Vicki!

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| runtime = 60 minutes

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| camera = Multi-camera setup

| presenter = Vicki Lawrence

| country = United States

| company = Lawrence-Schultz Productions
Group W Productions

| network = Syndication
(1992-1994)

| first_aired = {{start date|1992}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1994}}

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Vicki! is a syndicated talk show hosted by actress and Carol Burnett Show alumna Vicki Lawrence from 1992 to 1994.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=The Encyclopedia of Daytime Television |date=1997 |publisher=Watson-Guptill Publications |isbn=978-0823083152 |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofda00hyat/page/452/mode/2up|access-date=22 March 2020|page=453}} The show earned a number of Daytime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Talk Show Host, though it was short-lived and ended after its second season due to creative conflicts behind the scenes between Lawrence and the show's distributor, Group W (whose stations formed the main group carrying the series).{{cite web |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103575/awards?ref_=tt_ql_op_1|title= Vicki! (1992–1994) Awards|author= |website= IMDB|access-date= August 21, 2017}}

Background

After the end of Mama's Family and hosting the daytime network version of Win, Lose or Draw for NBC, Vicki Lawrence was put together with Group W to do a talk show in the vein of its long-running shows with Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas, as Lawrence had no interest in hosting a tabloid talk show.{{cite news |last= King|first= Susan |date= August 30, 1992|title= VICKI LAWRENCE: Lighten Up, Daytime!|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-08-30-tv-8176-story.html|work= LA Times|access-date= August 21, 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.emmytvlegends.org/interviews/people/vicki-lawrence#|title=Vicki Lawrence|work=Archive of American Television|access-date=August 21, 2017}}

Cancellation

The show was renewed after the first season, with Lawrence gaining more creative control of the series through the summer hiatus.{{cite news |last= Benson|first= Jim |date= June 17, 1993|title= Lawrence, Group W reconcile on 'Vicki!'|url= https://variety.com/1993/tv/news/lawrence-group-w-reconcile-on-vicki-107901/|work= Variety|access-date= August 21, 2017}} The show ended after the second season as it became clear the mid-afternoon Griffin/Douglas model with celebrity guests was outmoded, along with tension behind the scenes to move towards the tabloid format becoming more popular and Group W (which was about to go through a deal to acquire CBS and switch their stations to their network) decided to recruit actress Marilu Henner to host a show of her own as a replacement in the tabloid format, which only lasted one season.{{cite news |last= Huff|first= Richard|date= June 15, 1994|title= 'Vicki!' Loses Talk Show Fight To 'Marilu'|url= http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-06-15/lifestyle/9406140404_1_evening-shade-vicki-lawrence-new-show|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170822014925/http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/1994-06-15/lifestyle/9406140404_1_evening-shade-vicki-lawrence-new-show|url-status= dead|archive-date= August 22, 2017|work= New York Daily News|access-date= August 21, 2017}}{{cite news |date= July 5, 1996|title= OH, MAMA, ANOTHER TALKER LOOMS IN VICKI'S FUTURE|url= http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/entertainment/mama-talker-looms-vicki-future-article-1.735253|work= Daily News|access-date= August 21, 2017}}

References

External links

{{IMDb title|0103575}}

Category:1992 American television series debuts

Category:1994 American television series endings

Category:1990s American television talk shows

Category:First-run syndicated television programs in the United States

Category:Westinghouse Broadcasting