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“The Oprah Winfrey Show” remains firmly atop the chart of favorite television talk shows, with “Donahue” a distant second. The 16 most-watched talk shows from Aug. 30 to April 24, ranked by average audience percentage:
Rank Program Distributor Aud. 1 Oprah Winfrey Kingworld 9.9 2 Donahue Multimedia 5.2 Tie Sally Jessy Raphael Multimedia 5.2 4 Regis & Kathie Lee Buena Vista TV 4.7 5 Maury Povitch Paramount/Premier 4.2 6 Geraldo Tribune Entertainment 4.1 7 Montel Williams Viacom/One World 3.3 8 Ricki Lake Columbia Pictures TV 3.0 9 Vicki! Group W Productions 2.8 10 Jenny Jones Warner Bros. TV 2.6 11 Bertice Berry 20th Television 2.4 12 Jerry Springer Multimedia 2.2 13 Les Brown Kingworld 2.1 Tie Rolonda Kingworld 2.1 15 Jane Whitney Warner Bros. TV 1.8 16 Joan Rivers Tribune Entertainment 1.2
Source: Nielsen Media Research
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