| The Talk | |
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| Format | Talk show |
| Created by | Sara Gilbert |
| Presented by | Julie Chen Sara Gilbert Sharon Osbourne Holly Robinson Peete (2010–2011) Leah Remini (2010–2011) Marissa Jaret Winokur (2010) Sheryl Underwood (2011–present) Aisha Tyler (2011–present) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 200 (as of September 8, 2011) |
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| Executive producer(s) | John Redmann Sara Gilbert |
| Location(s) | CBS Studio Center Studio City, California |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CBS Productions Raquel Productions, Inc. |
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| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | October 18, 2010 – present |
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The Talk is a talk show created by actress Sara Gilbert, who also serves as the executive producer. The show premiered on October 18, 2010,[1] and airs on CBS as a part of CBS Daytime. Along with Gilbert, the show originally featured Julie Chen as the moderator, Leah Remini, Holly Robinson Peete, and Sharon Osbourne discussing the day's latest headlines while usually tying in the show's theme of motherhood or at least parenthood, such as by giving their opinions "through the eyes of mothers". It also contains celebrity interviews and segments for mothers and/or parents in general.
Marissa Jaret Winokur was originally featured as the "mother on the street", dealing with issues like taking her toddler on an airplane, talking with kids about sex, talking to parents about the "terrible twos", etc.; however, she departed from the series mid-season over lack of airtime. Both she and producers of the show came to the decision amicably.[2]
In the four weeks prior to the show's debut, repeats of The Young and the Restless and new episodes of The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal (a Guiding Light replacement) aired in the vacated As the World Turns timeslot.
It was announced on January 26, 2011, that the show had been renewed for a second season.[3] On August 26, 2011, it was announced that original co-host Leah Remini was not asked back to the show after one season.[4] On September 2, 2011, it was confirmed that Holly Robinson Peete has exited the show as well.[5]
Comedienne Sheryl Underwood joined the panel as a co-host on September 6, 2011,[6] and Aisha Tyler's addition to the panel was announced on October 23, 2011. [7]
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In December 2009, it was announced that CBS was cancelling the long-running soap opera As the World Turns, and was looking for a replacement to air in its timeslot. Sara Gilbert then approached CBS about producing a pilot that would feature six women talking about the day’s headlines with opinions told through "the eyes of mothers." Along with Gilbert, the first confirmed co-host was Holly Robinson Peete. In April, it was announced that actress Leah Remini (best known from the popular CBS sitcom The King of Queens) and Big Brother hostess Julie Chen (whose husband, Leslie Moonves, is president and CEO of CBS Corporation) would also be starring in the pilot. Two months later, Marissa Jaret Winokur confirmed that she would also be starring in the pilot. Though many previous reports had stated that reality star Kate Gosselin would be on the program, she was dropped from the pilot. In late June, former talk show hostess and America's Got Talent judge Sharon Osbourne had been confirmed to be joining the program.
On July 21, it was announced that CBS had picked up the show, therefore beating out several other contenders, including a cooking show featuring Emeril Lagasse, Say It Now, a talk show featuring Valerie Bertinelli and Rove McManus, and a newly-revamped style of the hit game show Pyramid, hosted by Andy Richter.
Linda Stasi from the New York Post said, "This mommy-answer to The View is a somewhat dumbed-down version of The View (something heretofore unthinkable) except here the panel - Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete, Leah Remini, and Marissa Jaret Winokur - discuss traditional "women's topics" i.e. kids, cooking and such".[8] A review from Matthew Gilbert of The Washington Post said, "The Talk [is] an hour of plastic blatherers pretending to be microcosm of American women".[9]
Criticism has been directed towards co-host Remini, accused of being too loud and obtrusive.[10] On one episode, it was stated that she had received a significant amount of negative tweets about it via Twitter. Remini addressed the issue on the air, stating that she refuses to change who she is and that thousands of fans like her for who she is. Her co-hosts supported her response.
