In the months since announcing a deal with media personality Tamron Hall to host a syndicated daytime talk show, the Walt Disney-Direct-to-Consumer and International arm of The Walt Disney Company announced today that the show has cleared 50% of U.S. households, including eight of the top 10 markets, with the addition of 24 Hearst Television stations joining the eight ABC Owned Television Stations Group for a Fall 2019 launch.
The Hearst stations include WCVB-TV Boston, WMOR-TV Tampa, WESH-TV Orlando, KCRA-TV Sacramento, WTAE-TV Pittsburgh, WBAL-TV Baltimore, KMBC-TV Kansas City, WLWT-TV Cincinnati, WISN-TV Milwaukee and WPBF-TV West Palm Beach, among many others. The ABC Owned stations include WABC-TV New York, KABC-TV Los Angeles, WLS-TV, Chicago, WPVI-TV. Philadelphia, KGO-TV San Francisco, KTRK-TV Houston, WTVD-TV Raleigh and KFSN-TV Fresno.
“We are excited to once again be in business with our long-term partners and couldn’t be more pleased that Hearst has placed its confidence in Tamron Hall’s return to daytime television,” said Jed Cohen, executive vice president and general sales manager, U.S. Content Sales and Distribution, Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International. “These Hearst stations are among the finest in broadcast television, and their commitment clearly places Tamron in the best environment for success in 2019.”
Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer and International is the global content sales and distribution arm of The Walt Disney Company.