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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Model and talk show host Heidi Klum picked up Cosby Show co-creator Ed Weinberger’s Georgian-style manse in the mountains between Los Angeles’s exclusive Bel Air and Sherman Oaks neighborhoods back in 2013. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 June 2025 The former talk show host's letter also included a before-and-after photo of Sánchez that appeared to criticize her use of plastic surgery. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 June 2025 Hall would host another talk show from 2013-2014 but didn’t recapture the buzz generated by that first program. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025 Hogan was on prime-time talk shows, Saturday morning cartoons, on the cover of cereal boxes, featured at toy stores with his action figures. Marc Raimondi june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for talk show

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of talk show was in 1941

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“Talk show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talk%20show. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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talk show

noun
: a radio or television program in which persons engage in discussions or are interviewed

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