List of TV Guide covers (2000s)
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This is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 2000s, from January 2000 to December 2009. The entries on this table include each cover's subjects and their artists (photographer or illustrator). This list is for the regular weekly issues of TV Guide, and includes covers that are national or regional in nature, along with any covers that were available exclusively to subscribers. Any one-time-only special issues of TV Guide are not included.
From the beginning of this decade until the 4/3/2004 cover, dates indicated fell on a Saturday (the TV listings were in a Saturday-to-Friday pattern). Issue dates from 4/11/2004 to 10/9/2005 fell on a Sunday (Sunday-to-Saturday listings). Issue dates from 10/17/2005 onward fall on a Monday (Monday-to-Sunday listings).
NOTE: Beginning in 2006, TV Guide occasionally produced 2-week "double issues." Such issue dates are indicated in bold italics, with listings covering that week and the following week.
2000
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
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| 1/1/2000 | * Elvis Presley, "TV Guide's Entertainer of the Century" (2 national covers) *Members of the St. Louis Rams and Tennessee Titans (8 regional covers) |
Photograph | |
| 1/8/2000 | James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Aida Turturro, David Proval, Stevie Van Zandt, Tony Sirico, Drea de Matteo, Michael Imperioli, Robert Iler, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, and Dominic Chianese of The Sopranos (foldout cover) | Photograph | Frank W. Ockenfels |
| 1/15/2000 | Regis Philbin with Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestants John Carpenter, Jane Oviatt, & Andres Rivera | Photograph | Danny Clinch for TV Guide |
| 1/22/2000 | Barbra Streisand | Photograph | Firooz Zahedi for TV Guide |
| 1/29/2000 | Wrestlers Triple H, Chyna, The Rock, and Mankind & Socko (separately on 4 covers) | Photograph | Uli Rose for TV Guide |
| 2/5/2000 | Mary Tyler Moore & Valerie Harper of Mary and Rhoda | Photograph | |
| 2/12/2000 | *The cast of Will & Grace *Father-and-son NASCAR drivers: ** Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. ** Dale, Jason, and Ned Jarrett ** Justin and Terry Labonte ** Kyle, Adam, and Richard Petty |
Photograph | Will & Grace: Challenge Roddie |
| 2/19/2000 | Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Photograph | |
| 2/26/2000 | * Dylan McDermott of The Practice (national) *Remembering Tom Landry (regional) |
Photograph | |
| 3/4/2000 | TV Guide Awards preview, featuring Lisa Kudrow, Sam Waterston, Sela Ward, Ray Romano, David Hyde Pierce, Phylicia Rashād, Amy Brenneman, and David Duchovny | Photo Montage | |
| 3/11/2000 | Josh Charles, Felicity Huffman, & Peter Krause of Sports Night | Photograph | |
| 3/18/2000 | Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, & Bryan Cranston of Malcolm in the Middle | Photograph | George Lange for TV Guide |
| 3/25/2000 | Cybill Shepherd | Photograph | |
| 4/1/2000 | Members of 'N Sync (separately on 5 covers) | Photograph | |
| 4/8/2000 | George Clooney of Fail Safe | Photograph | |
| 4/15/2000 | A commemoration of The Three Stooges (4 covers) * Curly Howard * Larry Fine * Moe Howard *The Three Stooges cast members Evan Handler, John Kassir, Paul Ben-Victor, and Michael Chiklis |
Photograph | Cast photo by James Minchin for TV Guide |
| 4/22/2000 | Dixie Chicks | Photograph | George Holz for TV Guide |
| 4/29/2000 | * Bryant Gumbel of The Early Show * Cal Ripken Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles |
Photograph | |
| 5/6/2000 | * Jeremy Sisto of Jesus (2 national covers) * Kentucky Derby preview, featuring entry The Deputy (regional) |
Photograph | |
| 5/13/2000 | Michael J. Fox of Spin City | Photograph | |
| 5/20/2000 | Donny and Marie Osmond | Photograph | Randee St. Nicholas for TV Guide |
| 5/27/2000 | *Survivor contestants *Remembering Adam Petty * Indianapolis 500 preview, featuring Kenny Brack (regional) *Members of the Colorado Avalanche and Philadelphia Flyers (8 regional covers) |
Photograph | |
| 6/3/2000 | Britney Spears (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 6/10/2000 | "Where Are They Now?" featuring Mr. T of The A-Team, Butch Patrick of The Munsters, Lisa Whelchel of The Facts of Life and Larry Storch of F-Troop | Photo montage | Mr. T: J. Bond/Shooting Star; Patrick: CBS/FF; Whelchel: Bernard Boudreau; Storch: Sheedy-Long |
| 6/17/2000 | Sex and the City cast members Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Sarah Jessica Parker (separately on 4 covers) | Photograph | Dah Len for TV Guide |
| 6/24/2000 | *Castmembers of The Real World (National) * Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant, Rick Fox, Shaquille O'Neal, and Glen Rice (4 separate regional covers) |
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| 7/1/2000 | Judy Garland, Bert Lahr, Ray Bolger, and Jack Haley of the motion picture The Wizard of Oz (separately on 4 covers) | Photo illustration | Illustration by Log Cabin Studio |
| 7/8/2000 | * Rudy Boesch, Kelly Wiglesworth, Jenna Lewis, and Sue Hawk of Survivor * Major League Baseball players Andrés Galarraga, Chipper Jones, Mark McGwire, Randy Johnson, Pedro Martínez, and Ken Griffey Jr. (separately on 6 covers) *Saluting Steve Young (2 regional covers) |
Survivor:Photo montage Other covers: photograph |
McGwire: V. J. Lovero for Sports Illustrated |
| 7/15/2000 | Halle Berry, Hugh Jackman, Famke Janssen, James Marsden, Anna Paquin, and Patrick Stewart of the film X-Men (separately on 6 covers) | Photograph | |
| 7/22/2000 | Martin Sheen of The West Wing | Photograph | David Burnett |
| 7/29/2000 | "The Sexiest Stars in the Universe" (8 covers) * Claudia Black of Farscape * Roxann Dawson of Star Trek: Voyager * Gigi Edgley of Farscape * Katherine Heigl of Roswell * Virginia Hey of Farscape * Renee O'Connor of Xena: Warrior Princess * Jeri Ryan of Star Trek: Voyager * Xenia Seeberg of Lexx |
Photograph | |
| 8/5/2000 | Clint Eastwood of the film Space Cowboys | Photograph | |
| 8/12/2000 | NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt, Bill Elliott, Ricky Rudd, and Rusty Wallace (separately on 4 covers) | Photograph | |
| 8/19/2000 | Wrestlers Kurt Angle, Chris Jericho, The Kat, & Rikishi (separately on 4 covers) | Photograph | Len Irish for TV Guide |
| 8/26/2000 | 2000 MTV Video Music Awards (5 covers) * Christina Aguilera * Metallica * 'N Sync * Sisqo *Hosts Marlon and Shawn Wayans |
Photograph | |
| 9/2/2000 | * NFL Preview" (18 regional covers) * Dennis Miller of Monday Night Football |
Photograph | |
| 9/9/2000 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Leslie Bibb and Carly Pope of Popular, Frankie Muniz of Malcolm in the Middle, Eric McCormack and Debra Messing of Will & Grace, Drew Carey of The Drew Carey Show, and Mo'Nique of The Parkers | Photo Montage | |
