Overview
- Dirty Talk: When Daytime Talk Shows Ruled TV premieres Wednesday, Jan. 14 at 9 p.m. on ABC and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.
- Episode two airs Jan. 21 and examines why audiences watched and why guests shared personal stories, including a case in which a guest murdered another after a taping.
- Episode three arrives Jan. 28 and explores the genre’s escalation into spectacle, highlighting The Jerry Springer Show’s role in that shift.
- The trailer features prominent voices such as Maury Povich, Sally Jessy Raphael, Montel Williams, Leeza Gibbons, John Henson, Garth Ancier, Burt Dubrow, Marty Berman, Steve Wilkos and Jerry Springer.
- ABC describes the docuseries as charting the rise, fall and cultural impact of daytime talk TV, with never-before-told stories from hosts and producers.