The show where everything's made up and the points don't matter. Not a talk show, not a sitcom, not a game show, Whose Line Is It Anyway? is a completely unique concept to network television. Four talented actors perform completely unrehearsed skits and games in front of a studio audience. Host Drew Carey sets the scene, with contributions from the audience, but the actors rely completely on their quick wit and improvisational skills. It's genuinely improvised, so anything can happen - and often does.
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Drew Carey
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Ryan Stiles
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Colin Mochrie
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20 episodes • 1998Avg: 7.8Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Aug 5, 1998 | 9.3 |
| 2 | Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Aug 12, 1998 | 8.7 |
| 3 | Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Aug 19, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Aug 26, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Brad Sherwood, Karen Maruyama, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Sep 2, 1998 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Brad Sherwood, Kathy Kinney, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Sep 9, 1998 | 7.5 |
| 7 | Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Sep 23, 1998 | 9.0 |
| 8 | Wayne Brady, Denny Siegel, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Dec 9, 1998 | 9.0 |
| 9 | Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Dec 16, 1998 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Wayne Brady, Denny Siegel, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Jan 6, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 11 | Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Jan 13, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Jan 20, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 13 | Wayne Brady, Denny Siegel, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Jan 27, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brad Sherwood, Ian Gomez, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Feb 3, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Greg Proops, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Feb 10, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Feb 17, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Wayne Brady, Stephen Colbert, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Feb 24, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 18 | Wayne Brady, Denny Siegel, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Mar 10, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 19 | Brad Sherwood, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Mar 17, 1999 | 6.0 |
| 20 | Greg Proops, Denny Siegel, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles | Mar 24, 1999 | 9.0 |
39 episodes • 1999Avg: 7.9
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chip Esten | Sep 16, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Brad Sherwood | Sep 23, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Greg Proops | Sep 30, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Greg Proops | Oct 7, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Chip Esten | Oct 7, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Denny Siegel | Oct 14, 1999 | 9.0 |
| 7 | Brad Sherwood | Oct 21, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 8 | Josie Lawrence | Oct 28, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 4, 1999 | 10.0 |
| 10 | Greg Proops | Nov 4, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Greg Proops | Nov 11, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 12 | Chip Esten | Nov 11, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Josie Lawrence | Nov 18, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 14 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 25, 1999 | 8.0 |
| 15 | Denny Siegel | Dec 2, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 16 | Greg Proops | Dec 9, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Brad Sherwood | Dec 16, 1999 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Brad Sherwood | Jan 6, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 19 | Greg Proops | Jan 13, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Kathy Greenwood | Jan 20, 2000 | 8.0 |
| 21 | Chip Esten | Feb 3, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kathy Greenwood | Feb 3, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Greg Proops | Feb 10, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Chip Esten | Feb 17, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Greg Proops | Feb 24, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 2, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Greg Proops | Mar 9, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Karen Maruyama | Mar 16, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Greg Proops | Mar 23, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 30, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Denny Siegel | Apr 6, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Karen Maruyama | Apr 20, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chip Esten | Apr 27, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Brad Sherwood | Apr 27, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Brad Sherwood | May 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Chip Esten | May 4, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Brad Sherwood | May 11, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Denny Siegel | May 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Chip Esten | May 18, 2000 | 0.0 |
39 episodes • 2000
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kathy Greenwood | Oct 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Chip Esten | Oct 12, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Chip Esten | Oct 19, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Greg Proops | Oct 19, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Greg Proops | Oct 26, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 2, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Jeff Davis | Nov 2, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kathy Greenwood | Nov 9, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Robin Williams | Nov 16, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chip Esten | Nov 23, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Greg Proops | Nov 23, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Chip Esten | Nov 30, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Greg Proops | Dec 14, 2000 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Greg Proops | Jan 4, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Jeff Davis | Jan 11, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Chip Esten | Jan 25, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kathy Greenwood | Feb 1, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Brad Sherwood | Feb 21, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Greg Proops | Feb 21, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Jeff Davis | Feb 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Greg Proops | Mar 15, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Chip Esten | Mar 15, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Greg Proops | Mar 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 29, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Greg Proops | Apr 5, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Kathy Greenwood | Apr 12, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Kathy Greenwood | Apr 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kathy Greenwood | Apr 26, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Brad Sherwood | Apr 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Greg Proops | Apr 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Greg Proops | May 3, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Chip Esten | May 4, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Kathy Greenwood | May 4, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 35 | Kathy Greenwood | May 10, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 36 | Chip Esten | May 17, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 37 | Greg Proops | May 18, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 38 | Kathy Greenwood | Jun 14, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Brad Sherwood | Jun 14, 2001 | 0.0 |
