List of Inside the Actors Studio episodes explained

Inside the Actors Studio is a series on the Bravo cable television channel, hosted by James Lipton from 1994 to 2018, and on Ovation since 2019 with an alternating list of hosts. It is produced and directed by Jeff Wurtz; the executive producer is James Lipton. The program, which premiered in 1994, is distributed internationally by CABLEready and is broadcast in 125 countries around the world reaching 89,000,000 homes.^[1] It is currently taped at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University's New York City campus.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Many of the available episode guides conflict with one another regarding the numbering of episodes^{[5] [6] [7]} and in some cases are internally inconsistent.^[8] The numbering here is a complete and internally consistent list created from other available episode guides for the show.

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1	June 12, 1994	Paul Newman
2	August 14, 1994	Alec Baldwin
3	September 11, 1994	Stephen Sondheim
4	October 16, 1994	Sidney Lumet
5	November 13, 1994	Shelley Winters
6	May 3, 1995 ^[9]	Sally Field
7	Unknown	Dennis Hopper
8	Unknown	Arthur Miller
9	November 22, 1996 ^[10]	Arthur Penn
10	Unknown	Estelle Parsons
11	July 9, 1995 ^[11]	Neil Simon
12	Unknown	Sydney Pollack
13	Unknown	Mary Stuart Masterson
14	Unknown	Olympia Dukakis
15	Unknown	William Goldman

Season 2 (1995)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (16)	March 12, 1997 ^[12]	Lee Grant
2 (17)	January 17, 1996 ^[13]	Faye Dunaway
3 (18)	June 5, 1996^[14]	Matthew Broderick
4 (19)	January 24, 1996 ^[15]	Glenn Close
5 (20)	January 31, 1996 ^[16]	Holly Hunter
6 (21)	December 25, 1996 ^[17]	Ellen Burstyn
7 (22)	June 12, 1996 ^[18]	Jessica Lange
8 (23)	June 19, 1996 ^[19]	Carol Burnett
9 (24)	October 23, 1996 ^[20]	Christopher Walken
10 (25)	Unknown	Gene Wilder
11 (26)	Unknown	Stanley Donen
12 (27)	Unknown	Martin Landau

Season 3 (1996)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (28)	Unknown	Mark Rydell
2 (29)	Unknown	Norman Jewison
3 (30)	September 21, 1997 ^[21]	Nathan Lane
4 (31)	Unknown	Anjelica Huston
5 (32)	Unknown	Christopher Reeve
6 (33)	Unknown	Matt Dillon
7 (34)	Unknown	Tommy Lee Jones
8 (35)	May 18, 1997 ^[22]	Mike Nichols
9 (36)	Unknown	Julia Roberts
10 (37)	Unknown	Meg Ryan
11 (38)	Unknown	Anthony Quinn
12 (39)	Unknown	Willem Dafoe
13 (40)	Unknown	Billy Crystal

Season 4 (1998)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (41)	August 9, 1998	Harvey Keitel
2 (42)	August 23, 1998	Shirley MacLaine
3 (43)	September 6, 1998	Eli Wallach
4 (44)	September 13, 1998	Anne Jackson
5 (45)	September 20, 1998	Lauren Bacall
6 (46)	September 27, 1998	Martin Short
7 (47)	October 4, 1998	Anthony Hopkins
8 (48)	October 11, 1998	Danny Glover
9 (49)	October 18, 1998	Whoopi Goldberg
10 (50)	October 25, 1998	Jack Lemmon
11 (51)	November 1, 1998	Gary Sinise
12 (52)	November 8, 1998	Kathy Bates
13 (53)	November 15, 1998	Susan Sarandon

Season 5 (1998–99)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (54)	November 22, 1998	Meryl Streep
2 (55)	November 29, 1998	John Hurt
3 (56)	December 6, 1998	Laurence Fishburne
4 (57)	December 13, 1998	Donald Sutherland
5 (58)	January 3, 1999	Ron Howard
6 (59)	January 10, 1999	Sharon Stone
7 (60)	January 17, 1999	Sean Penn
8 (61)	January 31, 1999	Robert De Niro
9 (62)	February 14, 1999	Steven Spielberg
10 (63)	Unknown	Tim Robbins
11 (64)	July 11, 1999	Jennifer Jason Leigh
12 (65)	July 18, 1999	Kim Basinger
13 (66)	July 25, 1999	Ellen Barkin
14 (67)	August 8, 1999	Peter Falk
15 (68)	August 15, 1999	Jerry Lewis

