Daytime Divas

Daytime Divas
Genre Comedy-drama
Based on Satan's Sisters by Star Jones
Developed by Amy and Wendy Engelberg
Directed by J. Miller Tobin
Starring
Composer(s) Scott Starrett
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Star Jones
  • Josh Berman
  • Chris Alberghini
  • Mike Chessler
  • Amy Engelberg
  • Wendy Engelberg
  • Suzanne DePasse
  • Madison Jones
  • Susan Levison
Location(s) Atlanta, Georgia
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 40 minutes
Production company(s)
Distributor Sony Pictures Television
Release
Original network VH1
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original release June 5, 2017 (2017-06-05) – present
External links
Website www.vh1.com/shows/daytime-divas

Daytime Divas is an American satirical comedy-drama television series developed by Amy and Wendy Engelberg for VH1.[1] It is based on the book Satan's Sisters by former co-host of The View, Star Jones.[2] The show stars Vanessa Williams, Chloe Bridges, Camille Guaty, Fiona Gubelmann, and McKinley Freeman.[3] Principal photography began in August 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.[4] The series premiered on June 5, 2017.[4][5]

Premise

Maxine is the creator and lead host of the popular daytime television talk show The Lunch Hour—which also has as co-hosts Mo, Kibby, Nina, and Heather. On-air, they are great friends, but behind the scenes, they live in a world of power struggles and super-egos. Meanwhile, Anna, Maxine's former assistant, returns as the hard investigative journalist working for a great magazine, who wants to expose the truth about Maxine.

