Desus & Mero (2016 TV series)

Desus & Mero is an American television late-night talk show hosted by Desus Nice and The Kid Mero that ran from October 17, 2016, to June 28, 2018, on Viceland.[1][2][3][4] In 2018, the show's hosts left Viceland and moved to Showtime and the new Desus & Mero premiered on February 21, 2019.[5][6]

Desus & Mero
GenreLate-night talk show
StarringDesus Nice
The Kid Mero
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes309 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producerErik Rydholm
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkViceland
ReleaseOctober 17, 2016 (2016-10-17) –
June 28, 2018 (2018-06-28)
Related

This is the second series co-hosted by Desus and Mero, following the 2014 Complex TV web series Desus vs. Mero.

Episodes edit

Season 1 edit

Ep# Airdate Guest(s) Notes
Pilot October 14, 2016 Cord Jefferson Test episode
1 October 17, 2016 Awkwafina
2 October 18, 2016 Taxstone
3 October 19, 2016 Vashtie Kola
4 October 20, 2016 Charlamagne tha God
5 October 24, 2016 Pia Glenn
6 October 25, 2016 The Fat Jew
7 October 26, 2016 Ezra Koenig
8 October 27, 2016 Danielle Gibson
9 October 31, 2016 Jillionaire
10 November 1, 2016
11 November 2, 2016 Rembert Browne
12 November 3, 2016 Mary H.K. Choi
13 November 7, 2016 Alyssa Mastromonaco
14 November 8, 2016 Talib Kweli, Krishna Andavolu, Cardi B & Jim Jones Live Election Special
15 November 9, 2016 DeRay Mckesson
16 November 10, 2016
17 November 14, 2016 Bomani Jones
18 November 15, 2016 Nick Catchdubs
19 November 16, 2016 Janice Griffith
20 November 17, 2016 Cord Jefferson
21 November 21, 2016 Sam Sifton
22 November 22, 2016 Rashida Jones
23 November 23, 2016 KFC Barstool
24 November 24, 2016 Thanksgiving Best Of Special
25 November 28, 2016 Tony Peralta
26 November 29, 2016 Michael Arceneaux
27 November 30, 2016 Chris Hayes
28 December 1, 2016 Amina Blue
29 December 5, 2016 Jamilah Lemieux
30 December 6, 2016 The Loopy Blogger
31 December 7, 2016 The Lox
32 December 8, 2016 Pablo Torre
December 11, 2016 Miami Special
33 December 12, 2016 Immortal Technique
34 December 13, 2016 Nick Cannon
35 December 14, 2016 Willie Geist
36 December 15, 2016 Franchesca Ramsey
37 December 19, 2016 Katie Nolan
38 December 20, 2016 John Hodgman
39 December 21, 2016 Angie Martinez
40 December 22, 2016 SantaCon Special
41 January 9, 2017 Abdullah Saeed
42 January 10, 2017 Josh Brown
43 January 11, 2017 Wesley Morris
44 January 12, 2017 Jenna Wortham
45 January 16, 2017 Jean Grae
46 January 17, 2017 Neal Brennan
47 January 18, 2017 Melissa Harris-Perry
48 January 19, 2017 Amanda Nunes / Jamali Maddix
49 January 23, 2017 Heben Nigatu & Tracy Clayton
50 January 24, 2017 Soledad O’Brien
51 January 25, 2017 Joe Budden
52 January 26, 2017 Stevie J
53 January 30, 2017 CC Sabathia
54 January 31, 2017 Jamal Joseph
55 February 1, 2017 Anil Dash
56 February 2, 2017 Jemele Hill
57 February 6, 2017 Fat Joe
58 February 7, 2017 Nigel Sylvester
59 February 8, 2017 Nessa
60 February 9, 2017
61 February 13, 2017 Yandy Smith-Harris
62 February 14, 2017 Mr. Vegas
63 February 15, 2017 Rachel Maddow
64 February 16, 2017 Dave East
65 February 27, 2017 Johnetta Elzie
66 February 28, 2017 Damien Lemon
67 March 1, 2017 Don Q
68 March 2, 2017 Flatbush Zombies
69 March 6, 2017 Eddie Huang
70 March 7, 2017 Ebro
71 March 8, 2017 Crissle West
