VH1 FRIDAY NIGHTS ARE ABOUT TO GET A LOT FUNNIER WITH "THE JENNY McCARTHY SHOW"

VH1 Singles Out Premiere for Friday, February 8th at 10:30 PM ET/PT

PASADENA, CA (JANUARY 5, 2013) - VH1 is getting ready to shake up your Friday nights with the hilarious and totally uncensored "The Jenny McCarthy Show," premiering Friday, February 8th at 10:30 PM ET/PT. Jenny McCarthy will be bringing her over-the-top comedic sensibilities and classic self-deprecating humor to VH1 with her pop culture-based talk show.

Every Friday night Jenny is throwing the coolest party in town. From New York City, Jenny and her celebrity guests will serve up the week's juiciest pop culture stories. Complete with a resident DJ, exclusive bottle service and a live audience, Jenny makes sure the whole room is involved and absolutely nothing is off-limits.

Jenny McCarthy's honesty, humility and humor have enabled her to transcend the boundaries of her roles as comedian, actress, host and author of seven New York Times best-selling books. In 2012 alone, she was seen in a recurring role on "Two and a Half Men," hosted "Love in the Wild," published her latest book "Bad Habits: Confessions of a Recovering Catholic," appeared on the cover of Playboy and was live in Times Square again for "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest."

"The Jenny McCarthy Show" is executive produced by Michael Davies for Embassy Row. Jenny McCarthy also serves as executive producer. Executive producing for VH1 are Shelly Tatro, Karla Hidalgo and Jeff Olde. Executives in charge of talent development at VH1 are Stacy Alexander and Trevor Rose. Jenny McCarthy and Michael Davies are both represented by WME.

About VH1

VH1 connects viewers to the music, artists and pop culture that matter to them most with TV series, specials, live events, exclusive online content and public affairs initiatives. VH1 is available in 99 million households in the U.S. VH1 also has an array of digital channels and services including VH1Classic, VH1 Soul, VH1 Mobile, and extensive video on VH1.com. VH1 is a unit of Viacom Inc. (NASDAQ: VIA, VIAB), one of the world's leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms.

About Embassy Row

Embassy Row (www.embassyrow.com) is a New York City-based television and digital production company dedicated to developing and acquiring original formats for television networks and online distribution in the U.S. and abroad. The company specializes in the genres of talk, games, competition, comedy, factual, food and sports and is a pioneer in the areas of brand and social media integration. Recent credits include: Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," Oxygen's "The Glee Project" and AMC's "The Talking Dead." Embassy Row is a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Television.