Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show

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.

Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Talk Show
Country	United States
Presented by	Critics Choice Association
First award	2011
Currently held by	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA (2025)
Website	criticschoice.com

Winners and nominees

  indicates the winner

2010s

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
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
	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
	Ellen	Syndicated
	Harry
	The Late Late Show with James Corden	CBS
	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	NBC
	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Bravo
2019	Not awarded

2020s

Year	Title	Network
2020 [11]	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 [12]	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 [13]	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
	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Bravo
2023 [14]	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 [15]	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 [16]	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

Multiple wins

4 wins

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (3 consecutive)

3 wins

• The Daily Show

2 wins

• The Late Late Show with James Corden
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (consecutive)

Multiple nominations

9 nominations

• Jimmy Kimmel Live!

8 nominations

• The Daily Show

7 nominations

• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

6 nominations

• The Kelly Clarkson Show

5 nominations

• The Late Late Show with James Corden
• Late Night with Seth Meyers
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

4 nominations

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
• The Graham Norton Show

3 nominations

• Conan
• Desus & Mero
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2 nominations

• The Amber Ruffin Show
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

See also

• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Series
• Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Talk Series
• Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Informative
• Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment