the week ending February 17, while the women 18–49 rating was the best since the week ending May 4. Compared to the same week last year, The Talk was up +21% in households (from 1.4/4), +24% in viewers (from. 1.85m), +38% in women 25–54 (from 0.8/5) and +33% in women 18–49 (from 0.6/4). Criticism The Talk was criticized for a segment where some panelists made light of male genital mutilation. Osbourne said, "However, I do think it is quite fabulous" in response to a story where a wife had drugged her husband, cut off his penis, and put it in the garbage disposal due to his filing for divorce. An apology was made during a subsequent show. The failure to disclose on-air why Remini and Robinson Peete were released, or even to mention them, prompted criticism of the show from some viewers, with some fans of the two stars protesting their dismissals. Just weeks before the start of the 11th season it was announced that Osmond would leave the show stating her desire to pursue new projects. Sharon Osbourne threatened to leave the show if CBS did not fire Osmond while Inaba wanted her to stay on the show causing tension among the hosts. Throughout the 10th season there was reported tension between Osbourne and Osmond on the set and was noticed by viewers of the show. Once it was announced by CBS that Osmond would be departing, the show faced extreme backlash on social media with negative comments. In a taped episode on March 10, 2021, a heated discussion between Osbourne and Underwood, concerning Piers Morgan’s comments about Meghan, Duchess of Sussex following the broadcast of Oprah with Meghan and Harry, received significant criticism from viewers. Osbourne apologized on Twitter. The program led to an internal review with the show not being broadcast on March 15 and 16. However, it was revealed on March 16, that the show would be going into an extended hiatus, following former co-host Remini accusing Osbourne of saying racist and homophobic slurs about fellow former co-hosts Robinson Peete, Chen, and Gilbert. Later that month, it was announced that Osbourne departed the series, and that the show would return after an extended hiatus on April 12. Awards and nominations International broadcasts In Australia, The Talk began broadcasting on August 6, 2012, on Network 10, as a replacement for controversially axed local talk show The Circle.