Guess “Empire” really opened up the airwaves for the FOX Network in more ways than one, because they’re about to take it up a notch: Ice T and Wife Coco Testing as Hosts for Day Time Talk Show!!!
Also another notch in the business belts of this long standing Hip Hop couple is Ice T and Wife Coco Testing as Hosts for Day Time Talk Show. Aptly titled Coco & Ice the series will test this summer thanks to a green light from FOX and Warner Bros. The networks feel the relationship based show will resonate with a number of people and are giving it a 3 week trial run.
Hip Hop DX and Deadline report Ice T and Wife Coco Testing as Hosts for Day Time Talk Show and quotes Ice T’s enthusiasm for taking his career into new ground, saying “you can only do so much with reality TV.”—definitely true. The Jasmine Brand reports on the network angle of the project:
“We see this as another attempt to do something different — big personalities, new to the daypart,” said Frank Cicha, SVP programming for the Fox TV Stations. “Ice T helped change popular culture. We’re trying to do the same thing for daytime.”
Warner Bros. ‘head of unscripted and alternative programming’ Mike Darnell is set to produce the show. Ice T and Wife Coco Testing as Hosts for Day Time Talk Show which will also run alongside The Boris & Nicole Show this summer. This is the latest in ventures for the couple since Coco’s lingerie line and Ice T’s foray into…animated voice overs???
Good looks Hip Hop!
