Late night television has from time to time featured shows by comedians of color, particularly in sketch comedy. From In Living Color to Chappelle’s Show, there have been enough success stories for networks to keep mining talent for hits.

But those classic shows are gone, and David Alan Grier’s Chocolate News lasted just long enough for fans to hear its dying gasp, not long enough to gain a following.

Today networks are reaching back to the days of Arsenio Hall and giving comedians and comediennes of color late night talk shows. While CNN’s D.L. Hughley Breaks the News lived a short life, mostly because it wasn’t very interesting, BET’s The Mo’Nique Show, premiered strongly two weeks ago.

That success is good news for Fox, which is looking to Wanda Sykes to revive their lackluster Saturday nights, giving the popular comic her own talk show premiering November 7 at 11pm, two nights before George Lopez’s new talk show airs on TBS. Ever since coming out a year ago, Wanda Sykes’ star has been on the rise. Sykes has been a mainstay on television for the last few years, ever since her short-lived sitcom in 2003. She has a big presence now, with recurring roles on The New Adventures of Old Christine and Curb Your Enthusiasm. HBO is now broadcasting her newest standup program, I’ma Be Me.

The Wanda Sykes Show promises to be the standard grab-bag of late night entertainment, hopefully enlivened by the comedienne’s colorful personality. Sykes will offer her opinions on current events, along with sketches, panels and “a whole lot of folks you wouldn’t expect to find on television,” according to the show’s website. That sounds intriguing! Plenty of people have been on television, so expectations are high.

Fox is only now putting the gas in the show’s promotional engine, starting with three spots released just last week. Enjoy and anticipate.