In Monday's premiere, it takes Sharon Osbourne's new syndicated talk show strip mere seconds before it goes officially to the dogs -- in this case, her own. The mini canines arrive with her in a Mini Cooper (topped by a Union Jack, no less) that she drives out onto the grotesquely cluttered home-replica set, her hair flaming red, her manner as scattered as the pace of her show. The tabs have been rife with horror stories from the day that production began on "The Sharon Osbourne Show," replete with tales of showrunner replacements and the host's erratic behavior.

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