CBS has announced that ‘The Talk‘ will be coming to an end after 15 seasons.
The sendoff will conclude in December. Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood currently host the daytime series, which premieres in one-hour time slots on weekdays.
A joint statement signed by CBS Entertainment president Amy Reisenbach and CBS Studios prexy David Stapf reads: “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.”
Showrunner Rob Crabbe and all crew members issued the statement acknowledged The Talk hosts past. “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,” the statement concluded. “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.”
The show premiered in 2010 and has seen hosts give their opinion over the years including Julie Chen Moonves, Sara Gilbert, Holly Robinson Peete, Aisha Tyler, Sharon Osbourne, Leah Remini, Eve, Elaine Welteroth, Carrie Ann Inaba and Marie Osmond.
Chen Moonves previously called Osbourne’s exit on the show to “watching a trainwreck.”
“I think the whole thing was handled really horribly. It was very sad to see,” Chen Moonves, 54, said while appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.
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Osbourne’s left the series after getting backlash for her defending her friend Piers Morgan on air.
In its 14 years on screen, The Talk was nominated for 56 Daytime Emmy awards, taking home 11 of them.
