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Few excursions typify the Los Angeles experience like TV tapings. Hundreds of shows tape every week, and many of them invite in live audiences for laughs, gasps, and the kind of dynamic energy that actors feed on. Typically a warm-up comedian will entertain the audience before the cameras roll, and sometimes the stars themselves will crack a joke or say hello between takes. 
 The Ticket ServicesThe experience may not be what you expect. (The wait! The cold! The out-of-sequence shooting!) But you gotta do it anyway. One word of advice: Tickets often do not guarantee admission, so pay attention to the fine print and arrive early.
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TVTickets.comThis company handled "Friends," and it handles the heirs to the throne. Try attending a pilot; years later, you may be able to say you were there way back when, and you just knew it'd be a hit.
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HollywoodTickets.comWhat are tickets to "Jeopardy," Alex? (This company also handles "Best Damn Sports Show Period" and "Wheel of Fortune.")
The NetworksThe studios are like shopping malls, but with bleachers instead of clothing racks. (And, also, fewer sales.) The Fox and CW websites either don't address tickets at all or just refer wannabes to TVTickets.com; the others below have some additional info.
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CBSThe CBS website has info on tickets to see the "Late Late Show" and "The Price is Right"—but, sadly, not "Yes, Dear."
The Talk ShowsOprah and Jerry are in Chicago. Letterman's in New York. Sharon Osbourne was over before she started. But LA still has some chatty choices.
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Ellen DeGeneres ShowAmerica's favorite lesbian (yeah, we said that, Rosie) boogies for the audience right here in LA.
 
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 "Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs."
---Bill Gates
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