The Jenny McCarthy Show (2013)

The Jenny McCarthy Show
Genre	Talk show
Directed by	Liliana Olszewski
Starring	Jenny McCarthy
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jeff Olde Jenny McCarthy Karla Hidalgo Michael Davies Shelly Tatro
Running time	20 to 23 minutes
Production company(s)	Embassy Row Productions
Release
Original network	VH1
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	February 8 – May 24, 2013
External links
Website

The Jenny McCarthy Show was an American pop culture-based talk show on VH1. The series was hosted by Jenny McCarthy and premiered on February 8, 2013.^[1][2][3] VH1 added an additional seven episodes to the series' original eight-episode first season.^[4] Due to McCarthy joining The View,^[5] The Jenny McCarthy Show will not be returning.

Format

Filmed in New York City, The Jenny McCarthy Show features different celebrity guests along with trivia, games and discussion about recedbhssnt pop culture news. Originally, Michelle Buteau from VH1's Best Week Ever delivered pop culture news via Skype but she has since essentially joined as a co-host and appears with guests in the studio. From the start, there was to be a different guest DJ and bartender but that plan has also seemingly fallen through.^[1][6][7][8]

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	15	February 8, 2013	May 24, 2013

Episodes

No.	Guests	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)	Guest DJ
1	JoJo McCarthy, Joseline Hernandez and Bar Refaeli	February 8, 2013	0.20[9]	Sam French
2	Eve and Patti Stanger	February 15, 2013	0.20[10]	Sam French
3	Renee Graziano and Michelle Collins	February 22, 2013	0.13[11]	Sam French
4	Carson Kressley and Adrienne Bailon	March 1, 2013	0.35[12]	Sam French
5	Drita D'Avanzo and French Montana	March 8, 2013	0.12[13]	Manufactured Superstars
6	Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Jenni "JWoww" Farley	March 15, 2013	0.19[14]	Sam French
7	Carrie Keagan and Michelle Buteau	March 22, 2013	0.18[15]	N/A
Note: Steve Santagati also made an appearance in this episode.
8	JoJo McCarthy and Donnie Wahlberg	March 29, 2013	0.14[16]	N/A
9	Ronnie Ortiz-Magro and Michelle Buteau	April 12, 2013	0.17[17]	N/A
Note: Celebrity psychic Thomas John also makes an appearance in this episode.
10	Ciara and Michelle Buteau	April 19, 2013	0.14[18]	N/A
11	Brande Roderick, Terry Dubrow and Michelle Buteau	April 26, 2013	0.14[19]	N/A
12	Kandi Burruss and Michelle Buteau	May 3, 2013	0.12[20]	N/A
13	Nelly and Michelle Buteau	May 10, 2013	0.16[21]	N/A
14	Lil Jon and Michelle Buteau	May 17, 2013	0.17[22]	N/A
15	Jacqueline Laurita and Michelle Buteau	May 24, 2013	0.17[23]	N/A

References

1. "VH1 Friday Nights Are About to Get a Lot Funnier with "The Jenny McCarthy Show"". thefutoncritic. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
2. Black, Elizabeth. "VH1 Announces A New Roster Of January Shows To Ring In 2013". Vh1. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
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4. Andreeva, Nellie. "VH1's 'The Jenny McCarthy Show' Gets Seven-Episode Renewal". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 22, 2013.
5. Kondolojy, Amanda (July 15, 2013). "Barbara Walters Names Jenny McCarthy Co-Host of 'The View'". TV by the Numbers.
6. "Jenny McCarthy debuts new talk show on VH1, finds home in Chicago". The Washington Post. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
7. Rousseau, Caryn (February 8, 2013). "Jenny McCarthy Talk Show Debuts Friday Night On VH1, Could One Day Tape In Chicago". The Huffington Post. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
8. "Jenny McCarthy debuts VH1 talk show". CBS News. February 8, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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