72 March 9, 2017 Joey Badass
73 March 13, 2017 Faith Evans
74 March 14, 2017 Michael Arceneaux
75 March 15, 2017 Jared Odrick
76 March 16, 2017 Jesse Williams
77 March 20, 2017 Chris Hayes
78 March 21, 2017 Sal Masekela
79 March 22, 2017 Young M.A
80 March 23, 2017 Michael Skolnik
81 March 27, 2017 Mike Will Made It
82 March 28, 2017 Run the Jewels
83 March 29, 2017 Arian Foster
84 March 30, 2017 Juelz Santana
85 April 3, 2017
86 April 4, 2017 Hari Kondabolu
87 April 5, 2017 Angela Rye
88 April 6, 2017 Mack Wilds
89 April 17, 2017 Jerrod Carmichael West Coast Special
90 April 18, 2017 Anthony Anderson West Coast Special
91 April 19, 2017 Aubrey Plaza West Coast Special
92 April 20, 2017 Shane Smith West Coast Special
93 April 24, 2017 A$AP Ferg
94 April 25, 2017 Jay Williams
95 April 26, 2017 Rick Ross
96 April 27, 2017 Chad Johnson
97 May 1, 2017 Neil deGrasse Tyson
98 May 2, 2017 Kenny Lucas & Keith Lucas
99 May 3, 2017 Paul Scheer
100 May 4, 2017 Tom Colicchio 100th Episode Special
101 May 8, 2017 Krishna Andavolu
102 May 9, 2017 Shad Moss
103 May 10, 2017 Timothy Simons
104 May 11, 2017 Cipha Sounds
105 May 15, 2017 Al Sharpton
106 May 16, 2017 Cari Champion
107 May 17, 2017 Whoopi Goldberg
108 May 18, 2017 Melissa Harris-Perry
109 May 22, 2017 Enes Kanter
110 May 23, 2017 Hannibal Buress
111 May 24, 2017 Rob Huebel
112 May 25, 2017 Larry Wilmore
113 June 5, 2017 Malcolm Gladwell
114 June 6, 2017 Joy Reid
115 June 7, 2017 Sasheer Zamata
116 June 8, 2017 Ron Funches
117 June 12, 2017 Freddie Gibbs
118 June 13, 2017 Big Boi
119 June 14, 2017 Lizzo
120 June 15, 2017 French Montana
121 June 19, 2017 Baron Ambrosia
122 June 20, 2017 Casanova 2X
123 June 21, 2017 James Davis
124 June 22, 2017 Matt Walsh
125 June 26, 2017 Bert Kreischer
126 June 27, 2017 Janet Mock
127 June 28, 2017 Von Miller
128 June 29, 2017 Diddy
129 July 17, 2017 Malcolm Jenkins
130 July 18, 2017 Issa Rae
131 July 19, 2017 Action Bronson
132 July 20, 2017 Matteo Lane
133 July 24, 2017 A-Trak
134 July 25, 2017 Spike Jonze
135 July 26, 2017 Vic Mensa
136 July 27, 2017 Jessica Williams
137 July 31, 2017 Irv Gotti
138 August 1, 2017 DeRay Mckesson
139 August 2, 2017 Liza Treyger
140 August 3, 2017 Jay Ellis
141 August 7, 2017 Jon Jones / James Van Der Beek
142 August 8, 2017 Yvonne Orji
143 August 9, 2017 DJ Clue
144 August 10, 2017 Max Kellerman
145 August 14, 2017 Joe Mande
146 August 15, 2017 Seth Meyers
147 August 16, 2017 Adriano Espaillat
148 August 17, 2017 Angela Rye
149 August 21, 2017 Rachel Nichols
150 August 22, 2017 Zane Lowe
151 August 23, 2017 Russell Peters
152 August 24, 2017 Esperanza Spalding
153 August 28, 2017 Rashad Jennings
154 August 29, 2017 Bam Margera
155 August 30, 2017 Aminé
156 August 31, 2017 Jermaine Fowler
157 September 11, 2017 Danny McBride & Walton Goggins
158 September 12, 2017 Jerry Ferrara
159 September 13, 2017 Iman Shumpert
160 September 14, 2017 ASAP Twelvyy
161 September 18, 2017 Joy Bryant
162 September 19, 2017 Andra Day
163 September 20, 2017 Adrian Grenier
164 September 21, 2017 Victor Oladipo
165 September 25, 2017 Arian Foster
166 September 26, 2017 Bill Simmons
167 September 27, 2017 Craig Robinson
168 September 28, 2017 G-Eazy
169 October 2, 2017 Terry Crews
170 October 3, 2017 Dame Lillard
171 October 4, 2017 Jamilah Lemieux
172 October 5, 2017 Method Man

