Editing Ricki Lake (1993 talk show) (section)

==Aftermath==
In 2000, Ricki Lake told her audience on ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show'' that her contract was up for renewal in 2004. In September 2003, rumors began swirling about the show's demise as Lake was in serious talks to be cast in a 30-minute sitcom for CBS.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - Development Update: September 24 &#124; TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2003/09/24/development-update-september-24-16181/6171/ |website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> On January 21, 2004, The Futon Critic reported that "the show's future remains up in the air" due to the sitcom,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Breaking News - 2004 Natpe Wrap-Up Report &#124; TheFutonCritic.com |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2004/01/21/2004-natpe-wrap-up-report-16396/6380/ |website=www.thefutoncritic.com}}</ref> and because Lake herself was not in attendance at the convention. In February 2004, the show was officially cancelled. Witnessing 9/11 from the rooftop of her New York City apartment, Lake has stated in several interviews that at that point she knew "I am getting out of my marriage, I am getting out of this show". On June 27, 2019, Ricki told Rupaul that two days after the attacks, she had to go back and do topics that, although still loving her show, didn't reflect what she wanted her legacy to be.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ricki Lake Does Not Miss Doing Her Talk Show | date=June 27, 2019 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecjXkiUUUjE  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ecjXkiUUUjE| archive-date=2021-12-11 |url-status=live|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Surprisingly, Sony Pictures didn't provide any comments when the show was cancelled, despite a large profit the show brought.

On October 9, 2005, ''[[Broadcasting & Cable]]'' magazine reported that Lake might return to do a new version of her show. A source said it would be a surprise if there was no deal struck by October 2005.<ref>[https://nypost.com/2005/10/11/ricki-talks-again/ "Ricki Talks Again"] from [[NY Post]] (October 11, 2005)</ref> If it were to have happened, it would have likely debuted in September 2006. Lake did not appear at the 2006 [[National Association of Television Program Executives|NATPE]] convention to pitch the proposed program to television stations in the United States in January, 2006, only furthering speculation that there would be no show. In a 2009 interview on [[CNN]], she was asked about what was next for her. Lake noted that a follow-up documentary was coming out, and that she was in talks to do another talk show,<ref>{{Cite news |title=CNN.com Video |work=CNN |url=http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/showbiz/2009/11/03/ctw.connector.day.ricki.lake.cnn?iref=allsearch |access-date=May 22, 2010}}</ref> but this has yet to come to pass. In follow-up interviews since then such as Oprah in 2010, Lake has consistently said "never say never" about hosting a new show, but that she is happy working on other projects. However, in a February 2011 appearance on ''[[The View (talk show)|The View]]'', when asked about doing another show, Ricki said that she "misses the platform" and that when it comes to hosting another show, "that's certainly a possibility."

In March 2011 it was reported that three television studios, [[Disney–ABC Domestic Television]], [[Universal Media Studios]] and [[CBS Television Distribution]], were interested in bringing Lake back to talk television in 2012. This after Lake began appearing on various programs in which she expressed a desire to return to the genre.<ref>[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/465251-EXCLUSIVE_Ricki_Lake_Poised_for_a_2012_Comeback.php "EXCLUSIVE: Ricki Lake Poised for a 2012 Comeback"] from [[Broadcasting & Cable]] (March 14, 2011)</ref> On April 20, 2011, Lake signed with [[20th Television]] to develop a subsequent [[The Ricki Lake Show (2012 talk show)|talk show]] for a September 2012 launch. It is described as having more of an ''Oprah''-like format than her previous series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Albiniak |first=Paige |date=April 20, 2011 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Ricki Lake Returning to Daytime |url=http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467085-EXCLUSIVE_Ricki_Lake_Returning_to_Daytime.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110424115040/http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/467085-EXCLUSIVE_Ricki_Lake_Returning_to_Daytime.php |archive-date=2011-04-24 |access-date=2021-09-06}}</ref>