Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV Adapt or Die (Season 1, Episode 3)
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TV Episode | Documentary

Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV

Adapt or Die (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV-14

TV Episode | Documentary

By the late 90s, talk TV had not only survived a murder trial but was now reaching new levels of sensationalism; driven by viewers insatiable appetite for sex, violence and conflict, many shows lowered the bar.

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Garth Ancier Self - Producer of 'Ricki Lake' Self - Producer of 'Ricki Lake' See fewer	The Bay (2010)
Marty Berman Self - Executive Producer of 'Geraldo' Self - Executive Producer of 'Geraldo' See fewer	The Geraldo Rivera Show (1987)
Burt Dubrow Self - Producer of 'Sally' Self - Producer of 'Sally' See fewer	Sally Jessy Raphael (1983)
Leeza Gibbons Self - Talk Show Personality Self - Talk Show Personality See fewer	The Apprentice (2004)
John Henson Self - Television Personality / Self - Actor Self - Television Personality / Self - Actor See fewer	Gator and the Egg
Ricki Lake Self - Talk Show Personality (archive footage) Self - Talk Show Personality (archive footage) See fewer	Serial Mom (1994)
Maury Povich Self - Talk Show Personality Self - Talk Show Personality See fewer	Maury (1991)
Sally Jessy Raphael Self - Talk Show Personality Self - Talk Show Personality See fewer	The Addams Family (1991)
Pamela Rutledge Self - Media Psychologist (as Dr. Pamela Rutledge) Self - Media Psychologist (as Dr. Pamela Rutledge) See fewer	#Cybersleuths: The Idaho Murders (2024)
Jerry Springer Self - Talk Show Personality (archive footage) Self - Talk Show Personality (archive footage) See fewer	Domino (2005)
Steve Wilkos Self - Talk Show Personality Self - Talk Show Personality See fewer	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Montel Williams Self - Talk Show Personality Self - Talk Show Personality See fewer	The Montel Williams Show (1991)