Is Inside the Actors Studio coming back?
Inside the Actors Studio (1994–2019) on Ovation
The answer: Concluded December 15, 2019.
22seasons
247episodes
8.0/ 10
About Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio ended on December 15, 2019, on Ovation. The show was a long-running interview series that featured in-depth conversations with actors, directors, and other entertainment industry professionals.
The series was a master class on the craft of acting, where guests shared insights into their careers and the art of performance. It was known for its detailed interviews, often conducted by host James Lipton, and provided viewers with a behind-the-scenes look at the entertainment industry from its debut in 1994 until its conclusion in 2019.
The show was hosted by James Lipton and had a rating of 8 on TVMaze. Each episode typically ran for 60 minutes, featuring a single guest who discussed their career and approach to acting.
Inside the Actors Studio episode schedule
247 aired
Aired · 247
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2019 | S23·E8 | Lupita Nyong'o |
| December 1, 2019 | S23·E7 | James Burrows |
| November 17, 2019 | S23·E6 | Laura Dern |
| November 10, 2019 | S23·E5 | Alfre Woodard |
| November 3, 2019 | S23·E4 | Al Pacino |
| October 27, 2019 | S23·E3 | Willem Dafoe |
| October 20, 2019 | S23·E2 | David Oyelowo |
| October 13, 2019 | S23·E1 | Henry Winkler |
| January 11, 2018 | S22·E7 | Ted Danson |
| December 21, 2017 | S22·E6 | Kristen Wiig |
| June 22, 2017 | S22·E5 | Scarlett Johansson |
| February 9, 2017 | S22·E4 | The Cast of Girls |
| February 2, 2017 | S22·E3 | Cuba Gooding, Jr. |
| January 5, 2017 | S22·E2 | Viola Davis |
| December 21, 2016 | S22·E1 | Jessica Chastain |
| March 31, 2016 | S21·E6 | Christopher Meloni |
| February 11, 2016 | S21·E5 | The Cast of 'The Walking Dead' |
| January 7, 2016 | S21·E4 | Jeff Daniels |
| December 17, 2015 | S21·E3 | Steve Carell |
| November 25, 2015 | S21·E2 | Bryan Cranston |
| October 22, 2015 | S21·E1 | Sarah Silverman |
| June 18, 2015 | S20·E6 | Jim Parsons |
| February 12, 2015 | S20·E5 | Neil Patrick Harris |
| October 23, 2014 | S20·E4 | Sting |
| September 22, 2014 | S20·E3 | Mariska Hargitay |
| March 27, 2014 | S20·E2 | The Cast of 'How I Met Your Mother' |
| February 20, 2014 | S20·E1 | Matthew McConaughey |
| February 19, 2014 | S19·E6 | Amy Adams |
| December 26, 2013 | S19·E5 | Bruce and Laura Dern |
| November 7, 2013 | S19·E4 | The Cast of 'Arrested Development' |
Show next 200 of 217 earlier episodes
| September 19, 2013 | S19·E3 | Jake Gyllenhaal |
| May 29, 2013 | S19·E2 | 250th Episode |
| March 19, 2013 | S19·E1 | Tina Fey |
| February 13, 2013 | S18·E6 | Hugh Jackman |
| October 2, 2012 | S18·E5 | Liam Neeson |
| May 14, 2012 | S18·E4 | The Cast of 'Mad Men' |
| April 9, 2012 | S18·E3 | The Cast of 'Glee' |
| February 10, 2012 | S18·E2 | Brad Pitt |
| January 31, 2012 | S18·E1 | George Clooney |
