The Tyra Banks Show will be back as a morning talker on SABC3 on Monday, 11 January 2010, following over a year's break on the channel.
Since September 2008 the timeslot has been wasted on
The View, which we're convinced nobody ever watches. The show has always felt out of touch with things that we're interested in and has seldom featured anything that we're keen on gossiping about.
While Tyra can be annoying too, she's more global and leggy, and also, the series has fewer time specific topics than The View, which makes it more relevant.
The last season of Tyra that we saw was Season 3 and the upcoming season is Season 4, which was broadcast in the US this year.
One of the consequences of this: there are some episodes that are spoilers for upcoming seasons of
America's Next Top Model so keep a lookout out for this if you don't want to know the results of seasons that we haven't seen yet.
TVSA will be carrying Tyra teasers in the New Year, so we'll give you a headsup at the time.
Here's a preview of topics coming up in the first two weeks of the 170-episode season:
Episode 1: Raw and Exposed (Premiere episode)
Helping women see their true beauty. Jay Manuel is a guest.
Episode 2: Pay It ForwardAmerica's Next Top Model finalists do good deeds for fans.
Episode 3: Bleaching For BeautyTyra talks to black women who bleach their skin.
Episode 4: Black Model TributeA tribute to black models with guests Beverly Johnson, Veronica Webb, Selita Ebanks, Toccara Jones and Chanel Iman.
Episode 5: Solange Knowles and Single MomsSolange Knowles performs and discusses her career and being a single mother. Also: other single mothers.
Episode 6: Escaping the Sex Industry Tyra talks to women in the sex industry about escaping the life.
Episode 7: Recessionista: Queen of CheapFashion on a budget is discussed with reporter Jill Martin and Howard Stern's fiancée, Beth Ostrosky.
Episode 8: YouTube Made Me FamousYouTube stars are guests, including dancer Matt Harding.
Episode 9: Teen Pregnancy EpidemicTeen pregnancy is discussed with Dr. Lisa Boesky.
Episode 10: Fashion WeekA look at the "Wizard of Oz" - themed Fashion Week in New York City with Jay Manuel.
Episode 11: Sex in Tyra's CitySex is discussed. (*
Sounds too formal and unsexy doesn't it?*)
Episode 12: Kim, Khloe and Kourtney KardashianKim, Khloe and Kourtney Kardashian are guests.
Episode 13: Shopaholics Addiction to shopping is discussed. (*
Snap re-the sex description*)
Episode 14: My Best Friend Poaches My Men Having a man stolen by a friend is discussed. (*
Fair enough, this needs formality.*)
The show will be on Mondays to Fridays at 11h25. For more, please see:
TVSA's The Tyra Banks Show Mini Site.