Season 2 edit

Ep# Airdate Guest(s) Notes
1 October 16, 2017 Kenya Barris
2 October 17, 2017 A Boogie wit da Hoodie
3 October 18, 2017 Michael Stahl-David
4 October 19, 2017 Charlamagne tha God
5 October 23, 2017 J.B. Smoove
6 October 24, 2017 Al Harrington
7 October 25, 2017 Talib Kweli
8 October 26, 2017 Iman Shumpert / Ty Dolla $ign
9 October 30, 2017 Rosie Perez
10 October 31, 2017 DeRay Davis
11 November 1, 2017 Frankie J & Baby Bash
12 November 2, 2017 Gabrielle Union
13 November 6, 2017 Fabolous
14 November 7, 2017 Jeff Ross
15 November 8, 2017 Amanda Seales
16 November 9, 2017 Steve Stoute
17 November 13, 2017 T-Pain
18 November 14, 2017 Jay Pharoah
19 November 15, 2017 Gary Owen
20 November 16, 2017 Erykah Badu
21 November 20, 2017 John Geiger
22 November 21, 2017 Diplo
23 November 22, 2017 Daniel Caesar
24 November 23, 2017 Thanksgiving Special: The Ball Baggys
25 November 27, 2017 Black Thought
26 November 28, 2017 Wyclef Jean
27 November 29, 2017 Matty Matheson
28 November 30, 2017 Nikole Hannah-Jones
29 December 4, 2017 Ester Dean
30 December 6, 2017 Big K.R.I.T.
31 December 7, 2017 Carl Lentz
32 December 12, 2017 Seth Rogen
33 December 13, 2017 Andy Cohen
34 December 14, 2017 DRAM
35 December 18, 2017 Jeezy
36 December 19, 2017 Jason Sudeikis
37 December 20, 2017 Bomani Jones
38 December 21, 2017 Baron Davis
39 January 2, 2018 Hari Kondabolu
40 January 3, 2018 Katie Nolan
41 January 4, 2018 Angie Martinez
42 January 8, 2018 Pete Holmes
43 January 9, 2018 Jason Mitchell
44 January 10, 2018 Lena Waithe
45 January 11, 2018 Jesse Boykins III
46 January 15, 2018 Amar'e Stoudemire
47 January 16, 2018 Rob Riggle
48 January 17, 2018 CC Sabathia
49 January 18, 2018 Luis Guzmán
50 January 22, 2018 Fetty Wap
51 January 23, 2018 Jason Jones
52 January 24, 2018 Andre Harrell
53 January 25, 2018 Tee Grizzley
54 January 29, 2018 Spike Lee
55 January 30, 2018 Deon Cole
56 January 31, 2018 Darrelle Revis
57 February 1, 2018 Victor Cruz
58 February 5, 2018 Karley Sciortino
59 February 6, 2018 Soledad O'Brien
60 February 7, 2018 Amara La Negra
61 February 8, 2018 Whitney Cummings
62 February 12, 2018 Lewis Black
63 February 13, 2018 DJ Premier & Royce da 5'9"
64 February 14, 2018 Michael B. Jordan
65 February 15, 2018 Chadwick Boseman
66 February 19, 2018 Phoebe Robinson
67 February 20, 2018 Luis Fonsi
68 February 21, 2018 Ali Siddiq
69 February 22, 2018 Jesse Williams / Kirsten Gillibrand
70 February 26, 2018 Nipsey Hussle
71 February 27, 2018 Ari Melber
72 February 28, 2018 David Arquette
73 March 1, 2018 Maverick Carter
74 March 12, 2018 Jimmy O. Yang
75 March 13, 2018 Jimmy Fallon