| 9/16/2000 | Olympians Julie Foudy, Maurice Greene, Chamique Holdsclaw, Marion Jones, Lenny Krayzelburg, and Jenny Thompson (separately on 6 covers) | Photograph | All by Ruedi Hoffmann |
| 9/23/2000 | Tim McGraw (Inset: Richard Hatch and Kelly Wigglesworth of Survivor) |
Photograph | |
| 9/30/2000 | "Fall Preview", featuring Geena Davis, Michael Richards, John Goodman, & Bette Midler | Photograph | Jay Gullixson for TV Guide |
| 10/7/2000 | Katie Couric & Matt Lauer of Today | Photograph | |
| 10/14/2000 | Melina Kanakaredes of Providence | Photograph | |
| 10/21/2000 | 24 supporting characters from The Simpsons (each on separate covers) | Illustration | Matt Groening |
| 10/28/2000 | Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu of the film Charlie's Angels (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 11/4/2000 | Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Robert Patrick of The X-Files (separately on 3 covers) | Photograph | Alberto Tolot |
| 11/11/2000 | *Members of The Beatles (separately on 4 covers) *An embossed The Beatles-inspired "White Cover" |
Photo illustration | Curt Gunther (photos); Log Cabin Studio (illustration) |
| 11/18/2000 | Jim Carrey of the film The Grinch | Photograph | Andrew Macpherson |
| 11/25/2000 | Jessica Alba of Dark Angel | Photograph | |
| 12/2/2000 | Barbara Walters, Joy Behar, Meredith Vieira, Lisa Ling, and Star Jones of The View | Photo Montage | |
| 12/9/2000 | "We've Got Game! The Latest in Video and Computer Games", featuring characters from Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, Tomb Raider Chronicles, John Madden Football, Pokémon, EverQuest, and Shenmue (separately on 6 covers) | Illustration | |
| 12/16/2000 | Benjamin Bratt | Photograph | |
| 12/23/2000 | The motion picture Gone with the Wind (5 covers: 3 with Vivien Leigh, 1 with Clark Gable, 1 with Gable and Leigh together) | Photo Illustration | |
| 12/30/2000 | * Mary Hart and Bob Goen of Entertainment Tonight * 2001 Orange Bowl preview, featuring Josh Heupel of the Oklahoma Sooners |
Photograph |
2001
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2001 | "The Year in Jeers!" | Illustration | |
| 1/13/2001 | Elvis Presley, on the week of the airing of an updated Elvis: That's the Way It Is (5 covers) | Photograph (4 covers); Hologram (1 cover) | |
| 1/20/2001 | Contestants from Survivor: The Australian Outback (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 1/27/2001 | "The 50 Greatest Game Shows of All Time", featuring Alex Trebek and Regis Philbin | Photograph | Uli Rose for TV Guide |
| 2/3/2001 | Anthony Hopkins of the film Hannibal | Photograph | |
| 2/10/2001 | "TV's MVPs" (3 covers): * Edie Falco of The Sopranos, Conan O'Brien of Late Night with Conan O'Brien and Carson Daly of Last Call with Carson Daly * Jane Kaczmarek of Malcolm in the Middle, Matt LeBlanc of Friends and Steve Harris of The Practice * Megan Mullally of Will & Grace, John Spencer of The West Wing and Amy Brenneman of Judging Amy |
Photograph | |
| 2/17/2001 | NASCAR Preview (4 covers) * Kyle Petty * Tony Stewart and Bobby Labonte * Matt Kenseth * Casey Atwood and Bill Elliott |
Photograph | |
| 2/24/2001 | * Judy Garland (4 covers) * Judy Davis of Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows |
Photograph | |
| 3/3/2001 | "TV Guide Awards" preview, featuring Marg Helgenberger, Oprah Winfrey, Jessica Alba, David James Elliott, Eric McCormack, Sela Ward, and Tom Cavanagh | Photo Montage | |
| 3/10/2001 | Janet Jackson (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 3/17/2001 | Edie Falco and James Gandolfini of The Sopranos | Photograph | Stephen Danelian for TV Guide |
| 3/24/2001 | "The 50 Greatest Movie Moments of All Time" | Photo Montage | |
| 3/31/2001 | Rachael Leigh Cook, Tara Reid, and Rosario Dawson of the film Josie and the Pussycats | Photograph | Andrew Southam for TV Guide |
| 4/7/2001 | * Ioan Gruffudd of Horatio Hornblower * Mario Lemieux of the Pittsburgh Penguins |
Photograph | |
| 4/14/2001 | David Letterman of Late Show | Illustration | Philip Burke |
| 4/21/2001 | Sela Ward, Billy Campbell, Shane West, Julia Whelan, Meredith Deane, and Evan Rachel Wood of Once and Again | Photograph | Bill Reitzel for TV Guide |
| 4/28/2001 | * Lara Flynn Boyle of The Practice (national) * 2001 Kentucky Derby preview, featuring entrant Point Given |
Photograph | |
| 5/5/2001 | Paul McCartney | Photograph | |
| 5/12/2001 | * Marilyn Monroe (4 covers) * Poppy Montgomery of Blonde |
Photograph (4 covers) Illustration (1 cover) |
Illustration by Andy Warhol |
| 5/19/2001 | The finale of Star Trek: Voyager (4 covers): * Kate Mulgrew * Jeri Ryan *Ryan, Alice Krige, and Mulgrew * Robert Beltran, Mulgrew, and Tim Russ (front); Ethan Phillips, Roxann Dawson, and Robert Duncan McNeill (back) |
Photograph | |
| 5/26/2001 | Backstreet Boys (6 covers, with the group members appearing together on one cover and individually on the other five) | Photograph | |
| 6/2/2001 | Laila Ali and Jacquelyn Frazier-Lyde | Photograph | |
| 6/9/2001 | Tiger Woods (4 covers) | Photo Illustration | |
| 6/16/2001 | Bill O'Reilly of The O'Reilly Factor | Photograph | |
| 6/23/2001 | * Ming-Na, Michael Michele, Alex Kingston, Maura Tierney, and Laura Innes of ER (national) *Members of the Los Angeles Lakers (6 regional covers) |
Photograph | |
| 6/30/2001 | Jerry Seinfeld | Photograph | |
| 7/7/2001 | Juliet Mills, Galen Gering, and McKenzie Westmore of Passions (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 7/14/2001 | Julianna Margulies of The Mists of Avalon | Photograph | |
| 7/21/2001 | *Rugrats characters Angelica, Chuckie, Tommy, and Lil & Phil (separately on 4 covers) *Remembering Chet Atkins |
Rugrats: Illustration Atkins: Photograph |
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| 7/28/2001 | The film Planet of the Apes (6 covers): * Helena Bonham Carter * Tim Roth * Mark Wahlberg * Estella Warren * Michael Clarke Duncan (front); Glenn Shadix (back) * Kris Kristofferson (front); Lisa Marie (back) |
Photograph | |
| 8/4/2001 | The cast of That '70s Show (6 covers) | Photograph | Bill Reitzel for TV Guide |
| 8/11/2001 | "Young Hollywood in Love", featuring Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears, Sarah Michelle Gellar & Freddie Prinze Jr., Jessica Alba & Michael Weatherly, and Katie Holmes & Chris Klein | Photo Montage | |
| 8/18/2001 | Kelly Ripa | Photograph | |
| 8/25/2001 | Scott Bakula and Jolene Blalock of Enterprise (3 covers, with Bakula and Blalock appearing together on one cover and separately on the other two) | Photograph | |
| 9/1/2001 | NFL preview | ||
| 9/8/2001 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Calista Flockhart of Ally McBeal, Rob Lowe of The West Wing, Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Billy Campbell of Once and Again, Chi McBride of Boston Public, and Amy Brenneman of Judging Amy | ||
