About this season
The Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, was an American television talk show hosted by Phil Donahue that ran for 26 years on national television. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between 1970 and 1996. In 2002, Donahue was ranked twenty-ninth on TV Guide magazine's list of the fifty greatest television shows of all-time.
Episodes (8)
1. Political Journalist David S. Broder
Aired 15 September 1980 • 60 min
Political journalist David S. Broder ("Changing of the Guard") is the program guest.
2. Author Theodore I. Rubin
Aired 17 September 1980 • 60 min
Guest: author Theodore I. Rubin ("Reconciliations").
3. Syndicated Columnist Jack Anderson
Aired 18 September 1980 • 60 min
Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson is the guest.
4. Gynecologist Patrick C. Steptoe
Aired 19 September 1980 • 60 min
Guest: gynecologist Patrick C. Steptoe, who developed the procedure for the first test-tube baby.
11. Dr. Ira Mintz on Sex Offenders
Aired 29 September 1980 • 60 min
Dr. Ira Mintz of the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center discusses treatment of sex offenders.
12. Battered Wives
Aired 30 September 1980 • 60 min
Topic: battered wives who have killed their husbands.
13. Carl Sagan
Aired 1 October 1980 • 60 min
Astronomer Carl Sagan talks about his book "COSMOS."
14. Elton John
Aired 2 October 1980 • 60 min
Elton John performs "Little Jeannie" and "Philadelphia Freedom."