Cast

Main

Recurring

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateU.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"J. Miller TobinTeleplay by: Amy Engelberg & Wendy EngelbergJune 5, 2017 (2017-06-05)1.28[13]
Former child star and recovering addict Kibby is introduced as the newest co-host on The Lunch Hour. Mo makes a joke about Maxine on air and it goes viral online, angering Maxine. Nina is having trouble getting pregnant due to her husband Andrew's infertility, while having an affair with Shawn. Heather and her husband Brad clash over how to raise their transgender child. When a routine facelift sends Maxine into a coma, her co-hosts start vying for her coveted left chair. Leon blackmails Mo with a sex tape of them after she breaks up with him. Following an encounter with her scheming mother, Kibby relapses and is nearly arrested. After three days in a coma, Maxine wakes up to discover that her co-hosts—with the exception of Kibby—have been attempting to steal her chair.
2"Coma Bump"Michael GrossmanChris AlberghiniJune 12, 2017 (2017-06-12)1.02[14]
Maxine makes a surprise comeback on The Lunch Hour. Kibby confronts her mother to be a better parent to her younger sister. Shawn insists that Nina leaves Andrew so they can be together, and she reveals that she is pregnant. Mo threatens to expose the real reason behind Maxine's coma, but her plan backfires when Maxine confesses on the show that she was about to undergo cosmetic surgery before her body rejected the anesthesia.
3"Blind Items"Tamra DavisMike ChesslerJune 19, 2017 (2017-06-19)1.11[15]
Maxine is worried when she learns that her former assistant Anna Crouse is writing a tell-all book about her. To make matters worse, Nina and Shawn's affair makes it onto "Page Six" as a blind item. Andrew tells Nina he knows she is already pregnant by another man, threatening to ruin her career if she does not stay with him until after his run for Congress. Maxine hires celebrity sober coach Julian to help Kibby keep her life on track. After finding footage of Mo and Leon having sex on Maxine's chair, Maxine fires Mo from the show.
4"Shut It Down"Michael LangeJon Kinnally & Tracy PoustJune 26, 2017 (2017-06-26)0.92[16]
Heather is intimidated by the show's new guest co-host, lifestyle expert Portia Camden, before realizing she might be attracted to her. Kibby is tasked to make amends to her former Lacey from Outer Spacey co-star Maddie Finn on air, after previously assaulting her during filming. Since Anna refuses to stop writing her tell-all book, Maxine sabotages Anna's interview with Sia twice, getting Anna fired from her current job. Anna ultimately agrees to drop the book, on the condition that Maxine hires her as a co-host on The Lunch Hour. After learning that Andrew already knows that Shawn is the father of Nina's baby, Shawn punches Andrew at Heather's listening party and reveals to everyone that Nina's actually pregnant with his baby.
5"Baby Daddy Drama"Michael GrossmanDavah AvenaJuly 3, 2017 (2017-07-03)0.80[17]
The reveal of Nina and Shawn's affair causes a media feeding frenzy, prompting Maxine to hire a crisis manager to do damage control. Nina reluctantly agrees to read a statement about her situation on the show. However, guest co-host Anna attempts to stir the pot by taking jabs at Nina's marital problems, angering Andrew and causing Nina to storm off the show. Julian encourages Kibby to take a college class, but she ends up getting expelled for making a scene in class. Maxine convinces Nina to return to the show, offering to help her take care of Andrew. In return, Nina helps Maxine take down Anna by exposing her police report for stalking her former co-worker and attacking his wife. Maxine ultimately fires Anna, who vows to resume work on her tell-all book. Nina reveals to Shawn that she took the article that earned her a Pulitzer from a missing reporter and published it under her name.
6"We Are Family"Bille WoodruffRyan O'ConnellJuly 10, 2017 (2017-07-10)1.13[18]
Julian convinces Kibby to throw a party to celebrate one year of sobriety. The show's new guest co-host, Cecile James, sets Maxine up on a blind date with a real-estate mogul. Nina and Shawn's relationship has been rocky since she told him the truth about how she won her Pulitzer. Heather finds out online that Brad is cheating on her with a younger model. A detective visits Maxine's building and asks William questions about Maxine's deceased husband, Ted. Things go wrong at Kibby's sobriety party when she walks in on a drunken Heather trying to perform oral sex on Julian. Kibby admits to Maxine that she relapsed while Maxine was in a coma and has only been sober for 31 days. When Kibby and Julian confess their feelings for each other, he feels it is inappropriate and decides to resign. Shawn breaks up with Nina after she implies he might tell other people about her secret.
7"Truth's a Mutha"Dwight LittleThembi Banks & Rochee JeffreyJuly 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)1.08[19]
Heather befriends the new transgender guest co-host, Janet Mock, pelting her with questions about being transgender. A visit by William's overbearing mother threatens to expose his relationship with Maxine. Nina and Shawn argue over custody of their child. Kibby freaks out when she learns that a former Lacey from Outer Spacey co-star, Vance Gordon, is booked to appear on the show. Detective Stagliano furthers his investigation into Ted's death. Heather reveals to her co-hosts that she has a transgender daughter, while Maxine decides to make her relationship with William public on the show. After Nina is held hostage in an elevator by a crazed fan, she and Shawn decide to rekindle their relationship.
8"And the Loser Is..."J. Miller TobinJon Kinnally & Tracy PoustJuly 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)1.01[20]
Mo appears as a guest on The Lunch Hour's rival show Morning Talk, prompting rumors that she in talks to become a permanent co-host on the show. The network president Jason tries to convince Maxine to bring Mo back, following unsuccessful attempts to find a replacement for her. William struggles with the media scrutiny over his relationship with Maxine. Kibby has an uncomfortable run-in with Vance at the Daytime Television Awards, which causes her to relapse. Meanwhile, Heather rekindles her relationship with Brad. After The Lunch Hour surprisingly beats Morning Talk at the Daytime Television Awards, Maxine invites Mo back on the show, only to find out that Mo lied about the offer from Morning Talk. Shawn suspects that Maxine is hiding something about the night Ted died.
9"Whose Show Is It Anyway?"Lev L. SpiroMike Chessler & Chris AlberghiniJuly 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)1.00[21]
Kibby falls into a downward spiral of drug abuse after learning that her mother got her sister Tandy an audition for Vance's new sitcom. When Mo auditions for a role on Vance's sitcom, Maxine sees this as an opportunity to keep her away from The Lunch Hour. Maxine and Shawn both receive subpoenas requesting their phone records. The other co-hosts are shocked to discover that Heather carries a gun in her purse. Vance agrees to not to hire Tandy after Kibby threatens to expose him. After Maxine gets rid of the subpoenas, Nina goes to Anna, who claims to have evidence that Maxine murdered Ted. Nina uses that information to confront Maxine and demand that she tell Shawn the truth. Kibby displays erratic behavior during Vance's guest appearance on the show. To make matters worse, Tandy appears as a surprise guest to announce she will be playing Vance's daughter on his sitcom. In the backstage, Kibby takes Heather's gun and aims it at Vance. Ramona manages to tackle Kibby to the ground, but the gun accidentally goes off.
10"Lunch Is on Us"Peter LauerAmy Engelberg & Wendy EngelbergJuly 31, 2017 (2017-07-31)0.65[21]
When Heather's gun goes off, the bullet hits Mo's new handbag and grazes Jason's buttocks. Kibby reveals to Maxine that Vance abused her and led her into drugs when she was younger. Jason forces Maxine to fire Kibby temporarily. Anna lets Nina listen to a tape of Maxine and Ted arguing the night he died, but the low quality makes it hard to identify Ted's killer. Mo decides to help Kibby by performing a stand-up routine on the show exposing Vance. However, social media erupts in defense of Vance and Mo is fired from the sitcom. Kibby responds with a live video slamming Vance, with the help of another one of his victims, Maddie, and later rejoins The Lunch Hour. After Nina steals Anna's tape and has it restored, Nina finds out that Shawn killed Ted. Maxine explains to Nina that after Ted became violent, a drunken Shawn threw him on the floor, and she asked William to help her make it look like an accident. After the incident, Shawn completely blacked out and barely recalls what happened that night. Anna eventually discovers the truth about Ted's death, using it to blackmail Maxine. In order to protect Shawn, Maxine goes on air to admit that she killed Ted in self-defense and gets arrested. Nina reveals to Anna that she stole her Pulitzer, and in exchange, Shawn must never know he was the one that killed Ted. Nevertheless, Shawn listens to the tape and learns the truth.

