There are over 45 TV shows being taped at any one time in the New York City area. All TV show tickets are free. Some shows also pay audience members to attend the taping.
There are over 45 TV shows being taped at any one time in the New York City area. All TV show tickets are free. Some shows also pay audience members to attend the taping.
Genre: Game Show
Duration: 3 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 14
Paid Gig: NO
A new incarnation of a classic TV show now with Michael Strahan as the host. Contestants compete in a game of word association to win $100,000.
Genre: Talk Show
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tapings Per Week: 1
Paid Gig: NO
The late night comedy talk show, hosted by Amber Ruffin, features a variety of sketches and monologues and is only available on streaming services
Genre: News TV show
Duration: 1 hr
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Anderson Cooper 360 is television news show broadcast on CNN where Cooper hosts the show from CNN's Studios at NYC's Time Warner Center
Genre: Cooking Competition Show
Duration: 6 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: $60
Beat Bobby Flay is a culinary cross between a friendly cooking competition and a reality television show. Aired on the Food Network and hosted by Bobby Flay
Genre: Cooking Competition Show
Duration: 60 minutes
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Bobby Flay invites a contestant chef to compete against his professional chef "titans" - Brooke Williamson, Michael Voltaggio and Tiffany Derry.
Genre: News Program
Duration: 2 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 6
Paid Gig: NO
Once a soft-news lifestyle format morning show, CBS Mornings is now a harder-news style TV show. As ratings rise and fall, the show adjusts its news format.
Genre: Interview
Duration: 1 hr
Tapings Per Week: 20 shows a year
Paid Gig: NO
CenterStage is an hour long, one-on-one interview TV show hosted by Michael Kay. The audience gets an intimate level of access to athletes and celebrities.
Genre: Late-Night Political Satire
Duration: 30-60 min
Tapings Per Week: 4
Paid Gig: NO
The Daily Show is a satirical news program airing Comedy Central hosted by a rotating list of celebrities, including Jon Stewart hosting one night per week.
Genre: Talk Show
Duration: 75 - 120 minutes
Tapings Per Week: 6
Paid Gig: NO
The Drew Barrymore Show is a CBS show that is all about positivity and energy. The show contains lifestyle segments, celebrity interviews and human interest stories.
Genre: Talk Show/News Program
Duration: 3 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Fox and Friends is a morning news TV show with rotating hosts. Consisting of celebrity interviews and right-wing political discussions based on current events.
Genre: Game Show
Duration: 60 minutes
Tapings Per Week: 6
Paid Gig: $150
Comedy game show in where pairs of family members from different generations compete to win cash and prizes by answering pop culture questions
Genre: Talk Show
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Daytime talk show consisting of fresh and breaking news stories, hot celebrity interviews, and reports about a wide variety of current trends.
Genre: Morning News Show
Duration: 2 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Good Morning America (GMA) is a two hour morning show that is a combination of news, interviews, weather, human interest and pop culture segments.
Genre: Political Satire
Duration: 1 hr
Tapings Per Week: 1
Paid Gig: NO
The Greg Gutfeld Show, is a cable news TV show, with a satirical comedic tilt. Hosted by Fox News personality Greg Gutfeld, who mocks the political left.
Genre: Talk Show
Duration: 60 minutes
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Cable News TV show hosted by Sean Hannity that focuses on the day's news events with an opening monologue by Hannity and objective political comment.
Genre: Daytime Talk Show / Tabloid Talk Show
Duration: 2 hours
Tapings Per Week: 2
Paid Gig: NO
The Karamo Show is a daytime talk show where Karamo Brown helps guests resolve personal conflicts through tough love, therapy, and mediation.
Genre: TV Show
Duration: 2 hours
Tapings Per Week: 6
Paid Gig: NO
Daytime variety talk show hosted by American Idol singer Kelly Clarkson interviewing celebrities and various segments that include “everyday people”.
Genre: Comedy/Political Satire/Talk Show
Duration: 30 min
Tapings Per Week: 1
Paid Gig: NO
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver couples comedy and real political issues. Oliver and his news team introduce and discuss issues in a satirical manner.
Genre: Comedy/Talk Show
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 4
Paid Gig: NO
Late Night with Seth Meyers is a late night talk show made up of celebrity interviews, on-screen games, musical guests and a left-leaning opening monologue by Meyers
Genre: News/Political Satire
Duration: 75 -120 minutes
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Stephen Colbert now hosts The Late Show, a late night talk show filled with celebrity interviews, skits, games, and Colbert’s opening monologue.
Genre: Talk Show
Duration: 1 hr
Tapings Per Week: 4 or 5
Paid Gig: NO
Morning talk show where the hosts chat about their lives, have celebrity interviews, musical guests and games. The show is hosted by Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos.
Genre: Morning Talk Show
Duration: 3 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Morning Joe is a daily morning news and talk show that features both enterprise reporting and in-depth discussions on hot news topics and current events.
Genre: Syndicated Daytime Court Show
Duration: 2 hours
Tapings Per Week: 6
Paid Gig: NO
The People's Court is a television court show that features ordinary people who have grievances in civil court mediated by Judge Marilyn Milian.
