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Longest Running TV Talk Shows
List of the longest-running TV talk shows in US history. These TV chat series have more episodes than any others in American television. Some of the shows ran and have since gone off the air or been canceled, while others remain ongoing and are still being produced. Typically, these shows were collected into "seasons" of television, each with a pre-set amount of episodes. Sometimes, these seasons were broken up, in some cases with years or even decades between production of the series, while still being considered the run of a single TV show. (Spin-offs and other shows that were reinvented and debuted as new series are not considered.) This list contains all the longest-running talk shows in US broadcasting history.
The concept of a "talk show" can mean a lot of different things. It's most commonly associated in the US with the late-night variety show, particularly "The Tonight Show" or the "Late Show with David Letterman." However, the concept - sometimes also referred to as a "chat show" - also encompasses daytime TV talk like the offerings from Oprah Winfrey or Ellen DeGeneres, or even more news-oriented panel discussion formats like "The View" and "Larry King Live." Really, any show with hosts and rotating guests conversing can be considered a talk show, even extending the definition to the "tabloid talk show" made famous by Jerry Springer, or the radio-show-on-television format popularized by Howard Stern.
The concept of a "talk show" can mean a lot of different things. It's most commonly associated in the US with the late-night variety show, particularly "The Tonight Show" or the "Late Show with David Letterman." However, the concept - sometimes also referred to as a "chat show" - also encompasses daytime TV talk like the offerings from Oprah Winfrey or Ellen DeGeneres, or even more news-oriented panel discussion formats like "The View" and "Larry King Live." Really, any show with hosts and rotating guests conversing can be considered a talk show, even extending the definition to the "tabloid talk show" made famous by Jerry Springer, or the radio-show-on-television format popularized by Howard Stern.
- 1
Larry King Live
Geraldo Rivera, Larry King, Anderson Cooper“ 6120 Episodes. „ - 2Cordell Francis, Oprah Winfrey“ 25 Seasons. 4561 Episodes. „
- 3Johnny Carson“ 4531 Episodes. „
- 4Jay Leno“ 3775 Episodes. „
- 5Steve Wilkos, Jerry Springer“ 18 Seasons. 3600 Episodes. Currently in production „
- 6David Letterman“ 3115 Episodes. Currently in production „
- 7Kevin Dorff, Robert Smigel, Brian McCann More“ 2725 Episodes. „
- 8Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Lisa Ling, Barbara Walters More“ 11 Seasons. 2404 Episodes. Currently in production „
- 9
The Howard Stern Show
Gary Dell'Abate, Billy West, Howard Stern More“ 2278 Episodes. „ - 10David Letterman“ 1819 Episodes. „
- 11
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Claire Forlani, Lawrence Leritz, Jeff Dunham More“ 1193 Episodes. „ - 12
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Ellen DeGeneres, Tony Okungbowa“ 1010 Episodes. Currently in production „ - 13“ 2 Seasons. 509 Episodes. Currently in production „
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Longest Running TV Talk Shows at 8/09/2012 5:30 PM
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