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This week, Debmar-Mercury announced that it will be picking up the self-proclaimed Queen of All-Media's nationally syndicated talk show, 'The Wendy Williams Show' show for a third season.
Right now, her show, which was praised by the New York Times as a "breakthrough in daytime" airs in over seventy percent of the country and on FOX, CBS, NBC and BET television stations in major cities. This week alone, the former radio personality nailed an exclusive interview with Aretha Franklin and a visit by the cast of BET's 'The Game.'
Accotrding to a rep, the brash and brazen Asbury Park, New Jersey native has had a ratings boost this season in several major FOX markets including New York and Los Angeles."Wendy has reached new creative heights this season and stations have taken notice," Debmar-Mercury Co-Presidents Mort Marcus and Ira Bernstein said of the New York Times Best Selling author. "It has performed exceptionally well in recent months leading out of morning newscasts on the FOX stations, with viewers rediscovering Wendy's fun, irreverent and entertaining style."
"We will work diligently with stations to ensure this franchise's continued growth, both creatively and from a ratings standpoint, across all markets in the months and years ahead," the producers continued.
'The Wendy Williams Show' debuted in July of 2009 when the 46 year-old shock jock was still making an effort to maintain her lucrative syndicated radio career. She later decided to quit radio to focus full-time on 'The Wendy Williams Show' - a move that proved successful. Her second season premiered in Sept. of 2010.
BET also acquired the rights to air 'The Wendy Williams Show,' and broadcasts it in 54 countries throughout their international networks in the United Kingdom, Africa, and the Middle East.
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 24: Singer Ashanti poses in the press room at the 2008 BET Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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