The Phil Donahue Show | |
---|---|
Also known as | Donahue |
Genre | Talk show |
Created by | Phil Donahue |
Presented by | Phil Donahue |
Theme music composer | Don Grady[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 29 |
No. of episodes | 6,715 |
Production | |
Production locations | Dayton, Ohio (1967-1974; seasons 1-7) Chicago, Illinois (1974-1985; seasons 8-18) New York City (1985-1996; seasons 19-29) |
Production companies | Avco Broadcasting (1967-1970; seasons 1-3) Avco Program Sales (seasons 4-6, 1970-1976) Multimedia Entertainment (seasons 7-29, 1976-1996) |
Original release | |
Network | WLWD (1967-1970; seasons 1-3) First-run syndication (1970-1996; seasons 4-29) |
Release | November 6, 1967 September 13, 1996 | –
Infobox instructions (only shown in preview) |
The Phil Donahue Show[a] is an American talk show that was hosted by Phil Donahue. The show ran for twenty-nine seasons from November 6, 1967, to September 13, 1996, in which it broadcast 6,715 episodes. Before it was placed in syndication in 1970, it was broadcast as a local program on WLWD. Each episode featured Donahue interviewing a panel of guests over different topics. Donahue heavily encouraged participation among audience members.
Cite error: There are <ref group=lower-alpha>
tags or {{efn}}
templates on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
template or {{notelist}}
template (see the help page).