List of most watched television interviews

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The following contains the tentative list of the most watched television interviews on American and British television, with the corresponding average viewership on the network it aired and the year of such broadcast. Almost all of the most watched TV interviews are from the United States, except one from BBC One.

Interviews[]

Rank Interviewee Interviewer Avg. viewers
(millions)		 Series Air date Network Ref(s)
1 Michael Jackson Oprah Winfrey 62.30 "Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah" February 10, 1993 ABC [1]
2 Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex Oprah Winfrey 49.10 "Oprah with Meghan and Harry" March 8, 2021 CBS [2]
3 Monica Lewinsky Barbara Walters 48.54 20/20 March 3, 1999 ABC [3]
4 Richard Nixon David Frost 45.00 Nixon Talks May 4, 1977 CBS [4]
5 Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley Diane Sawyer 37.50 Prime Time Live June 14, 1995 ABC [5]
6 Bill and Hillary Clinton Steve Kroft 34.00 60 Minutes January 26, 1992 CBS [6]
7 Diana, Princess of Wales Martin Bashir 22.78 Panorama: "An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" November 20, 1995 BBC1 [7]
8 Stormy Daniels Anderson Cooper 22.11 60 Minutes March 25, 2018 CBS [8]
9 Barack Obama Matt Lauer 21.90 Today February 1, 2009 NBC [9]
10 Whitney Houston Diane Sawyer 21.27 Primetime December 4, 2002 ABC [10]
11 John and Patsy Ramsey Barbara Walters 19.60 20/20 March 17, 2000 ABC [11]

See also[]

  • List of most watched television broadcasts

References[]

  1. ^ Gable, Donna (February 18, 1993). "King of Pop and "Queen" rule the ratings". USA Today. p. 3D.
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