Leeza

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Leeza
Presented by	Leeza Gibbons (and John Tesh 1993–1994)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	1,270
Production
Production locations	Paramount Studios Hollywood, California
Running time	approx. 44 min (without adverts)
Production companies	Leeza Gibbons Enterprises (1994-2000) Paramount Domestic Television
Original release
Network	NBC (1993–1999) First-run syndication (1999–2000)
Release	June 14, 1993 (1993-06-14) – September 8, 2000 (2000-09-08)

Leeza is an NBC and syndicated daytime television talk show. It premiered on June 14, 1993 as John & Leeza from Hollywood, hosted by John Tesh and Leeza Gibbons. Tesh left the show after seven months, and on January 17, 1994, the program was retitled Leeza, and Gibbons became the sole host remaining in that capacity throughout the remainder of its run. The show aired its final episodes on September 8, 2000.

The original format centered on celebrity news and interviews, but once Tesh left the show, it became more of a traditional television talk show.

The show ran on

.

Gibbons was also a hands-on executive producer in addition to host of the show, involved in every aspect from selecting show topics to finding guests.

Recurring topics discussed on the show included current events of the time, mainly crime and celebrity stories. Famous con man Steve Comisar appeared on Leeza as a fraud prevention expert, under the name Brett Champion.^[1]

Leeza received 27

nominations (including nominations for Outstanding Host and Best Show for every year the show has been on the air) and has won three Emmy awards. The show also received a Genesis Award for programs that revealed animal abuse, the Media Access Award for accurately portraying persons with disabilities and an award from the Alzheimer's Association for show programming.

Leeza's

often varied, as some stations aired the show in the morning while others aired it in the late-afternoon.

The program was also shown in the United Kingdom, as part of the original daytime schedule on

.

References

External links

• Leeza at
  IMDb