The Joan Rivers Show

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The Joan Rivers Show
Starring Joan Rivers
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time60 minutes (inc. adverts)
Original release
Network Broadcast syndication
ReleaseSeptember 5, 1989 (1989-09-05) –
December 26, 1993 (1993-12-26)
Related
The Late Show with Joan Rivers (Fox)

The Joan Rivers Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Joan Rivers. The show ran for four seasons, from September 5, 1989, to December 26, 1993.

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History

In September 1988, Tribune Entertainment announced that Rivers would host a daily one-hour talk show set to premiere in September 1989. [1]

The show aired for five seasons and ended in December 1993. [2] [3] The show was nominated for numerous Emmy Awards, with Rivers winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1990. [4] [5] The series was produced by PGHM Productions, Joan Rivers's production company, in association with Tribune Entertainment, and distributed by Paramount Domestic Television for its first season and Tribune Entertainment for its final three seasons.

In the mid-1990s the show was repeated on E! for several months. Repeats aired on the Decades TV network from January to August 2019, and as of January 2021, 128 episodes were available for free streaming on the Vidmark app, and the Roku Channel on the Roku store.

Rivers had previously hosted a late-night talk show entitled The Late Show with Joan Rivers on Fox, which dropped her as the host in May 1987. [6]

Reception

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
AwardYear [a] CategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Daytime Emmy Awards 1990 Outstanding Talk Show Host Joan RiversWon [7]
1992 Outstanding Achievement in MakeupMark SanchezWon [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ Indicates the year of ceremony

References

  1. ↑ "Joan Rivers Will Start Talking Again". Chicago Tribune . September 18, 1988. Archived from the original on February 5, 2026.
  2. ↑ O'Connor, John J. (October 9, 1989). "Review/Television; Channel 2 Enlists Rivers And Rivera in Ratings War". The New York Times . Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  3. ↑ "The Joan Rivers Show – Episode Guide". TV.com . Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  4. ↑ Tucker, Ken (September 14, 1990). "The Joan Rivers Show". Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  5. ↑ Takeda, Allison (September 5, 2014). "Joan Rivers' Daytime Emmy Acceptance Speech in 1990 Was Both Funny and Heartbreaking: Watch". Us Weekly . Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  6. ↑ Ostrow, Joanne (September 4, 2014). "Joan Rivers 1989 interview: Workaholic Rivers re-enters talk-show fray". The Denver Post . Retrieved May 31, 2016.
  7. ↑ Evans, Greg (January 9, 2025). "Joan Rivers' Emmy Award Saved By Daughter Melissa Rivers From Palisades Fire". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on January 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "CBS Takes Home Most Daytime Emmys". Los Angeles Times . June 25, 1992. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023.
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