E! Sets Orange Carpet Special for WNBA Finals Game 2
E! is laying out an orange carpet for the WNBA Finals.
The network will air Live from the Orange Carpet: WNBA Finals live on Monday, Oct. 19 at 6 p.m. ET / 3 p.m. PT, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The special leads straight into Game 2 of the championship series.
Coverage will originate from Chase Center in San Francisco. That is the home court of the Golden State Valkyries, who meet the Atlanta Dream in Game 2.
Lilly Singh will host the show. She is joined by a three-person panel: comedian Wanda Sykes, Basketball Hall of Famer Tina Thompson and style creator Brittany Hampton.
USA Sports WNBA courtside reporter Terrika Foster-Brasby will also be part of the broadcast. She will interview players as they arrive at the arena.
Viewers will not have to change channels between arrivals and tip-off. Both the orange carpet special and the Game 2 broadcast will be simulcast, meaning shown live at the same time, across USA, E! and CNBC.
Behind the camera, the special is produced by Jesse Collins Entertainment. Jesse Collins, Dionne Harmon and Seth Dudowsky serve as executive producers, with Shaun Smith as showrunner, the person who leads the production day to day. Val Boreland is president of entertainment for Versant, which oversees E!.
For fans, this means one continuous night. Arrivals, chat and style first. Then the game. No second screen required.
