CBS President Les Moonves‘ wife, Julie Chen, could soon be the face of a new daytime panel chat show for mothers. Chen — who has a son, Charlie, with Moonves — and “Roseanne” star and lesbian mom Sara Gilbert are preparing to shoot a pilot for the network for a show to rival ABC’s “The View.” Other possible panelists linked to the project are Lisa Rinna and pregnant “Real Housewives of New York City” star Bethenny Frankel. A CBS source said, “It’s a daytime panel show to take on ‘The View,’ targeted at women with children and hosted by celebrities, journalists and regular moms. A pilot will be shot in early May.”
CBS wants to take on ‘The View’
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PageSix.com Staff
Published
April 21, 2010, 4:00 a.m. ET