| Rank |
All Time US TV Talk Shows |
Start - End |
Ratings |
Category |
| 1 |
Live with Regis and Kelly |
1988 - present |
8.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 2 |
The View |
1997 - present |
5.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 3 |
The Oprah Winfrey Show |
1986 - present |
7.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 4 |
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno |
1992 - present |
8.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 5 |
The Tyra Banks Show |
2005 - present |
7.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 6 |
The Ellen DeGeneres Show |
2003 - present |
8.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 7 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien |
1993 - present |
9.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 8 |
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |
2001 - present |
8.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 9 |
Late Show with David Letterman |
1993 - present |
8.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 10 |
The Jerry Springer Show |
1991 - present |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 11 |
Dr. Phil |
2002 - present |
7.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 12 |
106 and Park |
2000 - present |
7.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 13 |
Jimmy Kimmel Live |
2003 - present |
8.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 14 |
Martha Stewart Living |
1997 - 2004 |
6.4 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 15 |
The Howard Stern Show |
1994 - 2005 |
7.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 16 |
The Maury Povich Show |
1991 - present |
8.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 17 |
TRL |
1998 - present |
7.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 18 |
Inside the Actors Studio |
1994 - present |
8.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 19 |
The Insider |
2004 - present |
6.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 20 |
The Montel Williams Show |
1991 - 2008 |
8.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 21 |
The Today Show |
1952 - present |
7.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 22 |
Talk Sex With Sue Johanson |
2002 - present |
7.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 23 |
The Tony Danza Show |
2004 - 2006 |
5.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 24 |
Real Time With Bill Maher |
2003 - present |
8.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 25 |
Maury |
1998 - present |
7.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 26 |
Late Night With David Letterman |
1982 - 1993 |
7.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 27 |
The Tonight Show Starring... |
1962 - 1992 |
8.4 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 28 |
The Late Late Show with... |
2005 - present |
8.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 29 |
Rove Live |
1999 - present |
8.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 30 |
Best Week Ever |
2004 - present |
8.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 31 |
Jenny Jones |
1991 - 2003 |
6.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 32 |
e-Talk Daily |
2002 - present |
6.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 33 |
Ricki Lake |
1993 - 2004 |
6.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 34 |
Attack of the Show! |
2005 - present |
8.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 35 |
Koffee With Karan |
2004 - present |
6.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 36 |
Beat-Club |
1965 - 1972 |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 37 |
Access Granted |
2001 - present |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 38 |
Larry King Live |
1985 - present |
6.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 39 |
Maury |
1998 - 2007 |
7.4 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 40 |
Ebert & Roeper |
2000 - 2008 |
7.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 41 |
The Paul O'Grady Show |
2004 - present |
7.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 42 |
Martha |
2005 - present |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 43 |
Parkinson |
2004 - present |
6.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 44 |
Room 101 |
1994 - 2007 |
7.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 45 |
The Mike Douglas Show |
1961 - 1981 |
7.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 46 |
The Morning Show with Mike... |
2007 - present |
7.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 47 |
Richard & Judy |
2001 - 2008 |
6.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 48 |
Last Call with Carson Daly |
2002 - present |
4.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 49 |
Inside Dish with Rachael Ray |
2004 - 2005 |
7.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 50 |
Good Day Live |
2001 - 2005 |
6.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 51 |
Loose Women |
1999 - present |
7.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 52 |
G4TV.COM |
2002 - 2005 |
7.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 53 |
America's Test Kitchen |
2001 - 2008 |
6.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 54 |
The Rosie O'Donnell Show |
1996 - 2002 |
6.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 55 |
Nancy Grace |
2005 - present |
6.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 56 |
Dinner for Five |
2001 - 2008 |
7.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 57 |
Unscrewed with Martin Sargent |
2003 - 2004 |
5.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 58 |
The Sharon Osbourne Show |
2003 - 2004 |
6.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 59 |
The Dr. Keith Ablow Show |
2006 - 2007 |
6.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 60 |
Soap Talk |
2002 - 2007 |
7.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 61 |
Carol Duvall Show |
1996 - present |
6.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 62 |
Big Brother's Little Brother |
2001 - 2008 |
6.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 63 |
Quite Frankly with Stephen... |
2005 - 2007 |
6.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 64 |
The Steve Wilkos Show |
2007 - 2008 |
7.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 65 |
The Showbiz Show with David... |
2005 - 2007 |
8.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 66 |
Big Brother - Up Late |
2003 - 2007 |
6.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 67 |
The Megan Mullally Show |
2006 - 2007 |
6.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 68 |
Sunday Night Sex Show |
1996 - 2005 |
6.6 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 69 |
On Air With Ryan Seacrest |
2004 - 2004 |
6.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 70 |
The Early Show |
1999 - present |
7.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 71 |
Spice Clips |
1999 - 2005 |
4.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 72 |
Movie Surfers |
1998 - present |
5.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 73 |
The Merv Griffin Show |
1962 - 1986 |
6.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 74 |
Oprah After the Show |
2002 - present |
5.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 75 |
Praise the Lord |
1973 - present |
6.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 76 |
Oliver's Twist |
2000 - 2007 |
7.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 77 |
The Jane Pauley Show |
2004 - 2005 |
5.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 78 |
The Sally Jessy Raphael Show |
1983 - 2002 |
6.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 79 |
Trisha Goddard |
2005 - present |
5.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 80 |
Seven Sunrise |
2001 - present |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 81 |
Call for Help |
1998 - 2007 |
8.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 82 |
Life & Style |
2004 - 2005 |
4.1 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 83 |
The Late Late Show with... |
1999 - 2004 |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 84 |
Strictly Dr. Drew |
2005 - present |
6.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 85 |
The Arsenio Hall Show |
1989 - 1994 |
6.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 86 |
The Roseanne Show |
1998 - 2000 |
6.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 87 |
The Tom Green Show |
1999 - 2001 |
7.3 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 88 |
So Graham Norton |
1998 - 2002 |
6.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 89 |
The Big Breakfast |
1992 - 2002 |
6.4 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 90 |
GMTV Today |
1993 - present |
5.7 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 91 |
TALKSHOW with Spike Feresten |
2006 - present |
7.9 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 92 |
The Jim Bakker Show |
2003 - present |
6.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 93 |
The Phil Donahue Show |
1970 - 1996 |
6.4 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 94 |
LK Today |
1994 - present |
5.8 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 95 |
The Tonight Show |
1954 - 1957 |
7.2 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 96 |
The 700 Club |
1966 - 2005 |
3.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 97 |
Too Late With Adam Carolla |
2005 - present |
6.4 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 98 |
Dennis Miller Live |
1994 - 2002 |
7.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 99 |
The Wayne Brady Show... |
2002 - 2004 |
6.5 |
US TV Talk Shows |
| 100 |
The Chris Rock Show |
1997 - 2000 |
7.0 |
US TV Talk Shows |