| 9/15/2001 | "Fall Preview" issue, featuring Jill Hennessy of Crossing Jordan, Kim Delaney of Philly, and Jennifer Garner of Alias | Photograph | |
| 9/22/2001 | * Frank John Hughes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, and Scott Grimes of Band of Brothers with producer Tom Hanks (national) * Jimmy Rollins and Bobby Abreu of the Philadelphia Phillies on separate covers (regional) |
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| 9/29/2001 | "Terror Hits Home" | Photograph | |
| 10/6/2001 | Contestants of Survivor: Africa (18 separate covers) | Photograph | |
| 10/13/2001 | The 50th anniversary of I Love Lucy (8 covers) | ||
| 10/20/2001 | Jessica Alba and Michael Weatherly of Dark Angel | ||
| 10/27/2001 | Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and Robbie Coltrane of the film Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone appearing separately on 4 covers | ||
| 11/3/2001 | Elisha Cuthbert, Kiefer Sutherland, and Dennis Haysbert of 24 | ||
| 11/10/2001 | Michael Jackson (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 11/17/2001 | Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer of Friends | ||
| 11/24/2001 | R2-D2 | ||
| 12/1/2001 | The Rock | ||
| 12/8/2001 | Smallville (4 covers) * Tom Welling as Clark Kent * Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang * Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor * Superman |
Illustration | Alex Ross |
| 12/15/2001 | The cast of the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (4 covers) * Orlando Bloom and Cate Blanchett * Liv Tyler and Viggo Mortensen * Ian McKellen * Sean Astin, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, and Dominic Monaghan |
Photo illustration | John Howe (illustrator); Pierre Vinet/New Line (photographer) |
| 12/22/2001 | "The American Spirit", 5 separate covers illustrating the American Flag | Illustration | *Al Hirschfeld *Peter Max *R. A. Miller *Beata Rubin *Jamie Wyeth |
| 12/29/2001 | "Tribute 2001", featuring George Harrison, Jack Lemmon, and Dale Evans |
2002
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
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| 1/5/2002 | Carol Burnett, Tim Conway, Harvey Korman, and Vicki Lawrence of The Carol Burnett Show | Photograph | |
| 1/12/2002 | *The 50th Anniversary of Today (3 covers) ** Dave Garroway ** Hugh Downs and Barbara Walters ** Katie Couric and Matt Lauer * Robert Redford |
Photograph | |
| 1/19/2002 | Harrison Ford | ||
| 1/26/2002 | Stephen King's Rose Red | Illustration | |
| 2/2/2002 | Bernie Mac of The Bernie Mac Show | ||
| 2/9/2002 | * Winter Olympic preview, featuring Michelle Kwan * Jeremy Roenick and John LeClair of the Philadelphia Flyers |
Photograph | |
| 2/16/2002 | NASCAR preview, with Dale Earnhardt and Dale Earnhardt Jr. appearing together on a holographic effect cover and separately on 2 other covers | Photograph | Earnhardt, Sr.: CIA Stock Photography |
| 2/23/2002 | William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | Kate Garner |
| 3/2/2002 | Charlie Sheen of Spin City and Martin Sheen of The West Wing | Photograph | |
| 3/9/2002 | "2002 TV MVPs" (4 covers): * Tina Fey of Saturday Night Live, Cynthia Nixon of Sex and the City and Esai Morales of NYPD Blue * Allison Janney of The West Wing, Peter Krause of Six Feet Under and Patricia Heaton of Everybody Loves Raymond * Chi McBride of Boston Public, Maura Tierney of ER and Bryan Cranston of Malcolm in the Middle *News anchors Dan Rather of CBS, Tom Brokaw of NBC and Peter Jennings of ABC |
Photograph | |
| 3/16/2002 | Christopher Masterson, Justin Berfield, Erik Per Sullivan and Frankie Muniz of Malcolm in the Middle | ||
| 3/23/2002 | Oscar Preview, featuring Russell Crowe, Halle Berry, Marisa Tomei and Ethan Hawke | ||
| 3/30/2002 | Celine Dion | ||
| 4/6/2002 | "TV We'll Always Remember", part of TV Guide's 50th Anniversary | Photo Montage | |
| 4/13/2002 | Jay Leno of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | ||
| 4/20/2002 | Star Trek's 35th anniversary, featuring characters from the various Trek series on 35 covers | Photograph | |
| 4/27/2002 | The film Spider-Man on 5 covers, 4 with illustrations and 1 with the film's star, Tobey Maguire | Spider-Man: Illustration Maguire: Photograph |
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| 5/4/2002 | "The 50 Greatest Shows of All Time," part of TV Guide's 50th Anniversary | Photo Montage | |
| 5/11/2002 | *The film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones featured on three 3-D covers (newsstand cover) *Dinosaur characters from Dinotopia (subscriber cover) |
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| 5/18/2002 | The finale of The X-Files (2 covers): * Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny * Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish |
Photograph | |
| 5/25/2002 | Alex Michel and Amanda Marsh of The Bachelor | ||
| 6/1/2002 | Ashley Judd | Photograph | |
| 6/8/2002 | The cast of Friends (separately on 6 covers) | Photograph | |
| 6/15/2002 | "Our 50 Greatest Covers of All Time", part of TV Guide's 50th Anniversary | Cover Montage | |
| 6/22/2002 | Alexis Bledel and Lauren Graham of Gilmore Girls | Photograph | Kate Garner for TV Guide |
| 6/29/2002 | Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City | Photograph | |
| 7/6/2002 | Catherine Bell and David James Elliott of JAG | Photograph | |
| 7/13/2002 | American Idol contestants Jim Verraros, Tamyra Gray, and Ryan Starr | Photograph | |
| 7/20/2002 | "50 Worst Shows of All Time", part of TV Guide's 50th Anniversary | Photo montage | |
| 7/27/2002 | Kelly Ripa & Regis Philbin of Live with Regis and Kelly | Photograph | |
| 8/3/2002 | "50 Greatest Cartoon Characters of All Time", part of TV Guide's 50th Anniversary (4 covers): * Charlie Brown of Peanuts and Angelica Pickles of Rugrats * Daffy Duck and Porky Pig of Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century with the Powerpuff Girls * Homer Simpson of The Simpsons with Rocky and Bullwinkle * Popeye and SpongeBob SquarePants |
Illustration | |
| 8/10/2002 | * Leah Remini, Kevin James, and Jerry Stiller of The King of Queens * Winona Ryder * Stacey Dales-Schuman, Vicky Bullett, and Chamique Holdsclaw of the Washington Mystics |
Photograph | |
| 8/17/2002 | Elvis Presley, on the 25th anniversary of his death (1 photo cover, 3 "special effect" covers) | Photograph | |
| 8/24/2002 | James Gandolfini and Edie Falco of The Sopranos appearing on separate covers | Photograph | |
| 8/31/2002 | 2002 NFL Preview (6 covers) | ||
| 9/7/2002 | "Returning favorites" issue, featuring Reba McEntire of Reba, Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Julie Bowen of Ed | Photograph | |
| 9/14/2002 | Fall Preview issue | Photo montage | |
