CBS’ daytime show The Talk officially ended its 15-season run on Dec. 20, with a heartfelt goodbye from hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Shery Underwood.
The Talk has officially said “Goodbye.”
After 15 seasons and 2,993 episodes, the CBS daytime show came to an end on Dec. 20 with a heartfelt farewell from hosts Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood.
The episode began with a standing ovation for the cast and crew, which prompted Jerry to joke, “I just wanted to know why everyone’s being so nice today? What happened?”
And as The Talk‘s account noted in their stories, “Starting the show with some tears and laughs is only right for us.”
The final episode featured multiple montages honoring each of the current hosts, and also looked back on The Talk‘s history by tapping into just a few of their over 10,800 guests, with the likes of Rob Lowe, Shemar Moore, Lisa Rinna and 50 Cent sending in their love.
But it wasn’t all emotional: The hosts also got a bit of a roasting when Howie Mandel arrived to present them with individualized Talkie Awards.
Natalie was awarded Best Competitor, while Akbar was named Most Likely to Crash a Cooking Segment. The Pillow Prizefighter award went to Amanda, and Sheryl—who has been with the show since season two—nabbed Best 1-800-Shout-Out. Not to be left out, Jerry was given the Talkie for Best Performance by a Topless Host, a nod to all the times he’s removed his shirt during his three years on the show.