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Yes, Troy, Steve Harvey has a daily afternoon talk show that originates in Chicago. He seems to have inherited Oprah's audience which is made up almost exclusively of women, about evenly divided between black and white ones. They LOVE him and all of his home spun advice. He's like a modern day Uncle Remus. Yes, Maury's show is still on and has not changed its format one iota in 10 years. It seems people never tire of finding whether or not Tyrone is LeQuisha's baby daddy. Bethenny's show is just something I stumbled across while channel surfing. The appeal of these shows to me is the opportunity they provide for me to observe everyday people uncut and unrehearsed in action. This common fare provides a contrast to my other choice, The Science channel and its exploration of time and space and the mysteries of the unverse. I also reguarly check out the the Investigation Discovery (ID) channel that dramatizes true crime stories. I find it interesting because it, too, is about real life. Everyday folks are steady killing each other, mostly to collect on big buck insurance policies and hook up with the new and younger lovers who've they've been having intense affairs with. Actually, these folks aren't exactly everyday ones. Most of them are either psychopaths or sociopaths and the unsuspecting people they victimize. Obviously, I find this fare more riveting than how Google, FaceBook, Wikipedia and Amazon are exploiting us dumb consumers.