“THE TALK” CELEBRATES VALENTINE’S DAY WITH AN ALL-SINGLES AUDIENCE ON MONDAY, FEB. 14, ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK

LL COOL J and His Wife to Join the Hosts for a Festive Afternoon; Grammy Award-Winning Country Star Gretchen Wilson to Perform before an Audience Comprised Entirely of Single Men and Women

To celebrate Valentine’s Day, THE TALK will move away from the holiday’s traditional couples’ focus, inviting an entire audience of single men and women to attend the show and dedicating the broadcast to appreciating ourselves, on Monday, Feb. 14 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT).

As part of the special show, LL COOL J (“NCIS: Los Angeles”) and his wife, Simone, will join the hosts for a festive afternoon along with Grammy Award-winning country artist Gretchen Wilson, who will be performing live in the studio.

In addition, THE TALK hosts will give some friendly girlfriend advice, answering questions about love and playing Valentine’s Day-themed games and sharing gifts of flowers, chocolate and jewelry with audience members, along with other surprises.

THE TALK, CBS’s new daily daytime talk show that examines topical events and contemporary issues through the eyes of five female hosts who are all mothers, airs weekdays (2:00-3:00 PM, ET; 1:00-2:00 PM, PT).  THE TALK is hosted by Julie Chen, Sara Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Holly Robinson Peete and Leah Remini.  Brad Bessey, Gilbert, who developed the show, and John Redmann are executive producers.