''The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet'' is an American syndicated morning talk show. Produced by

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, the show first aired on January 22, 2007, to a number of markets originally through Fox and

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, most in the Fox Television Stations Group. Hosted by

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and Juliet Huddy, the program consisted of celebrity

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, audience participation, and segments relating to viewers. The last live show aired on June 12, 2009, with reruns continuing through until September 2009.

Overview

Jerrick and Huddy had hosted other news shows in the past, notably ''DaySide'' and '' Fox & Friends Weekend'', a weekend morning show, both on the

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. In February 2007, the show was syndicated to many

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and

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affiliates where a

station didn't carry it.

Ratings and cancellation

On January 8, 2009, Bob Cook, president and CEO of 20th Television, announced ''The Morning Show'' was cancelled, with new episodes continuing to air until June and reruns following until September.

Social critiques of hosts

Television critics have noted that the program was unique in having two single hosts, who openly play up their marital status, seemingly abandoning traditional dictates that television morning hours be limited to "family values and sanctimony."Virginia Heffernan, ''‘We’re Not Dating’: A Morning Show With Sex on the Brain'', New York Times, February 8, 2007
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"Spaghetti Cat" incident

In August 2008, ''The Morning Show'' became known for a seemingly bizarre variation of the

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, censoring dialogue in a segment on

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by cutting to a photograph of a cat eating spaghetti. The occurrence was pointed out on an episode of ''

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'' on August 15, where even host

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acknowledged the absurdity of the image, proclaiming the occurrence "for lack of a better word, art", and pointed out that it was not an edited clip (as the show has often done for comedic intent). A spokesperson dubbed it a "bleep photo", stating that "you're gonna see a lot more of those in the future." The Spaghetti Cat (impersonated by a crude puppet) made several cameo appearances in later episodes of ''The Soup''.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morning Show With Mike And Juliet 2007 American television series debuts 2009 American television series endings 2000s American television talk shows American English-language television shows First-run syndicated television programs in the United States Television series by 20th Century Fox Television