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Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Desus & Mero

Overall Rating: ★ 7.8

Season 1 - Best Episodes Of Desus & Mero

(Overall Rating: ★ 7.8)

Episode Ratings & Analysis

Explore season 1 episodes of Desus & Mero. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.

The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime features popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.

4 Seasons
180 Episodes
Canceled
Talk Comedy
Best Episodes
S1E10 - Waiting for Julio ★ 9.6
S1E6 - You Thought! ★ 9.5
S1E11 - On Deckington ★ 9.4
Worst Episodes
S1E17 - Hold That ★ 8.0
S1E2 - Talk Your Talk ★ 8.2
S1E4 - If I Woulda Did It ★ 8.2
★ 9.6/10 (8 votes)
#1

Waiting for Julio

S1:E10

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Seth Rogen.

★ 9.5/10 (8 votes)
#2

You Thought!

S1:E6

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Carmelo Anthony and Jordan Peele.

★ 9.4/10 (6 votes)
#3

On Deckington

S1:E11

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lil Nas X, and a special appearance by Paul Scheer.

★ 9.3/10 (8 votes)
#4

Mad Buns

S1:E7

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Issa Rae.

★ 9.3/10 (8 votes)
#5

Grits Ratio

S1:E9

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).

★ 9.0/10 (10 votes)
#6

Hateful Hairline

S1:E5

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke & Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).

★ 9.0/10 (6 votes)
#7

Look At Your Mans

S1:E13

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Wu-Tang Clan.

★ 8.9/10 (8 votes)
#8

Open Your Third Eye

S1:E12

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Charlize Theron.

★ 8.8/10 (7 votes)
#9

Fax

S1:E14

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Hader.

★ 8.6/10 (12 votes)
#10

News Adjacent

S1:E8

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Stacey Abrams and Anna Kendrick.

★ 8.5/10 (7 votes)
#11

Jamaican Jockey

S1:E15

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Amy Poehler.

★ 8.4/10 (27 votes)
#12

Series Premiere, Ballbags

S1:E1

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: fellow Bronx native Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Series premiere.

★ 8.3/10 (12 votes)
#13

Struggle Jeans

S1:E3

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Vince Staples and John Legend.

★ 8.3/10 (7 votes)
#14

Royal Baby Newport

S1:E16

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gabrielle Union.

★ 8.2/10 (11 votes)
#15

Talk Your Talk

S1:E2

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Don Cheadle.

★ 8.2/10 (12 votes)
#16

If I Woulda Did It

S1:E4

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Ben Stiller and 2 Chainz.

★ 8.0/10 (6 votes)
#17

Hold That

S1:E17

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ava DuVernay.

★ 0.0/10
#18

Lowkey, Stay Down

S1:E18

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Spike Lee and Matt Walsh.

★ 0.0/10
#19

Platinum Dad Joke

S1:E19

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Pete Buttigieg

★ 0.0/10
#20

Pon'Delocke

S1:E20

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lin-Manuel Miranda

★ 0.0/10
#21

Electric Lemonade

S1:E21

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Regina Hall

★ 0.0/10
#22

It's Cultural

S1:E22

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: ScHoolboy Q

★ 0.0/10
#23

Pivot To Aliens

S1:E23

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Anthony Anderson

★ 0.0/10
#24

Y'all Not Low

S1:E24

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ice Cube

★ 0.0/10
#25

Link In Bio

S1:E25

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Zendaya

★ 8.0/10 (6 votes)
#1

Hold That

S1:E17

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ava DuVernay.

★ 8.2/10 (11 votes)
#2

Talk Your Talk

S1:E2

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Don Cheadle.

★ 8.2/10 (12 votes)
#3

If I Woulda Did It

S1:E4

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Ben Stiller and 2 Chainz.

★ 8.3/10 (12 votes)
#4

Struggle Jeans

S1:E3

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Vince Staples and John Legend.

★ 8.3/10 (7 votes)
#5

Royal Baby Newport

S1:E16

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gabrielle Union.

★ 8.4/10 (27 votes)
#6

Series Premiere, Ballbags

S1:E1

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: fellow Bronx native Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Series premiere.

