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Thomas' Talk Shows Blog April 2007 Archive

By Thomas Tennant, About.com Guide to Talk Shows

Spider-Man 3 Stars Caught in Talk Show Web

Monday April 30, 2007
Spider-Man 3 swings into theaters this week, and the stars of the film swing onto talk show sets, signifying the early opening of 2007’s summer movie blockbuster season. If you’re a ... Read More

Alec Baldwin Apologizes to Daughter on The View

Friday April 27, 2007
Actor Alec Baldwin, star of NBC's 30 Rock, will make a formal apology to his daughter, Ireland, on today's episode of The View. Baldwin's private voicemail to his 11-year-old daughter, ... Read More

Rosie O'Donnell Leaving The View

Wednesday April 25, 2007
It’s true. Producers from The View have announced that Rosie O’Donnell, the opinionated co-host whose addition in September catapulted the show’s ratings -- up more than 17 percent from last year ... Read More

Hey Wait! That’s Not Seacrest! It’s – DeGeneres!

Tuesday April 24, 2007
No, you’re eyes weren’t deceiving you. Ellen DeGeneres did indeed take the reins from Ryan Seacrest on Tuesday’s American Idol. The daytime talk show host is taking part in Idol ... Read More

Letterman to Visit Regis on LiveMichael J. Fox Stops By Rachael Ray

Tuesday April 24, 2007
It’s quite a week along the talk show circuit, so you’d best warm up your DVRs (or VCRs, if you’re still kickin’ it old school). Regis Philbin’s return Thursday to his ... Read More

Talk Show Prayers Go Out to Virginia Tech Victims

Sunday April 22, 2007
Last week’s tragic attack on students and faculty at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, shocked the nation. So devastating was the loss that talk show hosts from morning to late ... Read More

Kelly Ripa Hosting Sunday's TV Land Awards

Friday April 20, 2007
She's perfect! Really, I couldn't think of anyone better to host the TV Land Awards than Kelly Ripa, co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly. (Well, OK, Tina Fey is a ... Read More

Virginia Tech Tragedy Bumps Larry King Celebration

Wednesday April 18, 2007
The terrible tragedy at Virginia Tech seems to have bumped planned programming celebrating Larry King’s 50 Years in Broadcasting. The venerable host has covered the VT story since Monday on ... Read More

Larry King 24 Hours a Day

Wednesday April 18, 2007
Larry King fan? Have XM Satellite Radio? Then you’re in luck. XM, along with CNN, is celebrating Larry King’s 50 years in broadcasting with a dedicated channel. The channel, XM ... Read More

Regis Returns April 26

Tuesday April 17, 2007
The phone rang at Live with Regis and Kelly this morning, and Mr. Philbin was on the other end of the line. He was calling in to let his co-host, ... Read More

Larry King Celebrates 50 Years of Broadcasting

Sunday April 15, 2007
This week marks 50 years in the broadcasting business for Larry Zieger (better known to you an me as Larry King). More that half those years were spent on CNN ... Read More

Happy Birthday, Dave!

Thursday April 12, 2007
April 12 marks David Letterman’s 60th birthday. The celebrated talk show host and king of late night TV will celebrate by hosting Bruce Willis (purported dressed as American Idol ... Read More

Rutgers Basketball Team to Appear Live on Oprah

Wednesday April 11, 2007
All ten members of the Rutgers' women's basketball team, along with coach Vivian Stringe,r will appear on The Oprah Winfrey Show on Thursday’s show, reports Chicago station WQAD. They will ... Read More

Conan O’Brien Cannot Tell a Joke

Tuesday April 10, 2007
Well, according to Conan. We beg to differ.   The host of Late Night with Conan O’Brien lorded over a standing-room only crowd at the Museum of Television & Radio in New ... Read More

Where’s Barbara Getting Her Breast Cancer Facts?

Friday April 6, 2007
A regular reader and The View fan – we’ll call her Jane – pointed out a fairly glaring error made by venerated journalist Barbara Walters last week. After Elizabeth Edwards ... Read More

Larry King Celebrating 50 Years of Broadcasting with Award, Special Week of Shows

Thursday April 5, 2007
The Arizona State University at Phoenix is giving talk show host Larry King one of its highest honors. The school will present King with the Hugh Downs Award for Communication ... Read More

Talk Shows This Week: What a Grind(house)!

Monday April 2, 2007
I get the feeling by the end of this week, I’m going to feel as if I’ve already seen Grindhouse, the new horror/action double bill by acclaimed directors Quentin Tarantino ... Read More

New Feud for Rosie: Bill O’Reilly

Sunday April 1, 2007
Here we go again. This time, Rosie isn’t the one to start the feud – and there’s little chance she won't have something to say about this one – but regardless, ... Read More

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