Kris (TV series)

Kris
GenreTalk show
Directed by
  • Miguel Enciso
  • Manny Rodriguez
Presented byKris Jenner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Kris Jenner
  • Robert A. Lifton
Running time42–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseJuly 15 (2013-07-15) –
August 23, 2013 (2013-08-23)

Kris, also known as Kris Jenner Show, is a former talk show broadcast on the Fox network hosted by Kris Jenner.[1] It premiered on July 15, 2013 on Fox stations in Los Angeles; New York City; Charlotte, North Carolina; Dallas, Texas; Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Phoenix, Arizona.[2][3] The show finished its six-week trial on August 23, 2013. The show was not picked up for a full season. On January 17, 2014, FOX officially announced that the show had been cancelled.[4][5]

The show is most notable for having her son-in-law Kanye West as a guest on the final episode, in which he released the first photos of North West, his child with Kim Kardashian.[5][6] It was Kanye's first television interview in three years and was one hour long.[7][8] The episode had the highest ratings of the six-week test run.[6][5]

References

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  1. ^ McKay, Hollie (July 15, 2013). "Kris Jenner's talk show launches amidst several family dramas. Coincidence?". Fox News.
  2. ^ Atkinson, Kate (August 19, 2013). "Kanye West stops by Kris Jenner's talk show for interview". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (April 18, 2013). "Kris Jenner's Syndicated Talk Show Gets Premiere Date, Executive Producer". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 20, 2013. Retrieved July 11, 2013.
  4. ^ McAfee, Tierney (January 18, 2014). "Kris Jenner's Talk Show, 'Kris', Canceled". Archived from the original on April 2, 2020. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Block, Alex Ben (June 24, 2016). "Fox Exec on Kris Jenner's Failed Talk Show: 'She Was Pretty Uninteresting'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  6. ^ a b Lewis, Hillary (August 23, 2013). "North West's First Photo Broadcast on Kris Jenner's Talk Show". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  7. ^ Coulehan, Erin (August 20, 2013). "Kanye West Gives Interview on Kris Jenner's Talk Show". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  8. ^ Ahmen, Insanul (August 23, 2013). "Twitter Reacts To Kanye West's New Voice On Kris Jenner's Talk Show". Complex. Retrieved April 2, 2020.