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====''TV Guide Talk''====
On May 18, 2005, ''TV Guide Talk'', a weekly [[podcast]] that was available to download for free, was launched. The podcast was headlined by ''TV Guide'' reporter/personality [[Michael Ausiello]], and was co-hosted by his colleagues at the magazine, Matt Webb Mitovich,<ref>[http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-News-Blog/Todays-News/Matt-Webb-Mitovich/800018104] {{Dead link|date=December 2016}}</ref> Angel Cohn, Daniel Manu and [[Maitland McDonagh]]. Each episode featured commentary from TV Guide staff on the week's entertainment news stories, television programs, and film releases, as well as occasional interviews with actors, producers, and executives. On April 4, 2008 (following Ausiello's move to ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''), it was announced that the podcast would be ending,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080407215150/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Tv-Mattrs/Tv-Guide-Talk/800036873 The TV Guide Talk Podcast Is Signing Off – TV Matt'rs {{!}} TVGuide.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and the final episode (Episode No. 139) was released on April 10, 2008.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080414173548/http://community.tvguide.com/blog-entry/TVGuide-Editors-Blog/Tv-Mattrs/Tv-Guide-Talk/800037209 TV Guide Talk Episode No. 139 Is Now Live! – TV Matt'rs {{!}} TVGuide.com<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

''TV Guide Talk'' podcasts were released every Friday afternoon and averaged an hour in length. They featured the participants discussing and commenting on the past week in television and the entertainment industry in general. The beginning of each podcast was devoted to in-depth discussion on the week's biggest new story in the entertainment industry, whether it be a television program or something outside the scope of television show or movie (such as the [[Academy Awards]] or the [[Emmys]]). The middle part was devoted to discussion and commentary on individual shows. The podcast emphasized programs that tend to have a large online following even if that following is not necessarily reflected in the programs' Nielsen rating.  Examples include ''[[American Idol]]'', ''[[Heroes (American TV series)|Heroes]]'', ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', ''[[Survivor (US TV series)|Survivor]]'', ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'', ''[[Veronica Mars]]'', and ''[[Project Runway]]'' (the latter three being examples a low-rated shows which nevertheless have sizable online followings). Each podcast also ended with a weekly review of that weekend's new theatrical releases.