LOS ANGELES - Perhaps the most buzzed about show on CBS's fall schedule is that network's answer to "The View," but at least one of the hosts' husbands has yet to learn about it.

"He doesn't know I'm doing the show," Sharon Osbourne said Wednesday at the first day of the TV critics press tour, referring to her legendary hubby, Ozzy. "He thinks I'm out this morning doing 'America's Got Talent.'"

The daytime talker -- called "The Talk" -- which will focus on motherhood. It also features Leah Remini, Holly Robinson Peete, Julie Chen, Marissa Jaret Winokur and Sara Gilbert, who came up with the show's concept. Gilbert, the former "Roseanne" star who has staunchly protected her private life in the past, said she will use the show to talk about the fact that she's a lesbian.

During an earlier session, CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler acknowledged that the network has not done enough to spotlight gay characters in series.

"We're very disappointed in our track record," she said. "We know and we'll do better."

Others addressing the critics Tuesday included William Shatner, Jim Belushi, Tom Selleck and the cast of "The Big Bang Theory."

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