About this episode

Maury Povich and Montel Williams discuss the competitive landscape of 90s daytime television and share personal stories from that era.

Get 15% off OneSkin with the code MAURY at https://www.oneskin.co/maury  #oneskinpod #ad #sponsored  Join the On Par Fam to get the inside scoop on on the pod: https://mailchi.mp/e7852d0fc197/join-the-on-par-fam  For the first time in television history, Maury and Montel Williams, are sitting down together to pull back the curtain on the most explosive era of broadcasting: The 90s Talk Show Wars. Before the internet and social media, there were the "Trenches." In this exclusive episode, these two legends reunite to discuss the high-stakes battle for ratings that defined a generation. From the secret tactics used to poach guests from one another to the relentless "head-to-head" competition that saw over 100 talk shows rise and fall, Maury and Montel reveal what it was really like to survive the golden age of daytime television. What you’ll hear in this episode: - The 90s Ratings Wars: How they navigated the fierce competition and what they really thought of fellow hosts like Oprah, Phil Donahue, and others. - The Sylvia Browne Phenomenon: Montel shares the truth behind his frequent guest, the legendary psychic Sylvia Brown, and why she remains a viral sensation…

People in this episode

Host: Maury Povich

Guest: Montel Williams

Topics covered

• 90s Talk Show Wars
• daytime television
• ratings competition
• Montel Williams
• Multiple Sclerosis
• PTSD treatments

Keywords

• daytime TV
• talk shows
• 90s television
• ratings wars
• Montel Williams
• Maury Povich
• Sylvia Browne
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Fisher House

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