This exposure led to a plethora of opportunities for Jones. First, he hosted an "HBO First Look" special in 2000 and then, in 2003, was given his own late night talk show on FX called "The Orlando Jones Show". Although his talk show was short lived, Jones continued to make additional television appearances. In 2003, he appeared on "The Bernie Mac Show" and on "Girlfriends". In 2006, Jones decided to return to television as one of the lead characters of ABC's crime drama "The Evidence", as Cayman Bishop. He has also appeared in two episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris", the first in 2007 as Chris's substitute teacher and the second in 2008 as Clint Huckstable, an allusion to the character Cliff Huxtable played by Bill Cosby on "The Cosby Show".