| July 11, 2011 | S17·E6 | Jennifer Aniston |
| June 7, 2011 | S17·E5 | The Cast of 'Modern Family' |
| March 14, 2011 | S17·E4 | Bradley Cooper |
| February 7, 2011 | S17·E3 | Colin Firth |
| January 10, 2011 | S17·E2 | Jim Carrey |
| December 7, 2010 | S17·E1 | James Franco |
| September 28, 2010 | S16·E6 | Betty White |
| May 25, 2010 | S16·E5 | Sean Combs |
| March 1, 2010 | S16·E4 | James Cameron |
| December 21, 2009 | S16·E3 | Kate Hudson |
| November 16, 2009 | S16·E2 | Bon Jovi |
| November 9, 2009 | S16·E1 | Hilary Swank |
| September 21, 2009 | S15·E15 | Amy Poehler |
| September 14, 2009 | S15·E14 | Family Guy |
| September 7, 2009 | S15·E13 | Jason Bateman |
| August 31, 2009 | S15·E12 | Mickey Rourke |
| July 27, 2009 | S15·E11 | Judd Apatow |
| May 11, 2009 | S15·E10 | Danny DeVito |
| May 4, 2009 | S15·E9 | Denis Leary |
| February 2, 2009 | S15·E8 | Anthony LaPaglia |
| January 26, 2009 | S15·E7 | Conan O'Brien |
| January 19, 2009 | S15·E6 | Ricky Gervais |
| January 12, 2009 | S15·E5 | Laura Linney |
| January 5, 2009 | S15·E4 | Josh Brolin |
| December 1, 2008 | S15·E3 | Daniel Radcliffe |
| November 10, 2008 | S15·E2 | Dave Chappelle - 2nd Visit |
| November 3, 2008 | S15·E1 | Goldie Hawn |
| October 13, 2008 | S14·E4 | Christian Slater |
| September 22, 2008 | S14·E3 | Brooke Shields |
| June 16, 2008 | S14·E2 | Mike Myers (2) |
| May 19, 2008 | S14·E1 | Sarah Jessica Parker (2) |
| December 3, 2007 | S13·E15 | John Cusack |
| October 29, 2007 | S13·E14 | Halle Berry |
| October 22, 2007 | S13·E13 | Alec Baldwin - 2nd Visit |
| October 15, 2007 | S13·E12 | Anthony Hopkins - 2nd Visit |
| October 8, 2007 | S13·E11 | Billy Crystal - 2nd Visit |
| September 17, 2007 | S13·E10 | Charlie Sheen |
| August 6, 2007 | S13·E9 | Michelle Pfeiffer |
| June 11, 2007 | S13·E8 | Kyra Sedgwick |
| June 4, 2007 | S13·E7 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus |
| March 19, 2007 | S13·E6 | Mark Ruffalo |
| March 12, 2007 | S13·E5 | Chris Rock |
| February 19, 2007 | S13·E4 | Diana Ross |
| January 8, 2007 | S13·E3 | Matt Damon |
| December 18, 2006 | S13·E2 | Eddie Murphy |
| December 11, 2006 | S13·E1 | Forest Whitaker |
| October 2, 2006 | S12·E4 | Al Pacino |
| September 18, 2006 | S12·E2 | Teri Hatcher |
| July 31, 2006 | S12·E16 | Hugh Laurie |
| July 9, 2006 | S12·E15 | Robert Downey, Jr. |
| June 25, 2006 | S12·E14 | Dustin Hoffman |
| May 28, 2006 | S12·E13 | Tim Allen |
| May 21, 2006 | S12·E12 | Don Cheadle |
| May 14, 2006 | S12·E11 | Tom Hanks' Revisit |
| May 7, 2006 | S12·E10 | Casts Of "law & Order" |
| February 12, 2006 | S12·E9 | Dave Chappelle |
| February 5, 2006 | S12·E8 | Liza Minnelli |
| January 22, 2006 | S12·E7 | Martin Lawrence |
| January 15, 2006 | S12·E6 | Ralph Fiennes |
| January 8, 2006 | S12·E5 | Queen Latifah |
| December 18, 2005 | S12·E3 | Barbara Walters |
| December 11, 2005 | S12·E1 | The Cast Of "the Producers" |
| October 30, 2005 | S11·E24 | Michael J. Fox |
