Meanings
plural talk shows
- broadcastingA television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the listening or viewing audience.
Synonyms: chat show
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA television or radio programme in which a host converses on various topics with guests who may be experts, celebrities, or members of the listening or viewing audience.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna program during which well-known people discuss a topic or answer questions telephoned in by the audience
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic بَرْنَامَج حِوَارِيّ
- بَرْنَامَج حِوَارِيّ (barnāmaj ḥiwāriyy)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Bulgarian то́кшоу
- то́кшоу (tókšou)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Catalan tertúlia
- tertúliaTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Chinese Mandarin 脫口秀 /脱口秀
- 脫口秀 /脱口秀 (tuōkǒuxiù)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Czech talkshow, rozhovory
- talkshowTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- rozhovoryTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Dutch praatprogramma, talkshow
- praatprogrammaTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- talkshowTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Finnish keskusteluohjelma
- keskusteluohjelmaTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
French débat télévisé, talk-show
- débat téléviséTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- talk-showTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
German Talkshow
- TalkshowTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Hungarian talkshow
- talkshowTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Indonesian gelar wicara, tayang bincang
- gelar wicaraTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- tayang bincangTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Japanese トーク番組, トークショー
- トーク番組 (tōku bangumi)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- トークショー (tōkushō)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Korean 토크쇼, 토크 프로그램
- 토크쇼 (tokeusyo)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- 토크 프로그램 (tokeu peurogeuraem)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- 토크 프로 (tokeu peuro)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Malay bicarawara, rancangan temu bual
- bicarawaraTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
- rancangan temu bualTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Polish talk-show
- talk-showTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Portuguese talk show
- talk showTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Russian ток-шо́у
- ток-шо́у (tok-šóu)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Spanish tertulia
- tertuliaTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Swedish pratshow
- pratshowTV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Ukrainian ток-шо́у
- ток-шо́у (tok-šóu)TV or radio programme in which a host converses with guests
Cite this entry
talk show. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20show
“talk show.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20show. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “talk show,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/talk%20show.
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