The Talk (TV series)

The Talk
Genre Talk show
Created by Sara Gilbert
Presented by

Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 1,000[1]
Production
Executive producer(s) John Redmann
Sara Gilbert
Location(s)
Running time 42 minutes
Production company(s)
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Original run October 18, 2010 – present
External links
Website

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,[2] and airs on CBS as a part of CBS Daytime.

Along with Gilbert, the show features Julie Chen as the moderator, Sheryl Underwood, Aisha Tyler, 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 parents in general.

The show airs before a live studio audience Monday through Thursday at 11:00am Pacific Time from the CBS Studio Center in Studio City, California, and is broadcast live at 2:00pm Eastern/1:00pm Central over most CBS affiliates in the Eastern & Central time zones. The program is recorded for tape delay in the remaining time zones. On Thursday afternoons at 1:00pm Pacific Time, a second show is taped with the Thursday morning studio audience for broadcast on Friday.

The fourth season of The Talk premiered on September 9, 2013.[3]

It was announced by CBS on January 15, 2014, that the entire CBS Daytime lineup was renewed for the 2014-15 season, including The Talk. This will be its fifth season.[4]

Development

In December 2009, it was announced that CBS was cancelling As the World Turns, and was looking for a replacement to air in its time slot. Sara Gilbert 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."

On July 21, 2010, it was announced that CBS had picked up the show, 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 revamped version of the hit game show Pyramid, hosted by Andy Richter.[5]

In the four weeks prior to the show's debut, new episodes of The Price Is Right and Let's Make a Deal as well as repeats of The Young and the Restless aired in the vacated As the World Turns time slot.

Co-hosts

Timeline

Co-host Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Julie Chen
Sara Gilbert
Sharon Osbourne
Leah Remini
Holly Robinson Peete
Marissa Jaret Winokur
Aisha Tyler
Sheryl Underwood

Season 1

The original panel consisted of Sara Gilbert, Holly Robinson Peete, actress Leah Remini (best known from the popular CBS sitcom The King of Queens), Big Brother hostess Julie Chen, and former talk show hostess/X Factor judge Sharon Osbourne. Marissa Jaret Winokur was featured in an off-the studio position 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" and other parental issues.

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."[6][7]

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.

On August 26, 2011, it was announced that original co-host Leah Remini had been released from the show.[8] On September 2, 2011, it was confirmed that Holly Robinson Peete had also been released from the show.[9] Sharon Osbourne eventually gave opinion on their dismissals in December 2011 on The Howard Stern Show, stating: "Some people don't really know who they are, and you have to know who you are when you're in something like this. You can't pretend to be something you're not. You have to know your brand. You can't be all things to everyone."[10][11] Failure to disclose on the program why Remini and Robinson Peete were released or even mention them brought audience criticism of the show, as well as protests from the stars' fans.[12][13]

Seasons 2–5

Comedienne Sheryl Underwood joined the panel as a co-host on September 6, 2011.[14]

Molly Shannon was the guest co-host for September 2011.

Aisha Tyler's addition to the panel was announced on October 23, 2011.

Marie Osmond is the current substitute host, filling in for members on the panel.

Notable episodes

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.[15]

The show made two trips to New York City in the second season, broadcasting live for one week on each trip. The first trip placed some audience members inside and some outside the studio. Beginning with the second trip, the show commenced to be taped in a studio that was similar to its L.A. studio, with the audience entirely inside.

The third season began by introducing each of the co-hosts without their make-up and dressed in robes. The audience were dressed in robes and without their make-up as well. All of the co-hosts were shown beside pictures when make-up has been applied. The guests, also participating, were Jamie Lee Curtis, Michelle Stafford and Melody Thomas Scott (both from The Young and the Restless), and Katherine Kelly Lang (from The Bold and the Beautiful).

The show returned to NYC in the third season for another special week of shows, this time teaming up with "Toys For Tots" and asking all guests and audience members to bring one new unwrapped toy to donate. "The Talk" broadcast another special week of shows, this time from New Orleans, Louisiana in order to help promote CBS's coverage of the Super Bowl.

