| Genre: | talk show, variety show |
| Runtime: | 30 minutes |
| Presenter: | Kid Fury and Crissle West |
| Executive Producer: | Kid Fury Crissle West Chloe Pisello Jonathan Martin Richard Allen-Turner Jon Thoday |
| Producer: | Avalon Television |
| Network: | Fuse |
| Theme Music Composer: | Leikeli47 |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Related: | The Read |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
The Read with Kid Fury and Crissle West is an American variety and talk show. It is a television adaptation of the pop culture podcast The Read and stars the podcast's hosts, Kid Fury and Crissle West. The series premiered on October 11, 2019 on Fuse.
On March 13, 2019, it was announced that the podcast The Read would be adapted into a television show. The television show was one of several pilots released by Fuse from 2019 to 2020 that targeted diverse, millennial, and Generation Z audiences.[1]
The producers included Chloe Pisello, Jonathan Martin, Richard Allen-Turner, and Jon Thoday. Kid Fury and Crissle West served as the show's hosts and executive producers.[2]
The show has a 30-minute run-time, and features two segments that appear on the podcast, The Read and Hot Tops. Special guests appeared on several episodes.[3]
On August 14, 2019, it was announced that the show would premiere on October 11, 2019.[4] The first season had ten episodes.
The series premiered in the United States on Fuse on October 11, 2019. It appeared weekly for 30 minutes and also streamed on iTunes and Amazon Prime.[5]
| Ep#[6] | Title | Airdate | Guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "They Done Gave Us A TV Show" | October 11, 2019 | Desus & Mero |
| 2 | "The Vest Guest" | October 18, 2019 | DeRay Mckesson |
| 3 | "Young R.E.A.D." | October 25, 2019 | Young M.A. |
| 4 | "Missy: The Icon" | November 1, 2019 | Missy Elliott |
| 5 | "Famous Ramos" | November 8, 2019 | Anthony Ramos |
| 6 | "Unsolved Heterosexual Mysteries" | November 15, 2019 | -- |
| 7 | "Leaning on Lena" | November 22, 2019 | Lena Waithe |
| 8 | "Dade County Debauchery with Ts Madison" | December 6, 2019 | Ts Madison |
| 9 | "Rae in LA" | December 13, 2019 | Issa Rae |
| 10 | "Checking for Chika" | December 20, 2019 | Chika |