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CBS’s “THE TALK” ANNOUNCES GUEST LINEUP FOR NEW YORK CITY SHOWS, MAY 12-16

Daytime Emmy Award-Nominated Talk Show “The Talk” Returns to NYC for the Second Time This Season

 Guests Include Country Music Legend Dolly Parton, Academy Award Nominee Minnie Driver, Tony Award-Winning Actress Idina Menzel, Actor Zach Braff and Emmy and Tony Award-Winning Actress Tyne Daly

CBS’s THE TALK, recently nominated for five Daytime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment and Outstanding Talk Show Host, will return to New York City for the second time this season for a week of episodes, to be broadcast Monday, May 12 - Friday, May 16 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET/1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT), on the CBS Television Network.  Hosts Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler will shoot on location in New York, originating from Chelsea Studios.

Details on guests and programming for the week of May 12 include: 

 

Monday, May 12

Actors Zach Braff and Nick Cordero from the Tony Award-nominated Broadway play “Bullets Over Broadway”; “Top Talker” Hollywood blogger Perez Hilton; chef Lidia Bastianich (n)

 

Tuesday, May 13

Country music superstar Dolly Parton; chef Michael Lomonaco (n)

Wednesday, May 14 

Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress Tyne Daly; chef Daniel Boulud (n)

 

Thursday, May 15

Friday, May 16

Academy Award-nominated actress Minnie Driver, starring in the upcoming television movie “Return To Zero”; kitchen must-haves with lifestyle expert Chi-Lan Lieu; chef Aaron Sanchez (n)

 

Tony Award-winning actress Idina Menzel; lifestyle expert Chi-Lan Lieu unveils summer essentials; chef Sal Scognamillo (n)

 

THE TALK features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities who examine current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler. The hosts swap stories, challenge each other on issues and engage the studio audience and viewers at home about events in the headlines and their own homes. Show segments include guest interviews with entertainers and newsmakers, musical performances, how-to demos and appearances from extraordinary people with stories that engage and inform. The show was developed by Gilbert, who also serves as executive producer.

CBS Daytime has been #1 in the day-part for 27 consecutive years, featuring a balance of dramas, game shows and talk. The Network’s daytime lineup includes television’s #1 daytime program and longest-running game show THE PRICE IS RIGHT, the #1 daytime drama THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS, THE TALK, as well as THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL and LET’S MAKE A DEAL.

Recently, CBS swept the 2014 Daytime Emmy Nominations with 60 nods. CBS Daytime’s entire entertainment lineup was honored, with THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS and THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL both receiving nominations for Outstanding Drama Series.  THE TALK was nominated for Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment and Outstanding Talk Show Host; THE PRICE IS RIGHT and LET’S MAKE A DEAL were both nominated for Outstanding Game Show; and LET’S MAKE A DEAL host Wayne Brady was nominated for Outstanding Game Show Host.

 

CHEAT TWEET:#TheTalk announces NY guests 5/12-16: @DollyParton@zachbraff@idinamenzel@driverminnie#TyneDaly+ more! http://bit.ly/1qeNDj7

 

(*Denotes changes and/or additions to previous schedule, (n) Denotes new)

RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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