Fox Stations Give ‘The Real’ A Summer Test

Telepictures’ daytime panel talk show The Real with five multi-ethnic co-hosts will get a four-week test run on stations owned by Fox Television Stations in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Philadelphia, Washington, Phoenix and Tampa, Fla., starting July 15. The show is being distributed by Warner Bros.

The Real is co-hosted by Tamar Braxton, Loni Love, Adrienne Bailon, Jeannie Mai and Tamera Mowry-Housley.

“Tamar, Loni, Adrienne, Jeannie and Tamera are five amazing women of different ages and races, all at different places in their lives who reflect the experiences the audience is going through at the same time as they are,” said Hilary Estey McLoughlin, president of Telepictures, in a statement.

“Following our successful summer tests of ‘bethenny’ and ‘TMZ Live,’ with our partners at Fox, we have developed an exciting flexible business and creative model that works for particular projects,” said Ken Werner, president, Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution. “There is an opportunity in daytime for a series featuring a unique panel of out-spoken and diverse women. The point of view of this show will resonate and connect with an underserved generation daytime of viewers. We look forward to seeing how viewers in these seven markets respond.”

These women will discuss their varied life experiences, including new motherhood, new marriages, dating or being single, that, Telepictures says, “relate to every woman’s own trials and tribulations.”