The Tyra Banks Show is an American daily television talk show produced by Bankable Productions in association with Telepictures Productions and hosted by supermodel Tyra Banks, which aims to inspire young women by encouraging them to achieve their dreams.
The show aired in the USA from 12 September, 2005 to 28 May, 2010. There are 813 hour-long episodes in five seasons.
The Tyra Banks Show premiered in South Africa on SABC3 on 1 August, 2006, at 11h00. It had regular timeslot changes, moving from 11h00 to 16h00 to 12h00 to 11h20. See "Seasons" below for seasonal broadcast dates and times.
Season 5 premiered on SABC3 on Wednesday 26 January 2010, at 11h00. New episodes broadcast daily, on weekdays. There are 129 episodes in the fifth and final season.
Synopsis
The Tyra Banks Show is a one-hour, daily talk show focusing on the dreams, hopes and challenges of today’s young women.
The goal is to empower women to be the best that they can be – for themselves, their families and their communities.
Every day, Tyra speaks to real women – and sometimes men, too – providing insight into topics that affect their lives.
From relationships, family, self-esteem and lifestyle issues to topical news, celebrities and pop culture, Tyra tackles a broad range of material, both in the studio and in the field.
The show covers the specific issues that Tyra and her generation of women are facing, with in-studio guests and personal, real-life stories from the field, which give viewers an unfiltered and often emotional look at people’s lives.
The Tyra Banks Show addresses everything from finding “the one” to getting married, deciding if and when to have kids, and balancing often-demanding lives.
In the end, Tyra hopes to provide young women with both the building blocks and an action plan they need to make their lives better.
Things Tyra has gotten up to include hanging out at a strip club with strippers to see what it's like being a stripper, going into a woman's prison to interview inmates and going out in a 300 pound suit to see how overweight people are treated.
Other topics the show features include health and beauty tips, teens getting honest, relationships and sex, modelling and America's Next Top Model.
Seasons
The series is exclusive to SABC3
Season 1 (169 episodes)
Premiere: 1 August 2006 | Finale: 23 March 2007 | Weekdays, 11h00/16h00
Season 2 (166 episodes)
Premiere: 26 March 2007 | Finale: 12 November 2007 | Weekdays, 11h00/12h00
Season 3 (170 episodes)
Premiere: 7 January 2008 | Finale: 29 August 2008 | Weekdays, 11h20
Season 4 (170 episodes)
Premiere: 11 January 2010 | Finale: 3 September 2010 | Weekdays, 11h25
Season 5 (129 episodes)
Premiere: 26 January 2011 | Finale: 25 July 2011 | Weekdays, 11h00