The Talk was parodied on Saturday Night Live on March 12, 2011. Remini was played by Abby Elliott, Osbourne was played by Nasim Pedrad, Gilbert was played by Vanessa Bayer, and Chen was played by Kristen Wiig. Holly Robinson Peete was not parodied in the sketch, said to have been on vacation. [11][12] Disapproving of being left out of the sketch, Robinson criticized SNL for having no black female cast members to impersonate black women. [13]
During the week of October 25, 2010, The Talk co-hosts discussed a commentary blog posted by Marie Claire magazine, in which one of the magazine's writers took issue with a new sitcom: Mike & Molly, because the show focused on a "plus-size" couple. Outraged by the writer's perspective, Sharon Osbourne called the writer a "bitch."[14] Billy Gardell, one of the stars of Mike & Molly, appeared on the show on November 1, 2010, to address the matter.[15][16]
In July 2011 Osbourne and some of her fellow "The Talk" panelists were criticised for their conduct when discussing the story of Catherine Kieu. Osbourne described Kieu's cutting off of her husband's penis and then throwing it in the garbage disposal as "quite fabulous", also laughing and joking about the crime along with some of the other panelists and a part of the audience.[17] On July 19, Osbourne discussed her behavior, stating between spurts of laughter that she was "sorry that she offended people" and that she did "not condone genital mutilation".[18]
On December 12, 2011, The Talk filmed live shows in New York City. Starting with the first live filming, audience members complained of the show's deceptive practices after staff members called people who applied for studio tickets, provided them with tickets, and told them to come to the show early and to stand in line outside for many hours. However, these hundreds of people each day were not part of the studio audience and functioned as the background "cheering section" that many morning shows use, albeit these shows do not give out "tickets" for "reserved seats." Starting on the first day, the outside audience revolted after Julie Chen announced a list of ten giveaways, and then announced that only the inside audience, made up of VIPs and stand-ins, would get these gifts. The audience outwardly revolted, and the show stopped airing outdoor shots because of the negative audience reactions. Since this filming, thousands of complaints surfaced on the Internet with hundreds of former-fans disavowing the show for the disrespectful treatment of the audience. During the rest of the week of filming, the outdoor New York audience was significantly smaller and appeared in few shots because many of the subsequent ticket holders found out about the audience not receiving the gifts given to the VIP audience, which also included broadway tickets and vacations.
Two weeks after the first New York filming, staff members from The Talk made personal phone calls to many ticket holders from the December 12 New York filming, apologizing about the treatment of the outdoor audience. The Talk entered everyone into a raffle for prizes from the Julie Chen list of giveaways, and many people received valuable gifts including a PlayStation 3, an expensive meal and two-night stay at Harrah’s Casino in Atlantic City, and Demarco Bridal Jewelry.
The debut episode of The Talk was number one in its timeslot in 20 of the 56 markets.[19] However, as of October 2011, The Talk averaged 1.83 million viewers per episode,[20] a 25% decrease from As the World Turns's ratings the previous year.[21]
Season 1 premiered on October 18, 2010. The show debuted on CBS at 2 pm ET, replacing As the World Turns. The first week of shows featured several celebrity guests, including model Christie Brinkley, singer/actress Jennifer Lopez, actress/director Chandra Wilson, actress/author Jamie Lee Curtis, and former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford.[22]
On January 14, 2011 Marissa Jaret Winokur reported that she would not be returning to the show in 2011. In an exclusive statement, Brad Bessey, executive producer of The Talk, told People magazine, "We think the world of Marissa as a creative talent, on-air personality and super mom. This is a mutual decision based on time, not talent."[23]
When America's Got Talent resumed filming on March 2, 2011, Osbourne's daughter Kelly Osbourne began filling in for her on a substitute basis, as the show's first substitute host.
Season 2 premiered on Tuesday, September 6, the day after Labor Day. Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini will not have their Season 2 contract options "picked up" according to CBS. Molly Shannon was guest co-host for September. Joining this fall as a new panelist is comedienne Sheryl Underwood. On October 24, 2011, it was announced that Aisha Tyler would join as a new co-host.
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