Multi-Emmy Award winner Rob Crabbe has been named executive producer/showrunner for season 14 of THE TALK, CBS’ Emmy Award-winning daytime talk show hosted by Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood. Crabbe most recently served as long-running executive producer of CBS’ THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN.

“Rob Crabbe is a highly respected, award-winning executive producer, and a valued member of the CBS family,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment, and David Stapf, president of CBS Studios. “His ability to produce culturally relevant content and engaging conversations that extend beyond the television screen makes him the perfect person to lead THE TALK. We’re thrilled to continue our relationship with Rob as the showrunner of a key program on CBS’ #1 daytime lineup.”

“I’ve loved my experience working with CBS these past eight years, and am thrilled and honored that George, Amy and David have trusted me with their signature daytime talk show,” said Rob Crabbe. “I'm excited by the opportunity to help bring some joy and thoughtful conversation to viewers with these five incredibly talented hosts.”

Crabbe served as executive producer of CBS’ THE LATE LATE SHOW since James Corden took over as host in 2015. He is a three-time Critics Choice Award and five-time Emmy Award winner and has earned 26 nominations for his work on THE LATE LATE SHOW with JAMES CORDEN and affiliated primetime specials and digital series. Crabbe also served as a supervising producer on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” for which he won a Producers Guild of America Award and earned an Emmy Award nomination. Previously, he was supervising producer on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon,” also earning two Emmy nominations, and he was the supervising producer of music programming at FUSE. In addition, he held various positions at “Last Call with Carson Daly,” LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN and THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG KILBORN, on the Network.

Crabbe grew up in Fairfax, Va., and currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Sara, and their two children. He graduated from Auburn University.

THE TALK airs weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT/CT) on the CBS Television Network and streams live on Paramount+.

CBS’ Daytime Emmy Award-winning talk show THE TALK features a panel of well-known entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, family, celebrity and trending topics of the day. The daily one-hour series is hosted by Akbar Gbajabiamila, Amanda Kloots, Natalie Morales, Jerry O’Connell and Sheryl Underwood. The hosts exchange stories and share their opinions on issues and events in the headlines. The show also features celebrity guest interviews, musical performances and cooking segments, as well as human interest stories. THE TALK has earned 14 Daytime Emmy Awards (Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment in 2016 and 2018; writing in 2015; host in 2017) and 56 nominations. THE TALK also won the People’s Choice Award (2016) for Daytime TV Hosting Team and the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Talk Series (2016).

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