TRAIN Serves as Special Guest House Band on CBS's THE TALK, Beginning Today

Grammy Award-winning rock band Train is heading for The Big Easy, taking residence as the first official house band of CBS Daytime's THE TALK, when the show broadcasts live from New Orleans, today, Jan. 28 - Friday, Feb. 1 (2:00-3:00 PM, ET / 1:00-2:00 PM, CT/PT), leading up to the CBS Television Network's exclusive broadcast of "Super Bowl XLVII" on Sunday, Feb. 3. While in New Orleans, THE TALK, network television's fastest-growing daytime program, will be broadcast live from CBS Super Bowl PARK at JACKSON SQUARE in the heart of the historic French Quarter.

The chart-topping band, consisting of Pat Monahan (vocals), Jimmy Stafford (guitar) and Scott Underwood (drums) will perform classic hits as well as songs from their new album California 37, Tuesday, Jan. 29 through Friday, Feb. 1. In addition to musical performances, lead singer Pat Monahan will serve as a guest co-host on Tuesday, Jan. 29, alongside The Talk hosts Sara Gilbert, Julie Chen, Sharon Osbourne, Sheryl Underwood and Aisha Tyler.

Throughout the week, The Talk hosts will welcome celebrity guests and highlight the local flavor of New Orleans. Details on guests and programming will be announced at a later date.

THE TALK, CBS's daytime talk show, features a panel of well-known news and entertainment personalities discussing current events, pop culture, contemporary issues, family, celebrity and the trending topics of the day. John Redmann and Gilbert, who developed the show, are executive producers.

RATING: TV14-DL (Rating may change on day of broadcast due to specific subject matter.)

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