Soap operas and game shows set the stage for the rise of the explosive daytime format of the '90s: the talk show. What starts as an earnest, audience-driven forum quickly devolves into a full-blown spectacle of provocative topics and salacious guests. With shows raking in profits, the competition to out-shock rivals increases - as does the audience's appetite for unchecked sex and conflict. But despite blurring moral boundaries, "Trash TV" hasn't reached its limits ... yet.
