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Best Talk-Show TV Series of 1979

14 Talk-Show series that started in 1979, ranked by popularity

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14 series

SportsCenter

★ 8.0
3K 2393 1979–present
News · Sport · Talk-Show

60 Minutes Australia

★ 6.8
1K 495 1979–present
Documentary · News · Talk-Show

CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley

★ 7.7
1K 968 1979–present
News · Talk-Show

Question Time

★ 6.4
447 1449 1979–present
News · Talk-Show

ABC News Nightline

★ 5.8
414 6002 1979–present
News · Talk-Show

NDR Talk Show

★ 6.3
124 785 1979–present
Talk-Show

SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations

★ 4.2
114 911 1979–present
Talk-Show

Friday Night, Saturday Morning

★ 5.8
37 64 1979–1982
Talk-Show

The Baxters

★ 5.6
25 14 1979–1981
Comedy · Talk-Show

Parkinson in Australia

★ 6.4
20 84 1979–1983
Talk-Show

Backstage in Hollywood

★ 7.0
18 1 1979–1980
Talk-Show

Presenting Susan Anton

★ 6.1
14 4 1979–present
Music · Talk-Show

Around with Alliss

★ 7.5
11 42 1979–1986
Sport · Talk-Show

Good Morning Houston

★ 8.3
11 1 1979–1992
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