The Talk (TV series)
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| The Talk | |
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 The Talk logo |
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| Format | Talk show |
| Created by | Sara Gilbert |
| Presented by |
Julie Chen Sara Gilbert Sharon Osbourne Sheryl Underwood (2011–) Aisha Tyler (2011–) Holly Robinson Peete (2010–11) Leah Remini (2010–11) Marissa Jaret Winokur (2010) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 200 (as of September 8, 2011) |
| Production | |
| 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. |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original run | October 18, 2010 – present |
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| 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,[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.
It was announced on January 26, 2011, that the show had been renewed for a second season.[2] On March 2012, The Talk has been renewed for a third season.[3] It is believed that all current cohosts (Julie Chen, Aisha Tyler, Sharon Osbourne, Sara Gilbert and Sheryl Underwood) will be returning.[4]
Production
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In December 2009, it was announced that CBS was cancelling 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."[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
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 timeslot.
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.[5]
On August 26, 2011, it was announced that original co-host Leah Remini had been released from the show.[6] On September 2, 2011, it was confirmed that Holly Robinson Peete had been released from the show as well.[7]
Comedienne Sheryl Underwood joined the panel as a co-host on September 6, 2011,[8] and Aisha Tyler's addition to the panel was announced on October 23, 2011.
Media reception
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".[9] 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".[10]
Criticism has been directed towards co-host Remini, accused of being too loud and obtrusive.[11] 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.[12][13] Disapproving of being left out of the sketch, Robinson criticized SNL for having no black female cast members to impersonate black women.[14]
Controversy
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In July 2011 "The Talk" panelists, with the exception of Sara Gilbert, were criticized for their conduct when discussing the alleged crimes 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.[15] She and the others where widely criticized for this particularly by men's rights advocates who resorted to boycotting the program. Only Sara Gilbert objected to the laughter, calling it "sexist." On July 19, Osbourne discussed her behavior, stating between spurts of laughter that she was "sorry that she offended people" and claiming that she did "not condone genital mutilation" but that only increased the anger of men's rights advocates' and their boycott of the program.[16]
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."[17]Billy Gardell, one of the stars of Mike & Molly, appeared on the show on November 1, 2010, to address the matter.[18][19]
Remini & Robinson-Peete dismissals
- After serving on The Talk for its first season, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete were both unceremoniously let go. Failure to ever disclose why the two were released or even make mention of them brought a great deal of audience criticism of the show, as well as protests from the stars' fans.[20][21] While there was much speculation that their former Talk co-host, Julie Chen, had involvement in the decision, as she's married to the CBS President and CEO, Leslie Moonves, it was Sharon Osbourne who explained their dismissals in December of 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." Additionally, Osbourne commented on the failure to let Remini and Peete know why they were let go, stating "Why should we call them to discuss?"[22][23]
- In March of 2012, a heavily publicized Twitter dispute ignited between Remini and Osbourne when Remini fired back at Osbourne for her comments on The Howard Stern Show. In response to questions from her Twitter followers, Remini tweeted: "Ask Sharon. She had us fired," and "Sharon made it happen and i guess ppl who still watch her make it happen? Sharon thought me and Holly were 'Ghetto', (her words) we were not funny, awkward and didn't know ourselves… Haters Gon' Hate. True. But, Haters have the balls to say they 'Hate'...not call themselves your friend. she had us fired all the while calling me and holly her friend. heartbreaking. Yes. she had us fired she told howard stern. explains why she never called us back." In response, Osbourne tweeted: "I had absolutely nothing to do with her departure from the show & have no idea why she continues to take to Twitter to spread this false gossip. Leah knows that I have never been in the position to hire or fire anyone on the show. That being said, my only wish is that Leah would just stop all this negative, unprofessional and childish behavior. It's been seven months. . .it's time to move on. Leah is a very talented actress and I only wish her happiness and success. I know that better things are to come if she can just get beyond this negativity." Remini tweeted back that she had no intention of keeping quiet and that Osbourne: "just wants publicity out of this. If someone wants me to stop, they should call a lawyer and tell them what I am NOT telling the truth about. We can go from there." In an additional tweet on the matter, Remini wrote: "I will not respond to Sharon BUT only to say this, IF she wanted to clear it up she has my number & has had ALL this time and didn't use it. Not even to say she was sorry. So to Sharon I say... Well done Sharon, you won. I will move on now as you suggested. And so should u. Be at Peace."[24][25][26][27][28]
Ratings
The debut episode of The Talk was number one in its timeslot in 20 of the 56 markets.[29] However, as of October 2011, The Talk averaged 1.83 million viewers per episode,[30] a 25% decrease from As the World Turns's ratings the previous year.[31]
Season 1 (2010–2011)
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.[32]
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."[33]
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 (2011–2012)
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.
As of May 9th, 2012, the talk show has been nominated for three Daytime Emmys for the 39th Daytime Emmy Awards, including the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment. The results are currently pending.
International broadcasts
- In Canada, The Talk airs simultaneously on Global TV
- In South Africa, The Talk began broadcasting on April 1, 2011 in the 1:00 PM timeslot on MNet.
- In the Philippines, the program airs on Talk TV.
- In the Czech Republic, The Talk airs on Prima Love.
- In the United Kingdom, The Talk does not air. (The UK having, since 1999 the show Loose Women which is a very similar format.)
- In New Zealand, The Talk will begin broadcasting on January 23, 2012 on TV3.
- In The Arab World The Talk airs on MBC 4
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