| October 23, 2005 | S11·E23 | Rosie O'Donnell |
| October 16, 2005 | S11·E22 | Elton John |
| September 25, 2005 | S11·E21 | Jodie Foster |
| June 19, 2005 | S11·E20 | The Cast Of "everybody Loves Raymond" |
| June 5, 2005 | S11·E19 | Angelina Jolie |
| April 24, 2005 | S11·E18 | Jane Fonda |
| April 10, 2005 | S11·E17 | David Duchovny |
| February 20, 2005 | S11·E16 | Owen Wilson |
| February 13, 2005 | S11·E15 | Val Kilmer (2) |
| February 6, 2005 | S11·E14 | Colin Farrell |
| January 30, 2005 | S11·E13 | Robert Redford |
| January 23, 2005 | S11·E12 | Kiefer Sutherland |
| January 9, 2005 | S11·E11 | Cameron Diaz |
| January 2, 2005 | S11·E10 | Morgan Freeman |
| December 5, 2004 | S11·E9 | Salma Hayek |
| November 28, 2004 | S11·E8 | Jamie Foxx |
| November 21, 2004 | S11·E7 | Natalie Portman |
| November 14, 2004 | S11·E6 | Mark Wahlberg |
| November 7, 2004 | S11·E5 | Jennifer Connelly |
| October 31, 2004 | S11·E4 | George Carlin |
| October 24, 2004 | S11·E3 | William H. Macy |
| October 17, 2004 | S11·E2 | James Gandolfini |
| October 10, 2004 | S11·E1 | Jennifer Lopez |
| June 20, 2004 | S10·E16 | 10th Anniversary Special |
| June 6, 2004 | S10·E15 | Bette Midler |
| March 21, 2004 | S10·E14 | Barbra Streisand |
| March 14, 2004 | S10·E13 | Kate Winslet |
| March 7, 2004 | S10·E12 | Hugh Jackman |
| February 15, 2004 | S10·E11 | Jay Leno |
| February 8, 2004 | S10·E10 | Diane Lane |
| January 18, 2004 | S10·E9 | Charlize Theron |
| January 11, 2004 | S10·E8 | Tom Cruise |
| January 4, 2004 | S10·E7 | Russell Crowe |
| December 28, 2003 | S10·E6 | Naomi Watts |
| December 21, 2003 | S10·E5 | Jude Law |
| December 14, 2003 | S10·E4 | Cate Blanchett |
| November 16, 2003 | S10·E3 | Cast and Creators of "Will & Grace" |
| November 10, 2003 | S9·E3 | Jennie Moreau |
| October 5, 2003 | S10·E2 | Clint Eastwood |
| September 14, 2003 | S10·E1 | John Goodman |
| July 20, 2003 | S9·E17 | Jeff Bridges |
| May 18, 2003 | S9·E16 | Martin Sheen |
| May 11, 2003 | S9·E15 | Joanne Woodward |
| May 4, 2003 | S9·E14 | Jeremy Irons |
| April 13, 2003 | S9·E13 | John Travolta |
| March 9, 2003 | S9·E12 | Renee Zellweger |
| March 2, 2003 | S9·E11 | Drew Barrymore |
| February 16, 2003 | S9·E10 | Nicolas Cage |
| February 9, 2003 | S9·E9 | Cast of "The Simpsons" |
| January 12, 2003 | S9·E8 | Edward Norton |
| December 22, 2002 | S9·E7 | Julianne Moore |
| December 15, 2002 | S9·E6 | Martin Scorsese |
| December 8, 2002 | S9·E5 | Ian McKellen |
| November 17, 2002 | S9·E4 | Pierce Brosnan |
| October 27, 2002 | S9·E2 | Juliette Binoche |
| October 6, 2002 | S9·E1 | Sissy Spacek |
| September 8, 2002 | S8·E19 | Johnny Depp |
| August 18, 2002 | S8·E18 | Billy Bob Thornton |
| August 4, 2002 | S8·E17 | Vanessa Redgrave |
| June 30, 2002 | S8·E16 | Benicio del Toro |
| June 2, 2002 | S8·E15 | Samuel L. Jackson |
| May 12, 2002 | S8·E14 | Hugh Grant |
| May 5, 2002 | S8·E13 | Richard Gere |
