The Marilyn Denis Show is a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 daytime television talk show

Talk show

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 which debuted on January 10, 2011 on CTV

CTV television network

CTV Television Network is a Canadian English language television network and is owned by Bell Media. It is Canada's largest privately-owned network, and has consistently placed as Canada's top-rated network in total viewers and in key demographics since 2002, after several years trailing the rival...

 and CTV Two (formerly A-Channel). Hosted by Marilyn Denis

Marilyn Denis

Marilyn Denis is a Canadian television and radio personality. Born in Edmonton, Alberta, she grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and received a bachelors degree in radio, television and advertising from the University of Idaho. Denis frequently refers on air to her parents who reside in...

, the show airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on CTV and 11 a.m. ET on CTV Two (timeslots vary in other time zones).

The show has a lifestyle-oriented format similar to Denis's previous Citytv

Citytv

Citytv is a Canadian English language television system owned and operated by Rogers Communications under its Rogers Broadcasting Ltd. division...

 talk show CityLine

CityLine

CityLine is a television program produced by Citytv and Citytv Toronto that offers advice and information from experts. Each show has a theme that changes daily. These include "Around the House," "Talk Tuesday," "Health and Parenting," "Home Day," and "Fashion Friday."Originally hosted by Dini...

, but also regularly features celebrity entertainment guests, which are not commonplace on the Citytv program. Denis had left CityLine in 2008 following the split of the assets of CHUM Limited

CHUM Limited

CHUM Limited was a media company based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 1945 to 2007. Immediately prior to its acquisition, it held full or joint control of two Canadian television systems — Citytv and A-Channel  — comprising 11 local stations, and one CBC Television affiliate, one...

 (Denis was primarily employed as morning co-host on CHUM-FM

CHUM-FM

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, which was retained by CTV, whilst her secondary employer Citytv was acquired by Rogers

Rogers Communications

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). The current program is produced in the same Toronto

Toronto

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 building (at 299 Queen Street West) in which CityLine was based during Denis's tenure, in the same studio as CityLine which was renovated specifically for the show.

Notable Guest Stars

Notable guest stars of The Marilyn Denis Show

The Marilyn Denis Show

The Marilyn Denis Show is a Canadian daytime television talk show which debuted on January 10, 2011 on CTV and CTV Two . Hosted by Marilyn Denis, the show airs weekdays at 10 a.m. on CTV and 11 a.m...

 include James Denton

James Denton

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, Donny Osmond

Donny Osmond

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 and Marie Osmond

Marie Osmond

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, Elton John

Elton John

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 and David Furnish

David Furnish

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, Ivanka Trump

Ivanka Trump

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, Debra Messing

Debra Messing

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, The Young and the Restless stars; Eric Braeden

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 and Tracey Bregmen, Bradley Cooper

Bradley Cooper

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, Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci

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, Kelli Garner

Kelli Garner

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, Margot Robbie

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, Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse

Karine Vanasse is a French Canadian actress. She currently appears in the role of Colette in the ABC TV series Pan Am. Vanasse is the daughter of council worker Conrad Vanasse and Renée Gamache, who was her manager at the beginning of her career.-Life and career:Vanasse was born in Drummondville,...

, Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Hudson

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,
Kenny Wormald

Kenny Wormald

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, Julianne Hough

Julianne Hough

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, Designers; Debbie Travis

Debbie Travis

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, Regis Philbin

Regis Philbin

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 and Kelly Ripa

Kelly Ripa

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, Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

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, Michael Buble

Michael Bublé

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 Bands include; Hedley

Hedley

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, Lady Antebellum

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 and Journalists Anderson Cooper

Anderson Cooper

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The Best of The Marilyn Denis Show

A spin-off version of The Marilyn Denis Show also airs on the weekends which features a selection of Marilyn's favourite moments from the past week. The show airs Saturday's at 2 p.m. on CTV, and Sunday's at 2 p.m. on CTV Two (timeslots vary in other time zones).

Crew Appearance

eTalk Correspondents

• Ben Mulroney
  Ben Mulroney
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   aka etalk
  ETalk
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   reporter
• Tanya Kim
  Tanya Kim
  Tanya Kim is a Canadian television personality. A classically trained pianist and dancer, Kim was raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. She attended Ryerson University from 1994 to 1998, graduating from the journalism program, specializing in broadcasting, and worked as a videographer at MuchMusic...
  
  
• Lainey Lui
• Tracey Melchor...entertainment updater

Regular crew reporters

• Cabral Richards
• Owen Reeves...Garden Expert
• Jeanne Beker
  Jeanne Beker
  Jeanne Beker is a Canadian television personality, author and newspaper columnist, who covers fashion and lifestyle news for CTV's FashionTelevision, FashionTelevisionChannel, and The Toronto Star.-Family:...
  
  ...Fashion Expert
• Brent Bishop...Fitness Expert
• Bahar Niramwalla...Beauty Expert
• Ashley Howe...Relationship Expert
• Kymm Feldman...Health and Medical Expert
• Miranda Malisani...Nutrition Expert
• Charles McPherson
• Michelle Mawby
• Hilary Doyle
• Bryce Wydle
• Afiya Francisco
• Jill Dunn
• Cynthia Florek
• Christine Cushing
• Namuugenyi Kiwanuka
• Jamie Golombek...Personal Finance Expert
• Gail Vaz Oxlade...Finance Expert
• Nicholas Montgomery...Tech Expert
• Natasha Turner
• Debbie Travis
  Debbie Travis
  Debbie Travis is a British television personality, self-taught interior designer, and former fashion model. She is best known as the host of Debbie Travis' Facelift and Debbie Travis' Painted House...
  
  ...Home and Design Expert