The Phil Donahue Show

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The Phil Donahue Show was a pioneering American daytime talk show known for its audience participation format and its candid discussions of controversial social and political issues.

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instanceOf American television talk show
airedOn local television in Dayton
national U.S. television
alsoKnownAs Donahue NERFINISHED
broadcastFormat daytime television
cameraSetup multi-camera
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Phil Donahue NERFINISHED
filmingLocation Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED
New York City
firstAiredInCity Dayton, Ohio NERFINISHED
formatFeature audience participation
controversial topic discussions
live studio audience questions
political issue debates
social issue debates
genre talk show
hostFullName Phillip John Donahue NERFINISHED
hostInteractionStyle direct engagement with studio audience
influenced The Oprah Winfrey Show NERFINISHED
modern daytime talk shows
language English
laterProducedInCity Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED
New York City NERFINISHED
mediaType television program
notableFor candid discussions of controversial issues
pioneering audience participation format in daytime TV
originalNetwork NBC
WLWD NERFINISHED
syndication
originalReleaseEnd 1996-09-13
originalReleaseStart 1967-11-06
pioneeredElement roving host with handheld microphone in audience
presenter Phil Donahue NERFINISHED
productionCompany Multimedia Entertainment NERFINISHED
syndicationDistributor Multimedia Entertainment NERFINISHED
NBC Enterprises NERFINISHED
targetAudience daytime television viewers
topic LGBT rights
abortion
civil rights
feminism
politics
religion
typicalRuntimeMinutes 60

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