| 9/21/2002 | * Jennifer Garner of Alias (3 national covers) * Ernie Harwell (Michigan) |
Photograph | Garner: Tony Duran for TV Guide |
| 9/28/2002 | "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time", part of TV Guide's 50th Anniversary, featuring Henry Simmons of NYPD Blue and Kim Cattrall of Sex and the City | Photograph | |
| 10/5/2002 | *The cast of Everybody Loves Raymond (national) * Don Francisco of Sábado Gigante (South Florida) *Remembering Johnny Unitas (Maryland) |
Raymond: Photo montage Francisco and Unitas: Photographs |
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| 10/12/2002 | Maura Tierney, Noah Wyle, Goran Višnjić, and Mekhi Phifer of ER | Photo montage | |
| 10/19/2002 | "TV's Richest Stars" | Photo montage | |
| 10/26/2002 | The cast of Friends | Photo montage | |
| 11/2/2002 | Shania Twain | Photograph | |
| 11/9/2002 | Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry of the film Die Another Day (3 covers, with Brosnan and Berry appearing together on 1 cover and separately on the other 2) | Photograph | |
| 11/16/2002 | Heidi Klum and Tyra Banks of the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (3 covers, with Klum and Banks appearing together on 1 cover and separately on the other 2) | Photograph | |
| 11/23/2002 | Paul McCartney | Photograph | |
| 11/30/2002 | *"The 50 DVD's You Must Have" * Catherine Dent and Anton Yelchin of Taken |
DVD's: Photo Montage Taken: Photograph |
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| 12/7/2002 | *The film Star Trek: Nemesis (four 3-D newsstand covers) * Ted Danson of Becker (subscriber cover) |
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| 12/14/2002 | *"50 Things to Love About TV" * NASCAR drivers Greg Biffle, Mike Bliss, Ryan Newman, and Tony Stewart appearing on separate covers |
*50 Things: Photo Montage NASCAR: Photograph |
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| 12/21/2002 | Shaquille O'Neal of the Los Angeles Lakers | Photograph | |
| 12/28/2002 | Alyssa Milano, Holly Marie Combs, and Rose McGowan of Charmed (4 covers: 1 group shot and 3 individual covers) | Photograph |
2003
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
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| 1/4/2003 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | |
| 1/11/2003 | "100 Music Moments That Rocked TV" | Photograph | |
| 1/18/2003 | "The Reality Trip: How Far Can It Go?" featuring Jeff Probst of Survivor, Trista Rehn of The Bachelor, and Simon Cowell of American Idol | Photograph | |
| 1/25/2003 | Jimmy Kimmel of Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Photograph | |
| 2/1/2003 | "Yu-Gi-Oh! How the Japanese Import Conquered Kids TV" (4 covers) | Illustration | |
| 2/8/2003 | Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner of the motion picture Daredevil | Photograph | |
| 2/15/2003 | Homer Simpson of The Simpsons | Illustration | |
| 2/22/2003 | * Nia Vardalos of My Big Fat Greek Life *3-D NASCAR covers featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Tony Stewart |
Photograph | |
| 3/1/2003 | Peter Krause of Six Feet Under | Photograph | |
| 3/8/2003 | David Caruso of CSI: Miami | Photograph | |
| 3/15/2003 | Kelly Clarkson | Photograph | |
| 3/22/2003 | 75th Academy Awards Preview | Photo Montage | |
| 3/29/2003 | Debra Messing of Will & Grace | Photograph | |
| 4/5/2003 | "The TV Cure," featuring SpongeBob SquarePants | Illustration | |
| 4/12/2003 | "Kids & the Television War: What Can They Watch? What Can You Tell Them?" Inset: John Walsh of America's Most Wanted |
Photograph | |
| 4/19/2003 | * Hilary Duff of Lizzie McGuire * Paige Davis of Trading Spaces |
Photograph | |
| 4/26/2003 | *"Your Favorite Shows on DVD" * Jennifer Aniston of Friends |
DVD: Photo illustration Aniston: Photograph |
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| 5/3/2003 | * Catherine Bell and David James Elliott of JAG * Kentucky Derby preview, featuring entrant Empire Maker |
Photograph | |
| 5/10/2003 | Kristin Kreuk and Tom Welling of Smallville | Photograph | |
| 5/17/2003 | * Sarah Michelle Gellar of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and David Boreanaz of Angel * Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell of American Idol |
Buffy/Angel: Photo Montage Idol: Photograph |
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| 5/24/2003 | Willie Nelson | Photo Illustration | |
| 5/31/2003 | "100 Greatest Heroes & Villains," featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger | Photograph | |
| 6/7/2003 | Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Photograph | |
| 6/14/2003 | Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, and Sarah Jessica Parker of Sex and the City (separately on 4 covers) | Photograph | |
| 6/21/2003 | *The motion picture Hulk (three 3-D newsstand covers) * Tony Shalhoub of Monk (subscriber cover) |
Hulk: Illustration Shalhoub: Photograph |
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| 6/28/2003 | Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos | Photograph | |
| 7/5/2003 | "NASCAR Mid-Season Special" * Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch * Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip |
Photograph | |
| 7/12/2003 | * Anthony LaPaglia and Poppy Montgomery of Without a Trace * Travis Fimmel of Tarzan * MLB All-Stars Nomar Garciaparra, Ichiro Suzuki, Albert Pujols (separately on 3 covers) * Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs and Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox |
Photograph | |
| 7/19/2003 | Courtney Thorne-Smith and James Belushi of According to Jim | Photograph | |
| 7/26/2003 | Richard Dean Anderson and Michael Shanks of Stargate SG-1 | Photograph | |
| 8/2/2003 | "Has Network TV Gone Too Far? Sex, Violence, and #@%*!" featuring Tony Sirico of The Sopranos | Photograph | |
| 8/9/2003 | Jay Leno of The Tonight Show | Photograph | |
| 8/16/2003 | Paige Davis of Trading Places (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 8/23/2003 | Dr. Phil McGraw | Photograph | |
| 8/30/2003 | "NFL Preview" (multiple regional covers) | Photograph | |
| 9/6/2003 | David Boreanaz and James Marsters of Angel | Photograph | |
| 9/13/2003 | "Fall Preview", featuring a recreation of the 9/14/1957 cover (the eye on this close-up belonged to Kathryn Morris) | Photograph | Alberto Tolot for TV Guide |
| 9/20/2003 | Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer and Matt LeBlanc of Friends | Photograph | Matthew Rolston |
| 9/27/2003 | Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter of The Bachelorette | Photograph | |
| 10/4/2003 | Oprah Winfrey | ||
| 10/11/2003 | Rob Lowe of The Lyon's Den | ||
| 10/18/2003 | Kiefer Sutherland and Dennis Haysbert of 24 | ||
| 10/25/2003 | *The motion picture The Matrix Revolutions (3 newsstand covers) * David Smith and Evan Marriott of Joe Millionaire (subscriber cover) |
