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“The Oprah Winfrey Show” was the top-rated talk show on television in the 1993-94 season, Sept. 20 through Aug. 30. Top 10 late-night and daytime talk shows, ranked by average audience percentage:

Rank Program Producer First aired Aud. 1 Oprah Winfrey Show Kingworld Sept. 6 9.2 2 She TV NBC Aug. 23 9.0 3 Saturday Night NBC Sept. 25 7.3 4 David Letterman CBS Aug. 30 5.8 5 Sally Jessy Raphael Multimedia Sept. 13 4.9 6 Donahue Multimedia Sept. 13 4.8 7 Regis & Kathie Lee Buena Vista Aug. 30 4.4 Tie Tonight Show NBC Sept. 20 4.4 9 Maury Povich Show Paramount Sept. 6 4.1 10 Geraldo Tribune Sept. 13 3.9

Source: Nielsen Media Research