REGIS PHILBIN IS RETURNING TO DAYTIME AS A SPECIAL RECURRING GUEST ON "RACHAEL RAY"

NEW YORK, NY - September 18th, 2012 - CBS Television Distribution's two-time Emmy(R) Award-winning RACHAEL RAY welcomes iconic television personality Regis Philbin as a recurring special guest throughout its seventh season.

Rachael is thrilled to reserve a seat at her kitchen table stating, "I can't tell you how excited I am that Regis will be a recurring special guest on our show this season. Regis has been a close friend of the show and a close friend of mine for years and it'll be a blast having him on the team."

Executive Producer Janet Annino feels likewise adding, "When he's visited our show in the past you can feel their chemistry come through the screen! He's a perfect fit for our show, and for the viewers who miss spending part of their day with him."

Tune in on Monday, September 24th to watch Regis as a recurring guest on the RACHAEL RAY show. Please check local listings at

www.rachaelrayshow.com.

Regis Philbin retired from 28 years of hosting Live last fall; he has won 5 Emmy awards and holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Hours on Camera." He currently resides in New York City.

RACHAEL RAY, the 2008 and 2009 Emmy(R) Award-winning Outstanding Talk Show, is distributed and produced by CBS Television Distribution in association with Harpo Productions, Scripps Networks and Watch Entertainment. Janet Annino is the Executive Producer. CBS Television Distribution is a unit of CBS Corp.