VH1 Picks Up 'Jenny McCarthy Show' for Seven More Episodes

Talker returns on Friday, April 12 at 10:30 p.m.

By Andrea Morabito -- Broadcasting & Cable, 3/22/2013 2:15:33 PM

VH1 has renewed talker The Jenny McCarthy Show for an additional seven episodes, the network confirmed Friday.

The pop-culture based series, which premiered Feb. 8, will launch its next round of episodes on Friday, April 12 at 10:30 p.m. ET.

Jenny McCarthy is VH1's effort into to get into the increasingly crowded late-night topical talk show space. Other recent cable efforts include E!'s failed entry with Whitney Cummings, FX's BrandX with Russell Brand and MTV's Nikki & Sara LIVE.

Deadline first reported the story.