31 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Davis | Sep 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kathy Greenwood | Sep 6, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Chip Esten | Sep 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Kathy Greenwood | Sep 20, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chip Esten | Sep 27, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kathy Greenwood | Oct 3, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Brad Sherwood | Oct 4, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Kathy Greenwood | Oct 4, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chip Esten | Oct 10, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Brad Sherwood | Oct 17, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Greg Proops | Oct 18, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kathy Greenwood | Oct 25, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Greg Proops | Nov 7, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Whoopi Goldberg | Nov 14, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 21, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Jeff Davis | Nov 22, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 28, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Chip Esten | Dec 5, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chip Esten | Dec 12, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Brad Sherwood | Dec 13, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Kathy Greenwood | Dec 19, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kathy Greenwood | Jan 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Greg Proops | Jan 24, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Brad Sherwood | Jan 31, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chip Esten | Feb 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Greg Proops | Feb 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Brad Sherwood | Feb 12, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kathy Greenwood | Mar 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Greg Proops | Mar 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Greg Proops | Apr 11, 2002 | 0.0 |
34 episodes • 2002
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whoopi Goldberg | Sep 9, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kathy Griffin | Sep 16, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Brad Sherwood | Sep 23, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Brad Sherwood | Sep 30, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Greg Proops | Oct 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kathy Greenwood | Oct 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Greg Proops | Oct 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 15, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chip Esten | Nov 29, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Greg Proops | Dec 6, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Brad Sherwood | Dec 20, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Greg Proops | Jan 10, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kathy Greenwood | Jan 17, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Chip Esten | Jan 24, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Kathy Griffin | Apr 3, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Brad Sherwood | Apr 10, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Greg Proops | Jun 20, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Brad Sherwood | Jun 20, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Kathy Griffin | Jun 27, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Greg Proops | Jun 27, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Greg Proops | Jul 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Chip Esten | Jul 11, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kathy Greenwood | Jul 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Brad Sherwood | Jul 18, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Chip Esten | Jul 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 26 | Jeff Davis | Jul 25, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Brad Sherwood | Aug 1, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 28 | Greg Proops | Aug 8, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Kathy Griffin | Aug 8, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 30 | Greg Proops | Aug 15, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 31 | Brad Sherwood | Aug 22, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 32 | Jeff Davis | Aug 29, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 33 | Greg Proops | Sep 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
| 34 | Chip Esten | Sep 5, 2003 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2004Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chip Esten | Jun 24, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Brad Sherwood | Jul 1, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Chip Esten | Jul 8, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Greg Proops | Jul 29, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Greg Proops | Jul 31, 2004 | 8.0 |
| 6 | Chip Esten | Aug 7, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Greg Proops | Aug 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chip Esten | Aug 14, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Denny Siegel | Aug 28, 2004 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Chip Esten | Sep 4, 2004 | 0.0 |
25 episodes • 2005
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Sherwood | Jan 17, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Kathy Greenwood | Jan 17, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Greg Proops | Jan 24, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Chip Esten | Jan 24, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Chip Esten | Jan 31, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Kathy Greenwood | Jan 31, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Brad Sherwood | Feb 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Chip Esten | Feb 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Chip Esten | Feb 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Greg Proops | Feb 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Greg Proops | Feb 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Kathy Greenwood | Feb 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Kathy Greenwood | Feb 28, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Jeff Davis | Mar 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 14, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Kathy Greenwood | Mar 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kathy Greenwood | Mar 28, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Greg Proops | Apr 4, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Chip Esten | Apr 11, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Brad Sherwood | Apr 18, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Chip Esten | Apr 25, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Kathy Greenwood | May 2, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Kathy Greenwood | May 9, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Brad Sherwood | May 16, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Kathy Greenwood | May 23, 2005 | 0.0 |
21 episodes • 2005Avg: 9.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denny Siegel | Oct 3, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Chip Esten | Oct 10, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Brad Sherwood & Patrick Bristow | Oct 17, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Greg Proops | Nov 7, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kathy Greenwood | Nov 21, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Brad Sherwood | Dec 12, 2005 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Denny Siegel | Mar 20, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 21, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Stephen Colbert | Mar 22, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Greg Proops | Mar 23, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Brad Sherwood | Mar 24, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Brad Sherwood | Nov 6, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Denny Siegel | Nov 7, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Brad Sherwood & Ian Gomez | Nov 8, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Brad Sherwood & Patrick Bristow | Nov 9, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Greg Proops | Nov 10, 2006 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Kathy Greenwood | Dec 4, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Jeff Davis | Dec 13, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Greg Proops | Dec 14, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Brad Sherwood | Dec 15, 2007 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Greg Proops & Denny Siegel | Dec 15, 2007 | 9.0 |
