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''The Montel Williams Show'' (also known as ''Montel'') is a syndicated talk show hosted by Montel Williams, which ran from 1991 to 2008. On January 30, 2008, it was announced that ''The Montel Williams Show'' would stop production on new episodes at the end of the 2007–2008 television season after seventeen years.〔(The Montel Williams Show to End Original Production - 1/30/2008 7:25:00 PM - Broadcasting & Cable )〕 A rerun package offered by ''Montel's'' distributor, CBS Television Distribution, was sold into syndication for the 2008–2009 season, and reruns also aired on Black Entertainment Television (BET). ==History== In its early years, ''Montel'' was similar to most tabloid talk shows.〔 〕 As time went on, however, the genre became less popular, and so toward the end of the show's run, ''Montel'' usually focused on inspirational stories and less controversial subjects. Common themes seen on ''Montel'' include finding lost loves, reuniting mothers who gave their children up for adoption, or stories of strong women who faced certain danger (such as rape or attempted murder) and fought their way out. Multiple sclerosis was also a frequent topic, as Williams suffers from the disease. Most Wednesdays (and sometimes on Fridays as well during the summer), self-proclaimed psychic Sylvia Browne was Montel's guest, and performed psychic readings of guests as well as discussing her ideas about spirituality and the afterlife. Her predictions have been the target for much criticism, and her psychic abilities explained as cold reading by critics such as Robert S. Lancaster. She refused to partake in the One Million Dollar Paranormal Challenge from James Randi, a prominent skeptic. In August 2007, ''The Montel Williams Show'' was awarded The Truly Terrible Television (TTTV) Award for peddling pseudoscience and superstition to its audience for every episode that has showcased Sylvia Browne. Other winners have been ''Psychic Detectives'', ''Paranormal State'' and SciFi's ''Ghost Hunters''. On January 26, 2008, during an appearance on ''Fox & Friends'', Montel criticized the media's lack of coverage of the Iraq War and took the hosts (and the media in general) to task for their excessive coverage of the recent death of actor Heath Ledger, contrasting it with their sparse coverage of the U.S. soldiers dying in Iraq. This would be the catalyst for CBS Television Distribution's cancellation of ''The Montel Williams Show'' after his appearance on the program. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Montel Williams Show」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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