Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2011
Currently held by	Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2026)
Website	criticschoice.com

CountryUnited States

Presented byCritics Choice Association

First award2011

Currently held byJimmy Kimmel Live! (2026)

The Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show is one of the award categories presented annually by the Critics' Choice Television Awards (BTJA). It was introduced in 2011 when the event was first initiated. The winners are selected by a group of television critics that are part of the Broadcast Television Critics Association.

Year	Title	Network
2011 ^[1]^[2]	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
	Chelsea Lately	E!
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Syndicated
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	The Oprah Winfrey Show	Syndicated
2012 ^[3]^[4]	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	NBC
	Conan	TBS
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	The View	ABC
2013 ^[5]	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
	Conan	TBS
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Syndicated
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	NBC
	Marie	Hallmark Channel
2014 ^[6]	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC
	Conan	TBS
	The Colbert Report	Comedy Central
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Syndicated
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
2015 ^[7]	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
	The Graham Norton Show	BBC America
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO
	The Late Late Show with James Corden	CBS
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC
2016 (1) ^[8]	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	Comedy Central
	The Graham Norton Show	BBC America
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	The Late Late Show with James Corden	CBS
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC
2016 (2) ^[9]	The Late Late Show with James Corden	CBS
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	Comedy Central
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	TBS
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC
2018 ^[10]	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Syndicated
	Harry	Syndicated
	The Late Late Show with James Corden	CBS
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC
	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Bravo
2019 ^[a]	Late-Night Talk Show
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TIE)	HBO
	The Late Late Show with James Corden (TIE)	CBS
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	TBS
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	Comedy Central
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS
	Talk Show
	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman	Netflix
	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Netflix
	Red Table Talk	Facebook Watch
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Syndicated
	The View	ABC

Year	Title	Network
2020 ^[12]	The Late Late Show with James Corden (TIE)	CBS
	Late Night with Seth Meyers (TIE)	NBC
	Desus & Mero	Showtime
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	TBS
	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Syndication
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO
2021 ^[13]	Late Night with Seth Meyers	NBC
	Desus & Mero	Showtime
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	TBS
	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Syndication
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS
	Red Table Talk	Facebook Watch
2022 ^[14]	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO
	The Amber Ruffin Show	Peacock
	Desus & Mero	Showtime
	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Syndication
	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Syndication
	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Bravo
2023 ^[15]	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO
	The Amber Ruffin Show	Peacock
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	TBS
	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Syndication
	Late Night with Seth Meyers	NBC
	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Bravo
2024 ^[16]	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	HBO / Max
	The Graham Norton Show	BBC America
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Syndication
	Late Night with Seth Meyers	NBC
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS
2025 ^[17]	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA	Netflix
	The Daily Show	Comedy Central
	The Graham Norton Show	BBC America
	Hot Ones	YouTube
	The Kelly Clarkson Show	NBC / Syndication
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS
2026 ^[18]	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	ABC
	The Daily Show	Comedy Central
	Hot Ones	YouTube
	Late Night with Seth Meyers	NBC
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	CBS
	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Bravo

v t e Critics' Choice Television Awards
Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA)
Awards	Best Comedy Series Best Actor in a Comedy Series Best Actress in a Comedy Series Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Best Drama Series Best Actor in a Drama Series Best Actress in a Drama Series Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Best Movie/Miniseries Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Best Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries Best Animated Series Best Reality Series – Competition Best Reality Show Host Best Structured Reality Show Best Talk Show Best Unstructured Reality Show
Retired	Best Guest Performer in a Comedy Series (2012–2016) Best Guest Performer in a Drama Series (2012–2016) Most Exciting New Series (2011–2016) Best Reality Series (2011–2015)
Ceremonies	2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show

2010s

2020s

Multiple wins

Multiple nominations

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