Matrix: 3-D/Photograph Joe: Photograph |
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| 11/1/2003 | Ashton Kutcher of That '70s Show | Photograph | |
| 11/8/2003 | * Benjamin McKenzie and Mischa Barton of The O.C. *The cast of 8 Simple Rules |
Photograph | |
| 11/15/2003 | Reba McEntire of Reba | Photograph | Fergus Greer for TV Guide |
| 11/22/2003 | Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard (separate covers) | Photograph | Robert Trachtenberg for TV Guide |
| 11/29/2003 | Jennifer Garner of Alias | Photograph | |
| 12/6/2003 | * Nicole Richie and Paris Hilton of The Simple Life * NASCAR champions Matt Kenseth, Travis Kvapil, Jamie McMurray, and Brian Vickers (separately on 4 covers) |
Photograph | |
| 12/13/2003 | * Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Elijah Wood, and Gollum of the motion picture The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (separately on 4 covers) *Contestants from Survivor: Pearl Islands |
Rings: Photograph Survivor: Photo Montage |
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| 12/20/2003 | Kevin James and Leah Remini of The King of Queens | Photograph | |
| 12/27/2003 | "Best & Worst of 2003" | Photograph |
2004
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/2004 | Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth of Sex and the City | Photograph | Richard Phibbs for TV Guide |
| 1/10/2004 | *"The Best Military Shows Ever" * Mark Harmon of Navy NCIS |
Military: Photo Montage Harmon: Photograph |
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| 1/17/2004 | Contestants from Survivor: All-Stars (3 covers) | Photograph | |
| 1/24/2004 | Amber Tamblyn of Joan of Arcadia | Photograph | |
| 1/31/2004 | * David Boreanaz of Angel * Super Bowl XXXVIII preview (4 covers) |
Photograph | Boreanaz: Jill Greenberg for TV Guide |
| 2/7/2004 | Donald Trump with The Apprentice contestants Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth and Ereka Vetrini | Photograph | |
| 2/14/2004 | * Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra, and Maura Tierney of ER (subscriber cover) *3 separate NASCAR covers (newsstand cover) |
Photograph | |
| 2/21/2004 | *"Before They Were Stars" * Ruben Studdard and Simon Cowell |
Photo Montage | |
| 2/28/2004 | 76th Academy Awards preview, featuring Viggo Mortensen, Orlando Bloom, and Johnny Depp | Photo Montage | |
| 3/6/2004 | The cast of The Sopranos (foldout cover) | Photograph | |
| 3/13/2004 | *American Idol contestants LaToya London, Diana DeGarmo, and Matthew Rogers * WrestleMania XX preview (2 covers) |
Photo Montage | |
| 3/20/2004 | * NCAA Tournament preview (11 regional covers) * Tyra Banks of America's Next Top Model * Rob Mariano and Amber Brkich of Survivor |
Photograph | |
| 3/27/2004 | Star Jones of The View | Photograph | |
| 4/3/2004 | *"Where Are They Now?" * 2004 Major League Baseball season preview (6 regional covers) |
"Where:" Photo montage Baseball: Photograph |
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| 4/11/2004 | * Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson of Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica * Curt Schilling and Keith Foulke of the Boston Red Sox * Alex Rodriguez and Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees |
Photograph | |
| 4/18/2004 | Jesse Palmer with The Bachelor contestants Suzie Williams and Trish Spear | Photograph | |
| 4/25/2004 | * Jason Bateman, Jeffrey Tambor, and Portia de Rossi of Arrested Development * 2004 Kentucky Derby preview * Ty Pennington of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition |
Photograph | |
| 5/2/2004 | The cast of Friends | Photo Montage | |
| 5/9/2004 | Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore | Photograph | |
| 5/16/2004 | *"Makeover Madness!" featuring Britney Spears (foldout cover) * Nikki Cox and Josh Duhamel of Las Vegas |
Photograph | |
| 5/23/2004 | Dr. Phil McGraw | Photograph | |
| 5/30/2004 | "The 25 Top Cult Shows Ever" (four covers) | Photograph | |
| 6/6/2004 | "Summer Preview", featuring Brooke Burns of North Shore (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 6/13/2004 | *The cast of Sex and the City on the week of the series' syndication debut * Peter Krause and Rachel Griffiths of Six Feet Under |
Photograph | |
| 6/20/2004 | Dylan Walsh, Joely Richardson, and Julian McMahon of Nip/Tuck | Photograph | |
| 6/27/2004 | *"Life After Reality" * NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Reality: Photo Montage Earnhardt Jr.: Photograph |
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| 7/4/2004 | Elvis Presley (5 covers) | Photograph | |
| 7/11/2004 | Will Ferrell of the motion picture Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2 covers: 1 foldout, 1 standard) | Photograph | |
| 7/18/2004 | "How TV's Richest Stars Spend Their Money" | Photo montage | |
| 7/25/2004 | "Cheers & Jeers: Special Reality TV Edition" | Photo montage | |
| 8/1/2004 | "25 Greatest Sci-fi Legends" (3 covers) | Photo montage | |
| 8/8/2004 | Dave Chappelle of Chappelle's Show | Photograph | |
| 8/15/2004 | 2004 Olympic Games preview, featuring Team USA athletes Swin Cash, Natalie Coughlin, Tom Pappas, and Michael Phelps (separately on 4 covers) | Photograph | |
| 8/22/2004 | Director Mel Gibson of the film The Passion of the Christ | Photograph | |
| 8/29/2004 | Matt LeBlanc of Joey | Photograph | |
| 9/5/2004 | 2004 NFL season preview (16 regional covers) | Photograph | |
| 9/12/2004 | "Fall Preview," featuring Heather Locklear of LAX | Photograph | |
| 9/19/2004 | "Returning Favorites" issue | Photo montage | |
| 9/26/2004 | Melina Kanakaredes and Gary Sinise of CSI: NY | Photograph | |
| 10/3/2004 | Donald Trump with The Apprentice contestants Maria Boren and Raj Bhakta | Photograph | |
| 10/10/2004 | Charlie Sheen of Two and a Half Men | Photograph | |
| 10/17/2004 | "Mock the Vote", featuring Jon Stewart of The Daily Show eating a cake of The White House | Photograph | Jill Greenberg for TV Guide |
| 10/24/2004 | Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, and Dominic Monaghan of Lost | Photograph | |
| 10/31/2004 | The O.C. (2 covers) * Mischa Barton, Rachel Bilson, and Kelly Rowan * Peter Gallagher, Adam Brody, and Benjamin McKenzie |
Photograph | |
| 11/7/2004 | * Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman of Desperate Housewives * Shania Twain |
*Housewives: Photo montage *Twain: Photograph |
*Housewives:Karin Catt for TV Guide *Twain: Mark Abrahams |
| 11/14/2004 | Clay Aiken | Photograph | |
| 11/21/2004 | The cast of Seinfeld with producer Larry David on the occasion of the series' DVD release | Photograph | |
| 11/28/2004 | Teri Hatcher and James Denton of Desperate Housewives | Photograph | |
| 12/5/2004 | "The 100 Most Memorable TV Moments" (5 covers) | Photograph | |
| 12/12/2004 | "Happy Holidays from The Simpsons", featuring 3-D holographic ornament covers | Illustration | |
