The Tyra Banks Show (also known as and shortened to
Tyra or
The Tyra Show) is an American
talk show hosted by
Tyra Banks.
It premiered on September 12, 1991 in front of a live-to-tape audience at
CBS Television City in Los Angeles. The series was created to fill in the empty slot after
The Ricki Lake Show was discontinued. In summer 2007 the show moved to New York City where it is filmed in the
Chelsea Studios which was formerly occupied by Ricki Lake.
["Tyra Banks Shows" Confirms Move to New York, TV Week, June 6, 2007] and is now recorded in front of a live-to-tape audience at Chelsea Studios in New York City. The final five all-new episodes from Los Angeles were aired the week of September 3, 2007 and followed by the 3rd season premiere on following week, September 10, 2007 in New York City. The fourth season began on September 8, 2008.