The 15th and final season of CBS’ “The Talk” will kick off on Monday, September 9, Soap Opera Network has learned. The news marks the first time since at least June that the veteran talk show will feature a slate of all-new episodes.
Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood are all expected back as co-hosts, with Rob Crabbe continuing to serve as executive producer/showrunner.
In the case of Underwood, the final season fulfills a two-year deal she signed back in 2022 which would see her continuing to co-host the daytime talk show through Season 15 and provided her with a first-look development deal with CBS Studios.
The final season of “The Talk” will conclude in December.
“The Talk broke new ground when it launched 14 years ago by returning daytime talk to CBS with a refreshing and award-winning format,” said Amy Reisenbach, President, CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, President, CBS Studios, in a joint statement announcing the show’s final season back in April. “Throughout the years, it has been a key program on CBS’ top rated daytime lineup as it brought timely, important and entertaining topics and discussions into living rooms around the globe.”
Although no specific details have been announced on how the show will bow out, Reisenbach and Stapf revealed in their statement that the network and studio planned to celebrate the show and give it the proper sendoff it deserves. The duo also thanked the show’s current and former co-hosts, colleagues and crew members for their contributions to the show over the years. “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,” they said.
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In January, the hour-long daytime drama series “The Gates” will replace “The Talk” on the CBS daytime schedule which also encompasses game shows “Let’s Make a Deal” and “The Price is Right,” and soap operas “The Bold and the Beautiful” and “The Young and the Restless.”
“The Gates,” the first brand new soap opera in development for a broadcast network since the 1999 launch of NBC’s “Passions,” and the first expected to feature a predominantly Black cast since the 1991 conclusion of “Generations,” tells the story of a wealthy Black family in a posh, gated community.
The series is created by Michele Val Jean (“The Bold and the Beautiful,” “General Hospital”), who serves as showrunner and executive producer.