| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Talk Series |
| Presenter: | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Holder: | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah (2023) |
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series is an award presented to the best television variety-style talk show of the year.
In 2015, Outstanding Variety Series was separated into two categories – Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series.[1]
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Variety Talk Series | |||
| 2015 (67th) [2] | |||
| The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | Jon Stewart, executive producer/host; Adam Lowitt, Jennifer Flanz, Steve Bodow, Tim Greenberg and Jill Katz, executive producers; Hillary Kun, co-executive producer; Stuart Miller, Pamela DePace and Justin Melkmann, supervising producers; Kahane Cooperman, producer | Comedy Central | |
| The Colbert Report | Stephen Colbert, executive producer/host; Jon Stewart and Tom Purcell, executive producers; Meredith Bennett, Emily Lazar and Barry Julien, co-executive producers; Tanya Bracco, Paul Dinello and Matt Lappin, supervising producers | Comedy Central | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Jill Leiderman, executive producer; Doug DeLuca, Jason Schrift, Erin Irwin and David Craig, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg, supervising producer; Jennifer Sharron, Tony Romero, Molly McNearney, Josh Weintraub, Ken Crosby and Seth Weidner, producers | ABC | |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell, executive producer; Liz Stanton, co-executive producer | HBO | |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Barbara Gaines, Matt Roberts, Jude Brennan, Rob Burnett and Maria Pope, executive producers; Nancy Agostini, co-executive producer; Jerry Foley, Kathy Mavrikakis, Sheila Rogers and Brian Teta, supervising producers; Michael Buczkiewicz, producer; David Letterman, host | CBS | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen and Brian McDonald, supervising producers; Gavin Purcell, producer; Josh Lieb, produced by; Jimmy Fallon, Host | NBC | |
| 2016 (68th) [3] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Diane Fitzgerald, producer | HBO | |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Jerry Seinfeld, produced by/host; Melissa Miller, Tammy Johnston, Denis Jensen, George Shapiro and Howard West, produced by | Crackle | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Jill Leiderman, executive producer; Doug DeLuca, Jason Schrift, Erin Irwin and David Craig, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg and Jennifer Sharron, supervising producers; Tony Romero, Molly McNearney, Josh Weintraub, Ken Crosby and Seth Weidner, producers | ABC | |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Rob Crabbe and Ben Winston, executive producers; Mike Gibbons, co-executive producers; Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Jeff Kopp and Josie Cliff, supervising producers; David Javerbaum, producer; James Corden, producer/host | CBS | |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Bill Maher, executive producer/host; Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Brad Grey, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin and Dean E. Johnsen, executive producers; Chris Kelly, co-executive producer; Matt Wood, producer | HBO | |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Jamie Granet Bederman, Katie Hockmeyer, Jim Juvonen, Brian McDonald and Maria Pope, supervising producers; Gavin Purcell, producer; Josh Lieb, produced by; Jimmy Fallon, host | NBC | |
| 2017 (69th) [4] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers | HBO | |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jo Miller, Jason Jones, Tony Hernandez and Miles Kahn, executive producers; Pat King, supervising producer; Alison Camillo and Kristen Everman, producers | TBS | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Jill Leiderman, executive producer; Jason Schrift, Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin and David Craig, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero and Jennifer Sharron, supervising producers; Ken Crosby, Molly McNearney, Seth Weidner and Josh Weintraub, producers | ABC | |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Ben Winston and Rob Crabbe, executive producers; Amy Ozols, co-executive producer; Josie Cliff, Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, James Longman and Jeff Kopp, supervising producers; James Corden, producer/host; Diana Miller, producer | CBS | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert, executive producer/host; Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Barry Julien, co-executive producer; Denise Rehrig, Aaron Cohen, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Emily Gertler and Liz Levin, supervising producers; Paige Kendig and Jake Plunkett, producers | ||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Bill Maher, executive producer/host; Scott Carter, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Billy Martin, Dean E. Johnsen, executive producers; Chris Kelly, co-executive producer; Matt Wood, producer | HBO | |
