Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | E17 | E18 | E19 | E20 | E21 | E22 | E23 | E24 | ||
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| S1 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 9.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.2 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 8.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| S2 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.4 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.1 | |||||||||||||||
| S3 | 8.1 | 7.2 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 8.5 | |||||||||||||
| S4 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 7.3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 5.6 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.3 | |||||||||||||
| S5 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.6 | |||||||||||
| S6 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.7 | ||||||||||||
| S7 | 8.3 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 6.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 9.3 | 6.4 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 5.8 | |||||||
| S8 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 9.2 | 7.3 | 8.7 | ||||||
| S9 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 8.5 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 7.4 | 7.8 | ||||||||
| S10 | 8.0 | 8.7 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.5 | |||||||||||
| S11 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 6.0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 | 8.8 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.9 | |||||
| S12 | 8.4 | 7.2 | 5.7 | 7.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.8 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 8.6 | |||||||||
| S13 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.7 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 7.3 | ||||||||||
| S14 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 7.9 | 7.4 | 6.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S15 | 8.0 | 7.4 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.1 | 8.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.5 | ||||||||||
| S16 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 8.4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S17 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S18 | 8.4 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| S19 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 6.9 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| S20 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | 7.5 | 7.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| S21 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 8.7 | 7.9 | 8.5 | 7.9 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||
| S22 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S23 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
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"Actors dropping their guard, one deep interview at a time"
James Lipton sits down with major actors, directors, and writers for long, unhurried conversations about craft, drawn from a workshop where students train. Each episode traces a guest's career chronologically, then closes with a rapid-fire questionnaire that often reveals more than the rest of the interview combined. The tone is reverent and a little theatrical, sometimes verging on parody of itself, but the access and candor are real. It rewards patience: no gimmicks, no crosstalk, just performers reflecting seriously on their work in a way few talk shows allow.
the unusually candid, career-spanning conversations with actors who rarely open up this much elsewhere.
you want quick, punchy segments rather than long, reflective one-on-one interviews.
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