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daytime talk show stories: 26 news summaries

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 Who Will Be the Next Oprah? 

Rachael Ray, Sarah Palin, and other potential replacements

(Newser) - Who will fill the Oprah vacuum on daytime TV when the Queen of All Media leaves for her cable network in 2011? Mike Hess weighs the pros and cons of six candidates on PopEater .
  • Ellen DeGeneres: "Talked her way onto the cover of Winfrey's O Magazine ... coincidence
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  Top 9 Oprah Moments 

Crazy Tom Cruise, faker James Frey, and Sarah Palin make the cut

(Newser) - After 23 years of The Oprah Winfrey Show, the queen of talk has racked up quite a few memorable moments. In the wake of news that she's going to end the show in 2011, E! runs down the top nine, including Tom Cruise’s crazy couch dance, her car giveaway,... More »

ICK ALERT

 Set Your 
 DVR: Tyra 
 Airs First 
 Televised 
 Colonic 

A colonic, by the way, is when ' they suck the poo out of you,' Banks explains

(Newser) - You might want to start writing your thank-you notes to Tyra Banks now. The talk show host is doing what can only be classified as a public service by airing the first televised colonic on her show today, Dlisted reports. Not exactly sure what a colonic is? Well, let Tyra... More »

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 Kate 'a Hit' on 
 Talk Show Pilot 

One Gosselin films, the other is nowhere to be seen as kids get stuck with nannies

(Newser) - Jon and Kate seem to be minus eight—the tots were in the care of their nannies for several days while Kate filmed her talk show pilot and Jon did whatever it is that he does, Radar reports. Kate’s pilot taping “went extremely well,” says a source.... More »

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 Kate to Shoot 
 Talk Show Pilot 

Not one to let the grass grow under her feet, Jon and Kate Plus 8 star gets to work

(Newser) - Kate Gosselin is cashing in on her fame—or infamy—as quickly as possible. She and co-host Paula Deen are shooting the pilot of their proposed talk show this weekend, Radar reports. The show, based on popular website Mom Logic, will be a mash-up of advice, health and beauty tips,... More »

 Kate Wants a Talk Show, 
 Jon Keeps Partying 

The Gosselins are back, with Kate on The View and Jon on the party circuit

(Newser) - Not getting enough Kate Gosselin in your life? Good news: Perhaps inspired by her guest stint on The View this week, the reality show mom is looking to host a similar morning show, E! reports. Telepictures, which produces Ellen DeGeneres’ and Tyra Banks’ shows, is considering Gosselin, Paula Deen,... More »

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 Talk Show Host Grills Blago 

Bonnie Hunt tells former governor to take responsibility

(Newser) - Rod Blagojevich got unexpectedly tough treatment from Bonnie Hunt on her talk show today, the Chicago Tribune reports. In what was probably supposed to be a routine stop on the former governor’s book tour, Hunt, an Illinois native, instead pressed Blago on why he doesn’t take responsibility for... More »

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(Newser) - Comedian and talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres will be the fourth judge on the next season of American Idol, the Wrap reports. The deal, announced by Fox tonight, fills the star spot vacated by Paula Abdul, who quit the show this summer in a salary dispute. More »

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Sesame Street, View Among Daytime Emmy Winners

Susan Haskell, Christian Leblanc, Darin Brooks take home honors

(Newser) - The ladies of The View unseated Ellen Degeneres as Best Talk Show Host at yesterday's Daytime Emmy Awards, though they weren't at the ceremony, E! reports. Other big winners included Rachael Ray for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show and Tyra Banks for Outstanding Informative Talk Show, while The Bold ... More »

(Newser) - Meghan McCain will sit in for new mom Elisabeth Hasselbeck on the View in September, the New York Post reports. The daughter of John McCain and one-woman youth movement in the GOP has proven popular on the chatfest, and will tape 3 episodes. Also filling in for Hasselbeck... More »

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(Newser) - Elisabeth Hasselbeck is expecting her third child in August, and the pregnancy came as a surprise, People reports. “I didn't even know for 2 months,” the co-host told her friends on The View today, noting that she and her husband “were thoroughly happy with the... More »

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 Oprah 
 Hits 200 Lbs, 
 'Fell Off Wagon' 

Talk show host 'fell off the wagon'

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey has once again hit “the dreaded 2-0-0” pounds. The talk show queen, who has famously struggled with her weight for years, writes, “I definitely wasn't setting an example. I was talking the talk, but I wasn't walking the walk,” in an article in the January... More »

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 Oprah Denies Snubbing Palin  

Palin has so far declined invitation to appear, says talk show queen

(Newser) - Rumors that Sarah Palin hasn't been invited to appear on Oprah are way off the mark, the talk-show queen tells Extra. "I said I would be happy to talk to Sarah Palin when the election was over," Oprah said. In fact, the Alaska governor seems to be going... More »

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 Ripa, Hubby Deny Split Rumors 

Couple demands tabloid retraction

(Newser) - Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos firmly denied break-up rumors, saying that the National Enquirer has “reached a new low,” E! Online reports. The tabloid ran a story claiming Consuelos, who snagged a correspondent spot on Oprah this year, has decided to set up shop permanently in Chicago and... More »

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(Newser) - The co-hosts of The View are not friends, Rosie O’Donnell says. “I'm not saying they loathe each other, but the fact of the matter is there was not a lot of camaraderie off camera,” the talkfest's onetime lightning rod says. During an appearance to promote her upcoming... More »

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(Newser) - Oprah is getting ready to say goodbye to ABC and take her legendary talk show to her OWN cable network, the New York Post reports. The CEO of Discovery Communications, which is teaming up with Winfrey to create OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network) says he expects Winfrey’s eponymous... More »

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OPINION

For Tough Election Coverage, Tune In During the Day

Tune into Ellen and The View for TV's most penetrating look at politics

(Newser) - The days when politicians could take refuge on daytime TV, hiding behind softball interviews and happy talk about favorite recipes, are over, Rebecca Traister writes for Salon. Tracing the trend from soaps through Phil Donohue to Oprah and Ellen to the unrivaled supremacy of The View, she observes, "... More »

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 Oprah Will Attend
 Convention—Quietly

Talk show queen leaves Obama the spotlight

(Newser) - Oprah Winfrey will be at this month's Democratic convention, but the queen of talk won't be alongside Barack Obama when he accepts the nomination. Oprah would rather "blend in" with the 70,000-strong crowd and leave the spotlight to her candidate, her friend Gayle King says. But the Los ... More »

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Analysis

Subdued Meet the Press Now
Squirm-Free

Post-Russert, newly laid-back show doesn't challenge guests

(Newser) - Meeting the press is a much more laid-back experience with Tom Brokaw temporarily in Tim Russert’s old seat, the New York Times reports. Hosting his first standard-format show yesterday, Brokaw “kept the mood at a sober but easygoing tempo,” writes Alessandra Stanley. But with the presidential race... More »

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 Ellen,
 Rachael
 Score
 Emmys 

Regis Philbin earns Lifetime Achievement Award

(Newser) - Ellen DeGeneres took home her fourth consecutive Daytime Emmy for best talk show host yesterday—but the award for the top show itself went to foodie Rachael Ray, E! Online reports. Meanwhile, Tyra Banks scored in the new category of Informative Talk Show. “I never take this for granted,... More »

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