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 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Late-night talk show |
| Starring | Desus Nice The Kid Mero |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 309 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Erik Rydholm |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Viceland |
| Release | October 17, 2016 – June 28, 2018 |
| Related | |
This is the second series co-hosted by Desus and Mero, following the 2014 Complex TV web series Desus vs. Mero.
Episodes
editSeason 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- ^ ‘Desus & Mero’ Is Here to Revolutionize Late-Night TV
- ^ Viceland’s ‘Desus & Mero’ Gets Showrunner & Premiere Date
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (October 14, 2016). "'Desus & Mero': No Suits. And No Canned Sketches". NYTimes.com. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ Desus and Mero Are Coming to VICELAND
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 15, 2018). "'Desus & Mero' Stars Ending Their Viceland Show, Eye Deal At Showtime". Archived from the original on June 16, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Petski, Denise (November 29, 2018). "'Desus & Mero' Late-Night Show Gets February Premiere Date On Showtime". Deadline. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
External links
edit- Desus & Mero on Viceland
- Desus & Mero at IMDb