OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today a new primetime show from Tyrese Gibson and Rev Run – essentially a talk-show extension of their New York Times bestselling Simon & Schuster book "Man-ology."
The pair is bringing "man school" to television sharing everything viewers need to know about men and love, says the press release. These two unorthodox "love and relationship experts" will be joined by a primetime studio audience plus celebrity guests in a no-holds-barred relationship throw down. Social media platforms will take center stage galvanizing America to ask Tyrese and Rev Run their most intimate questions about men, relationships, marriage and sex.
OWN has picked up 8 episodes of what will be a weekly series that will debut in early 2016.
"When Rev Run, Tyrese and CBS came to us with the idea of a primetime series we were energized by the chance to bring OWN viewers something fresh and entertainingly real in the ‘love space,’" said Sheri Salata, president, OWN. "We can’t wait to turn them loose – enlightening us all about what makes men tick."
"We are thrilled to be in business with OWN on our first original production for the network," said Scott Koondel, executive vice president and chief licensing officer for CBS Corp. "Combining the enormous popularity of Tyrese and Rev Run with engaging topics like love and relationships will make a very entertaining hour for viewers."
The yet-to-be-titled series is produced for OWN by CBS Television Distribution in association with Voltron Pictures and Simmons/Lehman Productions. Eric Pankowski created the show in collaboration with Tyrese and Rev Run. Pankowski is the showrunner/executive producer. Joining him as executive producers are Tyrese Gibson, Joseph Simmons, Jerome Martin, Isabella Castro and Michael Lehman.