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The Best Episodes of Red Table Talk

Every episode of Red Table Talk ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Red Table Talk!

Jada Pinkett Smith, her daughter Willow, and mother Adrienne – three generations of women open their home for a series of candid conversations with family...
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Best Episodes Summary

"Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Sex" is the best rated episode of "Red Table Talk". It scored 6/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/27/2021. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Help Us Find Missing People with Elizabeth Smart".

  • Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Sex
    6.0/109 votes
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    #1 - Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Sex

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 10/27/2021

    Academy Award-winner Gwyneth Paltrow comes to the Red Table for a candid conversation about sex! Gwyneth shares important advice on how to have the intimacy and sex you really want. Plus, do you know your “erotic blueprint?” Gwyneth’s sexpert reveals the key to getting out of a sex slump, tips on how to have the best sex of your life and the importance of learning your intimate language.

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  • Help Us Find Missing People with Elizabeth Smart
    5.8/108 votes
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    #2 - Help Us Find Missing People with Elizabeth Smart

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 10/13/2021

    Inspired by pleas from Gabby Petito’s parents to give all missing persons the same attention as their daughter, RTT is spotlighting families desperate for answers. Elizabeth Smart, who survived unthinkable torture by kidnappers, comes to the Table to lend her powerful voice to this urgent mission. Former federal prosecutor Laura Coates explains why women of color become someone’s “perfect prey.

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  • Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss & Priyanka Chopra Jonas: An Exclusive Matrix Reunion
    5.8/108 votes
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    #3 - Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss & Priyanka Chopra Jonas: An Exclusive Matrix Reunion

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 12/15/2021

    We’re celebrating RTT’s 100th episode in a big way: for the first time together, superstars Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss & Priyanka Chopra Jonas join Jada, Willow and Jaden for A SPECIAL MATRIX REUNION. Known as the "nicest guy in Hollywood,” find out what makes Keanu happy! His onscreen love, Carrie-Anne reveals what changed her life and Priyanka has a burning question for her co-stars.

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  • Motherhood
    5.6/1025 votes
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    #4 - Motherhood

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/7/2018

    In the premiere episode of Red Table Talk, Jada Pinkett Smith is joined by Will Smith’s ex-wife, Sheree Elizabeth Zampino for an intimate conversation around their blended family.

    Director: N/A

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  • Paris Jackson x Willow Smith One-on-One
    5.6/1013 votes
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    #5 - Paris Jackson x Willow Smith One-on-One

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 6/16/2021

    Paris Jackson, daughter of the legendary Michael Jackson, opens up in a rare in-depth conversation with longtime friend Willow about their shared struggles with mental health, sexuality, betrayal and self-harm. Plus, Paris gives an exclusive performance of her brand new song “Freckles.”

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  • Surviving Loss
    5.5/1019 votes
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    #6 - Surviving Loss

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/14/2018

    This week around the Red Table, Jada Pinkett Smith reveals the impact of the tragic death of her longtime best friend, Tupac Shakur. While Willow Smith shares a painful secret for the first time.

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  • The Racial Divide: Women of Color & White Women
    5.2/1014 votes
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    #7 - The Racial Divide: Women of Color & White Women

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 11/12/2018

    The tough topic of race relations between women is brought to the Red Table with famed diversity educator Jane Elliott.

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  • An Urgent Warning from Bobby Brown
    5.2/109 votes
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    #8 - An Urgent Warning from Bobby Brown

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 4/14/2021

    Bobby Brown, Grammy winner and "Bad Boy of R&B", comes to the Table with his wife Alicia to open up about his addictions, controversies that have followed him for decades and the tragic death of his son Bobby Brown Jr. Also, Bobby reveals who he thinks is responsible for the deaths of ex-wife Whitney Houston and his daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown.

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  • The Miracle Treatment We Almost Couldn't Tell You About
    5.2/108 votes
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    #9 - The Miracle Treatment We Almost Couldn't Tell You About

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 11/10/2021

    Jaden Smith brings an underground topic to the Table: magic mushrooms! What was once done in secret and thought of as a dangerous drug, top doctors now say may be the miracle treatment for mental health. Jada reveals how plant medicine helped her overcome debilitating depression, GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons shares his “life changing” psychedelic journey, investigative journalist Lisa Ling and her husband, oncologist Paul Song, tell how psychedelics helped their marriage, and best-selling author Harvard Professor, Michael Pollan, breaks down the risks and benefits of these mystical plants.

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  • Becoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Part 1)
    5.1/1019 votes
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    #10 - Becoming Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Part 1)

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/22/2018

    Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith reveal the truth behind their relationship, from the day they met to the moments of crisis in their 20-plus year marriage.

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  • Girls Trippin' with Gabrielle Union
    5.0/1014 votes
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    #11 - Girls Trippin' with Gabrielle Union

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/28/2018

    Jada Pinkett Smith and Gabrielle Union have an open discussion about the ups and downs of friendship and the power of sisterhood.