| 12/19/2004 | Evangeline Lilly and Matthew Fox of Lost (separate covers) | Photograph | |
| 12/26/2004 | Ty Pennington with Extreme Makeover: Home Edition recipients Stefan Vardon and Hydeia Broadbent | Photograph |
2005
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2005 | Anthony LaPaglia, Poppy Montgomery, and Eric Close of Without a Trace | Photograph | Andrew Southam for TV Guide |
| 1/9/2005 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | Joe Pugliese for TV Guide |
| 1/16/2005 | Joan and Melissa Rivers | Photograph | |
| 1/23/2005 | Eva Longoria and Jesse Metcalfe of Desperate Housewives | ||
| 1/30/2005 | Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Naveen Andrews, Dominic Monaghan, and Terry O'Quinn of Lost (separately on 6 covers) | Photograph | |
| 2/6/2005 | Jennifer Garner of Alias | Photograph | Cliff Watts for TV Guide |
| 2/13/2005 | Remembering Johnny Carson (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 2/20/2005 | NASCAR drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jeff Gordon, and Jimmie Johnson (separately on 3 covers) | Photograph | Earnhardt Jr.: Andrew MacPherson/Corbis Outline; Gordon: CIA Stock Photography Inc.; Johnson: Jay Gullixson for TV Guide |
| 2/27/2005 | Gary Dourdan, Marg Helgenberger, and George Eads of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | Jill Greenberg for TV Guide |
| 3/6/2005 | Amber Brkich and Rob Mariano of The Amazing Race | Photograph | Tony Esparza/CBS |
| 3/13/2005 | Kirstie Alley of Fat Actress | Photograph | |
| 3/20/2005 | * Tricia Helfer, Katee Sackhoff, and Grace Park of Battlestar Galactica * Jill Hennessy of Crossing Jordan |
Photograph | |
| 3/27/2005 | Patricia Arquette of Medium | Photograph | |
| 4/3/2005 | * Josh Holloway of Lost * Johnny Damon and Curt Schilling of the Boston Red Sox (separate covers) |
Photograph | |
| 4/10/2005 | Gilmore Girls (2 covers): * Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson * Alexis Bledel and Matt Czuchry |
Photograph | Frank Ockenfels/WB |
| 4/17/2005 | *"Star Trek: Ultimate Tribute," featuring characters from the various Trek series (3 covers) * Jolene Blalock, Scott Bakula, and Connor Trinneer of Star Trek: Enterprise |
Trek:Photo Montage Enterprise: Photograph |
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| 4/24/2005 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | |
| 5/1/2005 | *Characters from motion picture Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (5 covers) *Star Wars Episode III actors Hayden Christensen and Ewan McGregor * 2005 Kentucky Derby preview, featuring Stewart Elliott aboard 2004 winner Smarty Jones |
Wars: 3-D illustration Christensen and Derby: Photograph |
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| 5/8/2005 | Elvis Presley (6 covers) | Photograph | |
| 5/15/2005 | The finale of Everybody Loves Raymond (2 covers) * Patricia Heaton and Ray Romano *Heaton and Romano with Peter Boyle, Doris Roberts, and Brad Garrett |
Photograph | Art Streiber |
| 5/22/2005 | American Idol contestants Carrie Underwood, Bo Bice, Vonzell Solomon, and Anthony Fedorov | Photo montage | |
| 5/29/2005 | Josh Holloway, Harold Perrineau, Malcolm David Kelley, and Daniel Dae Kim of Lost | Photograph | |
| 6/5/2005 | "TV's Sexiest Men" (6 covers) * Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy * James Denton of Desperate Housewives * Gary Dourdan of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation * Josh Holloway of Lost * Hugh Laurie of House * Tom Westman of Survivor: Palau |
Photograph | |
| 6/12/2005 | The Griffin family from Family Guy (4 covers) | Illustration | |
| 6/19/2005 | "Summer Diet Special," featuring Kelly Ripa from Live! with Regis & Kelly | Photograph | |
| 6/26/2005 | "NASCAR Dynamic Duos" (4 covers) * Jimmie Johnson and Jeff Gordon * Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Michael Waltrip * Carl Edwards and Mark Martin * Elliott Sadler and Dale Jarrett |
Photograph | |
| 7/3/2005 | Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Julian McMahon of the motion picture Fantastic Four (separate covers) | Photograph | |
| 7/10/2005 | "Sci-Fi Preview" (4 covers) * Amanda Tapping and Ben Browder of Stargate SG-1 * James Callis and Tricia Helfer of Battlestar Galactica * Rachel Luttrell and Joe Flanigan of Stargate Atlantis *Ben Browder, Tricia Helfer, and Joe Flanigan |
Photograph | |
| 7/17/2005 | "25 Awesome Sports Moments" (4 covers) | Photograph | |
| 7/24/2005 | Clay Aiken (2 covers) | Photograph | |
| 7/31/2005 | * Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit * IndyCar driver Danica Patrick |
Photograph | |
| 8/7/2005 | Emily Procter and David Caruso of CSI: Miami | Photograph | |
| 8/14/2005 | Members of The Beatles on the 40th anniversary of their Shea Stadium concert | Photograph | |
| 8/21/2005 | Sela Ward and Hugh Laurie of House | ||
| 8/28/2005 | Yunjin Kim, Dominic Monaghan, Evangeline Lilly, and Jorge Garcia of Lost | Photograph | |
| 9/4/2005 | 2005 NFL season preview (2 covers) * Tom Brady of the New England Patriots * Donovan McNabb of the Philadelphia Eagles and Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers |
Brady: Photograph: Donovan/Ben: Photo montage | |
| 9/11/2005 | "Fall Preview" | Photo montage | |
| 9/18/2005 | "Returning Favorites" | Photo montage | |
| 9/25/2005 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2 covers) * Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and Gary Dourdan * Robert David Hall, Jorja Fox, William Petersen, and Eric Szmanda |
Photograph | |
| 10/2/2005 | Wentworth Miller of Prison Break | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 10/9/2005 | The final digest version of TV Guide, recreating 9 classic covers: * Jennifer Love Hewitt as The Flying Nun (9/30/1967) * Howdy Doody with Conan O'Brien as Buffalo Bob Smith (6/25/1954) * Regis Philbin and Kelly Ripa as I Dream of Jeannie (1966) * Reba McEntire as Lucy Ricardo (original photo appeared on a 2001 cover) *Scrubs' Zach Braff, Donald Faison, and John C. McGinley as the cast of M*A*S*H (1976) * Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen as The Odd Couple (1971) *The cast of The Bernie Mac Show as the cast of Good Times (12/14/1974) * Greg Gumbel and Dan Marino as Miami Vice's Tubbs and Crockett (7/27/1985) * Homer Simpson as Fred Flintstone (6/13/1964) |
Photographs (except for Homer Simpson) | Covers 1-6: Andy Ryan Covers 7-8: Patrik Giardino Simpson Cover: Matt Groening/20th Century Fox Television |
| 10/17/2005 | "TV Guide's Extreme Makeover", the first full-size issue, with Ty Pennington wielding a sledgehammer toward the reader | Photograph | Larsen & Talbert |
| 10/24/2005 | Geena Davis of Commander in Chief | Photograph | Jack Guy |
| 10/31/2005 | Martha Stewart of The Martha Stewart Show | Photograph | |
