Best Damn Sports Show Period This sports-themed talk show provides a clever twist on the late night format. In a world dominated by sports talk shows that featured three-piece suited broadcasters behind desks lit like scoreboards.

Talk show host Chelsea Handler explores the wild world of late night talk shows with her E! network entry, 'Chelsea Lately'. Its mix of interview and topical talk is a bit unique among late night shows.

Peabody Award-winning talk show that bills itself as ‘fake news’ while delivering biting political and social satire.

One of the few hybrid talk shows out there, ‘The Colbert Report’ mixes political satire with a nightly guest, be they celebrity, politician, author or, in one case, the host himself.

A one-of-a-kind, James Lipton's 'Actor's Studio' is best known for its in-depth interviews and quirky final questions.

Former Comedy Central stalwart has real talk show chops, and is gaining ground on the Big Two – Letterman and Leno.

Breaking through the frontiers of really late night broadcasting, Carson Daly rounds out the talk show day.

One of the most underrated hosts on television, comedian Craig Ferguson is bound to make you laugh, make you think, then make you laugh again.

Set to take over 'The Tonight Show' in 2010, Conan O'Brien is the heir apparent to the late night kingdom.

The next best thing to Johnny Carson, David Letterman, regardless of network, is the stuff of legend.

Quirky and funny, Spike Feresten is Fox's cautious dip into the talk show pool.

The show is an institution, its hosts bigger than life: 'The Tonight Show' is the framework on which every other talk show is built.