The show was a conglomeration of "9 Broadcast Plaza" (also a WWOR show) and "People are Talking." The show set the stage for "crap TV" (also known as "trash TV") It was extremely graphic (meaning hard R-rated, not moderate R-rated, and was likely an 18 in the UK), with fights (of the nastiest type), graphic language, sex. It was a cornerstone of the UPN/Warner Bros./WB (which comprises of UPN of the past incarnation, Adam G's planned UPN revival and WB, a real Warner Bros. network unlike Tribune's network starting with a "The" before "WB"). Matt Lauer was the original host of the original incarnation. Circa 1990 - 1992 is when the show took it's well-known form, "Richard Bey Show." As a result the show lasted 9 long years.