Season Two of ‘Desus & Mero’ on Showtime Feb. 3

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Season two of Showtime’s late-night talker Desus & Mero premieres Feb. 3. Airing in the 11 p.m. ET/PT slot, the program will have new episodes Mondays and Thursdays. David Letterman is the guest in the season premiere. 

Showtime describes Desus & Mero as “the duo chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more, as well as giving their take on the day’s hot topics in their signature style in front of a small live studio audience.”

Desus & Mero shoots in New York.

Guests for season two include Missy Elliott, Penn Badgley, Lakeith Stanfield, Seth Meyers and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who was on in the first season.

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero host. Desus is Daniel Baker and Mero is Joel Martinez. The pair also does the “Bodega Boys” podcast.

JAX Media produces the show. Desus Nice, The Kid Mero, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernandez and Victor Lopez are the executive producers.

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.