The Gordon Elliott Show
{{short description|American syndicated talk show}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}
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| genre = Talk show
| director = Brian Campbell
| presenter = Gordon Elliott
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
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| runtime = 42–43 minutes
| executive_producer = Terry Weible Murphy
| company = {{unbulleted list|CBS Entertainment Productions (1994–1996)|Eyemark Entertainment (1996-1997)}}
| network = Syndication
| first_aired = {{Start date|1994|9|12}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1997|9|5}}
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The Gordon Elliott Show is an American first-run syndicated talk show that was hosted by Gordon Elliott.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/the-gordon-elliott-show-1200438587/ |title=The Gordon Elliott Show |last=Ginell |first=Richard |work=Variety |date=September 13, 1994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606221349/https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/the-gordon-elliott-show-1200438587/ |archive-date=June 6, 2024}}{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-20/entertainment/9411100504_1_gordon-elliott-show-sidewalk-sale-garage-sale |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407060801/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-11-20/entertainment/9411100504_1_gordon-elliott-show-sidewalk-sale-garage-sale |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 7, 2014 |title=Trash Talking: Show Takes Topic Literally - Sun Sentinel |publisher=Articles.sun-sentinel.com |date=1994-11-20 |accessdate=2013-10-06}} It ran for three seasons in syndication from September 12, 1994, to September 5, 1997, and was produced by CBS Productions and distributed by 20th Television.
Production
=Guest and audience recruitment=
Elliott believed that many guests appeared on the show to reveal their intimate stories due to a belief that they were unheard in their personal lives.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/29/style/the-urge-to-blurt-plagues-imperfect-strangers.html |url-access=limited |title=The Urge to Blurt Plagues Imperfect Strangers |last=Marriott |first=Michel |newspaper=The New York Times |date=December 29, 1996 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526173816/https://www.nytimes.com/1996/12/29/style/the-urge-to-blurt-plagues-imperfect-strangers.html |archive-date=May 26, 2015}}
Broadcast history and release
In January 1997, Eyemark Productions informed some production staff that the show would be ceasing production.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/syndies-yanking-tanking-yakkers-1117433711/ |title=Syndies yanking tanking yakkers |last=Hontz |first=Jenny |website=Variety |date=January 15, 1997 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=}} Production ceased on February 27, 1997, and the show's cancelation was announced on March 19, 1997.{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/plug-pulled-on-rolonda-1117432791/ |title=Plug pulled on 'Rolonda' |last=Hontz |first=Jenny |website=Variety |date=March 2, 1997 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=}}{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/eyemark-20th-ax-elliott-1117342523/ |title=Eyemark, 20th ax 'Elliott' |last=Hontz |first=Jenny |website=Variety |date=March 19, 1997 |url-status=live |archive-url= |archive-date=}}
Reception
=Critical response=
Richard Ginell of Variety described the show as "a circus that doesn’t prove anything", although he believed it had potential dependent on its topic selection.{{cite news |url=https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/the-gordon-elliott-show-1200438587/ |title=The Gordon Elliott Show |last=Ginell |first=Richard |newspaper=Variety |date=September 13, 1994 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240606221349/https://variety.com/1994/tv/reviews/the-gordon-elliott-show-1200438587/ |archive-date=June 6, 2024}}
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0310462}}
{{U.S. daytime talk shows}}
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Category:1994 American television series debuts
Category:1997 American television series endings
Category:1990s American television talk shows
Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:Television series by CBS Studios
Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
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