    Director: N/A

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  • Body Confessions! Jada Tells All At The Table
    4.9/1017 votes
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    #12 - Body Confessions! Jada Tells All At The Table

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/21/2018

    At the Red Table this week, Jada Pinkett Smith, Willow Smith and Adrienne Banfield Norris get real about body insecurities and explain why every single body is beautiful in its own way.

    Director: N/A

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  • Tiffany Haddish in the House!
    4.5/1014 votes
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    #13 - Tiffany Haddish in the House!

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 6/25/2018

    Comedian Tiffany Haddish is the breakout star of the year! Jada Pinkett Smith invites her Girls Trip co-star and friend over to talk about her sudden rise to fame, unexpected encounters with celebrities, and her favorite male body part.

    Director: N/A

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  • "I'd Never Been With A Woman Before!" Niecy Nash Sets The Record Straight
    4.4/1012 votes
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    #14 - "I'd Never Been With A Woman Before!" Niecy Nash Sets The Record Straight

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 3/31/2021

    In this interview with her new wife Jessica, Niecy Nash reveals how she went from two marriages to men to falling in love with a woman. The newlyweds set the record straight about their relationship and how they fell in love.

    Director: N/A

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  • Our Unique Union (Part 2)
    4.3/1017 votes
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    #15 - Our Unique Union (Part 2)

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/29/2018

    Will Smith returns to the Table to describe the breaking point in his marriage to Jada Pinkett Smith, and how the couple have redefined the definition of "husband" and "wife" to fit their unique union.

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  • Growing Up Smith!
    4.2/1015 votes
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    #16 - Growing Up Smith!

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/4/2018

    At the Red Table this week, Jaden Smith and Willow Smith reveal what it's like growing up in one of the most famous families in America. Adrienne Banfield Norris (Gammy) wonders if the kids may have been granted too much independence by their parents Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith.

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  • Interracial Marriage with Ellen Pompeo
    4.1/1014 votes
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    #17 - Interracial Marriage with Ellen Pompeo

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 12/10/2018

    Grey's Anatomy star Ellen Pompeo opens up about her interracial marriage and the challenges of raising bi-racial children.

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  • Facing Addiction: Jada & Adrienne Share Their Family's Story
    4.0/1013 votes
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    #18 - Facing Addiction: Jada & Adrienne Share Their Family's Story

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/9/2018

    For the first time ever, Jada’s mom Adrienne Banfield Norris shares details of her 20-year heroin addiction, and how it affected a young Jada Pinkett Smith. Also joining the family is special guest August Alsina, and Will Smith’s youngest sister, Ashley Marie, both of whom have faced addiction.

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  • Leah Remini: Setting the Record Straight
    4.0/1012 votes
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    #19 - Leah Remini: Setting the Record Straight

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 11/5/2018

    After years of not speaking, Jada Pinkett Smith and Leah Remini meet at the Table to discuss their very public dispute over Leah’s accusations that Jada and Will Smith are Scientologists.

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  • Jordyn Woods Shares The Truth
    4.0/1011 votes
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    #20 - Jordyn Woods Shares The Truth

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 3/1/2019

    Jordyn Woods comes to The Red Table for an emotional first interview about the public scandal involving NBA Star Tristan Thompson, the father of Khloe Kardashian's daughter. She addresses the rumors and accusations. What really happened that night? It’s an RTT exclusive.

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  • Confronting Mental Illness
    3.6/108 votes
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    #21 - Confronting Mental Illness

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 12/17/2018

    Jada reveals her struggles with depression and suicidal thoughts. Grammy-winning rapper Kid Cudi joins the Table and talks about his mental health problems and battle with addiction.

    Director: N/A

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  • Surviving R. Kelly: The Aftermath (Part 1)
    3.4/108 votes
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    #22 - Surviving R. Kelly: The Aftermath (Part 1)

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 1/11/2019

    In this two-part Red Table Talk special, Jada Pinkett Smith, Adrienne Banfield-Norris and Willow sit down with R. Kelly accuser Lisa Van Allen as she shares details of her decade-long ordeal with the R&B singer.

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  • Black and Gay in America with Don Lemon
    3.4/108 votes
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    #23 - Black and Gay in America with Don Lemon

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 2/11/2019

    The Red Table makes a special trip to New York for an exclusive interview with CNN anchor Don Lemon about the horrific hate crime against "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett. Lemon reveals the obstacles he faced being a gay, black man in a high-profile job, and the challenges facing gay men in the African American community.

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  • Unpacking White Privilege and Prejudice
    3.4/109 votes
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    #24 - Unpacking White Privilege and Prejudice

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 2/18/2019

    Three women from diverse backgrounds join the Red Table to discuss the concept of white privilege, and how it affects the relationships between white women and women of color.

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  • Domestic Abuse: When Love Turns Violent
    3.3/1013 votes
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    #25 - Domestic Abuse: When Love Turns Violent

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/19/2018

    Heartbreaking stories of domestic abuse are revealed when Adrienne shares her traumatic experiences at the hands of Jada's father, the life-threatening event that finally made her leave him and the effect it had on Jada. Willow sits down with a 14-year-old girl who witnessed her mother’s abuse.

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