Reception

Ratings

The debut episode of The Talk was number one in its timeslot in 20 of the 56 markets.[16] As of October 2011, The Talk averaged 1.83 million viewers per episode,[17] a 25% decrease from As the World Turns‍ '​s ratings the previous year.[18]

By June 2012, The Talk averaged 1.7/6 in households, 2.29 million viewers, 1.1/7 in women 25–54 and 0.8/5 in women 18–49. The women 25–54 rating was The Talk‍ '​s highest since the week ending Feb 17, while the women 18–49 rating was the best since the week ending May 4. Compared to the same week last year, The Talk was up +21% in households (from 1.4/4), +24% in viewers (from. 1.85m), +38% in women 25–54 (from 0.8/5) and +33% in women 18–49 (from 0.6/4).[19]

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Awards

International broadcasts

Similar shows in different countries

References

  1. ↑ "The Talk Episodes on CBS". TV Guide. Retrieved February 15, 2014.
  2. ↑ "CBS Orders New Daytime Talk Show for Fall". CBS. July 22, 2010. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  3. ↑ "‘The Bold and the Beautiful’, ‘The Young and the Restless’, ‘The Talk’, ‘Let’s Make a Deal’ and ‘The Price is Right’ Renewed by CBS - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
  4. ↑ http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-renews-entire-daytime-lineup-for-2014-2015-season-1201058664/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Szalai, Georg (July 21, 2010). "Sara Gilbert talk show to replace veteran CBS soap". Reuters. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  6. ↑ Hairspray's Marissa Jaret Winokur Exits CBS' "The Talk"
  7. ↑ Christine Fenno (January 15, 2011). "Marissa Jaret Winokur Leaves 'The Talk'". PopEater.com. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "It's Official: Leah Remini Is Leaving The Talk". UsMagazine.com. August 26, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Enough Talk: Holly Robinson Peete "Officially" Not Returning to Chatfest". E! Online. September 2, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Howard Stern Gets The Talk Hosts To Finally Talk About Holly Robinson Peete Leah Remini Diss". E! Online. December 13, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
  11. ↑ Chen, Joyce (March 15, 2012). "Sharon Osbourne, Leah Remini in Twitter feud about 'King of Queens' actress' dismissal from 'The Talk'?". Daily News (New York).
  12. ↑ Nede, Jethro (September 6, 2011). "'The Talk' Debuts Without Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete: What the Viewers Are Saying". The Hollywood Reporter.
  13. ↑ Nede, Jethro (September 7, 2011). "'The Talk' Without Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete: What THR Readers Are Saying". The Hollywood Reporter.
  14. ↑ "Kris Jenner to guest co-host 'The Talk'". USA Today. August 26, 2011.
  15. ↑ Phillips, Tracy. "CBS’ ‘The Talk’ Unveils First Week of High-Profile Guests". Fancast. Comcast Interactive Media, LLC. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  16. ↑ Seidman, Robert. "Premiere of CBS's 'The Talk' 24% Better than October 2009 Avg for 'As the World Turns'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
  17. ↑ Seidman, Robert. "CBS Renews 'The Talk' for the 2011–2012 Season". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  18. ↑ Collins, Scott. "CBS makes lower ratings roll the right way for Julie Chen and 'The Talk'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 28, 2011.
  19. ↑ Bibel, Sara. "The Talk' Delivers Its Highest Rating Since February". Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  20. ↑ Knox, David (July 30, 2012). "Axed: The Circle". TV tonight. Retrieved July 30, 2012.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 Knox, David (August 16, 2012). "Puberty Blues hits sweet spot for TEN". TV tonight. Retrieved August 16, 2012.
  22. ↑ Knox, David (June 19, 2012). "3.1m as Karise is announced as The Voice". TV tonight. Retrieved August 16, 2012.

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