Old Hands Bring New Stars to Syndication |language=en |work=Broadcasting & Cable |url=https://www.nexttv.com/features/old-hands-bring-new-stars-to-syndication |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709024731/https://www.nexttv.com/features/old-hands-bring-new-stars-to-syndication |url-status=live }} The program had achieved 90 percent national clearance by April 2022.{{Cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2022-04-13 |title='Karamo': 'Queer Eye' Star's Syndicated Daytime Talk Show Sold In 90% Of U.S. |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2022/04/karamo-queer-eye-stars-syndicated-daytime-talk-show-sold-in-90-of-u-s-1235001803/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=March 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322090418/https://deadline.com/2022/04/karamo-queer-eye-stars-syndicated-daytime-talk-show-sold-in-90-of-u-s-1235001803/ |url-status=live }} Though it films in the same studio as The Jerry Springer Show, Brown has stated that he seeks more resolutions to conflicts than Springer or Maury Povich did, telling Los Angeles magazine that there would be "no baby mama stuff",{{Cite news |last=Brodsky |first=Madison |date=June 3, 2022 |title=Karamo Brown Will Differentiate Daytime Show From Maury Povich: 'No Baby Mama Stuff' (Exclusive) |work=Los Angeles |url=https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/karamo-brown-will-differentiate-daytime-show-from-maury-povich-no-baby-mama-stuff-exclusive/ |access-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-date=July 9, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709191319/https://www.lamag.com/culturefiles/karamo-brown-will-differentiate-daytime-show-from-maury-povich-no-baby-mama-stuff-exclusive/ |url-status=live }} and compared his take on the daytime talk genre to the 2018 reboot of Queer Eye, on which he features.{{Cite news |last=Yandoli |first=Krystie |date=2023-05-04 |title=Karamo Brown Doesn't Want to Be the Next Maury Povich: "If I Can See Their Pain, I Can Heal Them" |language=en-US |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/karamo-brown-daytime-talk-show-interview-1235479806/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=May 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230521081343/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/karamo-brown-daytime-talk-show-interview-1235479806/ |url-status=live }} He also has cited his experience in social services as part of the background he brings to the show.{{Cite news |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=2023-03-16 |title=Karamo Brown Reveals Talk Show Season 2 Renewal, Says He's 'Praying' for More 'Queer Eye' (EXCLUSIVE) |language=en-US |work=Variety |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/columns/karamo-brown-talk-show-renewed-season-2-queer-eye-1235554472/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=March 31, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331064252/https://variety.com/2023/tv/columns/karamo-brown-talk-show-renewed-season-2-queer-eye-1235554472/ |url-status=live }} A feature in The Washington Post noted that the new daytime talk shows for the 2022–23 season—Karamo, Sherri, and The Jennifer Hudson Show—all represented a return to a pre-tabloid, pre-Springer community focus and tone.{{Cite news |last=Andrews-Dyer |first=Helena |date=October 11, 2022 |title=Why being the next big daytime talk-show host is still very much a thing |newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2023-07-09 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/11/daytime-tv-karamo-sherri-jennifer-hudson/ |archive-date=October 18, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018124307/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2022/10/11/daytime-tv-karamo-sherri-jennifer-hudson/ |url-status=live }}
In March 2023, NBCUniversal renewed the program for a second season; the program was cleared in 85 percent of the United States at that time.{{Cite news |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2023-03-16 |title=Karamo Brown Syndicated Talk Show Renewed For Season 2 By NBCUniversal |language=en-US |work=Deadline |url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/karamo-brown-syndicated-talk-show-renewed-season-2-nbcuniversal-1235302063/ |access-date=2023-07-09 |archive-date=May 4, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504120032/https://deadline.com/2023/03/karamo-brown-syndicated-talk-show-renewed-season-2-nbcuniversal-1235302063/ |url-status=live }} A third season was announced in March 2024.{{Cite news |last=Albiniak |first=Paige |date=2024-03-28 |title='Karamo' Picked Up for Season 3 |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/karamo-picked-up-for-third-season |access-date=2024-03-28 |work=Broadcasting & Cable |language=en}}
Series overview
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| episodes1 = 133
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Broadcasting and release
The show served as a replacement for Maury.{{cite web |url=https://www.nexttv.com/news/karamo-sold-in-90-of-us-for-fall-2022-debut |title='Karamo' Sold in 90% of U.S. for Fall 2022 Debut |last=Albiniak |first=Paige |work=Broadcasting & Cable |date=April 13, 2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240424031709/https://www.nexttv.com/news/karamo-sold-in-90-of-us-for-fall-2022-debut |archive-date=April 24, 2024}} With its premiere, the show received coverage in 90% of the country.
Reception
=Television viewership and ratings=
The program had a reported 600,000 daily viewers by March 2023, an 18-percent increase from the start of the television season, though this was still well behind the 1.7 million viewers tuning in to Maury daily as of 2020, as well as such programs as The Drew Barrymore Show and Sherri.{{r|THR230504}} NBCUniversal reported growth of 20 percent in total viewers for the second season.{{r|BC240328}}
=Awards and nominations=
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| scope="row" rowspan="2"| GLAAD Media Awards
| style="text-align:center;" | 2024 | Outstanding Variety or Talk Show Episode | "I'm Not Just Gay, I'm Your Son" | {{nom}} | style=text-align:center;"| {{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2024/01/glaad-media-awards-nominations-2-1235794576/ |title=GLAAD Media Awards Nominations Revealed |last=Pedersen |first=Erik |work=Deadline |date=January 17, 2024 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240221183946/https://deadline.com/2024/01/glaad-media-awards-nominations-2-1235794576/ |archive-date=February 21, 2024}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://karamoshow.com/}}
- {{IMDb title|26444812|Karamo}}
{{U.S. daytime talk shows}}
Category:2022 American television series debuts
Category:2020s American television talk shows
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:American English-language television shows