Joel McHale’s new talk show isn’t so different in format from the old one he hosted on basic cable.

On “The Joel McHale Show With Joel McHale,” which premiered over the weekend, he played clips from reality shows, cracked jokes about them in front of an audience, and goofed off with celebrity guests—much like he did as host of “The Soup” on the E! Network. Now that he is on Netflix , however, each weekly taping is quickly translated into more than 20 languages, then released through the streaming service to 190 countries.

The talk-show universe is expanding. One of the most antiquated television formulas—host, monologue, famous interviewees—is becoming crowded with chatty competitors eager to process the drama of American politics and culture. Meanwhile, the influence of other mediums, including podcasting, is seeping into TV.

Broadcast TV’s big three, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel and Jimmy Fallon, battle nightly for ratings and relevance, alongside Seth Meyers, James Corden and cable rivals like Trevor Noah and Conan O’Brien. The conversation has spilled into streaming services, including Hulu, which in October aired “I Love You, America,” a political talk series from comedian Sarah Silverman. President Donald Trump is a reliable source of fuel for other young shows such as “The Opposition With Jordan Klepper” on Comedy Central and “The Rundown With Robin Thede” on BET.

With built-in audiences and road-tested hosts, some podcasts are jumping to the screen, too. HBO this month began airing the comedy podcast “2 Dope Queens” and picked up the political round table “Pod Save America” for later this year. Weeknights on Vice Media’s freewheeling cable channel Viceland are anchored by the late-night show “Desus & Mero,” named for the hosts who honed their tag-team comedy riffs in podcasting.