Tavis Smiley

Name: Tavis Smiley
Genre: Talk, News
Released: 2004-01-05
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Tavis Smiley

7.3

2004

30m

Ended

Season

Season 6

Season 7

Season 11

Episode

Episode 1 - Kristin Scott Thomas, Don Guter

Episode 2 - Stephen J. Cannell, Janis Kearney

Episode 3 - Sen. Roland Burris, M.I.A.

Episode 4 - Mickey Rourke

Episode 5 - Danny Boyle

Episode 6 - Dr. Martin Indyk, Viola Davis

Episode 7 - Garry Shandling

Episode 8 - Sean Penn

Episode 9 - Danny Glover, Q-Tip

Episode 10 - Ashford & Simpson

Episode 11 - Suze Orman

Episode 12 - Melissa Leo, Carlos Moore

Episode 13 - Greg Mortenson, Sen. Robert Menendez

Episode 14 - Graham Nash

Episode 15 - Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Denby

Episode 16 - Former President Jimmy Carter

Episode 17 - Lamont Dozier, Raphael Saadiq

Episode 18 - Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ravi Nessman

Episode 19 - 2009 Oscar nominees

Episode 20 - Joan Baez

Episode 21 - T.C. Boyle

Episode 22 - Esperanza Spalding, Adam Cohen

Episode 23 - Bill Maher

Episode 24 - Bryan Cranston, Becky Quick

Episode 25 - Jeffrey Sachs, T.C. Boyle

Episode 26 - Neko Case, Rep. Marsha Blackburn

Episode 27 - Ian McShane, Thomas Ricks

Episode 28 - Robert Gates

Episode 29 - Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Noah Wyle

Episode 30 - Felicity Huffman, Tony Dungy

Episode 31 - Dan Baum, Bill Paxton

Episode 32 - EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Bobby Womack

Episode 33 - Timothy Hutton, Thomas P.M. Barnett

Episode 34 - Tricia Rose, Zoe Heller

Episode 35 - Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean

Episode 36 - Simon Baker, Newt Gingrich

Episode 37 - Dr. Keith Black, The-Dream

Episode 38 - A tribute to John Hope Franklin

Episode 39 - Carla Harris, Bobby Cannavale

Episode 40 - Judith Jamison, Israel Houghton

Episode 41 - Judith Jamison

Episode 42 - Emmanuel Jal, Sen. Kent Conrad

Episode 43 - Jaime Pressly, William Cohan

Episode 44 - A tribute to Marvin Gaye

Episode 45 - Carlos Santana

Episode 46 - Israel Houghton, Seth Davis

Episode 47 - Kevin Spacey

Episode 48 - Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Episode 49 - Ray Liotta, Gary Locke

Episode 50 - James Ingram, Nandan Nilekani

Episode 51 - Mark Robert Waldman

Episode 52 - Rep. Henry Waxman, Idris Elba

Episode 53 - Abraham Verghese, Labelle

Episode 54 - Anna Paquin, Robert Greenwald

Episode 55 - Dara Torres, India.Arie

Episode 56 - Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar

Episode 57 - Rep. Barney Frank, Hugh Masekela

Episode 58 - Wangari Maathai

Episode 59 - Leslie Gelb, David Brenner

Episode 60 - Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar, Anika Noni Rose

