▁year , ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁ 5 0 - city ▁tour . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁an ▁interactive ▁facility ▁at ▁the ▁Smith son ian ' s ▁Museum ▁of ▁American ▁History . ▁Vis itors ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 0 0 - se at ▁Information ▁Age ▁Theater ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁show ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 2 - mon itor ▁video ▁wall ▁and , ▁one ▁day ▁a ▁week , ▁contribute ▁their ▁comments ▁via ▁video con fer encing . ▁ ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁originally ▁a ired ▁from ▁ 1 - 2 ▁PM ▁ED T ▁on ▁CNN ' s ▁domestic ▁USA ▁network , ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁slot ▁previously ▁occupied ▁by ▁Sony a ▁Live . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁later ▁pushed ▁back ▁to ▁ 3 pm ▁to ▁make ▁way ▁for ▁CNN ▁Today . ▁ ▁CNN ▁partner ed ▁with ▁online ▁service ▁Com pu Ser ve ▁to ▁provide ▁an ▁online ▁forum ▁to ▁host ▁comments ▁on ▁the ▁show ' s ▁topics . ▁ ▁This ▁would ▁later ▁serve ▁as ▁the ▁catal yst ▁to ▁CNN ▁Online ▁or ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁CNN . com . ▁ ▁The ▁interactive ▁port ions ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁were ▁developed ▁by ▁Ch et ▁Burg ess , ▁CNN ' s ▁Executive ▁Produ cer ▁for ▁Inter active ▁Program ming . ▁ ▁Dis count ▁drug ▁store ▁chain ▁D rug ▁Emp or ium ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁spons or ▁of ▁T alk back ▁Live ▁during ▁the ▁first ▁year ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁General ▁ad mission ▁tick ets ▁to ▁the ▁show ▁could ▁be