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.

Programs with multiple wins
Totals include wins for Outstanding Variety Series.


 * 11 wins
 * The Daily Show with Jon Stewart


 * 8 wins
 * Last Week Tonight with John Oliver


 * 6 wins
 * Late Show with David Letterman


 * 2 wins
 * The Colbert Report

Programs with multiple nominations
Totals include nominations for Outstanding Variety Series.


 * 17 nominations
 * Late Show with David Letterman


 * 15 nominations
 * The Daily Show with Jon Stewart


 * 12 nominations
 * Jimmy Kimmel Live!
 * Real Time with Bill Maher


 * 10 nominations
 * The Colbert Report


 * 8 nominations
 * Last Week Tonight with John Oliver


 * 7 nominations
 * The Late Show with Stephen Colbert


 * 6 nominations
 * The Daily Show with Trevor Noah


 * 4 nominations
 * Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
 * The Late Late Show with James Corden


 * 3 nominations
 * The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon


 * 2 nominations
 * Conan
 * Late Night with Seth Meyers