CBS’s daytime panel talk show The Talk will end its run with a shortened 15th season, concluding the show in December, CBS confirmed Friday.  

“The Talk broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format. Throughout the years, it has been a key program on CBS’ top-rated daytime line-up as it brought timely, important and entertaining topics and discussions into living rooms around the globe,” Amy Reisenbach, president, CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, president, CBS Studios, said in a joint statement.

“It goes without saying that hosting and producing a year-round talk show is no easy task, and we express our sincere gratitude to our amazing hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood, our Executive Producer/Showrunner Rob Crabbe and the hardworking producing team and crew,“ the statement continued. “We also want to acknowledge our former show hosts and colleagues who contributed throughout the seasons. We truly appreciate the skill, creativity, and dedication everyone involved brought to the show every day.  And of course, we thank the numerous guests who appeared and the millions of viewers who tuned in daily. For the final season, we plan to celebrate the show and give it the proper sendoff it deserves when it concludes in December 2024.”  

CBS has not said what will fill The Talk’s time slot come January, although it has soap opera The Gates, which will follow a wealthy Black family living in a gated community, in development. CBS also just handed multiseason pickups to both of its soap operas, The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful. 

The Talk, developed and produced by actress Sara Gilbert, premiered in 2010. Its original panel featured Gilbert, Julie Chen Moonves, Sharon Osbourne, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete. Over the years, the panel has changed with Marissa Jaret Winokur, Aisha Tyler, Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond all taking turns. The show made big changes in 2021, shaking up the panel by adding men for the first time in Gbajabiamila and O’Connell. 

With the writers strike over, daytime shows are finally premiering their new seasons after initially having to delay.

On Monday, CBS’s The Talk posted on Instagram that it would debut next Monday, October 9. The Talk originally had been scheduled to premiere on Monday, September 18, but was forced to delay after Drew Barrymore, star of her own eponymous talk show, posted a lengthy video apology on Instagram for deciding to go ahead with her own show’s return. The post created an outcry among Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA members — all of whom were on strike at the time — and two days later, Barrymore posted that the show would not go on while pulling the apology video. CBS Media Ventures’s The Drew Barrymore Show still has not announced a return date, although it’s expected to come back this month.

That forced the hand of Warner Bros.’s Jennifer Hudson, which stayed quiet through the fracas, and CBS’s The Talk, which had seen protests outside its Radford studio prior to deciding to delay. After moving off of its initial plan to return on Monday, September 18, Hudson opens its second season on Monday, October 2, with first-week guests Gwen Stefani and Niall Horan, coaches on NBC’s The Voice, as well as Taye Diggs, Cedric the Entertainer and Shaquille O’Neal. 

Debmar-Mercury’s Sherri had to return to repeats just two days after it debuted season two on Monday, September 18, because host Sherri Shepherd came down with COVID-19. The show returned to originals on Tuesday, September 26, with guest comedian Leslie Jones, who has written a memoir.

NBCUniversal’s Kelly Clarkson, which is entering its fifth season, still has not announced a premiere date after the show relocated from Los Angeles to New York City. 

The Talk, CBS’s answer to ABC’s The View, has been renewed for a 13th season, the hosts said on-air Monday and CBS later tweeted from The Talk’s Twitter feed. 

The Talk will return with all of this season’s hosts — Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell, Natalie Morales and Sheryl Underwood — returning. Of those, Underwood has been with the show the longest, having joined in September 2011 as the show was entering its second season. The Talk's panel was totally revamped at the beginning of season 12, with Morales, Gbajabiamila, Kloots and O'Connell all signing on. O'Connell also is starring in Pictionary, Fox's nationally syndicated game show, starting next season.

Morales broke the news on the show, saying, “This is just coming in right now: The Talk has been renewed for season 13.”

That cued much rejoicing, confetti and champagne for the hosts, who all started dancing on stage while the masked, in-studio audience clapped and cheered. 

"That's crazy, that feels so good," said Gbajabiamila, while O'Connell joked, “Now I know why all of our bosses showed up today.”

The hosts then went on to thank the crew, the audiences and the viewers at home.

