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[10/25/16 - 10:14 AM]
TV One Joins Lexus for a Special Presentation of "Lexus Verses and Flow" Airing Wednesday, October 26 at 11 PM ET/8 PM PT
Dondré T. Whitfield hosts the special evening that blends music performances by chart-topping artists with spoken word presentations from top slam poetry artists.

[07/23/15 - 09:17 AM]
TV One Presents Season Five of "Lexus Verses and Flow," Thursday, July 30 at 10PM/ET, With Returning Host Laz Alonso
This season's poets will deliver original pieces covering a wide spectrum of topics ranging from discovering a first crush, to an almost unnatural love of bacon, to surveys of the social climate in the nation surrounding the Black Lives Matter movement.

[07/22/15 - 12:39 PM]
TV One Continues Primetime Performance Gains Across All Key Demos
TV One spins the numbers for the third quarter of 2015 to date.

[05/27/15 - 01:53 PM]
TV One's Returing Series Lexus "Verses and Flow" Announces Season 5 Performers
Filmed over four, star-studded nights in Los Angeles filled with performances by internationally renowned recording and leading spoken word artists.

[08/04/14 - 08:24 AM]
Lexus and TV One Announce the Season Four Premiere of Lexus "Verses and Flow" on Saturday, August 16, at 10 P.M. EST
The eight-episode season will feature mega-watt stars Maxwell, K. Michelle, Joe, Johnny Gill, Ruben Studdard, Candice Glover, Gary Clark Jr., Sebastian Mikael, Leela James, Anthony Hamilton, Alice Smith and Mali Music.

[09/09/13 - 06:48 AM]
TV One to Air Exclusive John Legend Performance - 9/14, 10pm ET
The performance was filmed in front of an intimate audience in New York City at Red Rooster Harlem.

[08/06/13 - 10:17 AM]
TV One Announces "Verses and Flow" Season Three Premiere Wednesday, September 11, with Back-to-Back New Episodes Beginning at 9 PM ET
Omari Hardwick returns to host the 12-episode third season.

[07/29/13 - 06:50 AM]
10 Things You Might Have Missed from TCA Thus Far
Tidbits from Pivot, Science Channel, TV One, MTV, TLC, OWN and more that weren't in the various press releases from last week.

[12/11/12 - 01:13 PM]
The "44th NAACP Image Awards" Nominees Announced - Two-Hour Special Airs Live Friday, February 1 on NBC
Anthony Anderson, Niecy Nash, Yvette Nicole Brown, Garcelle Beauvais, Tyler James Williams, and Zendaya announced the categories and nominees.

[12/11/12 - 11:07 AM]
TV One Earns Five NAACP Image Award Nominations
"Unsung," "Washington Watch with Roland Martin," "Save My Son," "Love That Girl" and "Verses and Flow" each received a nod.

[08/01/12 - 12:19 PM]
TV One Announces the Premiere of a Second Season of "Verses & Flow," a Spoken Word Series Hosted by Actor Omari Hardwick to Air Monday, August 20, at 11 PM ET
Upcoming guests include Chrisette Michele, Musiq, Eric Benet, Carl Thomas, Tank, Macy Gray, Tamia, Luke James and Elle Varne.







VERSES & FLOW (TV ONE)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
??? - 10/26/16
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2016-2017 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
5 (??? episodes)
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
a show on hiatus for longer than 12 months - without any news about its future - is assumed to be canceled
DESCRIPTION:
(from TV One's press release, October 2016) Lexus and TV One join forces for a one-night lyrical event with a special presentation of the NAACP-nominated variety show Lexus Verses and Flow, airing Wednesday, October 26 at 11 pm ET. Dondré T. Whitfield (Queen Sugar) hosts the special evening that blends music performances by chart-topping artists with spoken word presentations from top slam poetry artists. For five seasons, Lexus Verses and Flow has presented harmonious nights of music and spoken word. This one-night special presentation delivers Grammy Award-Winning singers Joe, and Lloyd, marking his return with single "Tru," and up-and-coming soul-singers, including Lion Babe, Ro James, Dreezy and Kevin Ross, who share the stage with 13 of the biggest names in poetry. This electrifying evening ranges from thought-provoking to sensual to comedic, delivering 90-minutes of pure entertainment. Host, Dondré T. Whitfield, began acting in his teens, with recurring roles on The Cosby Show and the daytime drama Another World before landing his long-running role as Terence Frye on the hit daytime drama All My Children. For that role, Dondré was nominated for the Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series three years in a row. Equally adept at both comedy and drama, Dondré has starred in five comedy series: The Crew, Living in Captivity, Between Brothers, Secret Agent Man and Hidden Hills. In 2016, Whitfield was cast in the Oprah Winfrey Network drama series, Queen Sugar produced by Ava DuVernay and Oprah Winfrey.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Dondré T. Whitfield as Host
RECURRING/PREVIOUS CAST INFORMATION:
· Laz Alonso as Host
· Omari Hardwick as Host
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aaron Walton as EP
· Ayiko Broyard as EP
· Cory Isaacson as EP
· Lamar Chase as EIP (TV One)
· Mariko Kusumoto as EP
· MaryJane Kroll as EP
GENRE(S):
· reality (all)
· reality (documentary)
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· McMann, Tate & Stephens