The Times TV Index : TV FACTS
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Talk shows, except for NBC’s Tonight Show, David Letterman and Bob Costas, are all syndicated. Top 21 talk shows ranked by average audience percentage:
Rank Name of Program Distributor Audience 1 Oprah Winfrey Show Kingworld 10.3 2 Donahue Multimedia 5.8 3 Sally Jessy Raphael Multimedia 5.5 4 Tonight Show: Jay Leno NBC 4.7 5 Geraldo Tribune Entertainment 4.5 6 Maury Povich Show Paramount/Premier 4.4 7 Regis & Kathie Lee Buena Vista TV 4.3 8 Lifestyles Rich & Famous Program Exchange 3.7 9 Siskel and Ebert Buena Vista TV 3.4 10 Rush Limbaugh Multimedia 3.3 11 David Letterman 1-hour NBC 2.9 12 Montel Williams Show Viacom 2.8 13 Arsenio Hall Show Paramount/Premier 2.6 14 David Letterman 1/2-hour NBC 2.4 Tie Runaway Rich & Famous Program Exchange 2.4 Tie Vicki! Group W Productions 2.4 17 Jenny Jones Show Warner Bros. TV 2.1 18 Jerry Springer Multimedia 1.8 Tie Joan Rivers Show Tribune Entertainment 1.8 20 Whoopi Goldberg Kassel/Genesis 1.7 21 Jane Whitney Show Warner Bros. TV 1.5
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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