Season 12 of CBS’s daytime panel talker runs through Aug. 5 and then goes into repeats and repackaged episodes until the debut of season 13 in September. The Talk is executive produced by Heather Gray and Kristin Matthews. ■

Natalie Morales, former West Coast anchor of NBC News’ Today and Dateline correspondent, is joining CBS’ The Talk on Monday, Oct. 11, alongside hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood, the show confirmed Monday. News broke late last week that Morales was departing NBC and planning to join CBS' daytime panel talker.

“We couldn’t be more excited to have Natalie Morales join the Talk family,” said executive producers Heather Gray and Kristin Matthews in a statement. “We have been fans of her and her work for years. Her varied skill-set and versatility are a great addition to our talented panel. Natalie’s intelligence, passion and enthusiasm always shine through in all her work, and we are fortunate to have her on the team. In addition to her role as an exceptional broadcaster, we believe her perspective as a wife and mother will provide a special connection with our audience.”

Morales also served as host of NBCUniversal’s syndicated magazines Access and Access Live. She departed those shows in April 2019. NBCU brought Mario Lopez on board as anchor in July 2019.

Morales joined Today in 2006 as a national correspondent and also reported across all of NBCUniversal News’ platforms, including NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt and MSNBC, along with Today and Dateline. 

“It’s an extraordinary opportunity to be joining this team at The Talk,” said Morales, also in a statement. “I love the new energy and direction and couldn’t be more excited to join Sheryl, Amanda, Jerry and Akbar. I’m looking forward to many good times while talking about the days’ topics, and I can’t wait to get going.”

Akbar Gbajabiamila is the latest co-host to join CBS' daytime show The Talk for season 12, CBS said Thursday. Gbajabiamila, who appeared as a guest host in June and July, joins Sheryl Underwood, Amanda Kloots and Jerry O’Connell on the show, which premieres its new season on Monday, Sept. 13. 

"It's a new day in daytime for season 12 of The Talk, and we are thrilled to welcome Akbar to the family. His engaging personality, openness and quick wit really impressed us when he appeared as a guest co-host last season," said Heather Gray, The Talk’s executive producer and showrunner in a statement.

Gbajabiamila and O'Connell are new members to the panel as Elaine Welteroth departed earlier this week. Also leaving in the past year have been Eve, Sharon Osbourne -- who departed after backing Piers Morgan when he made controversial statements regarding Meghan Markle after  her primetime interview with Oprah Winfrey -- and most recently, Carrie Ann Inaba. 

Gbajaiamila and O'Connell are the only two men who have been permanent members of the show's panel. 

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"To be a part of this diverse group is truly a dream and a new statement for The Talk. In a world as divided as ours, I look forward to showing up as my fun and authentic self every day and advocating for conversation over confrontation," said Gbajabiamila, also in a statement.

Former NFL player Gbajabiamila is the host of NBC's competition series American Ninja Warrior and American Ninja Warrior Junior. He became a published author in 2019 with his critically acclaimed debut book, Everyone Can Be a Ninja: Find Your Inner Warrior and Achieve Your Dreams. 

He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, four children and two dogs.

Jerry O’Connell is replacing Sharon Osbourne as one of the co-hosts of CBS' daytime talker The Talk, making him the first man to occupy one of the show’s permanent seats. O’Connell has been a frequent guest-host of the show this summer.

Last month, Fox announced that O'Connell would host a test of game show Pictionary on select Fox stations starting July 12.

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O'Connell joins The Talk’s Sheryl Underwood, Carrie Ann Inaba, Amanda Kloots, Eve and Elaine Welteroth. He comes on board after Sharon Osbourne departed in March after defending English news anchor Piers Morgan's comments about Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle after her and husband Prince Harry sat for a primetime interview with Oprah Winfrey. Morgan stomped off the set of Good Morning Britain after co-host Alex Beresford challenged him on air for saying that he didn’t believe Markle’s claims of bullying and racism within Buckingham Palace or that she considered suicide as she said in the interview.

O'Connell has plenty of daytime experience. He has been a frequent co-host of Disney's Live with Kelly, sitting next to Kelly Ripa after Regis Philbin retired in 2011 and again after Michael Strahan departed in 2015. He was considered a finalist to become the show's permanent co-host. 

He also guest-hosted for Wendy Williams during summer 2016 when Williams took time off to deal with some personal issues. 

