▁Category : Pop ulated ▁places ▁in ▁Bar a ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁Hot ▁Se at ▁is ▁a ▁Saturday ▁late ▁night ▁synd ic ated , ▁polit ically ▁orient ed , ▁though ▁often ▁sat ir ical ▁and ▁com edic ▁television ▁talk - show ▁that ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁hosted ▁by ▁conserv ative ▁comment ator ▁W ally ▁George . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁stud ios ▁of ▁K DOC , ▁a ▁U H F ▁television ▁station ▁lic ensed ▁to ▁( and , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁having ▁their ▁stud ios ▁in ) ▁Ana heim , ▁California . ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁of ▁the ▁series ▁a ired ▁on ▁Saturday ▁July ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Over view ▁George ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁sitting ▁behind ▁a ▁des k ▁and ▁we aring ▁a ▁red , ▁white , ▁and ▁blue ▁neck t ie , ▁and ▁his ▁completely ▁white ▁hair ▁in ▁a ▁curious ▁comb ▁over . ▁ ▁Be hind ▁him ▁was ▁a ▁photo ▁of ▁a ▁space ▁sh utt le ▁launch ing ▁with ▁the ▁ca ption ▁that ▁read , ▁" USA ▁Is ▁# 1 ." ▁ ▁Each ▁episode ▁was ▁vide ot aped ▁before ▁a ▁live ▁audience ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁night , ▁as ▁stated ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁by ▁W ally ▁himself . ▁The ▁t ape ▁was ▁then ▁review ed ▁by ▁the ▁production ▁staff ▁and ▁network , ▁before ▁it ▁could ▁be ▁edited ▁and ▁final ized ▁for ▁air ▁three ▁days ▁later ▁on ▁Saturday ▁night . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁only ▁seen ▁locally , ▁the