1. Queen Latifah illegally parks her Rolls
Royce and Gets New Sony TV Show
Queen Latifah
seen here with
Indian-
American Pop
Star Anand
Bhatt
According to TMZ
renowned actress
Queen Latifah
illegally parked her
$400,000 Rolls
Royce in front of a
fire hydrant this
morning.
She was apparently heading to Alfred Coffee & Kitchen in West Hollywood to buy
coffee and food when she decided to park in front of the hydrant.
42-year-old Latifah can certainly afford to get a parking ticket, as she gave a quick smile
to the paparazzi who captured several photos of her expensive ride.
The world famous star is expected to star in her very own TV show towards the end of
this year. With all of her experience in the entertainment industry, the only milestone left
was for Latifah to land her own show which is certainly expected to be a hit.
"The Queen Latifah Show" will air in approximately 233 days according to Sony
Pictures.
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"The market really responded to Queen Latifah and the show," says John Weiser,
president of distribution at Sony, who is wrapping up the final deals. "The potential is
high. But that’s the market talking, not us.”

2. Neal Sabin, president of content and networks at Weigel Broadcasting, appreciated the
approach and will air the show on independent WCIU Chicago, CBS affiliate WDJT-
WMLW Milwaukee and ABC affiliate WBND-LD South Bend, Ind. “It has a chance to
be a standout,” he says.
Rather than hyping the ratings, Sony has been emphasizing the show's creative evolution
and its uniqueness.
The CBS O&Os, the show's launch group, have "great juggernauts on their lineups with
Judge Judy and Dr. Phil,” says Sony EVP Holly Jacobs. “They have their topical talk
with The Talk. They have their game shows. They don’t have a big, premium-blend
entertainment show. This is that. We wanted to be a distinct show on their lineup.”
Stations are picking up the show in two-year, cash-plus-barter deals (4 national minutes,
11 local).
“This is a big morning and afternoon show on some tremendous affiliates,” Weiser says.
“We followed our successful Dr. Oz formula on Queen Latifah. We figured out our
station partnership 18 months out. Then, we immediately got to work on the show’s look,
its graphics, its stage — we’re building a custom soundstage. We’re working on our
social media, our PR, our marketing and our multiplatform strategies.”
Sony is working on Queen in partnership with Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment
and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment.
Sony’s pitch to stations includes highly produced clips that may be on the show. Among
them is Latifah interviewing celebrities like actress Cameron Diaz. And there are feel-
good, philanthropic pieces like Latifah surprising students with a chance to sing with
Alicia Keys.
“It was very well done but, frankly, I don’t think it’s a reflection of what we’ll see every
day,” says Bill Lord, general manager of Allbritton’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington.
“But her warmth and personality came across very strong. Based on that, our own
research and internal discussions, we feel this is a very good program.”
Lord has not settled on a time slot for Queen, but WJLA’s 3 p.m. slot will open up when
Warner Bros.’ Anderson Live finishes its two-year run at the end of this season.
Station GMs who’ve seen the pitch say the show is similar to Warner Bros.’ Ellen in that
it will emphasize entertainment and variety.
“It’s a full hour of entertainment,” says Queen Executive Producer Corin Nelson, whose
track record includes a long stint on the original Rosie O’Donnell Show. “So, whatever
you think entertainment is will be on the show. That runs the spectrum from celebrities to
comedy to pop culture.”

