‘Desus & Mero’ Returns on Showtime July 5

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Talk show will have new episodes Sundays and Thursdays

(Image credit: Showtime)

New episodes of talk show Desus & Mero start on Showtime July 5. Previously airing Mondays and Thursdays, the late-night show will air Sundays and Thursdays, shooting remotely from the hosts’ homes amidst the pandemic. 

Desus Nice (Daniel Baker) and The Kid Mero (Joel Martinez) host.

The pair also hosts the podcast The Bodega Boys.  

Desus & Mero joins The Chi and Black Monday on Showtime’s Sunday night block. Produced by JAX Media, Desus & Mero is executive produced by Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernandez and Victor Lopez. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.