As a result of that guest-hosting stint, Fox tested a talk show called Jerry O in 2019 starring O'Connell but it didn't proceed into national syndication. In 2014, CBS developed a talk show pilot around O'Connell and his wife Rebecca Romijn called Man in the Middle that also did not go forward when CBS could not find available daytime time slots for it. 

O'Connell also has guest-hosted ABC's The View.

With Fox testing Pictionary this summer, O'Connell could find himself with two shows on his hands by next year.

Heather Gray and Kristin Matthews have been named executive producers and showrunners of CBS’ daytime panel talker The Talk. Both women have been with the show since its first season, which kicked off in October 2010.

Gray, who was named executive producer last season, is adding showrunner to her responsibilities. Matthews has been promoted to executive producer and showrunner from her prior position as co-executive producer.

“We’re proud to have Heather and Kristin with their remarkable talents at the helm of The Talk,” said Amy Reisenbach, executive VP, current programs, CBS Entertainment, in a statement. “They have both been instrumental in the evolution and the many successes of the show since the beginning. Now, they are poised to work together to take it to the next level with their creative vision, limitless passion and strong leadership abilities.”

“The Talk is a second family to me, and I’m thrilled to continue my journey in this new leadership role,” said Gray also in a statement. “I look forward to collaborating with our amazing hosts and dynamic team with renewed creativity.” Matthews added: “As we embark on season 11 of The Talk, I’m enthusiastic about bringing my experience to the forefront. Heather and I have worked together for the last 10 seasons, and we’re excited about what’s in store for the future.”

Gray joined The Talk midway through season one as senior supervising producer and was promoted to co-executive producer in August 2011. She was named an executive producer in August 2019. Prior to The Talk, Gray served as a development producer at Endemol USA (2010-2011) and as a supervising producer for The Tyra Banks Show (2006-2010).

Matthews helped launch The Talk as a coordinating producer in August 2010. After two years, she was named co-executive producer. Prior to joining the show, she was a producer at The Early Show at CBS News (June 2001-December 2007). Matthews began her career in production at NBC Nightly News and NBC’s Today. 

Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood, Eve, Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond -- hosts of CBS’ daytime talker, The Talk -- will emcee the 47th Annual Daytime Emmys when the show airs on CBS on Friday, June 26, CBS and the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) said Thursday.

The awards show, which will be produced with participants in remote locations, is returning to broadcast TV for the first time since 2011 and to TV in general for the first time since 2015, when it aired on ViacomCBS-owned Pop TV.

Underwood has been hosting the show with Access Hollywood’s Mario Lopez since 2016.

The Daytime Emmys honor shows that air in daytime and other dayparts and come from broadcast networks, streaming services and syndication. The show is being produced this year by NATAS’ Adam Sharp and Steve Ulrich and ATI’s David McKenzie.

The Daytime Emmys broadcast will concurrently be live-streamed on CBS All Access and then be available to watch on demand for 30 days afterwards on CBS.com, CBS All Access and on the CBS app.

MTV on Monday will run a 12-hour block of its programming in black and white as part of a network anti-bias campaign, the network said Sunday.

Beginning at 9 a.m. tomorrow , MTV will air 12 straight hours of its programming in black and white, with every commercial block beginning with personal reflections on race from such personalities as Kendrick Lamar, Common, Big Sean, Ava DuVernay, David Oyelowo, Penn Badgley, Jordin Sparks, Pete Wentz, Sen. Rand Paul, Rep. John Lewis, Sen. Cory Booker and more, said the network.

The move is part of the network’s multiscreen-based campaign #The Talk – an expansion of its Look Different anti-discrimination initiative – that encourages its audience to have a candid conversation on race with family and friends, said network officials.

 In addition, MTV’s online, mobile and social platforms will encourage audience members to share their own reflections using the #thetalk and get involved through its Look Different website, LookDifferent.org. 

MTV will share many of the audience contributions on-air and online.

“Millennials believe strongly in fairness, but they can also find it difficult to talk openly about race – to be not simply ‘color blind’ but ‘color brave,’ said Stephen Friedman, President of MTV in a statement.  “Our audience is looking for a way to bring the national conversation on race into their homes and this campaign will give them a forum to express true color bravery.”