Season 6 (1999–2000)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (69)	November 14, 1999	Billy Joel
2 (70)	November 21, 1999	Mary Tyler Moore
3 (71)	December 5, 1999	Sylvester Stallone
4 (72)	December 12, 1999	Tom Hanks
5 (73)	January 9, 2000	Michael Caine
6 (74)	April 9, 2000	Geena Davis
7 (75)	April 30, 2000	James Woods
8 (76)	May 7, 2000	Andy Garcia
9 (77)	July 2, 2000	Kevin Spacey
10 (78)	June 4, 2000	Philip Seymour Hoffman
11 (79)	August 6, 2000	Alan Alda
12 (80)	August 20, 2000	Harrison Ford
13 (81)	October 29, 2000	Sigourney Weaver

Season 7 (2000–01)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (82)	November 12, 2000	Bernadette Peters
2 (83)	Unknown	Val Kilmer
3 (84)	November 19, 2000	James Caan
4 (85)	December 3, 2000	Richard Dreyfuss
5 (86)	December 10, 2000	Gabriel Byrne
6 (87)	December 17, 2000	Spike Lee
7 (88)	December 17, 2000	Ed Harris
8 (89)	January 14, 2001	Ben Affleck
9 (90)	January 28, 2001	Ned Beatty
10 (91)	February 4, 2001	Mike Myers
11 (92)	February 18, 2001	Michael Douglas
12 (93)	March 11, 2001	Gwyneth Paltrow
13 (94)	April 15, 2001	Helen Hunt
14 (95)	May 6, 2001	Francis Ford Coppola
15 (96)	June 10, 2001	Robin Williams
16 (97)	July 15, 2001	Melanie Griffith
17 (98)	July 22, 2001	Antonio Banderas
18 (99)	August 6, 2001	Burt Reynolds
19 (100)	August 19, 2001	Roseanne

Season 8 (2001–02)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (101)	September 30, 2001	Ben Stiller
2 (102)	October 14, 2001	Gene Hackman
3 (103)	October 21, 2001	Kevin Kline
4 (104)	October 28, 2001	Bruce Willis
5 (105)	November 25, 2001	Kevin Costner
6 (106)	January 13, 2002	Will Smith
7 (107)	January 27, 2002	Stockard Channing
8 (108)	February 17, 2002	Debra Winger
9 (109)	March 3, 2002	Sarah Jessica Parker
10 (110)	March 17, 2002	Ben Kingsley
11 (111)	April 7, 2002	Dennis Quaid
12 (112)	April 21, 2002	Ethan Hawke
13 (113)	May 5, 2002	Richard Gere
14 (114)	May 12, 2002	Hugh Grant
15 (115)	June 2, 2002	Samuel L. Jackson
16 (116)	June 30, 2002	Benicio del Toro
17 (117)	August 4, 2002	Vanessa Redgrave
18 (118)	August 18, 2002	Billy Bob Thornton
19 (119)	September 8, 2002	Johnny Depp

Season 9 (2002–03)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (120)	October 6, 2002	Sissy Spacek
2 (121)	October 27, 2002	Juliette Binoche
3 (122)	November 10, 2002	Jeanne Moreau
4 (123)	November 17, 2002	Pierce Brosnan
5 (124)	December 8, 2002	Ian McKellen
6 (125)	December 15, 2002	Martin Scorsese
7 (126)	December 22, 2002	Julianne Moore
8 (127)	January 12, 2003	Edward Norton
9 (128)	February 9, 2003	Cast of The Simpsons
10 (129)	February 16, 2003	Nicolas Cage
11 (130)	March 2, 2003	Drew Barrymore
12 (131)	March 9, 2003	Renée Zellweger
13 (132)	April 13, 2003	John Travolta
14 (133)	May 4, 2003	Jeremy Irons
15 (134)	May 11, 2003	Joanne Woodward
16 (135)	May 18, 2003	Martin Sheen
17 (136)	July 20, 2003	Jeff Bridges

