A talk show (U.S.) or chat show (Brit.) is a television or radio program where an audience comes together to discuss various topics put forth by a talk show host. Often, talk shows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on the show for that episode.
Political talk shows of all sorts are common on radio stations across the country ranging from local radio talk stations in major metropolitan areas, to nationally syndicated radio talk shows such as the Rush Limbaugh show. Popular radio "shock jock" Howard Stern also hosts a talk show that is syndicated nationally.
Talk Shows have also moved into the internet radio genre with live talk shows such as the Social Crime Syndicate seeing as the internet is FCC free. http://socialcrime.com
Talk shows have been broadcast on television since the earliest days of the medium. Late-night talk shows including The Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman have aired for decades, featuring celebrity guests and comedy sketches. TV news pioneer Edward R. Murrow hosted a talk show entitled Small World in the late 1950s; since then, political TV talk shows have predominantly aired on Sunday mornings.
Syndicated daily talk shows range from the family-oriented Oprah Winfrey and Rosie O'Donnell shows to "trash TV," such as The Jerry Springer Show.
Networks enjoy talk shows because they are generally inexpensive to produce. However, they rely heavily on the personality of the talk show hosts, which sometimes makes that host a valuable commodity. There have also been cases in which a person who is skilled in acting has proven to be spectacularly bad talk show host as in the case of a short lived talk show host Chevy Chase.
Her natural empathy and grace have captivated, rightly, millions of viewers and changed daytime TV forever.
Dick Cavett ("The Dick Cavett Show," several incarnations on ABC and PBS): Cavett's talkshows began in 1969 and continued intermittently -- daytime, prime time and late night -- through the '70s and beyond.
Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," Comedy Central, 1996-present): He's given the traditional talkshow a current-events spin, giving his own takes on news as well as interviewing guests.
Often, talkshows feature a panel of guests, usually consisting of a group of people who are learned or who have great experience in relation to whatever issue is being discussed on the show for that episode.
Political talkshows of all sorts are common on radio stations across the country ranging from local radio talk stations in major metropolitan areas, to nationally syndicated radio talkshows such as the Rush Limbaugh show.
The tabloid talkshow genre, pioneered by Phil Donahue but popularized by Oprah Winfrey was extremely popular during the last two decades of the 20th century.
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