★ 8.5/10 (7 votes)
#7

Jamaican Jockey

S1:E15

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Amy Poehler.

★ 8.6/10 (12 votes)
#8

News Adjacent

S1:E8

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Stacey Abrams and Anna Kendrick.

★ 8.8/10 (7 votes)
#9

Fax

S1:E14

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Hader.

★ 8.9/10 (8 votes)
#10

Open Your Third Eye

S1:E12

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Charlize Theron.

★ 9.0/10 (10 votes)
#11

Hateful Hairline

S1:E5

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke & Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).

★ 9.0/10 (6 votes)
#12

Look At Your Mans

S1:E13

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Wu-Tang Clan.

★ 9.3/10 (8 votes)
#13

Mad Buns

S1:E7

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Issa Rae.

★ 9.3/10 (8 votes)
#14

Grits Ratio

S1:E9

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).

★ 9.4/10 (6 votes)
#15

On Deckington

S1:E11

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lil Nas X, and a special appearance by Paul Scheer.

★ 9.5/10 (8 votes)
#16

You Thought!

S1:E6

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Carmelo Anthony and Jordan Peele.

★ 9.6/10 (8 votes)
#17

Waiting for Julio

S1:E10

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Seth Rogen.

★ 8.4/10 (27 votes)

Series Premiere, Ballbags

S1:E1

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: fellow Bronx native Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Series premiere.

★ 8.2/10 (11 votes)

Talk Your Talk

S1:E2

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Don Cheadle.

★ 8.3/10 (12 votes)

Struggle Jeans

S1:E3

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Vince Staples and John Legend.

★ 8.2/10 (12 votes)

If I Woulda Did It

S1:E4

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Ben Stiller and 2 Chainz.

★ 9.0/10 (10 votes)

Hateful Hairline

S1:E5

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Lupita Nyong’o, Winston Duke & Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY).

★ 9.5/10 (8 votes)

You Thought!

S1:E6

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Carmelo Anthony and Jordan Peele.

★ 9.3/10 (8 votes)

Mad Buns

S1:E7

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Issa Rae.

★ 8.6/10 (12 votes)

News Adjacent

S1:E8

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guests: Stacey Abrams and Anna Kendrick.

★ 9.3/10 (8 votes)

Grits Ratio

S1:E9

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ).

★ 9.6/10 (8 votes)

Waiting for Julio

S1:E10

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more; illustrious guest: Seth Rogen.

★ 9.4/10 (6 votes)

On Deckington

S1:E11

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lil Nas X, and a special appearance by Paul Scheer.

★ 8.9/10 (8 votes)

Open Your Third Eye

S1:E12

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Charlize Theron.

★ 9.0/10 (6 votes)

Look At Your Mans

S1:E13

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Wu-Tang Clan.

★ 8.8/10 (7 votes)

Fax

S1:E14

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Bill Hader.

★ 8.5/10 (7 votes)

Jamaican Jockey

S1:E15

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Amy Poehler.

★ 8.3/10 (7 votes)

Royal Baby Newport

S1:E16

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Gabrielle Union.

★ 8.0/10 (6 votes)

Hold That

S1:E17

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ava DuVernay.

★ 0.0/10

Lowkey, Stay Down

S1:E18

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guests: Spike Lee and Matt Walsh.

★ 0.0/10

Platinum Dad Joke

S1:E19

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Pete Buttigieg

★ 0.0/10

Pon'Delocke

S1:E20

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Lin-Manuel Miranda

★ 0.0/10

Electric Lemonade

S1:E21

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Regina Hall

★ 0.0/10

It's Cultural

S1:E22

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: ScHoolboy Q

★ 0.0/10

Pivot To Aliens

S1:E23

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Anthony Anderson

★ 0.0/10

Y'all Not Low

S1:E24

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Ice Cube

★ 0.0/10

Link In Bio

S1:E25

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero sound off on pop culture, politics, sports and more. Illustrious guest: Zendaya

Season Average Rating Episodes Best Episode Worst Episode
1 ★ 8.8 17
★ 9.6 Waiting for Julio
★ 8.0 Hold That
Desus Nice
The Kid Mero
Cast & Crew

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