Season 10 (2003–04)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (137)	September 14, 2003	John Goodman
2 (138)	October 5, 2003	Clint Eastwood
3 (139)	November 16, 2003	Cast of Will & Grace
4 (140)	December 14, 2003	Cate Blanchett
5 (141)	December 21, 2003	Jude Law
6 (142)	December 28, 2003	Naomi Watts
7 (143)	January 4, 2004	Russell Crowe
8 (144)	January 11, 2004	Tom Cruise
9 (145)	January 18, 2004	Charlize Theron
10 (146)	February 8, 2004	Diane Lane
11 (147)	February 15, 2004	Jay Leno
12 (148)	March 7, 2004	Hugh Jackman
13 (149)	March 14, 2004	Kate Winslet
14 (150)	March 21, 2004	Barbra Streisand
15 (151)	June 6, 2004	Bette Midler
16 (152)	June 20, 2004	10th Anniversary Special

Season 11 (2004–05)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (153)	October 10, 2004	Jennifer Lopez
2 (154)	October 17, 2004	James Gandolfini
3 (155)	October 24, 2004	William H. Macy
4 (156)	October 31, 2004	George Carlin
5 (157)	November 7, 2004	Jennifer Connelly
6 (158)	November 14, 2004	Mark Wahlberg
7 (159)	November 21, 2004	Natalie Portman
8 (160)	November 28, 2004	Jamie Foxx
9 (161)	December 5, 2004	Salma Hayek
10 (162)	January 2, 2005	Morgan Freeman
11 (163)	January 9, 2005	Cameron Diaz
12 (164)	January 23, 2005	Kiefer Sutherland
13 (165)	January 30, 2005	Robert Redford
14 (166)	February 6, 2005	Colin Farrell
15 (167)	February 13, 2005	Val Kilmer - second visit
16 (168)	February 20, 2005	Owen Wilson
17 (169)	April 10, 2005	David Duchovny
18 (170)	April 24, 2005	Jane Fonda
19 (171)	June 5, 2005	Angelina Jolie
20 (172)	June 19, 2005	Cast of Everybody Loves Raymond
21 (173)	September 25, 2005	Jodie Foster
22 (174)	October 16, 2005	Elton John
23 (175)	October 23, 2005	Rosie O'Donnell
24 (176)	October 30, 2005	Michael J. Fox

Season 12 (2005–06)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (177)	December 11, 2005	Cast of The Producers
2 (178)	December 18, 2005	Barbara Walters
3 (179)	January 8, 2006	Queen Latifah
4 (180)	January 15, 2006	Ralph Fiennes
5 (181)	January 22, 2006	Martin Lawrence
6 (182)	February 5, 2006	Liza Minnelli
7 (183)	February 12, 2006	Dave Chappelle
8 (184)	May 7, 2006	Cast of Law & Order
9 (185)	May 14, 2006	Tom Hanks - second visit
10 (186)	May 21, 2006	Don Cheadle
11 (187)	May 28, 2006	Tim Allen
12 (188)	June 18, 2006	Dustin Hoffman
13 (189)	July 9, 2006	Robert Downey Jr.
14 (190)	July 31, 2006	Hugh Laurie
15 (191)	September 18, 2006	Teri Hatcher
16 (192)	October 2, 2006	Al Pacino

Season 13 (2006–07)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (193)	December 11, 2006	Forest Whitaker
2 (194)	December 18, 2006	Eddie Murphy
3 (195)	January 8, 2007	Matt Damon
4 (196)	February 19, 2007	Diana Ross
5 (197)	March 12, 2007	Chris Rock
6 (198)	March 19, 2007	Mark Ruffalo
7 (199)	June 4, 2007	Julia Louis-Dreyfus
8 (200)	June 11, 2007	Kyra Sedgwick
9 (201)	August 6, 2007	Michelle Pfeiffer
10 (202)	September 17, 2007	Charlie Sheen
11 (203)	October 8, 2007	Billy Crystal - second visit
12 (204)	October 15, 2007	Anthony Hopkins - second visit
13 (205)	October 22, 2007	Alec Baldwin - second visit
14 (206)	October 29, 2007	Halle Berry
15 (207)	December 3, 2007	John Cusack