Episode 61 - Tracey Ullman

Episode 62 - Prince

Episode 63 - Bria Valente, Prince

Episode 64 - Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Wilkins

Episode 65 - Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Krzyzewski

Episode 66 - Mary Higgins Clark

Episode 67 - Thomas Cahill, Ziggy Marley

Episode 68 - Sam Haskell, Donald Faison

Episode 69 - Darryl Strawberry

Episode 70 - Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Patti Davis

Episode 71 - J.J. Abrams

Episode 72 - Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker

Episode 73 - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta

Episode 74 - Steve Earle, John Harwood

Episode 75 - Maxwell, Michael Fauntroy

Episode 76 - Steve Zahn, Brendan Gleeson

Episode 77 - Earth, Wind & Fire, Richard Haass

Episode 78 - Steve Martin

Episode 79 - Reza Aslan, Common

Episode 80 - Ed Asner

Episode 81 - Bill Russell

Episode 82 - Mandy Moore, Cesar Perales

Episode 83 - Norman Lear

Episode 84 - Edie Falco, Paul Ingrassia

Episode 85 - Vernon Jordan

Episode 86 - Nia Vardalos, Azadeh Moaveni

Episode 87 - Kevin Bacon, Dave Bing

Episode 88 - Nanci Griffith, Mary Frances Berry

Episode 89 - Joe Scarborough, Sharon Jones

Episode 90 - Larry King

Episode 91 - Colson Whitehead, Della Reese

Episode 92 - Karen Bass, Mary McCormack

Episode 93 - Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marina Nemat

Episode 94 - Chris Noth, Ali Sethi

Episode 95 - Roseanne Barr

Episode 96 - Luma Mufleh, Rick Steves

Episode 97 - Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis

Episode 98 - Francis Ford Coppola

Episode 99 - Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti

Episode 100 - Mary Mary

Episode 101 - Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti

Episode 102 - A tribute to Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy

Episode 103 - Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Cornel West

Episode 104 - Shohreh Aghdashloo, Roger Cohen

Episode 105 - Bill Pullman, Debo Adegbile

Episode 106 - Jane Mayer, Malina Saval

Episode 107 - Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius

Episode 108 - Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band

Episode 109 - Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young

Episode 110 - Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen

Episode 111 - Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll

Episode 112 - Jay Leno

Episode 113 - Mark Johnson, Jay Leno

Episode 114 - Corneille, Rep. Baron Hill

Episode 115 - Biz Stone, Gloria Reuben

Episode 116 - Davis Guggenheim, David Faber

Episode 117 - Dylan McDermott, Warren Moon

Episode 118 - Smokey Robinson

Episode 119 - Howard Dean, a tribute to Don Hewitt

Episode 120 - Arne Duncan, Benjamin Barber

Episode 121 - Alexis Bledel, Stan Brock

Episode 122 - Quentin Tarantino

Episode 123 - Reba McEntire, Dean Koontz

Episode 124 - Rep. John Lewis, Vernon Jordan

Episode 125 - Ron Williams, Eric Sundquist

Episode 126 - Josh Charles, Douglas Brinkley

Episode 127 - Doug Pray, Robert Baer

Episode 128 - Alex S. Jones, Mekhi Phifer

Episode 129 - Ledisi, Peter Baker

Episode 130 - George Foreman, Fred Kaplan

Episode 131 - Terence Blanchard

Episode 132 - Smokey Robinson

Episode 134 - Ken Burns

Episode 135 - Ted Kennedy Jr.

Episode 136 - R. Dwayne Betts

Episode 137 - Jenna Elfman, Matthew Weiner

Episode 139 - Herb Alpert, Lani Hall

Episode 140 - David Duchovny, Rep. Mike Pence

Episode 141 - Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Michael Strahan, Daryl Mitchell

Episode 143 - Ken Burns

Episode 144 - Michael Moore

Episode 145 - Tom Ridge, Adam Arkin

Episode 146 - Rodrigo y Gabriela, James Brown

Episode 148 - Max Blumenthal, Michael C. Hall

Episode 149 - Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., George Benson

Episode 151 - Dr. Cornel West

Episode 152 - Karen Armstrong, Nick Hornby

Episode 153 - Michael Sheen, Aaron S. Williams

Episode 154 - James Ellroy, Sen. Bill Nelson

Episode 156 - Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.

Episode 157 - Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell

Episode 158 - Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon

Episode 159 - Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr

Episode 160 - Rep. Ron Paul, Bob Herbert

Episode 161 - Anthony Edwards, The RZA

Episode 162 - Andy Williams

Episode 163 - Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley

Episode 164 - Haleh Esfandiari, Nicholas Kristof

Episode 166 - Dr. Ruth Simmons

Episode 167 - Marcus Roberts, Edward Norton

Episode 168 - Kris Kristofferson

Episode 169 - Nomi Prins, the Swell Season

Episode 171 - Lee Eisenberg, Susie Essman

Episode 172 - Mitch Albom, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Episode 173 - Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lang Lang

Episode 174 - Max Cleland, Amerie

Episode 176 - Bruce Feiler

Episode 177 - Lance Reddick, Jason Zweig

Episode 178 - Dan Senor, Gail Collins

Episode 179 - Harry Connick Jr.

Episode 180 - Paul Mooney

Episode 181 - Andre Agassi

Episode 182 - 50 Cent

Episode 183 - Dave Matthews

Episode 184 - Viggo Mortensen

Episode 185 - Ali Eteraz, Angie Stone

Episode 186 - Amy Goodman, Jason Schwartzman

Episode 187 - Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley

Episode 188 - Dr. Ruth Simmons

Episode 189 - Ann Louise Bardach, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

Episode 190 - Yo-Yo Ma

Episode 191 - Gov. David Paterson, Fred Willard

Episode 192 - Morgan Freeman

Episode 194 - Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Sen. Bernie Sanders

Episode 195 - Boyz II Men, Ann Louise Bardach

Episode 196 - Gov. Ed Rendell, Shirley Caesar

Episode 197 - James Cameron

Episode 198 - Kenneth Wade, James Bradley

Episode 199 - Mary J. Blige

Episode 200 - Youth Leadership Panel with Eduardo Campos, Kate Sim, Cortlan Wickliff, Kimberly Anyadike, Galen Dodd & Rocio Ortega

Episode 201 - Alan Alda, Tobey Maguire

Episode 202 - Sandra Bullock

Episode 203 - Joe Torre

Episode 204 - Rosanne Cash

Episode 205 - Bob Newhart, Dan Balz

Episode 207 - Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis

Episode 208 - Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson

Episode 209 - Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey

Episode 210 - Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia

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Overview

Tavis Smiley features a unique mix of news and pop culture to combine for one thought-provoking and entertaining program. A hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, it features interviews with artists, activists, newsmakers, politicians and everyday people. Since its first season, the show has won four NAACP Image Awards for "Outstanding Television, News, Talk, or Information (Series or Special)." Taped at KCET studios, Tavis Smiley is the first West Coast talk show for PBS and is produced by The Smiley Group Inc./TS Media Inc. in association with KCET/Hollywood.

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