The 50 Best Talk TV Shows

50 top-rated shows, ranked by IMDb rating — each with its current AI renewal verdict.

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    The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs poster
    The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs

    Shudder · 2019

    ★ 9.4Likely Renewed95%
  2. 2
    Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!! poster
    Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!

    Nippon TV · 1989

    ★ 9.0Renewed95%
  3. 3
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver poster
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

    HBO · 2014

    ★ 8.8Likely Renewed95%
  4. 4
    The Grand Tour poster
    The Grand Tour

    Prime Video · 2016

    ★ 8.7Likely Renewed72%
  5. 5
    QI poster
    QI

    BBC One · 2003

    ★ 8.6Likely Renewed92%
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    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson poster
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    NBC · 1962

    ★ 8.5Ended0%
  7. 7
    Match of the Day poster
    Match of the Day

    BBC One · 1964

    ★ 8.5Likely Renewed97%
  8. 8
    The Graham Norton Show poster
    The Graham Norton Show

    BBC One · 2007

    ★ 8.4Renewed100%
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    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson poster
    The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

    CBS · 2005

    ★ 8.4Ended0%
  10. 10
    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis poster
    Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis

    funnyordie.com · 2008

    ★ 8.3Ended0%
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    Hot Ones poster
    Hot Ones

    YouTube · 2015

    ★ 8.3Likely Renewed88%
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    La resistencia poster
    La resistencia

    Movistar Plus+ · 2018

    ★ 8.3Likely Renewed75%
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    The Dick Cavett Show poster
    The Dick Cavett Show

    ABC · 1968

    ★ 8.3Ended0%
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    Have You Been Paying Attention? poster
    Have You Been Paying Attention?

    10 · 2013

    ★ 8.3Likely Renewed85%
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    High Kick poster
    High Kick

    MBC · 2006

    ★ 8.3Ended0%
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    Conan poster
    Conan

    TBS · 2010

    ★ 8.2Ended0%
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    Late Night with Conan O'Brien poster
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    NBC · 1993

    ★ 8.2Ended0%
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    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown poster
    8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown

    Channel 4 · 2013

    ★ 8.2Likely Renewed92%
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    Later... with Jools Holland poster
    Later... with Jools Holland

    BBC Two · 1992

    ★ 8.2Renewed100%
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    The Red Skelton Show poster
    The Red Skelton Show

    NBC · 1951

    ★ 8.1Ended0%
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    Lights Out with David Spade poster
    Lights Out with David Spade

    Comedy Central · 2019

    ★ 8.1Cancelled5%
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    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee poster
    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Crackle · 2012

    ★ 8.0Ended0%
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    The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien poster
    The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

    NBC · 2009

    ★ 8.0Cancelled0%
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    Penn & Teller: Fool Us poster
    Penn & Teller: Fool Us

    ITV1 · 2011

    ★ 8.0Likely Renewed75%
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    Space Ghost Coast to Coast poster
    Space Ghost Coast to Coast

    Cartoon Network · 1994

    ★ 7.9Ended0%
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    The Ed Sullivan Show poster
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    CBS · 1948

    ★ 7.9Ended0%
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    Comedy Central Presents poster
    Comedy Central Presents

    Comedy Central · 1998

    ★ 7.9Ended0%
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    Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai

    Zee TV · 2002

    ★ 7.9Ended0%
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    The Russell Howard Hour poster
    The Russell Howard Hour

    Sky One · 2017

    ★ 7.9Ended0%
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    Drunk History poster
    Drunk History

    Comedy Central · 2013

    ★ 7.8Cancelled0%
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    Richard Osman's House of Games poster
    Richard Osman's House of Games

    BBC Two · 2017

    ★ 7.8Renewed100%
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    Desus & Mero poster
    Desus & Mero

    Showtime · 2019

    ★ 7.8Cancelled0%
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    8 Out of 10 Cats poster
    8 Out of 10 Cats

    E4 · 2005

    ★ 7.7Ended0%
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    Comedy Bang! Bang! poster
    Comedy Bang! Bang!

    IFC · 2012

    ★ 7.6Ended0%
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    Match of the Day 2 poster
    Match of the Day 2

    BBC One · 2004

    ★ 7.6Ended0%
  36. 36
    Best Week Ever poster
    Best Week Ever

    VH1 · 2004

    ★ 7.6Cancelled0%
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    Late Night with David Letterman poster
    Late Night with David Letterman

    NBC · 1982

    ★ 7.5Ended0%
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    The Jim Jefferies Show poster
    The Jim Jefferies Show

    Comedy Central · 2017

    ★ 7.5Cancelled0%
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    Real Time with Bill Maher poster
    Real Time with Bill Maher

    HBO · 2003

    ★ 7.4Renewed100%
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    Primetime Glick poster
    Primetime Glick

    Comedy Central · 2001

    ★ 7.4Ended0%
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    KVN Major League poster
    KVN Major League

    Central Television USSR · 1986

    ★ 7.4Likely Renewed92%
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    The Kapil Sharma Show poster
    The Kapil Sharma Show

    Sony Entertainment Television · 2016

    ★ 7.3Ended0%
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    Single's Inferno poster
    Single's Inferno

    Netflix · 2021

    ★ 7.3Likely Renewed97%
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    The Mike Douglas Show poster
    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    ★ 7.3Ended0%
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    Talking Dead poster
    Talking Dead

    AMC · 2011

    ★ 7.2Ended0%
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    One on One poster
    One on One

    UPN · 2001

    ★ 7.2Ended0%
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    De Wereld Draait Door poster
    De Wereld Draait Door

    BNNVARA · 2005

    ★ 7.2Cancelled0%
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    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert poster
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    CBS · 2015

    ★ 7.1Ended0%
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    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale poster
    The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale

    Netflix · 2018

    ★ 7.1Cancelled0%
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    The Last Leg poster
    The Last Leg

    Channel 4 · 2013

    ★ 7.1Likely Renewed82%