☰
Genres
DramaComedyAnimationActionCrimeAdventureRomanceReality-TV More genres →
Decades
2020s2010s2000s1990s1980s1970s1960s1950s1940s1930s1920s1900s
Tags Search Sign in

Best Talk-Show TV Series of 1986

20 Talk-Show series that started in 1986, ranked by popularity

All Talk-Show series All series from 1986
Filter & sort
Genres

Genres as assigned by IMDb. Selecting several means a show must match all of them.

Decades

By first-air year. Several selections widen the range; a specific year narrows within its decade.

Specific year
Tags

Rating patterns, computed from IMDb episode-rating trajectories. Deliberately strict: only shows with an unmistakable pattern carry one, so expect small numbers.

Rating patterns

Taste tags, judged by our AI taste model. They cover the 5,000 most-rated shows.

Tone & mood
Pacing & structure
Humor style
Themes & subject matter
Characters & perspective
Emotional payoff
Craft & style
Format & audience
Viewing-culture clusters
Intensity & content character
20 series

The Oprah Winfrey Show

★ 5.0
6K 5876 1986–2011
Talk & panel · Long-runner

At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper

★ 8.6
2K 1183 1986–2010
Talk-Show

The Late Show

★ 6.3
94 187 1986–1988
Comedy · Talk-Show

Crook & Chase

★ 6.6
52 194 1986–1999
Music · Talk-Show

Roda Viva

★ 8.5
42 503 1986–present
Talk-Show

Heart to Heart

★ 6.2
34 105 1986–2012
Talk-Show

Music Station

★ 6.7
31 377 1986–present
Music · Talk-Show

La noticia rebelde

★ 8.3
30 774 1986–1989
Comedy · Talk-Show

Joan Rivers: Can We Talk?

★ 5.3
25 6 1986–present
Talk-Show

Nightlife

★ 5.3
24 195 1986–1987
Comedy · Talk-Show

Beyond Vaudeville

★ 8.1
23 76 1986–1996
Comedy · Talk-Show

Kilroy

★ 5.9
23 1211 1986–2004
Talk-Show

Open Air

★ 6.8
18 566 1986–1990
Talk-Show

Great Decisions

★ 8.9
15 169 1986–present
Talk-Show

Un fantastico tragico venerdì

★ 7.1
13 1986–present
Comedy · Game-Show · Talk-Show

Teen Scene

★ 8.5
10 1986–1987
Talk-Show

The Sharon Cuneta Show

★ 5.8
9 560 1986–1998
Musical · Talk-Show

Unomattina

★ 6.7
8 4 1986–present
Family · Talk-Show

Senfredag

★ 5.5
7 1 1986–present
Music · Talk-Show

Good Morning

★ 5.2
6 1986–present
Talk-Show
‹ 1985 1986 1987 ›
Browse by genre
Action Adult Adventure Animation Biography Comedy Crime Documentary Drama Family Fantasy Game-Show History Horror Music Musical Mystery News Reality-TV Romance Sci-Fi Short Sport Talk-Show Thriller War Western