Vicki!

Vicki! is a syndicated talk show hosted by actress and Carol Burnett Show alumna Vicki Lawrence from 1992 to 1994.^[1] The show earned a number of Daytime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Talk Show Host, though it was short-lived and ended after its second season due to creative conflicts behind the scenes between Lawrence and the show's distributor, Group W (whose stations formed the main group carrying the series).^[2]

Vicki!
Presented by	Vicki Lawrence
Country of origin	United States
Production
Camera setup	Multi-camera setup
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Lawrence-Schultz Productions Group W Productions
Original release
Network	Syndication (1992-1994)
Release	1992 (1992) – 1994 (1994)

Background

After the end of Mama's Family and hosting the daytime network version of Win, Lose or Draw for NBC, Vicki Lawrence was put together with Group W to do a talk show in the vein of its long-running shows with Merv Griffin and Mike Douglas, as Lawrence had no interest in hosting a tabloid talk show.^[3][4]

Cancellation

The show was renewed after the first season, with Lawrence gaining more creative control of the series through the summer hiatus.^[5] The show ended after the second season as it became clear the mid-afternoon Griffin/Douglas model with celebrity guests was outmoded, along with tension behind the scenes to move towards the tabloid format becoming more popular and Group W (which was about to go through a deal to acquire CBS and switch their stations to their network) decided to recruit actress Marilu Henner to host a show of her own as a replacement in the tabloid format, which only lasted one season.^[4][6][7]