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We've Watched
Jerry Springer's
'Freak Show'
for 25 Years

Sep 21, 2015 10:50 AM CDT

We've Watched Jerry Springer's 'Freak Show' for 25 Years

'People aren't watching the show because they want to see me'

(Newser) - As his talk show celebrates its silver anniversary today, Jerry Springer didn't anticipate he'd be fighting back tears as he addressed his audience. "Know this," said the 71-year-old, who wore a tuxedo for the event, to his audience at The Jerry Springer Show. "There's...

Newest Late-Night Host:
Neil deGrasse Tyson

Jan 8, 2015 11:33 AM CST

Newest Late-Night Host: Neil deGrasse Tyson

He gets talk show on National Geographic Channel

(Newser) - Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson isn't your typical late-night host, but he is in fact getting his own TV talk show series on the National Geographic Channel. Star Talk, which will debut in April and air weekly, be taped before a live studio audience at New York City's Hayden...

Science Shows
Half of What
Dr. Oz Says
Is Bunk

Dec 18, 2014 2:43 PM CST

Science Shows Half of What Dr. Oz Says Is Bunk

Medical journal analyzed claims on two popular health talk shows

(Newser) - "Misleading at best, total nonsense at worst" is how Julia Belluz describes her gut feeling over the years about the accuracy of Dr. Mehmet Oz's medical advice, she writes at Vox.com . Now she's got science to back her up, thanks to a study published in the...

ABC Forces Canned View
Co-Hosts to Make Nice

Jul 8, 2014 9:22 AM CDT

ABC Forces Canned View Co-Hosts to Make Nice

Also, Sarah Palin would like to replace McCarthy or Shepherd

(Newser) - The View was back yesterday for its first live broadcast since it was revealed that ABC was giving everyone except Whoopi Goldberg the boot —and if you watched, you may have noticed that soon-to-be-ex-co-hosts Jenny McCarthy and Sherri Shepherd didn't have anything mean to say, despite their ouster....

The View
Dumps
Everybody
but Whoopi

Jun 27, 2014 6:14 AM CDT

The View Dumps Everybody but Whoopi

Sherri Shepherd, Jenny McCarthy out

(Newser) - ABC has done some serious housecleaning on The View: Sherri Shepherd and Jenny McCarthy are both out, and sources say not exactly voluntarily, leaving just Whoopi Goldberg as a host at this point. Sources tell the New York Daily News talks between Shepherd and ABC broke down, and the network...

First Netflix Talk Show:
Chelsea Handler Signs On

Jun 19, 2014 3:24 PM CDT

First Netflix Talk Show: Chelsea Handler Signs On

She's leaving E! for the land of streaming

(Newser) - Netflix is ramping up its push into original programming with its first-ever talk show. Chelsea Handler, who is wrapping up her Chelsea Lately show on E! this summer, has signed on for a show set to begin in early 2016, reports the Daily News . Before its launch, Handler will deliver...

Kris Jenner Tries, Fails to Bribe Negative Reviewer

Jul 23, 2013 10:44 AM CDT

Kris Jenner Tries, Fails to Bribe Negative Reviewer

Sends her a fancy pen with which to write a nicer review

(Newser) - No one was expecting Kris Jenner's new talk show to get good reviews ... no one except Kris Jenner, apparently. A few hours after Linda Stasi wrote a particularly scathing take on the show in the New York Post (it's "soul-sucking," and Jenner "comes across as...

Meghan McCain Gets Talk Show

Mar 28, 2013 10:26 AM CDT

Meghan McCain Gets Talk Show

'Raising McCain' to air on Pivot network

(Newser) - Get excited, because we're about to introduce you to your new favorite show: Starting this summer, Meghan McCain will be hosting her very own talk show. Raising McCain will air on Pivot, a new cable channel targeting 18- to 34-year-olds that launches in August, the Huffington Post reports. It'...

Coming Soon:
Kris Jenner
Talk Show

yay, more kardashians

Jan 29, 2013 10:09 AM CST

Coming Soon: Kris Jenner Talk Show

Kardashian mom's show debuts this summer

(Newser) - Just what the world needs: another show starring a Kardashian. Kris Jenner, mom to Kim, Kourtney, and Khloe, is getting her own show this summer, TV Guide reports. Kris, a one-hour talk show on Fox, will focus on fashion, beauty, and lifestyle topics—and will, of course, feature celebrity guests....

Anderson
Gets the Ax

Oct 29, 2012 5:35 PM CDT

Anderson Gets the Ax

Anderson Cooper's afternoon talkie wlll bow out next year

(Newser) - Looks like Anderson Cooper will stick to hard news for a while: Warner Brothers' syndication arm has decided not to renew the CNN host's afternoon show, Anderson, after next summer, the Media Decoder blog reports. Low ratings dogged the show from its first season, and changes including same-day tapings...

