(CNN) Gayle King is such a fan of "The Handmaid's Tale" that she's interrupted complete strangers on the street to recommend the drama as the "best show on TV."

"If I overhear a conversation about what people are watching, I say, 'Have you by chance seen or heard of 'Handmaid's Tale?' I dare anybody, once I make a recommendation to watch it, there hasn't been anyone who doesn't say, 'I see what you mean' and then they start recommending it to more people." King told CNN in an interview this week. "Then I say, 'Here's my email because I would like a report.'"

CBS News anchor Gayle King is an avid viewer of 'The Handmaid's Tale.'

While the "CBS This Morning" anchor keeps a packed schedule and early morning TV hours Monday through Friday, she finds respite on the weekends, when she said she binges shows including "Handmaid's," from either her bed or her "very nice TV room" in her New York City apartment.

Initially, King recalled, she wasn't interested in adding another hour-long show to her viewing queue, but once she saw the Hulu hit, which premiered Season 3 on Wednesday, she couldn't turn away.

"Whenever I hear there's another hour show, I say, 'I just don't want to get hooked on another hour show,' plus I'm a TV news junkie, I have a show for every night of the week and I catch up on weekends," King said. "But I started watching 'Handmaid's' because of Elisabeth Moss, because I like her. I was instantly hooked. In terms of writing and acting, it's the best thing on TV."

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