| April 21, 2002 | S8·E12 | Ethan Hawke |
| April 7, 2002 | S8·E11 | Dennis Quaid |
| March 17, 2002 | S8·E10 | Ben Kingsley |
| March 3, 2002 | S8·E9 | Sarah Jessica Parker |
| February 17, 2002 | S8·E8 | Debra Winger |
| January 27, 2002 | S8·E7 | Stockard Channing |
| January 13, 2002 | S8·E6 | Will Smith |
| November 25, 2001 | S8·E5 | Kevin Costner |
| October 28, 2001 | S8·E4 | Bruce Willis |
| October 21, 2001 | S8·E3 | Kevin Kline |
| October 14, 2001 | S8·E2 | Gene Hackman |
| September 30, 2001 | S8·E1 | Ben Stiller |
| August 19, 2001 | S7·E19 | Roseanne |
| August 6, 2001 | S7·E18 | Burt Reynolds |
| July 22, 2001 | S7·E17 | Antonio Banderas |
| July 15, 2001 | S7·E16 | Melanie Griffith |
| June 10, 2001 | S7·E15 | Robin Williams |
| May 6, 2001 | S7·E14 | Francis Ford Coppola |
| April 15, 2001 | S7·E13 | Helen Hunt |
| March 11, 2001 | S7·E12 | Gwyneth Paltrow |
| February 18, 2001 | S7·E11 | Michael Douglas |
| February 4, 2001 | S7·E10 | Mike Myers |
| January 28, 2001 | S7·E9 | Ned Beatty |
| January 14, 2001 | S7·E8 | Ben Affleck |
| December 17, 2000 | S7·E7 | Ed Harris |
| December 17, 2000 | S7·E6 | Spike Lee |
| December 10, 2000 | S7·E5 | Gabriel Byrne |
| December 3, 2000 | S7·E4 | Richard Dreyfuss |
| November 19, 2000 | S7·E3 | James Caan |
| November 12, 2000 | S7·E1 | Bernadette Peters |
| October 29, 2000 | S6·E13 | Sigourney Weaver |
| August 20, 2000 | S6·E12 | Harrison Ford |
| August 6, 2000 | S6·E11 | Alan Alda |
| July 2, 2000 | S6·E9 | Kevin Spacey |
| June 4, 2000 | S6·E10 | Philip Seymour Hoffman |
| May 7, 2000 | S6·E8 | Andy Garcia |
| April 30, 2000 | S6·E7 | James Woods |
| April 9, 2000 | S6·E6 | Geena Davis |
| January 9, 2000 | S6·E5 | Michael Caine |
| December 12, 1999 | S6·E4 | Tom Hanks |
| December 6, 1999 | S5·E10 | Tim Robbins |
| December 5, 1999 | S6·E3 | Sylvester Stallone |
| November 21, 1999 | S6·E2 | Mary Tyler Moore |
| November 14, 1999 | S6·E1 | Billy Joel |
| August 15, 1999 | S5·E15 | Jerry Lewis |
| August 8, 1999 | S5·E14 | Peter Falk |
| July 25, 1999 | S5·E13 | Ellen Barkin |
| July 18, 1999 | S5·E12 | Kim Basinger |
| July 11, 1999 | S5·E11 | Jennifer Jason Leigh |
| February 14, 1999 | S5·E9 | Steven Spielberg |
| January 31, 1999 | S5·E8 | Robert De Niro |
| January 17, 1999 | S5·E7 | Sean Penn |
| January 10, 1999 | S5·E6 | Sharon Stone |
| January 3, 1999 | S5·E5 | Ron Howard |
| December 13, 1998 | S5·E4 | Donald Sutherland |
| December 6, 1998 | S5·E3 | Laurence Fishburne |
| November 29, 1998 | S5·E2 | John Hurt |
| November 22, 1998 | S5·E1 | Meryl Streep |
| November 15, 1998 | S4·E13 | Susan Sarandon |
| November 8, 1998 | S4·E12 | Kathy Bates |
| November 1, 1998 | S4·E11 | Gary Sinise |
| October 25, 1998 | S4·E10 | Jack Lemmon |
| October 18, 1998 | S4·E9 | Whoopi Goldberg |
| October 11, 1998 | S4·E8 | Danny Glover |
| October 4, 1998 | S4·E7 | Sir Anthony Hopkins |
…and 17 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
