TV series
Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV
2026 · 1 season
A brisk, wry nostalgia trip through tabloid TV's loudest years, equal parts entertaining and faintly sobering.
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- John Henson, Montel Williams, Leeza Gibbons
- Overview
- A look back at the rise, fall and lasting impact of the most sensational era in TV talk show history. By exploring the psychological forces that shaped the talk TV genre, the series reveals how these shows transformed from trusted confessional spaces into lightning rods of controversy, leaving a lasting impact on culture, media and the people caught in the chaos.
- How it feels
- Satirical, cynical, light and melancholic. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Media, celebrity, class, identity
- Content
- Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- John Henson, Montel Williams, Leeza Gibbons
