Actor Alec Baldwin will host a new TV show for the ABC network. The new show, Sundays with Alec Baldwin has been given an eight episode order by the network and will feature one-on-one conversations with some of the most interesting people from American pop culture. A sneak peak of the new show will air on 4 March, right after the Academy Awards ceremony, the network said in a press release. It will feature in-depth interviews with Baldwin’s longtime friend Jerry Seinfeld and Saturday Night Live cast member Kate McKinnon. [caption id=“attachment_4370705” align=“alignnone” width=“825”]
Alec Baldwin/Image from Twitter.[/caption] “I’m excited about this show and grateful to ABC for taking a chance on me in what is, admittedly, a crowded field. I’ve enjoyed doing my podcast for WNYC and look forward to the challenge of doing a show on camera,” Baldwin said. Baldwin also hosts and executive produces Match Game on ABC, and his company, El Dorado Pictures, has a two-year first-look deal with the studio. Sundays with Alec Baldwin is produced for ABC by El Dorado Pictures with Jason Schrift serving as executive producer.