The former Playboy playmate and TV host says Hugh Hefner's 1970s-era "Playboy After Dark" is the inspiration her new weekly VH1 talk show, "The Jenny McCarthy Show," which debuts Friday night.

Jenny McCarthy made an appearance on The Today Show a few days ago ... Subscribe to our Daytime TV newsletter! Get updates on the latest posts and more from Monsters and Critics straight to ...

When it comes to staying in shape, Jenny McCarthy keeps ... [Radziwill] though,” McCarthy says of the 54-year-old cast member, who announced she was leaving the show in July.

Season 2 of Donnie Loves Jenny ... McCarthy, 42. The two carefully arranged their schedules to make sure that they could spend as many nights together as possible. McCarthy moved her SiruisXM ...

Jenny McCarthy ruffled feathers with her ... Sheen is presumably busy at this point dictating a newly announced memoir and living life. McCarthy is still angered over his lack of disclosure ...

Newlyweds Donnie Wahlberg and Jenny McCarthy ... A&E reality show Wahlburgers about a family restaurant that is run by his brother Paul. McCarthy, 42, is a best-selling author, TV personality ...