1. Introduction1.1. Objectives of the Study The aim of this study is to transcribe and analyze a recorded episode of natural spoken interaction from an extract from Piers Morgan's television show "Life Stories". This analysis is supplemented by ethnographic observations of the context and the participants involved in the interaction. The study is divided into three main sections. The first section provides an overview of conversation analysis and discusses the talk show concept by considering relevant literature. It provides a brief overview of the Piers Morgan Life Stories show and information about the extract used in the analysis. The methods used in the analysis are also discussed. The next section of the study includes comprehensive observations and presents a qualitative analysis of the talk show data collected from the transcript of the excerpt. He discusses the systems of turn-taking and adjacency pairs that are presented in the transcription of this particular except. It also focuses on the terms overlap, interruption, and preferred responses. It examines the subject and the narrative. The last section ends with a brief summary before arriving at a general conclusion.1.2. Conversation Analysis (CA)Conversation analysis (CA) is the systematic analysis of conversations produced by humans in everyday interactions. Its roots go back to the ethnomethodical traditions developed by Harold Garfinkel as well as the work of Erving Goffman on the order of interactions. According to Goffman, it was necessary to study ordinary speech and he argued that: Discourse is socially organized, not only in terms of who speaks to whom and in what language, but as a small system of mutually ratified rituals.... .. middle of article...... there is a face to face interaction between Piers Morgan and, for the purposes of this study, Simon Cowell. The extract in question was broadcast for the first time on March 6, 2010 and attracted 6.2 million viewers. Simon Cowell is a well-known television personality who has judged on talent shows such as X Factor and Britain's Got Talent. He is a television producer and also owns the television production and music publishing house Syco. The show features question and answer sequences. Piers Morgan asks most of the questions and makes comments often controlling the topic of the conversation. The topics are intended to provide insight into the celebrity guest's life. Although in this type of talk show there may have been an element of planning and preparation beforehand, the participants still react naturally to each other during the interaction..