Talking with Chris Hardwick

Talking with Chris Hardwick is a weekly talk show that features host Chris Hardwick interviewing a celebrity guest from the world of pop culture that premiered on April 9, 2017 on AMC.

Talking with Chris Hardwick
GenreTalk show
Directed byRussell Norman
Presented byChris Hardwick
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Michael Davies
  • Jen Patton
  • Brandon Monk
  • Chris Hardwick
  • Alex Manning
ProducerSarah Schultz
Production locationsCBS Television City, Hollywood, California
Editors
  • Rod Chew
  • Scott Riddle
Running time42 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAMC
ReleaseApril 9 (2017-04-09) –
September 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)

Format

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The series follows in the vein of Talking Dead, Talking Bad, Talking Saul and Talking Preacher. But unlike those shows, each one-hour episode is pre-recorded. Segments featured on the show include social media presidency, live audience interactivity, Hardwick's discussion about pop culture and trivia on the guest featured in each episode. An uncensored version of all the episodes were released as audio formats on Hardwick's own The Nerdist Podcast following its broadcast airing.[1]

Production

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The series premiered on AMC on April 9, 2017, filling a hiatus for Talking Dead between the season finale of The Walking Dead and the third-season premiere of Fear the Walking Dead. Hardwick described the show as a means to branch the format into wider pop culture, stating that it had "the skin of Talking Dead, the soul of the Nerdist podcast and the guts of a Comic-Con panel."[2][3]

The eight-episode second season was set to premiere on June 17, 2018. The initial lineup of guests set to appear were Chris Pratt, Bill Hader, Karen Gillan, Donald Glover, Ethan Hawke, Amy Adams, and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg with Glover appearing in the season premiere.[4] However, AMC pulled the show a day prior to the airing in light of allegations made against Hardwick by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra.[5] On July 25, after an investigation by AMC and with the assistance of a law firm, the company decided to reinstate Hardwick as the show’s host.[6][7]

Episodes

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No.TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
1Elijah WoodApril 9, 2017 (2017-04-09)0.531[8]
2Thomas Middleditch, Martin Starr and Zach WoodsApril 16, 2017 (2017-04-16)0.286[9]
3Michelle MonaghanApril 23, 2017 (2017-04-23)0.306[10]
4James CordenApril 30, 2017 (2017-04-30)0.351[11]
5Charlie HunnamMay 7, 2017 (2017-05-07)0.293[12]
6Jordan PeeleMay 14, 2017 (2017-05-14)0.406[13]
7Taylor Schilling, Danielle Brooks, Taryn Manning and Uzo AdubaMay 21, 2017 (2017-05-21)0.222[14]
8Connie BrittonJuly 16, 2017 (2017-07-16)0.262[15]
9Damon LindelofJuly 23, 2017 (2017-07-23)0.172[16]
10Jane LynchJuly 30, 2017 (2017-07-30)0.195[17]
11Bryan CranstonAugust 6, 2017 (2017-08-06)0.303[18]
12Jaimie AlexanderAugust 13, 2017 (2017-08-13)0.190[19]
13Neil deGrasse TysonAugust 20, 2017 (2017-08-20)0.297[20]
14Dominic MonaghanAugust 27, 2017 (2017-08-27)0.315[21]
15Tatiana MaslanySeptember 3, 2017 (2017-09-03)0.350[22]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Marnell, Blair (April 10, 2017). "Talking With Chris Hardwick Extended Episodes Are Coming To The Nerdist Podcast". Nerdist.
  2. ^ Nemetz, Dave. "Talking Dead's Chris Hardwick to Get Weekly Talk Show on AMC". TVLine. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ "AMC to Launch Talking with Chris Hardwick Sunday, April 9 at 11/10c". AMC. March 1, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "AMC's "Talking with Chris Hardwick" Returns with New Episodes on Sunday, June 17 at 11:00 P.M." The Futon Critic. June 5, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  5. ^ Patten, Dominic (June 16, 2018). "AMC Silences Chris Hardwick Talk Show & Comic-Con Panels After Abuse Claims". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  6. ^ Liptak, Andrew (July 25, 2018). "Chris Hardwick will return to AMC next month". The Verge. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  7. ^ Gonzalez, Sandra (July 25, 2018). "Chris Hardwick returning as host of 'Talking Dead' following investigation". CNN. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 10, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 4.9.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 12, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  9. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 17, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 4.16.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 19, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  10. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (April 24, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 4.23.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on April 26, 2017. Retrieved April 25, 2017.
  11. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 2, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 4.30.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 3, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  12. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 9, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 5.7.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 10, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  13. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 16, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 5.14.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 21, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  14. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (May 23, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 5.21.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on May 24, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  15. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 18, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 7.16.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  16. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (July 25, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 7.23.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2017.
  17. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 1, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 7.30.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 1, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  18. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 8, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 8.6.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  19. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 15, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 8.13.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  20. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 22, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 8.20.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 22, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  21. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (August 29, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 8.27.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on August 30, 2017. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
  22. ^ Metcalf, Mitch (September 6, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Sunday Cable Originals & Network Update: 9.3.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on September 6, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
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