''Carnie!'' (also spelled without an

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as ''Carnie'' and also referred as ''The Carnie Wilson Show'') is an American daytime

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hosted by

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that aired for one season from 1995 until 1996. The program was a production of

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, distributed by

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. ''Carnie!'' premiered on September 4, 1995 and was one of several talk shows with first time hosts that premiered that fall. Although Wilson drew higher ratings than all of the newcomers, like them the show did not do well enough to last and ''Carnie!'' was cancelled at midseason. New episodes aired until February 23, 1996, with reruns following until June 7. In most of its markets, ''Carnie!'' was replaced by ''

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''.Would Viewers Truly Miss 'Carnie'?
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'', December 6, 1995. Former ''

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was a guest on the

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References

External links

''Carnie!'' at the Internet Movie Database
{{U.S. daytime talk shows 1995 American television series debuts 1996 American television series endings 1990s American television talk shows English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States