3. The show will also include segments outside the studio.
“We’ll have really interesting storytelling with real people, adventures and Queen Latifah
herself in the field,” says Nelson. “Early on, [Overbrook’s] Jada Pinkett Smith said
Queen is ‘of it, not above it.’ She’s very hands on. That became something important in
the pilot development, to come up with stories that she can relate to and be a part of,
rather than watch from the sidelines.”
Nelson and her team also expect to regularly get ideas from stations that carry the show.
“As an executive producer, I always say that we work for each station manager,” Nelson
says. “We want to make sure that their towns, cities and viewers are thought of at all
times. We want to make sure they are getting content they like and can relate to. Nobody
knows those time slots in specific cities better than station managers.”
Latifah, who first came onto the Hollywood scene as a rapper, is also a talented singer.
She will most likely sing on the show from time to time.
Nelson and her team still haven’t decided yet if Latifah will open the show with a
recurring segment. And the show’s set design is still in the works.
“I don’t know yet what the set will look like,” Nelson says. “We will be on the Sony lot
on two massive soundstages. There is a huge project going on where these soundstages
are being turned into dressing rooms and green rooms on one side and the stage on the
other side. Queen Latifah has already nicknamed the set ‘Big Sexy.’ She wants women to
come in and have fun for an hour.”
"The market really responded to Queen Latifah and the show," says John Weiser,
president of distribution at Sony, who is wrapping up the final deals. "The potential is
high. But that’s the market talking, not us.”
Neal Sabin, president of content and networks at Weigel Broadcasting, appreciated the
approach and will air the show on independent WCIU Chicago, CBS affiliate WDJT-
WMLW Milwaukee and ABC affiliate WBND-LD South Bend, Ind. “It has a chance to
be a standout,” he says.
Rather than hyping the ratings, Sony has been emphasizing the show's creative evolution
and its uniqueness.
The CBS O&Os, the show's launch group, have "great juggernauts on their lineups with
Judge Judy and Dr. Phil,” says Sony EVP Holly Jacobs. “They have their topical talk
with The Talk. They have their game shows. They don’t have a big, premium-blend
entertainment show. This is that. We wanted to be a distinct show on their lineup.”

4. Stations are picking up the show in two-year, cash-plus-barter deals (4 national minutes,
11 local).
“This is a big morning and afternoon show on some tremendous affiliates,” Weiser says.
“We followed our successful Dr. Oz formula on Queen Latifah. We figured out our
station partnership 18 months out. Then, we immediately got to work on the show’s look,
its graphics, its stage — we’re building a custom soundstage. We’re working on our
social media, our PR, our marketing and our multiplatform strategies.”
Sony is working on Queen in partnership with Will Smith’s Overbrook Entertainment
and Queen Latifah’s Flavor Unit Entertainment.
Sony’s pitch to stations includes highly produced clips that may be on the show. Among
them is Latifah interviewing celebrities like actress Cameron Diaz. And there are feel-
good, philanthropic pieces like Latifah surprising students with a chance to sing with
Alicia Keys.
“It was very well done but, frankly, I don’t think it’s a reflection of what we’ll see every
day,” says Bill Lord, general manager of Allbritton’s ABC affiliate WJLA Washington.
“But her warmth and personality came across very strong. Based on that, our own
research and internal discussions, we feel this is a very good program.”
Lord has not settled on a time slot for Queen, but WJLA’s 3 p.m. slot will open up when
Warner Bros.’ Anderson Live finishes its two-year run at the end of this season.
Station GMs who’ve seen the pitch say the show is similar to Warner Bros.’ Ellen in that
it will emphasize entertainment and variety.
“It’s a full hour of entertainment,” says Queen Executive Producer Corin Nelson, whose
track record includes a long stint on the original Rosie O’Donnell Show. “So, whatever
you think entertainment is will be on the show. That runs the spectrum from celebrities to
comedy to pop culture.”
The show will also include segments outside the studio.
“We’ll have really interesting storytelling with real people, adventures and Queen Latifah
herself in the field,” says Nelson. “Early on, [Overbrook’s] Jada Pinkett Smith said
Queen is ‘of it, not above it.’ She’s very hands on. That became something important in
the pilot development, to come up with stories that she can relate to and be a part of,
rather than watch from the sidelines.”
Nelson and her team also expect to regularly get ideas from stations that carry the show.
“As an executive producer, I always say that we work for each station manager,” Nelson
says. “We want to make sure that their towns, cities and viewers are thought of at all

5. times. We want to make sure they are getting content they like and can relate to. Nobody
knows those time slots in specific cities better than station managers.”
Latifah, who first came onto the Hollywood scene as a rapper, is also a talented singer.
She will most likely sing on the show from time to time.
Nelson and her team still haven’t decided yet if Latifah will open the show with a
recurring segment. And the show’s set design is still in the works.
“I don’t know yet what the set will look like,” Nelson says. “We will be on the Sony lot
on two massive soundstages. There is a huge project going on where these soundstages
are being turned into dressing rooms and green rooms on one side and the stage on the
other side. Queen Latifah has already nicknamed the set ‘Big Sexy.’ She wants women to
come in and have fun for an hour.”