What Might've Been: The Good Dish (2022)

 When Dr. Mehmet Oz decided to end his syndicated talk show in January in order to pursue a run for US Senate from Pennsylvania, Sony needed to fill the hour for its network of affiliates.

The end result was Oz's daughter, Daphne, a regular contributor to her father's show, being spun off into her own series, The Good Dish, which is playing out the string in summer reruns after being cancelled in March.

Locally, Dr. Oz had changed affiliations, from WNYT/WNYA to WTEN, prior to the start of the 2021-2 season, so Dish filled the 9-10 am (ET) berth upon its launch. WTEN now has 2 hours to fill in the fall between Good Morning America and The View, with The Doctors also ending. Sony's choice, nationally, is actress-singer Jennifer Hudson, who recently completed a career grand slam by winning a Tony Award last month. However, her show won't air on WTEN, but another station in the market.

Let's take a look at a sample of The Good Dish, courtesy of Sony:

With The Doctors ending, along with The Real, airing on Fox affiliates, it seems multi-person talk shows in syndication are dying off, with ABC's View and CBS' The Talk the only round-table shows left.

Rating: B.