Season 14 (2008)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (208)	May 19, 2008	Sarah Jessica Parker - second visit
2 (209)	June 16, 2008	Mike Myers - second visit
3 (210)	September 22, 2008	Brooke Shields
4 (211)	October 13, 2008	Christian Slater

Season 15 (2008–09)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (212)	November 3, 2008	Goldie Hawn
2 (213)	November 10, 2008	James Lipton (interview conducted by Dave Chappelle)
3 (214)	December 1, 2008	Daniel Radcliffe
4 (215)	January 5, 2009	Josh Brolin
5 (216)	January 12, 2009	Laura Linney
6 (217)	January 19, 2009	Ricky Gervais
7 (218)	January 26, 2009	Conan O'Brien
8 (219)	February 2, 2009	Anthony LaPaglia
9 (220)	May 4, 2009	Denis Leary
10 (221)	May 11, 2009	Danny DeVito
11 (222)	July 27, 2009	Judd Apatow
12 (223)	August 31, 2009	Mickey Rourke
13 (224)	September 7, 2009	Jason Bateman
14 (225)	September 14, 2009	Cast of Family Guy
15 (226)	September 21, 2009	Amy Poehler

Season 16 (2009–10)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (227)	November 9, 2009	Hilary Swank
2 (228)	November 16, 2009	Jon Bon Jovi
3 (229)	December 21, 2009	Kate Hudson
4 (230)	March 1, 2010	James Cameron
5 (231)	May 25, 2010	Sean Combs
6 (232)	September 28, 2010	Betty White

Season 17 (2010–11)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (233)	December 7, 2010	James Franco
2 (234)	January 10, 2011	Jim Carrey
3 (235)	February 7, 2011	Colin Firth
4 (236)	March 14, 2011	Bradley Cooper
5 (237)	June 7, 2011	Cast of Modern Family
6 (238)	July 11, 2011	Jennifer Aniston

Season 18 (2012)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (239)	January 31, 2012	George Clooney
2 (240)	February 10, 2012	Brad Pitt
3 (241)	April 9, 2012	Cast of Glee^[23]
4 (242)	May 14, 2012	Cast of Mad Men
5 (243)	October 3, 2012	Liam Neeson

Season 19 (2013–14)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (244)	February 13, 2013	Hugh Jackman - second visit
2 (245)	March 19, 2013	Tina Fey^[24] ^[25]
3 (246)	May 29, 2013	250th Special - Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lopez, Christopher Walken and Barbara Walters, Dave Chappelle, and more.^[26]
4 (247)	September 19, 2013	Jake Gyllenhaal
5 (248)	November 7, 2013	Cast of Arrested Development
6 (249)	December 26, 2013	Bruce and Laura Dern
7 (250)	February 19, 2014	Amy Adams^[27] ^[28]

Season 20 (2014–15)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (251)	February 20, 2014	Matthew McConaughey
2 (252)	March 27, 2014	Cast of How I Met Your Mother
3 (253)	September 22, 2014	Mariska Hargitay
4 (254)	October 5, 2014	Sting
5 (255)	February 12, 2015	Neil Patrick Harris
6 (256)	June 18, 2015	Jim Parsons

Season 21 (2015–16)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (257)	October 22, 2015	Sarah Silverman
2 (258)	November 25, 2015	Bryan Cranston
3 (259)	December 17, 2015	Steve Carell
4 (260)	January 7, 2016	Jeff Daniels
5 (261)	February 11, 2016	Cast of The Walking Dead
6 (262)	March 31, 2016	Chris Meloni

Season 22 (2016–18)

No.	Air Date	Guest
1 (263)	December 21, 2016	Jessica Chastain
2 (264)	January 5, 2017	Viola Davis
3 (265)	February 2, 2017	Cuba Gooding Jr.
4 (266)	February 9, 2017	Cast of Girls
5 (267)	June 22, 2017	Scarlett Johansson
6 (268)	December 21, 2017	Kristen Wiig
7 (269)	January 11, 2018	Ted Danson

Season 23 (2019)

NOTE: Starting with Season 23, the first on Ovation, the host is now a rotating list. The host is included in this list.