| 2018 (70th) [5] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers | HBO | |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Steve Bodow, Jennifer Flanz and Jill Katz, Executive Producer; Justin Melkmann, co-executive producer; Max Browning, Eric Davies, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati and Elise Terrell, supervising producers; Zhubin Parang and David Kibuuka, producers | Comedy Central | |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jason Jones, Tony Hernandez, Miles Kahn, Alison Camillo and Pat King, executive producers; Allana Harkin and Chris Savage, producers | TBS | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Jill Leiderman, executive producer; Jason Schrift, Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin, David Craig and Jennifer Sharron, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg and Tony Romero, supervising producers; Ken Crosby, Molly McNearney, Seth Weidner and Josh Weintraub, producers | ABC | |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Ben Winston and Rob Crabbe, executive producers; Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Matt Roberts, James Longman, Josie Cliff and Jeff Kopp, supervising producers; James Corden, producer/host; Diana Miller, producer | CBS | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert, executive producer/host; Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Aaron Cohen, senior supervising producer; Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Paul Dinello, Emily Gertler, Matt Lappin and Opus Moreschi, supervising producers; Michael Brumm, Paige Kendig and Jake Plunkett, producers | ||
| 2019 (71st) [6] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban, supervising producer | HBO | |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Steve Bodow, Jennifer Flanz and Jill Katz, executive producers; Justin Melkmann, co-executive producer; David Kibuuka, Max Browning, Eric Davies, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati and Elise Terrell, supervising producers; Jocelyn Conn and Zhubin Parang, producers | Comedy Central | |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jason Jones, Tony Hernandez, Miles Kahn, Alison Camillo, Pat King and Melinda Taub, executive producers; Chris Savage, Allana Harkin and Kim Burdges; producers | TBS | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Jill Leiderman, executive producer; Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin, David Craig, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero and Josh Weintraub, supervising producers; Ken Crosby, Seth Weidner and Danny Ricker, producers | ABC | |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Ben Winston and Rob Crabbe, executive producers; James Longman, co-executive producer; Sheila Rogers, Josie Cliff and Jeff Kopp, supervising producers; James Corden, producer/host; Diana Miller, producer | CBS | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert, executive producer/host; Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Paul Dinello, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi and Emily Gertler, supervising producers; Aaron Cohen, supervising producer/producer; Paige Kendig, Jake Plunkett, Michael Brumm and Bjoern Stejskal, producers | ||
| Year | Program | Producers | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outstanding Variety Talk Series | |||
| 2020 (72nd) [7] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban and Christopher Werner, supervising producers; Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Marian Wang and Charles Wilson, producers | HBO | |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Jill Katz, executive producers; Justin Melkmann, co-executive producer; Max Browning, Eric Davies, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati, David Kibuuka, Zhubin Parang, Elise Terrell and David Paul Meyer, supervising producers; Jocelyn Conn, Beth Shorr and Shawna Shepherd, producers | Comedy Central | |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | Samantha Bee, executive producer/host; Jason Jones, Tony Hernandez, Alison Camillo, Miles Kahn and Pat King, executive producers; Allana Harkin, co-executive producer; Kim Burdges, Julia Fought, Chris Savage, Kristen Bartlett, Mike Drucker, Razan Ghalayini, Todd Bieber and Mike Rubens, producers | TBS | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Jill Leiderman, executive producer; Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin, David Craig, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero, Josh Weintraub and Seth Weidner, supervising producers; Danny Ricker and Ken Crosby, producers | ABC | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen Colbert, executive producer/host; Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Aaron Cohen, Matt Lappin, Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Paul Dinello, Emily Gertler, Jay Katsir, Opus Moreschi and Sara Vilkomerson, supervising producers; Jake Plunkett, Michael Brumm, Paige Kendig, Bjoern Stejskal and Adam Wager, producers | CBS | |
| 2021 (73rd) [8] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, executive producer/host; Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban, co-executive producer; Christopher Werner, supervising producer; Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Catherine Owens, Matt Passet, Marian Wang and Charles Wilson, producers | HBO | |
| Conan | Conan O'Brien, executive producer/host; Jeff Ross, executive producer; Frank Smiley, Rachel Witlieb Bernstein and J.P. Buck, supervising producers; Tracy King, Mike Sweeney and Matt O'Brien, producers | TBS | |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Jill Katz, executive producers; Justin Melkmann, co-executive producer; Max Browning, Eric Davies, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati, David Kibuuka, David Paul Meyer, Zhubin Parang and Elise Terrell, supervising producers; Dan Amira, Jocelyn Conn, Jeff Gussow, Shawna Shepherd and Beth Shorr, producers | Comedy Central | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Doug DeLuca, Erin Irwin, David Craig, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron, co-executive producers; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero, Josh Weintraub and Seth Weidner, supervising producers; Danny Ricker, Ken Crosby and Josh Halloway, producers | ABC | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen T. Colbert, executive producer/host; Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Barry Julien, Opus Moreschi and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Aaron Cohen, Paul Dinello, Emily Gertler, Jay Katsir, Matt Lappin, Bjoern Stejskal and Sara Vilkomerson, supervising producers; Ballard C. Boyd, Michael Brumm, Gabe Gronli, Paige Kendig, Jake Plunkett and Adam Wager, producers | CBS | |
