Rolonda

Rolonda
Genre	Talk show
Presented by	Rolonda Watts
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	1,100 +
Production
Executive producers	Michael King Roger King
Production locations	Unitel Video, New York City
Camera setup	Videotape; Multi-camera
Running time	1 hour (including commercials); 40 minutes (without commercials)
Production companies	Watts Works Productions King World
Original release
Network	Syndicated
Release	January 17, 1994 (1994-01-17) – May 18, 1997 (1997-05-18)

Rolonda is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Rolonda Watts. The show ran for four seasons from January 17, 1994, to May 18, 1997. It was produced by Watts Works Productions in association with King World Productions, and was also distributed by King World.

Production

Conception and development

The program served as a replacement in the majority of the markets carrying the show at launch for The Les Brown Show, a daytime talk show that debuted on September 6, 1993, and which went on hiatus in December 1993 due to low ratings, ending its run on January 14, 1994, the Friday before Rolonda's debut.[1] Prior to hosting the show, Watts served as a senior correspondent and weekend anchor for the syndicated daytime newsmagazine series Inside Edition, which was also produced by King World.[2]

Topic selection

The show featured celebrity interviews, such as with Tonya Harding.[3]

References

1. Watts upped after Brown out at KW; King World Productions replaces 'The Les Brown Show' with 'Rolonda Watts', Broadcasting & Cable, January 3, 1994.
2. Less Les?, Broadcasting & Cable, December 6, 1993.
3. Flint, Joe (April 8, 1994). "'Rolonda' first talker to nab Tonya interview". Variety. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022.