“The Talk” is wrapping up its long-running daytime talk.
The CBS talk show will end in December after 15 seasons, the network announced Friday.
“The Talk” was created by actress Sara Gilbert with the idea of a group of hosts talking about hot topics and current events, much like ABC’s “The View.” Gilbert said in a 2011 interview with The Associated Press that it was based on her real group of “mom friends” who would get together to talk. She liked the idea of “a heterogeneous group that you would never put together, but suddenly there is all this similarity.”
The show debuted in 2010 with hosts Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete. Marissa Jaret Winokur was enlisted as a roving reporter who would be in the field. A change in hosting occurred after the first season. Winokur’s position was eliminated and Peete and Robinson were replaced by Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler.
“The Talk” would go through a series of host changes throughout its run. In 2018, Chen left the show after her husband, then-CBS Corp. chief Les Moonves, was fired over allegations of sexual misconduct. post in 2019, but remains an executive producer. Osbourne’s departure in 2021 made headlines following a heated on-air argument about racism between Osbourne and Underwood.
Underwood is the only person from the early days of “The Talk” who remains on the show to this day. She is alongside Natalie Morales, Amanda Kloots, Jerry O’Connell and Akbar Gbajabiamila.
In a joint statement released by CBS, Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, president of CBS Studios, said, “It goes without saying that hosting and producing a year-round talk show is no easy task.” They expressed “sincere gratitude” to the hosts, producers and crew and recognized “former hosts and colleagues who have contributed throughout the seasons.”
The 11-time Daytime Emmy winner is airing its 14th season, which will end in June. Its final 15th season will premiere in the fall.
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