No.	Air Date	Host	Guest
1 (270)	October 13, 2019	Alec Baldwin	Henry Winkler
2 (271)	October 20, 2019	Jane Lynch	David Oyelowo
3 (272)	October 27, 2019	Pedro Pascal	Willem Dafoe (2)
4 (273)	November 3, 2019	Ellen Burstyn	Al Pacino (2)
5 (274)	November 10, 2019	LaTanya Richardson Jackson	Alfre Woodard
6 (275)	November 17, 2019	Greta Gerwig	Laura Dern (2)
7 (276)	December 6, 2019	Kelsey Grammer	James Burrows
8 (277)	December 15, 2019	Uzo Aduba	Lupita Nyong'o

External links

• Official Site at BravoTV.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lipton takes readers inside 'Inside the Actors Studio' . https://web.archive.org/web/20071024012939/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/21340777/ . live . October 24, 2007 . Oct 19, 2007 . .
2. News: All the School's a Stage; Stars Talk Shop and the Film Community Listens. WARREN BERGER . . March 14, 1999.
3. News: The Studio, A Place Of Legends. JAMES BARRON. . September 22, 1996 .
4. Book: Carnicke, Sharon Marie . Stanislavsky in focus: an acting master for the twenty-first century. 2008 . Taylor & Francis (Routledge). 978-0-415-77496-3 . 52 .
5. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio (a Titles & Air Dates Guide). epguides.com. 2011-01-26.
6. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio episodes. The Internet Movie Database. 2011-01-26.
7. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio — Episode Guide. tv.com. 2011-01-26.
8. Web site: Official Site. BravoTV.com. 2011-01-26.
9. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Sally Field [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed Lou Del Prete ; written by James Lipton.]. 3 May 1995. Actors Studio.
10. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Arthur Penn [and] Estelle Parsons [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed by Lou Del Prete ; written by James Lipton.]. 30 March 1995. Actors Studio.
11. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Neil Simon [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.]. 9 July 1995. Actors Studio.
12. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Lee Grant [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; directed and produced by Joshua White ; written by James Lipton.]. 12 March 1997. Actors Studio.
13. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Faye Dunaway [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 17 January 1996. Actors Studio.
14. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Matthew Broderick [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced & directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 5 June 1996. Actors Studio.
15. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Glenn Close [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced & directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 24 January 1996. Actors Studio.
16. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Holly Hunter [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 31 January 1996. Actors Studio.
17. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Ellen Burstyn [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.]. 25 December 1996. Actors Studio.
18. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Jessica Lange [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced & directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 12 June 1996. Actors Studio.
19. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Carol Burnett [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 19 June 1996. Actors Studio.
20. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Christopher Walken [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced and directed by Joshua White ; produced by Gina M. Angelone ; written by James Lipton.]. 23 October 1996. Actors Studio.
21. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Nathan Lane [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.]. 21 September 1997. Actors Studio.
22. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio. Mike Nichols [videorecording] / a co-production of the Actors Studio and Bravo, the Film and Arts Network ; executive producer, James Lipton ; produced by Mike Kostel and John Servidio ; directed by Jeff Wurtz ; written by James Lipton.]. 18 May 1997. Actors Studio.
23. News: 'Glee' Gang Going 'Inside the Actors Studio' (Video) . The Hollywood Reporter . Lesley . Goldberg . 2012-03-29.
24. Web site: Tina Fey to appear on 'Inside the Actors Studio' . philly.com . March 13, 2013 . Molly . Eichel . October 16, 2014 .
25. News: Inside the Actor's Studio Interview with Tina Fey's Sarah Palin [Video] ]. Indie Wire . March 22, 2013 . Maggie . Lange . October 18, 2014 .
26. Web site: Inside the Actors Studio: 250th Episode. Zap2it. May 27, 2013.
27. http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/networks/bravo/pressreleases?pr=contents/press-releases/2014/01/30/thestarsalignon1523726.xml
28. Matthew McConaughey, Amy Adams Set 'Inside the Actors Studio' Specials . The Hollywood Reporter . January 30, 2014 . Philiana . Ng . October 18, 2014 .