Series synopsis
The Soup is an American talk comedy television series that premiered on E! on July 1, 2004. It ended on October 14, 2020. It stars Joel McHale, Jade Catta-Preta and Anndi McAfee.
With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create with the popular '90s show Talk Soup. Only this time instead of just poking fun at talk shows, they're setting their sights on all things in entertainment, reality TV, pop culture, and politics.
Premise
With this satirical series, the E! Entertainment Network returns to a format they helped create with the popular '90s show Talk Soup. Only this time instead of just poking fun at talk shows, they're setting their sights on all things in entertainment, reality TV, pop culture, and politics.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Joel McHale as Self - Host
- Jade Catta-Preta as Self - Host
- Anndi McAfee as Self - Announcer (voice)
Guest cast
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Self
- Clark Duke as Self
- Patrick Warburton as Self
- Kate Flannery as Self
- Art Mann as Self
- RuPaul as Self
- Seth Green as Self
- Rich Sommer as Self
- Jim Rash as Self
- Brace Land as Self
- Bill Nye as Self
- Bob Harper as Self
Episodes
This series spans 13 seasons with 643 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 21 | July 1, 2004 | November 25, 2004 |
| Season 2 | 48 | January 14, 2005 | December 23, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 50 | January 13, 2006 | December 22, 2006 |
| Season 4 | 62 | January 5, 2007 | December 21, 2007 |
| Season 5 | 63 | January 4, 2008 | December 22, 2008 |
| Season 6 | 64 | January 2, 2009 | November 12, 2010 |
| Season 7 | 59 | January 8, 2010 | December 31, 2010 |
| Season 8 | 51 | January 7, 2011 | December 28, 2011 |
| Season 9 | 54 | January 4, 2012 | December 26, 2012 |
| Season 10 | 52 | January 2, 2013 | December 25, 2013 |
| Season 11 | 52 | January 1, 2014 | December 26, 2014 |
| Season 12 | 49 | January 2, 2015 | December 18, 2015 |
| Season 13 | 18 | February 12, 2020 | October 14, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The "What The?" Awards: Episode One | July 1, 2004 |
| 2 | The "What The?" Awards: Episode Two | July 8, 2004 |
| 3 | The "What The?" Awards: Episode Three | July 15, 2004 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 14, 2005 | January 14, 2005 |
| 2 | January 21, 2005 | January 21, 2005 |
| 3 | January 28, 2005 | January 28, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 13, 2006 | January 13, 2006 |
| 2 | January 20, 2006 | January 20, 2006 |
| 3 | January 27, 2006 | January 27, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Soup Awards | January 5, 2007 |
| 2 | January 12, 2007 | January 12, 2007 |
| 3 | January 19, 2007 | January 19, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Soup Clipdown '07 Part 2 The Top 20 clips of 2007 from the worst of TV entertainment. |
January 4, 2008 |
| 2 |
January 11, 2008 This week Joel talks about Britney's highly publicized breakdown, raccoons, the new American Gladiator cast, "pop off," and the People's Choice Awards. The "Clip of the Week" was Chris Crocker's new music video. |
January 11, 2008 |
| 3 |
January 18, 2008 This week Joel talks about the Philadelphia tryouts on American Idol, Britney's new accent, Cloverfield, and Eddie Murphy's two week marriage. The "Clip of the Week" came from a Latin practical joke show called Infarto. |
January 18, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Soup Clipdown '08 Part 2 A countdown of the Top 20 funniest clips shown on The Soup for 2008. |
January 2, 2009 |
| 2 | January 9, 2009 | January 9, 2009 |
| 3 | January 16, 2009 | January 16, 2009 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 8, 2010 | January 8, 2010 |
| 2 | January 15, 2010 | January 15, 2010 |
| 3 | January 22, 2010 | January 22, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 7, 2011 | January 7, 2011 |
| 2 | January 14, 2011 | January 14, 2011 |
| 3 | January 21, 2011 | January 21, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Here's Love in Your Eye | January 4, 2012 |
| 2 | January 11, 2012 | January 11, 2012 |
| 3 | January 18, 2012 | January 18, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
January 2, 2013 Clipdown '12 Part 2. |
January 2, 2013 |
| 2 |
January 9, 2013 Actor Nick Kroll stops by, Lance Armstrong gets candid with Oprah, Kim K.'s fertility issues, more. |
January 9, 2013 |
| 3 |
January 16, 2013 "Lord of the Rings" star Dominic Monaghan stops by, latest on the 2013 Super Bowl, more. |
January 16, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Soup Clipdown 2013 Part 2 This week, Joel McHale closes out the year with the top 20 clips on television in 2013. Tune in to watch the master of games on "RuPaul's Drag Race," a dissatisfied monkey on "Ted Talks" and a rigorous pre-pageant ritual on "Toddlers and Tiaras." Plus, Joel isn't alone this year as his fellow "Community" castmates introduce their favorite clips! So get your fill of 2013 and cheers to another full year of crazy TV! |
January 1, 2014 |
| 2 |
January 8, 2014 Joel McHale serves up the best viral videos, wackiest reality clips and most popular Polar Vortex images of the week! We defrost from the country's deep freeze by heating things up with the "Countdown to Juan Pablo." "The Bachelor" introduces us to some of the most accomplished contestants yet including a "free spirit" and a "dog lover." In celebrity relationship news, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez appear to be together again. Then, get ready for a generous helping of reality clips from "Couple's Therapy," "Real Housewives of Atlanta" and "Blood Sweat and Heels." ... |
January 8, 2014 |
| 3 |
January 15, 2014 Joel McHale serves up the craziest Hollywood headlines this week including Bieber's egging extravaganza. Special guest Liam McIntyre. |
January 15, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Year End Clipdown - Part 2 Host Joel McHale winds down his countdown of the best and most comical television moments of 2014. |
January 2, 2015 |
| 2 |
January 9, 2015 Timothy Omundson |
January 9, 2015 |
| 3 |
January 16, 2015 Joel McHale’s special guests are Jack Antonoff and Simon Helberg. |
January 16, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 12, 2020 | February 12, 2020 |
| 2 | February 19, 2020 | February 19, 2020 |
| 3 | February 26, 2020 | February 26, 2020 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | E! |
|---|---|
| First aired | July 1, 2004 |
| Last aired | October 14, 2020 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Wednesday at 23:00:00 |