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|1|| [[Andrew Tate]] || [[Tucker Carlson]] || 91.8 || "Ep. 9 The Andrew Tate Interview" || {{dts|format=mdy|2023 |July|11}} || [[Twitter]] || |
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|2|| [[Michael Jackson]] || [[Oprah Winfrey]] || 62.30 || "[[Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah]]" || {{dts|format=mdy|1993 |February|10}} || [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] || <ref>{{cite news |last=Gable |first=Donna |date=February 18, 1993 |title=King of Pop and "Queen" rule the ratings |work=[[USA Today]] |page=3D}}</ref> |
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|4|| [[Monica Lewinsky]]|| [[Barbara Walters]]|| 48.54 || ''[[20/20 (American TV program)|20/20]]''|| {{dts|format=mdy|1999|March|3}}|| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|| |
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|5|| [[Richard Nixon]]|| [[David Frost]]|| 45.00 || ''[[Nixon interviews|Nixon Talks]]''|| {{dts|format=mdy|1977|May|4}}|| [[CBS]]|| |
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|6|| [[Michael Jackson]] and [[Lisa Marie Presley]]|| [[Diane Sawyer]]|| 37.50 || ''[[Primetime (American TV program)|Prime Time Live]]''|| {{dts|format=mdy|1995|June|14}}|| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]|| |
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|7|| [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]]|| [[Steve Kroft]]|| 34.00 || ''[[60 Minutes]]''|| {{dts|format=mdy|1992|January|26}}|| [[CBS]]|| |
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|8|| [[Diana, Princess of Wales]]|| [[Martin Bashir]]|| 22.78 ||''[[Panorama (British TV programme)|Panorama]]'': "[[An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales]]"||{{dts|format=mdy|1995|November|20}}||[[BBC1]]|| |
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|9|| [[Stormy Daniels]]|| [[Anderson Cooper]]|| 22.11 || ''[[60 Minutes]]''|| {{dts|format=mdy|2018|March|25}}|| [[CBS]]|| |
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|10|| [[Barack Obama]]|| [[Matt Lauer]]|| 21.90 || ''[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]''|| {{dts|format=mdy|2009|February|1}}|| [[NBC]]|| |
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Revision as of 07:37, 17 July 2023
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) |
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1 | Andrew Tate | Tucker Carlson | 91.8 | "Ep. 9 The Andrew Tate Interview" | July 11, 2023 | ||
2 | Michael Jackson | Oprah Winfrey | 62.30 | "Michael Jackson Talks ... to Oprah" | February 10, 1993 | ABC | [1] |
3 | The Duke and Duchess of Sussex | Oprah Winfrey | 49.10 | "Oprah with Meghan and Harry" | March 8, 2021 | CBS | |
4 | Monica Lewinsky | Barbara Walters | 48.54 | 20/20 | March 3, 1999 | ABC | |
5 | Richard Nixon | David Frost | 45.00 | Nixon Talks | May 4, 1977 | CBS | |
6 | Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley | Diane Sawyer | 37.50 | Prime Time Live | June 14, 1995 | ABC | |
7 | Bill and Hillary Clinton | Steve Kroft | 34.00 | 60 Minutes | January 26, 1992 | CBS | |
8 | Diana, Princess of Wales | Martin Bashir | 22.78 | Panorama: "An Interview with HRH The Princess of Wales" | November 20, 1995 | BBC1 | |
9 | Stormy Daniels | Anderson Cooper | 22.11 | 60 Minutes | March 25, 2018 | CBS | |
10 | Barack Obama | Matt Lauer | 21.90 | Today | February 1, 2009 | NBC | |
11 | Whitney Houston | Diane Sawyer | 21.27 | Primetime | December 4, 2002 | ABC |