Vicki! | |
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Presented by | Vicki Lawrence |
Country of origin | United States |
Production | |
Camera setup | Multi-camera setup |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Lawrence-Schultz Productions Group W Productions |
Original release | |
Network | Syndication (1992-1994) |
Release | 1992 – 1994 |
Vicki! (stylized as Vicki!) is a syndicated talk show hosted by actress and Carol Burnett Show alumna Vicki Lawrence from 1992 to 1994. [1] The show earned a number of Daytime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Talk Show Host, though it was short-lived and ended after its second season due to creative conflicts behind the scenes between Lawrence and the show's distributor, Group W (whose stations formed the main group carrying the series). [2]
After the end of Mama's Family and hosting the daytime network version of Win, Lose or Draw for NBC, Vicki Lawrence was put together with Group W to do a talk show in the vein of its long-running shows with Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas, as Lawrence had no interest in hosting a tabloid talk show. [3] [4]
The show was renewed after the first season, with Lawrence gaining more creative control of the series through the summer hiatus. [5] The show ended after the second season as it became clear the mid-afternoon Griffin/Douglas model with celebrity guests was outmoded, along with tension behind the scenes to move towards the tabloid format becoming more popular and Group W (which was about to go through a deal to acquire CBS and switch their stations to their network) decided to recruit actress Marilu Henner to host a show of her own as a replacement in the tabloid format, which only lasted one season. [4] [6] [7]