Greek Politician
Sues Women
He Attacked

Jun 11, 2012 12:16 PM CDT

Greek Politician Sues Women He Attacked

Ilias Kasidiaris dodges arrest over televised slaps

(Newser) - Last week, extreme-right Greek politician Ilias Kasidiaris slapped one woman and dumped water on another on live television. This weekend, he managed to duck an arrest; now it's Kasidiaris who is suing the women, the AP reports. He says that he was insulted on the talk show, and that...

Far-Right Greek Pol
Decks Female Lefty
on Live TV

Jun 7, 2012 7:00 AM CDT

Far-Right Greek Pol Decks Female Lefty on Live TV

Golden Dawn says their man provoked by left-wing woman's comments

(Newser) - A spokesman for Greece's far-right Golden Dawn party is wanted for assault after he threw a glass of water in the face of a female leftist politician, then struck a female communist party representative, all on live TV this morning, reports Reuters . Ilias Kasidiaris, who once served in the...

Assange Says
He's Hosting
a Talk Show

Jan 24, 2012 11:40 AM CST

Assange Says He's Hosting a Talk Show

WikiLeaks honcho promises 'key political players'

(Newser) - Julian Assange has many titles clogging his resume, but he's apparently about to add talk show host to the list. WikiLeaks released a statement today promising that Assange will host a new TV show centered around "a series of in-depth conversations with key political players" from around the...

TBS Cancels
Lopez Tonight

Aug 10, 2011 2:24 PM CDT

TBS Cancels Lopez Tonight

Final show will air tomorrow night

(Newser) - George Lopez is out of the talk-show business as of this week. TBS has abruptly canceled his Lopez Tonight, and the final show will air tomorrow night, reports TV Line . The decision not to order a third season comes after TBS moved the show to midnight last November to follow...

Katie Couric's Big
Announcement

UPDATED

Jun 6, 2011 1:43 PM CDT

Katie Couric's Big Announcement

NBC made one last run at its old sweetheart

(Newser) - ABC has at long last officially announced that it's signed Katie Couric to host an afternoon talk show , beating out a last-minute push from NBC. In a statement , the network said it had a "multi-year, multi-platform" agreement with the former CBS anchor, that will also include appearances on...

Couric's CBS Talk Show Dead

May 5, 2011 2:58 AM CDT

Couric's CBS Talk Show Dead

Anchor now expected to move to ABC

(Newser) - Katie Couric's talks with CBS over a possible talk show are dead in the water, sources tell TMZ. CBS has pulled the offer because Couric—who is stepping down as anchor of CBS Evening News —was seeking too much involvement with the network's news operation. ABC is...

Piers Morgan,
Larry King Spar
Over CNN Show

Feb 24, 2011 3:24 AM CST

Piers Morgan, Larry King Spar Over CNN Show

Morgan was oversold as 'dangerous,' King snorts

(Newser) - Larry King was back on CNN last night and successor Piers Morgan ended up getting a grilling. The former host, who earlier said he thought Piers Morgan Tonight had been "oversold" with promos billing Morgan as "dangerous," quizzed the Brit about his idea of danger, the Hollywood ...

Google CEO Considering
Talk Show Career

Jan 25, 2011 1:25 AM CST

Google CEO Considering Talk Show Career

Sources say Eric Schmidt in talks with CNN

(Newser) - After a decade at the helm of one of the world's most powerful companies, departing Google CEO Eric Schmidt plans to seek new challenges on the talk show circuit, sources at CNN say. Schmidt—who will be replaced by Google co-founder Larry Page in Apri l—wants to host his...

Obnoxious Piers Morgan
Is the 'Anti-Larry King'

big debut tonight

Jan 17, 2011 7:00 AM CST

Obnoxious Piers Morgan Is the 'Anti-Larry King'

Host faces mammoth task as show begins tonight, writes Brian Stelter

(Newser) - Tonight, Piers Morgan takes over Larry King’s time slot—but he won’t take on King’s style. Morgan is "in many ways the anti-King," writes Brian Stelter for the New York Times : "obnoxious, obsessively prepared, and eager to tape his interviews in advance as often...

Mother Sues Tyra Banks Over Daughter's Appearance

Oct 17, 2010 4:18 PM CDT

Mother Sues Tyra Banks Over Daughter's Appearance

Girl, 15, went on sex addict show

(Newser) - Mommas, don't let your babies grow up to be ... 15-year-old girls who go on Tyra Banks' show to proclaim before the world that they're sex addicts. A Georgia woman is suing Banks for $3 million, claiming her daughter made the appearance without her permission and that the show last year...