E! Extends Whitney Cummings' Talk Show

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Exclusive: E! Extends Whitney Cummings' Talk Show
Jan 10, 2013
by Michael Schneider


E! loves Whitney Cummings, and they mean it. The cable network has ordered six more episodes of the comedian's new weekly talk show, "Love You, Mean It with Whitney Cummings", TV Guide Magazine has learned.

Cummings, who also stars on the NBC sitcom "Whitney", has been moonlighting on the E! show since November. E! initially gave a six-episode order to "Love You, Mean It", which airs on Wednesday nights at 10:30/9:30c, following "The Soup".



The weekly series stars Cummings as she comments on headlines, topics and trends, along with sidekick Julian McCullough.

Guests have included Mindy Kaling, Will Ferrell, Lizzy Caplan and Ginnifer Goodwin.



According to E! brass, not only does Cummings attract E!'s normal female-skewing audience, but "Love You, Mean It" also has developed a strong male following.

"Love You, Mean It" is executive produced by Chelsea Handler, Cummings and Tom Brunelle. Cummings originally made it onto the scene as a regular round-table guest on Handler's E! series "Chelsea Lately".

Besides creating, executive producing and starring on "Whitney", Cummings also co-created CBS' "2 Broke Girls" with Michael Patrick King.

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