| 11/7/2005 | Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith |
| 11/14/2005 | Dominic Purcell and Wentworth Miller of Prison Break | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 11/21/2005 | Patricia Arquette and Jake Weber of Medium | Photograph | |
| 11/28/2005 | Michelle Rodriguez of Lost | Photograph | |
| 12/5/2005 | "100 Most Unexpected TV Moments" | Photo montage | |
| 12/12/2005 | Matt Lauer and Katie Couric of Today | Photograph | |
| 12/19/2005 | "My Big Year!" featuring Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 12/26/2005 | "2006 TV Preview" | Photo montage |
2006
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2006 | Without a Trace Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio | ||
| 1/9/2006 | NCIS Mark Harmon | ||
| 1/16/2006 | Lost Mathew Fox | ||
| 1/23/2006 | Marg Helgenberger of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| 1/30/2006 | Grey's Anatomy Justin Chambers and Katherine Heigl | ||
| 2/6/2006 | Olympics Preview | ||
| 2/13/2006 | Marcia Cross of Desperate Housewives | Photograph | |
| 2/20/2006 | Dancing with the Stars | ||
| 2/27/2006 | Oscar Preview Jon Stewart | ||
| 3/6/2006 | Edie Falco and James Gandolfini of The Sopranos | Photograph | |
| 3/13/2006 | Cold Case Danny Pino & Cathryn Morris | ||
| 3/20/2006 | Grey's Anatomy T.R. Knight & Chandra Wilson | ||
| 3/27/2006 | Eric Close, Poppy Montgomery, and Enrique Murciano of Without a Trace | Photograph | |
| 4/3/2006 | SVU's Mom-to-Be Mariska Hargitay Exclusive | ||
| 4/10/2006 | Prison Break Wentworth Miller | ||
| 4/17/2006 | House Hugh Laurie | ||
| 4/24/2006 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus of The New Adventures of Old Christine | Photograph | |
| 5/1/2006 | Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith |
| 5/8/2006 | Lost Evangeline Lilly and Josh Holloway | ||
| 5/15/2006 | Finale Preview David Caruso | ||
| 5/22/2006 | American Idol contestants Elliott Yamin, Katharine McPhee, and Taylor Hicks | Photograph | |
| 5/29/2006 | Desperate Housewives Marcia Cross | ||
| 6/5/2006 | Summer TV Preview | ||
| 6/12/2006 | Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer, American Idol contestant Elliott Yamin | Photograph | |
| 6/19/2006 | TV's Sexiest men Wentworth Miller (possible multiple covers) | ||
| 6/26/2006 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Photograph | |
| 7/3/2006 | Dennis Haysbert of The Unit | Photograph | |
| 7/10/2006 | Heidi Klum of Project Runway | Photograph | |
| 7/17/2006 | CSI Miami Emily Procter | ||
| 7/24/2006 | "The Ultimate Sci-Fi Preview" (4 covers) * Tom Welling of Smallville * William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek (1960s photo) *Battlestar Galactica * Terry O'Quinn of Lost |
Photograph | Welling: James White/The WB; Star Trek: Sheedy-Long; Galactica: Anthony Mandler/Sci Fi Channel; O'Quinn: Art Streiber/ABC |
| 7/31/2006 | SVU's Mariska Hargitay and Infant Son | ||
| 8/7/2006 | |||
| 8/14/2006 | "Emmy Countdown", featuring nominee Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | ||
| 8/21/2006 | "Emmy Preview", featuring host Conan O'Brien and several nominees | Photo montage | |
| 8/28/2006 | Lost Yunjin Kim & Daniel Dae Kim | ||
| 9/4/2006 | NFL Preview | ||
| 9/11/2006 | "Fall Preview" | ||
| 9/18/2006 | Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy | ||
| 9/25/2006 | Jorja Fox and William Petersen of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| 10/2/2006 | Lost Josh Holloway | ||
| 10/9/2006 | Marcia Cross of Desperate Housewives | ||
| 10/16/2006 | "Hot Fall TV List", featuring Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy | ||
| 10/23/2006 | Adrian Pasdar, Ali Larter and Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes | ||
| 10/30/2006 | House Hugh Laurie, Omar Epps & Jennifer Morrison | ||
| 11/6/2006 | John Stamos and Parminder Nagra of ER | ||
| 11/13/2006 | Dancing with the Stars partners Cheryl Burke and Emmitt Smith, Karina Smirnoff and Mario Lopez, and Joey Lawrence and Edyta Śliwińska | Photograph | |
| 11/20/2006 | Eric Dane and Kate Walsh of Grey's Anatomy | ||
| 11/27/2006 | David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel of Bones | ||
| 12/4/2006 | Melina Kanakaredes and Gary Sinise of CSI: NY | ||
| 12/11/2006 | Josh Duhamel and Molly Sims of Las Vegas | ||
| 12/18/2006 | "Best of 2006: My Big Year", featuring America Ferrera of Ugly Betty | Photograph | |
| 12/25/2006 | "Ultimate Holiday Preview", featuring Rachael Ray (TV Guide's first 2-week "double issue") | Photograph |
2007
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2007 | "2007 TV Preview" | Photo montage | |
| 1/15/2007 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | |
| 1/22/2007 | Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell of American Idol | Photograph | |
| 1/29/2007 | The cast of Heroes (multiple covers) | Photograph | |
| 2/5/2007 | Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster, Mandy Patinkin, and Thomas Gibson of Criminal Minds | Photograph | |
| 2/12/2007 | William Petersen of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| 2/19/2007 | Oscar Preview, featuring host Ellen DeGeneres | Photograph | |
| 2/26/2007 | Rob Lowe and Calista Flockhart of Brothers & Sisters | Photograph | |
| 3/5/2007 | The cast of House | Photograph | |
| 3/12/2007 | Dominic Monaghan, Emilie de Ravin, and Henry Ian Cusick of Lost | Photograph | |
| 3/19/2007 | Paula Abdul of American Idol | ||
| 3/26/2007 | "The Sexy Issue", featuring Evangeline Lilly and Patrick Dempsey (separate covers) | Photograph | |
| 4/2/2007 | Edie Falco and James Gandolfini of The Sopranos | Photograph | |
| 4/9/2007 | David Caruso of CSI: Miami | Photograph | |
| 4/16/2007 | Justin Chambers of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| 4/23/2007 | Eva Longoria of Desperate Housewives | Photograph | |
| 4/30/2007 | Jamie Pressly, Jason Lee, and Ethan Suplee of My Name Is Earl | Photograph | |
| 5/7/2007 | "Finale Fever Preview!" (4 covers) * David Caruso of CSI: Miami * Josh Holloway of Lost * Kiefer Sutherland of 24 * Hugh Laurie of House |
Photograph | |
| 5/14/2007 | Dancing with the Stars couples Joey Fatone & Kym Johnson, Laila Ali & Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough, Ian Ziering & Cheryl Burke, and Billy Ray Cyrus & Karina Smirnoff | Photograph | |
| 5/21/2007 | American Idol contestants Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks, and Melinda Doolittle | Photograph | |
| 5/28/2007 | Jorja Fox and William Petersen of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| 6/4/2007 | Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer | Photograph | |
| 6/11/2007 | "The Sopranos: A Special Farewell to TV's Greatest Drama" | Photo montage | |
| 6/18/2007 | Prince William and Prince Harry | ||
| 6/25/2007 | "NASCAR Goes Wild!" featuring Jeff Gordon | ||
| 7/9/2007 | Paula Abdul of Hey Paula | ||
