The Gordon Elliott Show

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The Gordon Elliott Show
Genre Talk show
Directed byBrian Campbell
Presented by Gordon Elliott
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
Production
Executive producerTerry Weible Murphy
Running time42–43 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Syndication
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1994 (1994-09-12) –
September 5, 1997 (1997-09-05)

The Gordon Elliott Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Gordon Elliott. [1] [2] It ran for three seasons in syndication from September 12, 1994, to September 5, 1997, and was produced by CBS Productions and distributed by 20th Television.

Contents

Production

Guest and audience recruitment

Elliott believed that many guests appeared on the show to reveal their intimate stories due to a belief that they were unheard in their personal lives. [3]

Broadcast history and release

In January 1997, Eyemark Productions informed some production staff that the show would be ceasing production. [4] Production ceased on February 27, 1997, and the show's cancelation was announced on March 19, 1997. [5] [6]

Reception

Critical response

Richard Ginell of Variety described the show as "a circus that doesn’t prove anything", although he believed it had potential dependent on its topic selection. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Ginell, Richard (September 13, 1994). "The Gordon Elliott Show". Variety . Archived from the original on June 6, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Trash Talking: Show Takes Topic Literally - Sun Sentinel". Articles.sun-sentinel.com. 1994-11-20. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  3. ↑ Marriott, Michel (December 29, 1996). "The Urge to Blurt Plagues Imperfect Strangers" . The New York Times . Archived from the original on May 26, 2015.
  4. ↑ Hontz, Jenny (January 15, 1997). "Syndies yanking tanking yakkers". Variety .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ↑ Hontz, Jenny (March 2, 1997). "Plug pulled on 'Rolonda'". Variety .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ↑ Hontz, Jenny (March 19, 1997). "Eyemark, 20th ax 'Elliott'". Variety .{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ↑ Ginell, Richard (September 13, 1994). "The Gordon Elliott Show". Variety . Archived from the original on June 6, 2024.


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