Join the Audience at a TV Show Taping

Hollywood is only 40 minutes from Thousand Oaks (depending on traffic). How many of you have ever been to a TV show taping?  It is free and can be a lot of fun! Out of town guests? They'll love the experience of sitting in a live audience! Talk shows, game shows, sitcoms, you name it!  Here are some websites to visit to track down free seats in the Los Angeles area, along with currently available shows as of August 2010:

On-Camera Audiences www.ocatv.com - Currently available shows include Chelsea Lately, "Baggage" with Jerry Springer, Let's Make a Deal, Catch 21 and America's Got Talent. They have other shows too, like Dancing with the Stars, American Idol, etc. with waitlists.

Audiences Unlimited www.tvtickets.com - Currently available shows include Dr. Phil, Mike & Molly, Better with You, $#*! My Dad Says, America's Funniest Videos and more (many others currently fully booked through August).

HollywoodTickets.com www.hollywoodtickets.com - Currently available Dr. Phil, Better with You, Rules of Engagement (others sold out)

TVTix.com www.tvtix.com - Currently available "Baggage," Wheel of Fortune, Let's Make a Deal, Jeopardy.

1iota.com www.1iota.com - Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Lopez Tonight, NBC's The Sing-Off, etc.

Or you can go directly to a show's website to request tickets...though usually there is a long wait. Here are a few:

George Lopez Show: www.lopeztonight.com/tickets

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/tickets

Note: Each show has different age minimums, locations, timing and rules, so make sure to read the fine print. For example, if you want to be on The Price is Right, you must be 18 years of age or older and arrive 4 hours in advance of the 2 hour taping. That could be a long day!  Wheel of Fortune, filmed at the Sony Studios in Culver City, however, allows audience participants to be as young as 8.