In a landscape where four major daytime talk shows are wrapping this year, Tamron Hall has a different message for her audience: "Let's Keep Talking." That's the timely slogan the host and her team have come up with for Season 8 of "Tamron Hall," which has been renewed for another season by the ABC-owned TV station group — where the show airs in major markets.
News comes just days after Hall was tapped to host this year's Oscars Red Carpet Show on ABC with Jesse Palmer. On Monday, Hall was already back in New York and ready to celebrate the news — which is all the more a victory after seeing a bloodbath this year in daytime (where things have gotten so rough that NBCUniversal pulled out of first-run syndication entirely).
"My vision of where we're going usually comes to me in the middle of night, and all of these changes were happening," Hall told Variety. "And I said, 'Let's Keep Talking.' Season 8. That's our thing. I called our team and I said, 'Let's Keep Talking.' The landscape is always going to change. Some of Conan's jokes at the Oscars where he talked about us watching our phones to consume movies and all of these AI jokes, they landed partly because the industry is fearful of these changes. So it's not unique to daytime. I think there are obviously some big headlines. But in truth, everywhere you go, people are having the same conversation. 'Will I keep working? Will I continue to be able to do what I love?' That's not unique to daytime TV. I think what we are seeing is a reflection of a larger conversation. So that's why our theme is 'Let's Keep Talking,' whether it's on daytime TV, whether it's in a podcast, whatever version of this. I think that will never go out of style."
"Tamron Hall" first launched in September 2019, not long before the pandemic, forcing the show's pvot early in its run. (Hall had previously been with NBC News and "Today.") "I was pregnant after multiple rounds of IVF when we launched this show, and then within six months, we were doing the show in the basement of my home, when the whole world shut down," she said.
Over time, "Tamron Hall" has earned two Daytime Emmy wins for outstanding daytime talk series host and has developed a fan base that the show has dubbed its "Tam Fam." Said Hall: "I didn't know that it was going to resonate as much as it did… but it's about a community. At the beginning of the show, I imagined people from different area codes, different zip codes, different walks of life, having this place for an hour that you can laugh together, talk together. It's not an original idea. What is important is that we were consistent at it."
Season 7 guests have included Mo'Nique, Priscilla Presley, Deion Sanders, Jim Gaffigan, the Chrisley family, Cam Newton, Christian Siriano, Jackee Harry, Judge Greg Mathis and more. "I'm still so proud of the fact that we get news exclusives," Hall said. "Whatever people may think of, for example, the Chrisleys, they came on our show for their first interview out of prison. Malcolm Jamal Warner's mother was one of the most powerful interviews I think we've done this season. And we've had some of the reality stars who find themselves in a pickle. I'm still very proud when a newsmaker or a competitive booking that might go to a great show like 'GMA' or a 'Nightline,' they want to come on the 'Tamron Hall' show because they know that audience is engaged."
"Tamron Hall" is now Disney's second longest-running syndicated talk show, behind just "Live With Kelly and Mark." With "The Kelly Clarkson Show," "Sherri," "Steve Wilkos" and "Karamo" all ending their run ("Jennifer Hudson" and "Drew Barrymore" have been renewed), Hall said she sees an opportunity to capture some of those viewers next season.
"I am a fan of daytime. Is it an opportunity? I sure hope so," she said. "I don't want the notion of daytime television to be seen as this wounded thing that we're taking out to pasture. If I can be a part of reviving or inspiring or reminding people that we have to keep talking, we really do."
Besides the two Daytime Emmy wins, "Tamron Hall" has also been recognized with two NAMIC Awards, a Gracie Honorable Mention for on-air talent, and several NAACP Image Awards and GLAAD Media Awards nominations.
"Tamron Hall" is distributed by Disney Entertainment and is executive produced by Hall and Quiana Burns. It's cleared on ABC stations in markets including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Houston, as well as on stations run by Hearst, Scripps, Sinclair, Nexstar, AMG, Cox Media Group, Gray Media, CBS Television, Fox Television Stations and Mission Broadcasting.
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