The Sharon Osbourne Show

**The Sharon Osbourne Show** was a talk show that aired between 2003-2004. The talk show featured Sharon Osbourne was the main host where she would have celebrity guests such as Marilyn Manson or Alec Baldwin as well as having some of her family as co-hosts such as Kelly Osbourne and Ozzy Osbourne. The show was a prime focus during the third series of The Osbournes and was a major event that took place during the lives of the Osbourne family and the show itself.

## General Overview

The original version of The Sharon Osbourne Show was a syndicated show that ran for one season (2003–2004) on various US channels but was later shown on UK and Australian TV. The show was eventually cancelled due to poor ratings and scathing attacks by critics as being too focused on Osbourne's family. It was also criticised due to its celebrity guests not being as well known at the time, made worse by many celebrities refusing to be on the show.

## Behind the Scenes controversy

"*They won't let me say the things I wanna say, they won't let me do the things I wanna do. It's like I go there, the guest are all dropping off and they go "okay, so we're only gonna do shows on Human interest now we're gonna do a Makeover show!" I swore to myself I'd never do cooking, never do makeovers because I don't give a shit about them. They're making me do things about teen sex problems and all this shit, things I don't want to talk about. It's shit!*"
— Sharon Osbourne

As shown during the third series of The Osbournes, the background development of the show was beyond chaotic with many of the show's production team and Sharon clashing heads as well as celebrity guest being genuinely unhappy with everything. Sharon's overall unhappiness with the production crew lead to multiple arguments between the two, Sharon was often told to "work harder" and to do what the crew say they wanted, to the dismay of Sharon. Sharon was often unhappy and wanted to quit the show on multiple occasions, being kept on due to her contract which only went out once the show was refused a second season. Rivalry between the production crew and Sharon grew to a point that Sharon even allowed her dogs to defecate and urinate in their offices.

Sharon's behaviour was also problematic, with Sharon's impulsiveness making things difficult for the production and celebrity guests. Sharon would arrive late, forget names and make a series of mistakes during takes. Sharon was known to have been inappropriate towards guests, in such incident she asked a nineteen year old Mandy Moore if she had sex with her boyfriend, which prompted complaints from her family, the production crew and from other celebrity agents who in turn would not allow the celebrities to be on the show due to Sharon's behaviour.

The show as also slotted during times when more popular shows were on, resulting in a lot of viewers being lost during programming. Ozzy himself missed most episodes due to being unable to truly see the show. The low viewership meant that the production team often wanted to change the format/idea of the show, from a regular talk show to a show talking about makeup and/or people matters, while Sharon wanted to do her own thing.

Once the show was finally over, Sharon was only given an hour to collect her stuff and leave the studio which was already going into use. To Sharon's delight, she decided to steal many of the production's crew's equipment with assistance from Melinda and Tony. During the process of stealing equipment, some staff caught the crew and began to search through bags and vehicles. Despite this, Sharon continued to steal and even left a check and bill for food a supplies in the production crew's name.