Top 8 Talk shows in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 8 largest talk shows in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. coast coast am, Fresh Air with Terry Gross and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 115,400 people. Across all 8 entries the average audience size is 15,015, and the largest, coast coast am, reaches around 66,120 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each talk show, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  coast coast am |
66,120 | 5.5% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Fresh Air with Terry Gross |
33,968 | 4.8% | Talk show | Music & Radio |
| 3 |  The Late Show with Stephen Colbert |
15,312 | 0.5% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  The Open Mind |
1,440 | 5.5% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Inside the Actors Studio |
1,340 | 0.8% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  KICK ANDY SHOW |
1,006 | 15.3% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Você na TV! |
614 | 0.9% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
| 8 |  Friday Night with Jonathan Ross |
320 | 3.7% | Talk show | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 8 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan and ranks each talk show by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest talk show in Japan?
coast coast am currently leads with an estimated audience of 66,120 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.