Patricia Ciano Named EP Of ‘The Test’

Patricia Ciano has been named executive producer of the upcoming daytime strip The Test, which will debut in fall 2013.

The Test, a syndicated conflict resolution talk show from Jay McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions and CBS Television Distribution, is now sold in over 90% of the country, including 49 of the top 50 markets.

Ciano joins McGraw and Carla Pennington as executive producer.

Ciano is a veteran daytime producer, who most recently launched and executive produced the syndicated talk show The Jeremy Kyle Show. She has an extensive resume holding various producing credits on talk shows, including This Morning With Mike and Juliet, Life & Style, The Ricki Lake Show and The Jenny Jones Show.

In addition, Ciano was the co-executive producer of the court show, Judge Pirro, for which she won a Daytime Emmy in 2011, as well as a supervising producer for Judge Hatchett and Judge Lopez in 2006-7. She’s been nominated for three Daytime Emmys and has won a Prism Award for an episode of The Ricki Lake Show.

Hosted by performer Kirk Fox (Parks and Recreation, Forgetting Sarah Marshall), The Test is a one-hour conflict resolution talk show that will use lie detector and DNA tests to settle relationship and paternity disputes among the guests. It will be produced by McGraw’s Stage 29 Productions, which also produces the Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show The Doctors.

The Test will launch with Tribune Broadcasting’s 17 stations as the anchor group in major markets, including the top three: WPIX New York; KTLA Los Angeles; and WGN Chicago. Tribune is also a partner in production of the show.