CBS Cancels “The Talk” — I Told You! — in December, Black Soap Opera Will Likely Replace It

I told you a month ago or more that CBS was going to cancel “The Talk.”

And so they have, in December 2024 “The Talk” will wrap. In January, if it’s ready, the black soap opera “The Gates” will replace it.

“The Talk” was created by former CBS chief Les Moonves for his wife, Julie Chen. The original hosts included Leah Remini and Holly Peete Robinson, as well as SHaron Osbourne.

But infighting killed that group, with Chen blamed for a lot of the turmoil. She was forced out when Moonves was ousted from CBS, leaving a constant Ferris wheel of hosts. It’s only recently CBS settled Jerry O’Connell and Natalie Morales as the leaders of a rag tag gang.

In creating “The Talk,” Moonves junked two 50 year old soap operas, “As he World Turns” and “Guiding Light.” Fans were enraged. “The Talk” never equaled the soaps in ratings. And now it’s being replaced by a…soap! LOL.

The really ironic twist would be Holly Robinson Peete landed a role on “The Gates.”