BET Picks Up The Wendy Williams Show

BET has picked up The Wendy Williams Show, which will premiere July 13 in syndication and on the cable network. The show, hosted by disc jockey and former VH1 personality Wendy Williams, will revolve around celebrities, gossip and topical discussion. BET hasn’t finalized a timeslot for the show, which will run day and date with the syndicated telecasts. In syndication the hourlong talk show has landed daytime and early afternoon slots. The Wendy Williams Show is cleared on stations covering 95% of U.S. TV households. Show is making its national debut after a six-week test run last summer on Fox O&Os in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas and Detroit.