Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Series is an award presented to the best television variety-style talk show of the year.
In 2015, Outstanding Variety Series was separated into two categories – Outstanding Variety Sketch Series and Outstanding Variety Talk Series.
Winners and nominations
2010s
2020s
Programs with multiple wins
Totals include wins for Outstanding Variety Series.;11 wins
;8 wins
;6 wins
- Late Show with David Letterman
- ''The Colbert Report''
Programs with multiple nominations
;17 nominations
- Late Show with David Letterman
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- The Colbert Report
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
;4 nominations
;3 nominations
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- ''Conan''