found: Moving image genre-form guide online, November 19, 2007:(Talk: television work which features discussions that are aimed primarily at entertaining an audience, and which although they may sometimes relate to current events, do not qualify as Public affairs. The guests may be celebrities or other well-known individuals, or the work may be thematically focused, introducing otherwise ordinary people who have shared certain experiences. The work may contain questions from the host that are answered by the guests, but the structure is generally more informal than that of a straightforward interview)
found: Yee, M. M. Moving image materials, 1988:(Talk shows: use for programs which consist primarily of informal conversations between a host or hostess, and various celebrities. May include a few variety acts. For talk programs which allow the audience to phone in and give opinions on an issue, use Audience participation programs)
found: Google search, November 19, 2007(television talk shows; TV talk shows; television talk programs; talk television shows; talk television programs)
