The Real | |
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Genre | Talk show |
Presented by | |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 458 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
SallyAnn Salsano Rachel Miskowiec |
Running time | 43 minutes |
Production company(s) |
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Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Original release | July 15, 2013 | – present
External links | |
Website |
The Real is an American syndicated talk show. The series initially received a trial run on Fox owned markets in the summer of 2013. The series was developed as a talk show designed to appeal to younger female viewers who, like the co-hosts, were experiencing new events in their lives. It was green-lit for national syndication later that fall and officially premiered the following year.
In the summer of 2013, it was announced that the series was ordered for a test run on seven Fox-owned stations in New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Philadelphia, Phoenix, Houston and Tampa. In October 2013, it was announced that The Real had been green-lit for a national syndicated launch and would premiere on September 15, 2014. with reruns airing on BET.
In February 2015, Warner Bros. announced the series had been renewed for a second season. In October 2015, the series was renewed for another two seasons, allowing it to air through 2018.
SallyAnn Salsano and Rachel Miskowiec are recognized as the series' executive producers; it is produced by 495 Productions and Telepictures Productions, and is distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
The panel consisted of actress Tamera Mowry from the 1990s sitcom, Sister, Sister; hostess and fashion expert Jeannie Mai; R&B singer and television personality, Tamar Braxton, best known for her hit reality series Braxton Family Values; singer and actress Adrienne Bailon, known for being the lead singer in groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls; and comedian and actress Loni Love, known for being the runner up on Star Search 26 and a panelist on Chelsea Lately.