76 March 14, 2018 Louie Anderson
77 March 15, 2018 Jamali Maddix
78 March 19, 2018 Kid Fury
79 March 20, 2018 John Boyega
80 March 21, 2018 Bill Hader
81 March 22, 2018 Jussie Smollett
82 March 26, 2018 Michael Imperioli
83 March 27, 2018 Mary H.K. Choi
84 March 28, 2018 Tom Segura
85 March 29, 2018 Eric Holder
86 April 2, 2018 John Cena
87 April 3, 2018 Nicky Jam
88 April 4, 2018 Rob Haze
89 April 5, 2018 Jean Grae & Quelle Chris
90 April 9, 2018 Matthew Rhys
91 April 10, 2018 Deontay Wilder
92 April 11, 2018 Tinashe
93 April 12, 2018 Jamie Hector
94 April 16, 2018 A$AP Rocky
95 April 17, 2018 Seth Rogen
96 April 18, 2018 Paula Patton
97 April 19, 2018 Tracy Morgan
98 April 23, 2018 Martellus Bennett
99 April 24, 2018 Adrian Foster
100 April 25, 2018 Lil Yachty
101 April 26, 2018 Penn Jillette
102 April 30, 2018 Rae Sremmurd
103 May 1, 2018 Andre Drummond
104 May 2, 2018 Alexis Ohanian
105 May 3, 2018 Tracee Ellis Ross
106 May 7, 2018 Bill Nye the Science Guy
107 May 8, 2018 Nessa
108 May 9, 2018 Melissa McCarthy
109 May 10, 2018 Karrueche Tran
110 May 14, 2018 Cedric the Entertainer
111 May 15, 2018 Travis Kelce
112 May 16, 2018 Kyle O'Quinn
113 May 17, 2018 Terry Crews
114 May 21, 2018 Nikki Glaser
115 May 22, 2018 Pod Save America
116 May 23, 2018 Anderson .Paak
117 May 24, 2018 Lee "Scratch" Perry
118 June 4, 2018 J. Prince
119 June 5, 2018 Rubén Díaz Jr.
120 June 6, 2018 Director X
121 June 7, 2018 Jim Jones
122 June 11, 2018 Roxane Gay
123 June 12, 2018 Taye Diggs
124 June 13, 2018 Marlon Wayans
125 June 14, 2018 Ray Liotta
126 June 18, 2018 Hannibal Buress
127 June 19, 2018 Rich Paul
128 June 20, 2018 Wiz Khalifa
129 June 21, 2018 Malcolm Jenkins
130 June 25, 2018 Estelle
131 June 26, 2018 Michael Arceneaux
132 June 27, 2018 La La
133 June 28, 2018 Vashtie Kola, Charlamagne tha God & Pioladitingancia / Mike Francesa Series Finale Special

References edit

  1. ^ ‘Desus & Mero’ Is Here to Revolutionize Late-Night TV
  2. ^ Viceland’s ‘Desus & Mero’ Gets Showrunner & Premiere Date
  3. ^ Caramanica, Jon (October 14, 2016). "'Desus & Mero': No Suits. And No Canned Sketches". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
  4. ^ Desus and Mero Are Coming to VICELAND
  5. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 15, 2018). "'Desus & Mero' Stars Ending Their Viceland Show, Eye Deal At Showtime". Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  6. ^ Petski, Denise (November 29, 2018). "'Desus & Mero' Late-Night Show Gets February Premiere Date On Showtime". Deadline. Retrieved March 18, 2019.

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