| 2022 (74th) [9] | |||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | John Oliver, Tim Carvell and Liz Stanton, executive producers; Jeremy Tchaban, co-executive producer; Catherine Owens and Christopher Werner, supervising producers; Laura L. Griffin, Kate Mullaney, Matt Passet, Marian Wang and Charles Wilson, producers | HBO | |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah, Jennifer Flanz and Jill Katz, executive producers; Justin Melkmann, co-executive producer; Ian Berger, Max Browning, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati, David Kibuuka, David Paul Meyer, Zhubin Parang and Elise Terrell, supervising producers; Dan Amira, Jocelyn Conn, Jeff Gussow, Brittany Radocha, Shawna Shepherd and Beth Shorr, producers | Comedy Central | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Erin Irwin, David Craig, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron, executive producers; Doug DeLuca, co-executive producer; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero, Josh Weintraub, Seth Weidner and Danny Ricker, supervising producers; Ken Crosby, Josh Halloway, Patrick Friend, Nancy Fowkes and Craig Powell, producers | ABC | |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Sal Gentile, Sarah Jenks-Daly, Henry Melcher and Kevin Miller, supervising producers; Alex Baze, Hillary Hunn, Eric Leiderman, Haleigh Raff and Jen Sochko, producers; Mike Shoemaker, produced by; Seth Meyers, host | NBC | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen T. Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Barry Julien, Opus Moreschi and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Aaron Cohen, Paul Dinello, Emily Gertler, Jay Katsir, Matt Lappin, Bjoern Stejskal and Sara Vilkomerson, supervising producers; Michael Brumm, Paige Kendig, Jake Plunkett, Jon Batiste, Ballard C. Boyd, Ariel Dumas, Adam Wager and Gabe Gronli, producers | CBS | |
| Outstanding Talk Series | |||
| 2023 (75th) [10] | |||
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Trevor Noah, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and Jill Katz, executive producers; Justin Melkmann, co-executive producer; Ian Berger, Max Browning, Pamela DePace, Ramin Hedayati, David Kibuuka, David Paul Meyer, Zhubin Parang and Elise Terrell, supervising producers; Dan Amira, Jocelyn Conn, Jeff Gussow, Brittany Radocha, Shawna Shepherd and Beth Shorr, producers | Comedy Central | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, executive producer/host; Erin Irwin, David Craig, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron, executive producers; Doug DeLuca, co-executive producer; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero, Josh Weintraub, Seth Weidner, Danny Ricker and Rory Albanese, supervising producers; Ken Crosby, Josh Halloway, Patrick Friend, Nancy Fowkes and Craig Powell, producers | ABC | |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Emily Erotas, Sarah Jenks-Daly, Henry Melcher and Kevin Miller, supervising producers; Alex Baze, Sal Gentile, Hillary Hunn, Eric Leiderman, Haleigh Raff and Jen Sochko, producers; Mike Shoemaker, produced by; Seth Meyers, host | NBC | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen T. Colbert, executive producer/host; Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Aaron Cohen, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Emily Gertler, Jay Katsir, Bjoern Stejskal and Sara Vilkomerson, supervising producers; Ballard C. Boyd, Michael Brumm, Megan Gearheart, Gabe Gronli, Paige Kendig, Jake Plunkett and Adam Wager, producers; Louis J. Grieci, line producer | CBS | |
| The Problem with Jon Stewart | Jon Stewart, executive producer/host; Brinda Adhikari, James Dixon and Richard Plepler, executive producers; Chris McShane, co-executive producer; Lorrie Baranek and Reza Riazi, supervising producers; Caity Gray, producer; Dan Glantz, line producer | Apple TV+ | |
| 2024 (76th) [11] | |||
| The Daily Show | Jon Stewart, executive producer/host; Jennifer Flanz and James "Baby Doll" Dixon, executive producers; Ramin Hedayati, Justin Melkmann and Zhubin Parang, co-executive producers; Ian Berger, Max Browning, Pamela DePace, David Kibuuka, David Paul Meyer, Elise Terrell and Sushil Dayal, supervising producers; Dan Amira, Jocelyn Conn, Jeff Gussow, Brittany Radocha, Shawna Shepherd and Beth Shorr, producers; Ronny Chieng, Jordan Klepper, Michael Kosta, Desi Lydic and Dulcé Sloan, hosts | Comedy Central | |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Kimmel, Erin Irwin, David Craig, Molly McNearney and Jennifer Sharron, executive producers; Doug DeLuca, co-executive producer; Gary Greenberg, Tony Romero, Josh Weintraub, Seth Weidner, Danny Ricker, Rory Albanese and Josh Halloway, supervising producers; Ken Crosby, Patrick Friend, Nancy Fowkes and Craig Powell, producers | ABC | |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Lorne Michaels, executive producer; Emily Erotas, Sarah Jenks-Daly, Henry Melcher, Kevin Miller and Jeremiah Silva, supervising producers; Alex Baze, Sal Gentile, Hillary Hunn, Eric Leiderman, Haleigh Raff and Jen Sochko, producers; Mike Shoemaker, produced by; Seth Meyers, host | NBC | |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | Stephen T. Colbert, Tom Purcell and Jon Stewart, executive producers; Tanya Michnevich Bracco, Barry Julien, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi and Denise Rehrig, co-executive producers; Aaron Cohen, Paul Dinello, Ariel Dumas, Emily Gertler, Jay Katsir, Bjoern Stejskal and Sara Vilkomerson, supervising producers; Ballard C. Boyd, Michael Brumm, Megan Gearheart, Gabe Gronli, Paige Kendig, Jake Plunkett and Adam Wager, producers; Louis J. Grieci, line producer | CBS | |
Totals include wins for Outstanding Variety Series.
Totals include nominations for Outstanding Variety Series.