Ziwe

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Ziwe

American late-night talk show

Ziwe is an American satirical late-night talk show hosted and executive produced by comedian Ziwe Fumudoh based in New York City. The show premiered on May 9, 2021, on Showtime.[1]

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In April 2023, Showtime cancelled the series after two seasons.[2]

Episodes

Series overview

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Season 1 (2021)

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Season 2 (2022)

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Production

In October 2020, it was announced Ziwe Fumudoh would star and executive produce a late-night talk show and variety series for Showtime, produced by A24.[15] The series was filmed over the course of 15 days in February 2021.[16] Nicholas Britell composed the series theme song.[17]

In June 2021, Showtime renewed the series for a second season.[18]

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 73% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.00/10.[19] On Metacritic, the series holds a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 8 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[20]

Notes

  1. Critical Race Theory was released on Showtime's on-demand and streaming platforms on April 29, 2022.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    O'Connell, Michael (February 23, 2021). "Ziwe Previews New Variety Show: "I'm Trying to Punch Up at the Powerful"". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. [2]
    Andreeva, Nellie (April 5, 2023). "'Heist 88' Moves To Showtime As Network Picks Up 'Seasoned' To Series, Passes On 'The Wood' & Cancels 'Ziwe' After 2 Seasons". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 5, 2023.
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    Metcalfe, Mitch (May 11, 2021). "ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.9.2021". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
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    Madden Toby, Mekeisha (May 7, 2021). "Ziwe Puts Karens and White Feminism on Blast, Turns to Fran Lebowitz and Gloria Steinem for Answers". TVLine. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
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    "Ratings for Sunday 23rd May 2021 - Network Prelims, Finals and Cable Numbers Posted". Spoiler TV. May 26, 2021. Retrieved June 7, 2021.
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    "Shows A-Z – Ziwe on Showtime". The Futon Critic. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
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    Bergeson, Samantha (April 14, 2022). "'Ziwe' Season 2 Trailer: Chet Hanks, DeuxMoi, Emily Ratajkowski, and Ilana Glazer Confess to the Apology Cam". IndieWire. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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    Bradley, Laura (May 2, 2022). "Ziwe Claps Back at Megyn Kelly and Grills Charlamagne Tha God on Why He 'Hates Black Women' in Season 2 Debut". The Daily Beast. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  9. [9]
    Metcalf, Mitch (May 11, 2022). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.8.2022". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  10. [10]
    Contreras, Cydney (May 11, 2022). "Chet Hanks' Ziwe Interview Is So Chaotic It's Hilarious". E! News. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  11. [11]
    Salem, Mitch (May 17, 2022). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.15.2022". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
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    Metcalf, Mitch (May 24, 2022). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.22.2022". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  13. [13]
    Salem, Mitch (June 1, 2022). "ShowbuzzDaily's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 5.29.2022". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
  14. [14]
    Salem, Mitch (June 7, 2022). "Showbuzz Daily's Sunday 6.5.2022 Top 150 Cable Originals & Network Finals Updated". Showbuzz Daily. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
  15. [15]
    Thorne, Will (October 21, 2020). "Ziwe to Star in and Produce Variety Series at Showtime". Variety. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  16. [16]
    Frederick, Candice (May 6, 2021). "Ziwe says she uses race to bait her guests on her new Showtime series because 'my ways of coping with trauma are to laugh'". Insider. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  17. [17]
    Alter, Rebecca (May 9, 2021). "Watch Ziwe's Cool Animated Theme Song Before the Series Premiere". Vulture. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  18. [18]
    White, Peter (June 22, 2021). "'Ziwe' Renewed For Supersized Season 2 At Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  19. [19]
    "Ziwe (2021)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  20. [20]
    "Ziwe". Metacritic. Retrieved November 7, 2021.


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