List of winners

• 1974: The Merv Griffin Show
  The Merv Griffin Show
  The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran from October 1, 1962 to March 29, 1963 on NBC, September 20, 1965 to September 26, 1969 in first-run syndication, from August 18, 1969 to February 11, 1972 at 11:30 PM ET weeknights on CBS and again in...
  
  
• 1975: Dinah!
  Dinah!
  Dinah! is a daytime talk show hosted by singer and actress Dinah Shore, which aired in American syndication markets through 20th Century Fox Television from its premiere on September 9, 1974 until the summer of 1980...
  
  
• 1976: Dinah!
• 1977: The Merv Griffin Show
• 1978: Donahue
  The Phil Donahue Show
  The Phil Donahue Show, also known as Donahue, is an American television talk show that ran for 26 years on national television. Its run was preceded by three years of local broadcast in Dayton, Ohio, and it was broadcast nationwide between 1967 and 1996.In 2002, Donahue was ranked #29 on TV Guide's...
  
  
• 1979: Donahue
• 1980: Donahue
• 1981: Donahue
• 1982: The Richard Simmons Show
• 1983: This Old House
  This Old House
  This Old House is an American home improvement magazine and television series aired on the American television station Public Broadcasting Service which follows remodeling projects of houses over a number of weeks.-Overview:...
  
  
• 1984: Woman to Woman
  Woman to Woman
  Woman to Woman was a female-oriented discussion show, syndicated nationally in America.Hosted by Pat Mitchell, from Hour Magazine, Woman to Woman featured one topic each day. It was recorded in front of an all-female audience....
  
  
• 1985: Donahue
• 1986: Donahue
• 1987: The Oprah Winfrey Show
  The Oprah Winfrey Show
  The Oprah Winfrey Show is an American syndicated talk show hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey. It ran nationally for 25 seasons beginning in 1986, before concluding in 2011. It is the highest-rated talk show in American television history....
  
  
• 1988: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1989: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1990: Sally Jessy Raphael
  Sally Jessy Raphaël
  Sally Lowenthal , better known as Sally Jessy Raphael, is an American talk show host, known for the eponymous Sally talk show she hosted for two decades.-Early years:...
  
  
• 1991: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1992: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1993: Good Morning America
  Good Morning America
  Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
  
  
• 1994: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1995: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1996: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1997: The Oprah Winfrey Show
• 1998: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  The Rosie O'Donnell Show is an Emmy Award-winning American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002...
  
  
• 1999: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
• 2000: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
• 2001: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
• 2002: The Rosie O'Donnell Show
• 2003: The View and The Wayne Brady Show
  The Wayne Brady Show
  The Wayne Brady Show was a variety show hosted by Wayne Brady that originally ran from August 8, 2001 to March 11, 2002 on ABC. Due to low ratings, the show was cancelled by ABC and reformatted into a daytime variety talk show for syndication...
  
  
• 2004: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
  
  
• 2005: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• 2006: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
• 2007: The Ellen DeGeneres Show