Genre: Daytime Talk Show
Duration: 1 Hour
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
The Rachael Ray Show is a day time talk show which consists of interviews, games, how-to segments, and cooking a themed recipe with guests.
Genre: Comedy Skit Show
Duration: 1.5 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 1
Paid Gig: NO
Saturday Night Live (SNL), is a weekly comedy sketch TV show with guest stars and guest hosts from Hollywood, aired on NBC every Saturday night.
Genre: Daytime Talk Show/Tabloid/ Interview
Duration: 3 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
Taking over the Wendy Williams Show slot and studio, The Sherri Shepherd Show is another morning yakker but now hosted by The View alum Sherri Shepherd
Genre: Science/Culture Talk Show
Duration: 4.5 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 2
Paid Gig: NO
StarTalk is a late night TV show hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson that intertwines science and real world current events and is loved by nerds everywhere
Genre: Tabloid Talk Show
Duration: 2-3 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 6
Paid Gig: NO
The Steve Wilkos Show is a daytime relationship problem resolution TV show. Wilkos is not afraid to get physical with his guests when conflict arises.
Genre: Talk Show
Duration: 1 Hour 30 Minutes
Tapings Per Week: 3
Paid Gig: NO
Tamron Hall is a daytime talk show that has the goal of inspiring others through deep, yet fun conversations about current events and celebrity interviews.
Genre: Live TV Talk Show
Duration: 2 hrs
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
The Today Show is a daily morning talk show on NBC comprised of celebrity interviews, musical concerts, and current news discussions.
Genre: Morning Show
Duration: 2 hours
Tapings Per Week: 2
Paid Gig: NO
The Weekend Edition of The Today Show offers news, weather, and lifestyle content in a relaxed format and without outside audience shots
Genre: News / Talk
Duration: 1 Hour
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
The Third Hour of Today replaced Megyn Kelly Today in 2019, and now offers upbeat casual discussions, lifestyle segments, and light news.
Genre: Morning Talk Show
Duration: 1 hour
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
The Fourth-hour of The Today Show, Today With Jenna and Friends is conversational lifestyle show featuring candid chats, celebrity interviews on current events & pop culture
Genre: Late Night Talk/Variety Show
Duration: 1.5 hours
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
The Tonight Show is a late night TV talk show hosted Jimmy Fallon, comprised of celebrity interviews, SNL style skits, on-screen games, and musical guests.
Genre: Daytime Talk Show
Duration: 1 Hour
Tapings Per Week: 5
Paid Gig: NO
The View is a political daytime TV talk show hosted by a panel of women who interview celebrities, politicians and musical artists about noteworthy events.
Genre: Improv Comedy
Duration: Five Hours
Tapings Per Week: 10
Paid Gig: NO
Wild 'N Out is an improvisational TV show where comedians and rappers have rap battles with each other to see who is the best at insulting each other.
Some of the free TV show tapings tickets can be hard to get, while other TV show tickets are abundant and are available most days of the week. Some TV taping tickets can be a bit slow and tedious to get.
Some TV shows come into New York City to tape a lot of shows in a very short time. They book a TV studio and shoot a large amount of shows in a small time window to minimize their studio costs. Sometimes they can shoot 25 shows in one week. They may not return to NYC to tape again for several weeks. These types of shows are usually where the subject is not time sensitive or newsworthy, IE court shows, chef shows and game shows.
Other TV shows may tape every day and the show may be broadcast soon after taping, if not live. These TV shows maintain a permanent TV studio in the city. These shows have feature news, interviews, weather forecasts and special-interest stories. Late night talk shows, daytime talk shows and morning shows fit into this category.
Both types of these TV shows have free tickets which are available to the general public.
Some of the short-window TV shows want to get a a reliable audience for a whole day of taping during a single day shoot. They will often pay audience members to attend these types of shows. The non-union pay rate is about $15/hour. The gig can last for up to 8 hours. Food and drinks are provided.
Some of the free TV show tapings tickets can be hard to get, while other TV show tickets are abundant and are available most days of the week. Some TV taping tickets can be a bit slow and tedious to get.
Some TV shows come into New York City to tape a lot of shows in a very short time. They book a TV studio and shoot a large amount of shows in a small time window to minimize their studio costs. Sometimes they can shoot 25 shows in one week. They may not return to NYC to tape again for several weeks. These types of shows are usually where the subject is not time sensitive or newsworthy, IE court shows, chef shows and game shows.
Other TV shows may tape every day and the show may be broadcast soon after taping, if not live. These TV shows maintain a permanent TV studio in the city. These shows have feature news, interviews, weather forecasts and special-interest stories. Late night talk shows, daytime talk shows and morning shows fit into this category.
Both types of these TV shows have free tickets which are available to the general public.
Some of the short-window TV shows want to get a a reliable audience for a whole day of taping during a single day shoot. They will often pay audience members to attend these types of shows. The non-union pay rate is about $15/hour. The gig can last for up to 8 hours. Food and drinks are provided.
