E! Sets Feb. 12 for Return of ‘The Soup’

By Jon Lafayette
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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E! said that its franchise The Soup would return on Feb. 12 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Comedian and actress Jade Catta-Preta is the new host of the half-hour pop culture series.

She will be filling the shoes of Greg Kinnear, John Henson and Aisha Tyler, who hosted the program in its original iteration.

“I am excited beyond words for The Soup! It's a total dream to host a show I've always been a fan of.” said Catta-Preta. “Only one more thing on my bucket list... become the 6th Spice Girl... Gazpacho Spice. Fingers crossed.”

The show premiered in 1991 as Talk Soup, It was relaunched in 2004 as The Soup with host Joel McHale. It ended December 2015.

The Soup is produced by Mission Control Media, with Sue Murphy, Dwight D. Smith and Michael Agbabian serving as executive producers.

Jon Lafayette
Jon Lafayette

Jon has been business editor of Broadcasting+Cable since 2010. He focuses on revenue-generating activities, including advertising and distribution, as well as executive intrigue and merger and acquisition activity. Just about any story is fair game, if a dollar sign can make its way into the article. Before B+C, Jon covered the industry for TVWeek, Cable World, Electronic Media, Advertising Age and The New York Post. A native New Yorker, Jon is hiding in plain sight in the suburbs of Chicago.