The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West
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{{Infobox television
| image = The Read on Fuse.png
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| genre = talk show, variety show
| creator =
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company =
| presenter = Kid Fury and Crissle West
| location =
| writer =
| executive_producer = Kid Fury
Crissle West
Chloe Pisello
Jonathan Martin
Richard Allen-Turner
Jon Thoday
| producer = Avalon Television
| director =
| editor =
| network = Fuse
| first_aired = {{Start date|2019|10|11}}
| last_aired = {{End date|2019|12|20}}
| theme_music_composer = Leikeli47
| opentheme =
| country = United States
| language = English
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| camera =
| related = The Read
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 10
| list_episodes =
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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.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/fuse-unveils-upfront-slate-new-returning-series-premiere-dates-more-1202574591/|title=Fuse Unveils Upfront Slate: New & Returning Series, Premiere Dates, More|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|date=March 13, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=October 5, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://thegrapevine.theroot.com/oh-happy-day-the-read-with-kid-fury-and-crissle-west-i-1837266675|title=Oh Happy Day: The Read With Kid Fury and Crissle West Is Coming to Fuse TV in October|website=The Grapevine|access-date=October 5, 2019}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.out.com/television/2019/8/14/read-coming-your-tv-october|title='The Read' Is Coming to Your TV in October|date=August 14, 2019|website=www.out.com|language=en|access-date=October 5, 2019}}
On August 14, 2019, it was announced that the show would premiere on October 11, 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://thegrio.com/2019/08/15/popular-podcast-the-read-with-kid-fury-and-crissle-west-gets-fuse-tv-turn/|title=Kid Fury, Crissle West turn from podcasters to TV hosts|last=Telusma|first=Blue|date=August 15, 2019|website=theGrio|language=en-US|access-date=October 5, 2019}} The first season had ten episodes.
Broadcast
The series premiered in the United States on Fuse on October 11, 2019. It appeared weekly for 30 minutes and also streamed on iTunes and Amazon Prime.{{Cite web|url=http://thisistheread.com/|title=The Read|website=The Read|language=en-US|access-date=October 5, 2019}}
Episodes
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| Ep#{{cite web |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/read-with-kid-fury-and-crissle/listings/ |title=The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle Episodes |website=The Futon Critic |access-date=January 29, 2020}} | 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
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External links
- [https://www.fuse.tv/shows/the-read-with-kid-fury-and-crissle#latest Official website]
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Category:2019 American television series debuts
Category:2010s American late-night television series
Category:Television shows filmed in New York (state)
Category:Fuse (TV channel) original programming