TV Guide Talk was a weekly podcast

Podcast

A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...

 released by the American entertainment industry publication TV Guide

TV Guide

TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...

. First released on May 18, 2005, each episode featured commentary from TV Guide staff on the week's entertainment news stories, television programs, and film releases, as well as occasional interviews with actors, producers, and executives. On April 4th, 2008, it was announced that the podcast would be ending, and the final episode (Episode No. 139) was released on April 10, 2008.

TV Guide Talk podcasts were released every Friday afternoon and averaged an hour in length. They featured the participants discussing and commenting on the past week in television and the entertainment industry in general. The beginning of each podcast was devoted to in-depth discussion on the week's biggest new story in the entertainment industry, whether it be a television program or something outside the scope of television show or movie (such as the Academy Awards

Academy Awards

An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...

 or the Emmys). The middle part was devoted to discussion and commentary on individual shows. The podcast emphasized programs that tend to have a large online following even if that following is not necessarily reflected in the programs' Nielsen rating. Examples include American Idol

American Idol

American Idol, titled American Idol: The Search for a Superstar for the first season, is a reality television singing competition created by Simon Fuller and produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment...

, Heroes

Heroes (TV series)

Heroes is an American science fiction television drama series created by Tim Kring that appeared on NBC for four seasons from September 25, 2006 through February 8, 2010. The series tells the stories of ordinary people who discover superhuman abilities, and how these abilities take effect in the...

, Lost

Lost (TV series)

Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...

, Survivor, Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...

, Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars

Veronica Mars is an American television series created by Rob Thomas. The series premiered on September 22, 2004, during television network UPN's final two years, and ended on May 22, 2007, after a season on UPN's successor, The CW Television Network. Veronica Mars was produced by Warner Bros...

, and Project Runway

Project Runway

Project Runway is an American reality television series on Lifetime Television, previously on the Bravo network, which focuses on fashion design and is hosted by model Heidi Klum. The contestants compete with each other to create the best clothes and are restricted in time, materials and theme...

(the latter three being examples a low-rated shows which nevertheless have sizable online followings). Each podcast also ended with a weekly review of that weekend's new theatrical releases.

Hosts

From its inception, TV Guide Talk has featured four commentators from the staff of TV Guide.

• Michael Ausiello
  Michael Ausiello
  Michael Ausiello is an American television industry journalist and actor. He was a Senior Writer at TV Guide and its companion website, TVGuide.com. On May 28, 2008, Ausiello left TV Guide for Entertainment Weekly and posted his first blog for Entertainment Weekly on July 2, 2008...
  
  , a TV Guide television news reporter, who often takes the lead on breaking industry news stories for the magazine.
• Matt Webb Mitovich, TV Guide News Editor, officially replaced Dan on July 6, 2007. He guest co-hosted the June 15 2007 podcast. http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Matt-Webb-Mitovich/800018104
• Maitland McDonagh, senior film editor of the website and one of TV Guide's film critics. Also a renowned film critic and author of MovieLust.
• A replacement for Angel Cohn has yet to be named.

Former Commentators

• Lauren Ruotolo, was briefly one of the original commentators, left abruptly when promoted to a different position at TVGuide.
• Daniel Manu, Former TV Guide editorial director who opened and closed each podcast, as well offered his TV and Movie opinions. Dan left after the May 25, 2007 podcast to work at NBC Universal
  NBC Universal
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  . As mentioned in the June 8th Podcast.
• Angel Cohn, a prominent Watercooler blogger and occasional film critic. Angel announced her departure from TVGuide.com during the July 13 podcast. She will be working at AOL Television according to her myspace blog.

Guest Co-hosts

• Rochell Thomas, TV Guide Columnist guest hosted on June 1, 2007, June 22, 2007, July 2, 2007, July 20, 2007, July 27, 2007, and August 31, 2007.
• Matt Roush, TV Guide Columnist guest hosted on June 8, 2007, August 10, 2007, and September 7 2007.
• Ali Gazan, TV Guide Columnist guest hosted on August 17, 2007, August 24, 2007, and September 7, 2007.

External links

• TV Guide Talk archive