Production

On February 18, 2016, VH1 announced a television adaptation of Star Jones' best-selling book Satan's Sisters for 2017.[2] The series is based on real behind-the-scenes events of The View, which Jones appeared on between 1997 and 2006.[22] Vanessa Williams was announced as lead role on March 1.[6] The show's head writers are Amy and Wendy Engelberg; it is directed by J. Miller Tobin.[23] Production began in August 2016,[4] and the series was retitled Daytime Divas.[24] Tichina Arnold, Chloe Bridges, Camille Guaty and Fiona Gubelmann were announced as the other co-lead roles on August 22.[7]

Reception

On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 63% based on eight reviews, with an average rating of 6.45/10.[25] On Metacritic, the show has a score of 53 out of 100 based on four reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[26]

References

  1. ↑ Pedersen, Erik (February 18, 2016). "VH1 Assembles 'Satan's Sisters', Scripted Drama Based On Star Jones' 'View'-Esque Novel". Deadline.com. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "VH1 Announces New Scripted Series Satan's Sisters Inspired by Star Jones' Book". VH1. February 18, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Agard, Chancellor (November 3, 2016). "Daytime Divas: Meet the women in Star Jones' View-inspired series". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 Petski, Denise (August 22, 2016). "VH1's Star Jones Drama Series Sets Cast; Chris Alberghini & Mike Chessler To Showrun". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  5. ↑ Serrao, Nivea (April 17, 2017). "Watch VH1's Daytime Divas put on a 'sh-- show' in exclusive trailer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  6. 1 2 Petski, Denise (March 1, 2016). "Vanessa Williams To Star In 'Satan's Sisters' Drama Series At VH1". Deadline.com. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ausiello, Michael (August 22, 2016). "VH1's View-Skewering Drama Series Daytime Divas Adds Tichina Arnold, Chloe Bridges, Camille Guaty". TVLine. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Petski, Denise (November 3, 2016). "'Daytime Divas': Kelly Osbourne, La La Anthony, Six More Join Cast". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Lincoln, Ross A. (January 13, 2017). "Star Jones, Tamera Mowry-Housley, & 'The View' Co-Hosts To Guest On VH1's 'Daytime Divas'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ Petski, Denise (August 31, 2016). "'Daytime Divas' Casts Niko Pepaj; 'MadTV' Adds Anjelah Johnson". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Swift, Andy (November 3, 2016). "VH1's Daytime Divas: Kristen Johnston, Patti LaBelle Among Latest Castings". TVline. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ Nededog, Jethro (November 21, 2016). "An MTV star is going to shake up VH1's upcoming scripted drama inspired by 'The View'". Business Insider. Retrieved July 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ Welch, Alex (June 6, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop' wins the night, 'Better Call Saul' dips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  14. ↑ Welch, Alex (June 13, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' leads, 'WWE Raw' dips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
  15. ↑ Welch, Alex (June 20, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Better Call Saul' season finale ticks up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  16. ↑ Welch, Alex (June 27, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'WWE Raw' holds steady, 'Preacher' dips". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved June 27, 2017.
  17. ↑ Porter, Rick (July 6, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' dips but stays on top". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  18. ↑ Welch, Alex (July 11, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: Home Run Derby leads the night, 'Preacher' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  19. ↑ Welch, Alex (July 18, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta' and 'WWE Raw' tick up". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  20. ↑ Welch, Alex (July 25, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Preacher' holds steady, 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood' premieres". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  21. 1 2 Welch, Alex (August 1, 2017). "Monday cable ratings: 'Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood' leads, 'WWE Raw' holds steady". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  22. ↑ "Emmy Award-Winning Actress Kristen Johnston and Norm Lewis Join VH1's "Daytime Divas" in Recurring Roles" (Press release). New York: VH1. November 3, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  23. ↑ Andreeva, Nellie (May 20, 2016). "Upfronts 2016: The Overachievers". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Star Jones' VH1 Series Gets a New Title, 'Daytime Divas'". Essence. August 23, 2016. Retrieved December 4, 2016.
  25. ↑ https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/daytime_divas/s01
  26. ↑ "Daytime Divas". Metacritic. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
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