Fans of The Montel Williams Show will have to look elsewhere for surprise paternity tests after this season, as CBS Television Distribution announced the cancellation of the talk show after 17 seasons:
After 17 years on the air, “The Montel Williams Show” is preparing for its grand finale. Barring a reversal by distributor CBS Television Distribution, “Montel” will depart the airwaves following this season.
CBS TV Distribution will offer 260 episodes of the best of “Montel” to stations for fall 2008. […]
The series is averaging a 1.5 national Nielsen rating this season, down 12% from the same period in the 2006-07 television season. At the top of its game, “The Montel Williams Show” peaked with a 4.4 score during the 1996-97 season.
Montel Williams, the person, is said to be focused on continuing his activism for MS research and becoming a fulltime actor.
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After “E” was forced to “pull” a clip from Chateau Marmont of Ledger at a drug party,talking about his drug preferences,WHY TERMINATE MONTEL?
Ledger’s is a sad death,BUT in the light of what was said by “E”(In writing not video. They had to
pull the video.) I think Montel DOES NOT DESERVE
THIS!! He should SUE you under the circumstances!!
TYPICAL behavior from ALL DOPEY NETWORKS!!
Just to let CBS know they are crazy.
Montel was and is a very honest man, Listen to your people, we would like his show to remain.
Montels show was not full of smut and fights daily as some others do. CBS you are loosers who ever made the dumb decision to cancell Montels show. I may be one little person, but without the little guy there would be no one to keep you producing. You are losers and for one will not be supporting your network now or in the future.
Montel was excerising his freedom of speach, so it sounds like in the states at CBS it is only selective freedom of speech. The point Montel made was so true and they do say that the truth hurts.Think of the loved ones who lost their soligers the fight of freedom, very little mention, but I guess you only look after the stars that bring you your almighty greenback.
Your a bunch of hipocrits.
G.A.
Montel should do a talkshow on satellite radio! Here he can speak his mind and not get censored by Fox!
Montel should go do his talkshow on Satellite Radio! Here his can speak the truth and not get censored by Fox! Tyra Banks is on the air and not Montel! Give me a break!
Montel was the only talk show I would watch - my husband even liked it! I think the network should seriously rethink this cancellation.
A.A.
Montel Williams show has been the best talk show ever.. He is extremely honest and has the most interesting topics seen on his show. I have been informed on so many issues that normally I would not have been. I love this man and hope that we will see him again on another talk show. What a waste of a great speaker and intelligent man.
You should have never canceled the Montel show. We need shows like this to give hope to people. How he handled his M.S. pain should nobody’s business but his and his Dr. He wasn’t running for president. Well maybe he should. At least we would have more of a choice. He is an honest and good man.
I think that this is the biggest outrage yet, including the war in Iraq and what has happened to this country in the last few years. Montel Williams has just as much right to freedom of speech as anyone else in this country!!! On top of that he’s right! Our newspeople do seem to care more about Brittany Spears getting drunk and making a fool out of herself, or the death of a celebrity more than the soldiers that are dying everyday in a country that hates America. Where are the stories on the soldiers that are sacrificing their lives for our freedom of terrorism? Where are the stories on the husband’s and wives and children whose lives are forever altered by the death of a soldier that died for our freedom? I think everyone is sick of the celebrity subjects dominating the airwaves. We have much graver subjects that we need to hear more about. Let the papers like Star or the other tabloids and Extra or Insider cover the celebs and bring us real news. Everyday someone is losing a mother, father, sister, brother, husband or wife in Iraq. What about that? I applaud Montel Williams for having the courage to speak out. I support him and if the TV are smart they will put him back on the air.
Montel I miss you. I wanted to send you a copy of my new book for your advice and assistance. It is entitled THINGS MY MOTHER SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME ABOUT MEN. Are you going to get another show soon. If so, please include with with your list of fans to email. Thanks, Novaline