talk show
noun
: a radio or television program in which usually well-known persons engage in discussions or are interviewed
Examples of talk show in a Sentence
She asked the actor to appear on her talk show.
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DuMont lost the race and returned to broadcasting and WGN-AM afterward as producer of conservative talk show host Howard Miller's program.
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Soon after, Winfrey was well on her way to becoming one of the most influential TV talk show hosts of all time (and maybe the first TV influencer).
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first since making controversial remarks in September that led ABC to briefly suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
With some Dominicans collecting signatures and drafting letters on behalf of the implicated school employees, others question whether the case would have dominated headlines and talk shows in the same way if Stephora had been Dominican.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
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Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
Soon after, Winfrey was well on her way to becoming one of the most influential TV talk show hosts of all time (and maybe the first TV influencer).
—Diedre Johnson, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Dec. 2025
Carr’s appearance before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee was his first since making controversial remarks in September that led ABC to briefly suspend Jimmy Kimmel’s late-night talk show.
—Justin Papp, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2025
With some Dominicans collecting signatures and drafting letters on behalf of the implicated school employees, others question whether the case would have dominated headlines and talk shows in the same way if Stephora had been Dominican.
—Vera Lucia Pappaterra, Miami Herald, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for talk show
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“Talk show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20show. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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