''The Tempestt Bledsoe Show'' (also called ''Tempestt'') is an American daytime talk show presented by

Tempestt Bledsoe Tempestt Bledsoe (born August 1, 1973) is an American actress. She is best known for her childhood role as Vanessa Huxtable, the fourth child of Cliff and Clair Huxtable on the long-running NBC sitcom ''The Cosby Show'' (1984–92). In December ...

which aired from 1995 to 1996.

Background

The series was a lighter take on another talk show that was produced Columbia/Tri-Star at the time, ''

Ricki Lake Ricki Pamela Lake (born September 21, 1968) is an American television host and actress. She is known for her lead role as Tracy Turnblad in the 1988 film ''Hairspray'', for which she received a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Be ...

'', and as such focused on issues such as relationships, family issues, and the topics of the day. The series also aired on a majority of stations that also aired ''Ricki'' as a way to capitalize on attracting young adult and urban viewers, given Bledsoe and Lake being in their 20s. However, even with or without Lake's program as a lead-in or lead-out, ''Tempestt'' failed to win viewers over and was cancelled by June 1996.

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* 1995 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television series by Dick Clark Productions Television series by Sony Pictures Television 1990s American television talk shows {{talk-tv-prog-stub