Larry King Live

This article is about the television talk show. For the radio talk show, see Larry King Show.

Larry King Live
GenreTalk show
Created byLarry King
Presented byLarry King
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons20
No. of episodes6,120[1]
Production
Running time60 minutes (every night)
Original release
NetworkCNN
ReleaseJune 3, 1985 (1985-06-03) –
December 16, 2010 (2010-12-16)
Related
Piers Morgan Live
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Larry King Live is an American television talk show broadcast by CNN from June 3, 1985 to December 16, 2010. Hosted by Larry King, it was the network's most watched and longest-running program, with over one million viewers nightly.[2][3]

Mainly aired from CNN's Los Angeles studios, the show was sometimes broadcast from the CNN Center in Atlanta, from the Time Warner Center in New York City, or from Washington, D.C., where King had gained national prominence during his years as a radio interviewer on the Larry King Show for the Mutual Broadcasting System.[4] Every night, King interviewed one or more prominent individuals, usually celebrities, politicians and businesspeople.

The one-hour show was broadcast three times a day in some areas, and was seen all over the world on CNN International.

On June 29, 2010, King announced that the program would end.[5][6][7] The final episode aired on December 16,[8] but a new episode on the war against cancer aired two days later on December 18.[9]

Larry King Live was replaced by Piers Morgan Tonight, a talk show hosted by British television personality and journalist Piers Morgan, that began airing on January 17, 2011.[10] It was renamed to Piers Morgan Live in 2013,[11] and ran its last episode on March 28, 2014, after being cancelled.[12] In October 2023, CNN premiered Laura Coates Live; while its host Laura Coates described it as a spiritual successor to Larry King Live (citing her adoration of King's "intimate" style), and the program utilizes graphics inspired by the show, Laura Coates Live utilizes a pundit-based format similar to other CNN primetime programs and is otherwise unrelated.[13][14]

  1. ^ "Larry King ends his record-setting run on CNN". CNN. December 17, 2010.
  2. ^ "End Of Qtr Data-Q107 (minus 3 hours).xls" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 24, 2009. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Larry King Live". Archived from the original on May 16, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
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  5. ^ "Larry King to end long-running US TV chat show". BBC News. June 30, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  6. ^ Fisher, Luchina; Braiker, Brian (June 30, 2010). "Larry King's Luminary Friends Chime in on His News". ABC News. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
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  8. ^ "Larry King signs off from CNN talk show". The Spy Report. Media Spy. December 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 23, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
  9. ^ "The War Against Cancer". Larry King Live. CNN Transcripts. December 18, 2010. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021.
  10. ^ "Piers Morgan signs on as Larry King replacement". The Spy Report. Media Spy. September 9, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  11. ^ Stelter, Brian (December 16, 2010). "CNN Fills the Gap Between King and Morgan". The New York Times. Retrieved December 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Sadie Gennis (March 14, 2014). "Piers Morgan's CNN Show Gets Official End Date". TV Guide.
  13. ^ "'Laura Coates Live' look conjures connections to 'Larry King Live'". NewscastStudio. October 30, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
  14. ^ "Laura Coates and Abby Phillip aren't 'mouthpieces.' CNN hopes they can revive the brand". Los Angeles Times. October 16, 2023. Retrieved October 25, 2023.