The Charles Perez Show

It was conceived as a youth-targeted alternative to morning news programs, with producers hoping to capitalize on Perez's youth and Latin heritage.

[1] Perez claimed it was his dream to host his own talk show, and he produced the pilot with money lended to him by friends.

[5][6] The show attempted to provide a balance between light and serious topics and, according to Perez, it produced two "issue" episodes a week.

"[8] It featured discussions on topics such as discrimination, guns in schools, street gangs, AIDS, parent-child relationships, strippers, and whether blondes have more fun.

[9] According to producer Hilery Kipnes, in order to book guests "you have to be a social worker, a therapist, a used-car salesman and a lawyer.

In January 1995, following a successful trial run, Tribune Entertainment announced that the show would receive a national rollout.

[16][17] In 2010, Perez, a gay man, theorized that Tribune Entertainment may have taken his sexual orientation into consideration when it decided to cancel the show.

[18] Seeing low ratings, most likely due to the glut of syndicated talk shows which debuted during Perez's second season, Tribune chose to cancel the program in mid-season, ending with a 1.7 average.

In December 1995, several syndicators alleged that The Charles Perez Show was likely to face cancellation due to law ratings.

[15] Karen Corbin, senior vice president of development at Tribune Entertainment, stated: "Because of increased competition in the talk-show genre, it is difficult to find an economic upside for Charles Perez in the near future.