| 7/16/2007 | Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus of Hannah Montana | Photograph | |
| 7/23/2007 | "The Ultimate Sci-Fi Preview", featuring Erica Durance and Tom Welling of Smallville | Photograph | |
| 8/6/2007 | Glenn Close of Damages | Photograph | |
| 8/13/2007 | "Family Fall Preview", featuring cast members from High School Musical 2 | ||
| 8/20/2007 | Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | |
| 8/27/2007 | Kate Walsh and Tim Daly of Private Practice | ||
| 9/3/2007 | NFL preview (multiple regional covers) | Photograph | |
| 9/10/2007 | Fall Preview | Photo montage | |
| 9/17/2007 | Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| 9/24/2007 | Hugh Laurie of House | Photograph | |
| 10/1/2007 | Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, and Kristen Bell of Heroes | photo montage | |
| 10/8/2007 | Michelle Ryan of Bionic Woman | ||
| 10/15/2007 | Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, and Julianne Hough of Dancing with the Stars | Photograph | |
| 10/22/2007 | Elizabeth Reaser and Justin Chambers of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| 10/29/2007 | William Petersen of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and Anthony LaPaglia of Without a Trace | ||
| 11/5/2007 | America Ferrera, Michael Urie, and Vanessa Williams of Ugly Betty | Photograph | |
| 11/12/2007 | The cast of Heroes (4 covers) | Illustration | |
| 11/19/2007 | Dancing with the Stars | ||
| 12/3/2007 | Dana Delany of Desperate Housewives | Photograph | |
| 12/10/2007 | George Eads and Gary Dourdan of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | ||
| 12/17/2007 | "My Big Year", featuring Kate Walsh of Private Practice | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 12/24/2007 | "Ultimate Holiday TV Preview", featuring Christina Applegate in a New Years-themed photo | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
2008
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/7/2008 | 2008 TV Preview | ||
| 1/14/2008 | Paula Abdul, Ryan Seacrest, Simon Cowell, and Randy Jackson of American Idol | Photograph | |
| 1/21/2008 | "Ultimate Sci-Fi Preview", featuring Thomas Dekker, Lena Headey, and Summer Glau of Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels |
| 1/28/2008 | The return of Lost: * Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson * Josh Holloway |
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| 2/4/2008 | Olivia Wilde, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison, and Hugh Laurie of House | Photograph | |
| 2/11/2008 | NASCAR preview, featuring Dale Earnhardt Jr. | ||
| 2/18/2008 | Oscar Preview | ||
| 2/25/2008 | Jamie Oliver, Nate Berkus, Oprah Winfrey, Malaak Compton-Rock, and Tony Gonzalez of Oprah's Big Give | Photograph | |
| 3/3/2008 | "The Must-See Election" | ||
| 3/10/2008 | Naveen Andrews and Elizabeth Mitchell of Lost | Photograph | |
| 3/17/2008 | American Idol | ||
| 3/24/2008 | * Josh Radnor of How I Met Your Mother with guest star Britney Spears (newsstand cover) *"How Far Can TV Go?" featuring Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Natalie Dormer of The Tudors (subscriber cover) |
Photograph | |
| 3/31/2008 | "Look Who's Back!" A group photo featuring Mariska Hargitay, David Caruso, Hugh Laurie, James Denton, Poppy Montgomery, Shemar Moore, Allison Mack, Mekhi Phifer, David Boreanaz, Becki Newton, Dave Annable, and Eva Longoria (foldout cover) | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| 4/14/2008 | Jenna Fischer, Rainn Wilson, and John Krasinski of The Office | Photograph | |
| 4/21/2008 | Christopher Meloni and Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Photograph | |
| 4/28/2008 | Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | |
| 5/5/2008 | "The Sexiest Man and Woman on TV," respectively Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy and Jennifer Love Hewitt of Ghost Whisperer (separate covers) | Photograph | |
| 5/12/2008 | Dancing with the Stars partners Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas, Edyta Śliwińska and Jason Taylor, Cheryl Burke and Cristián de la Fuente, Karina Smirnoff and Mario, and Marissa Jaret Winokur and Tony Dovolani | Photograph | Jonathan Skow |
| 5/19/2008 | American Idol contestants Syesha Mercado, David Cook, and David Archuleta | Photograph | |
| 5/26/2008 | Lost | ||
| 6/2/2008 | "Finale Fallout", featuring Hugh Laurie of House | ||
| 6/9/2008 | "Summer Preview", featuring Kyra Sedgwick | Photograph | |
| 6/16/2008 | The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato | Photograph | |
| 6/23/2008 | "Reality TV Attacks!" featuring Denise Richards | Photograph | |
| 6/30/2008 | "Hot Bods!" featuring Mario Lopez and Audrina Patridge | Photograph | |
| 7/14/2008 | David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson of the film The X-Files: I Want to Believe | photo illustration | |
| 7/21/2008 | Miley Cyrus | Photograph | |
| 8/4/2008 | Jon Hamm and January Jones of Mad Men | Photograph | |
| 8/11/2008 | Characters from Star Wars: The Clone Wars (4 covers) | Illustration | |
| 8/25/2008 | Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy (separate covers) | Photograph | Bob D'Amico/ABC |
| 9/1/2008 | The Hills (2 covers) * Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt * Lo Bosworth, Lauren Conrad, and Audrina Patridge |
Photograph | |
| 9/8/2008 | Fall Preview part 1 ("102 New Shows"), featuring Rufus Sewell, Simon Baker, Christian Slater, Joshua Jackson, and Jason O'Mara | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 9/15/2008 | Fall Preview part 2 ("Returning Favorites"), with Brooke Shields, Kate Walsh, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Emily Deschanel | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 9/22/2008 | Hayden Panettiere, Masi Oka, and Zachary Quinto of Heroes | ||
| 9/29/2008 | The cast of Desperate Housewives (foldout cover) | Photograph | |
| 10/6/2008 | William Petersen and Marg Helgenberger of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| 10/13/2008 | Robert Sean Leonard and Hugh Laurie of House | Photograph | |
| 10/20/2008 | Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson of Fringe | Photograph | |
| 10/27/2008 | Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey of 30 Rock | Photograph | |
| 11/3/2008 | Saturday Night Live's Fred Armisen as "Barack Obama" and Darrell Hammond as "John McCain" | Photograph | |
| 11/10/2008 | Christina Applegate of Samantha Who? | Photograph | |
| 11/17/2008 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | |
| 11/24/2008 | "The Hot List", featuring Simon Baker of The Mentalist | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| 12/8/2008 | Anna Belknap, Carmine Giovinazzo, and Melina Kanakaredes of CSI: NY | Photograph | |
| 12/15/2008 | "2009 Sci-Fi Preview", featuring Hayden Panettiere of Heroes | Photograph | |
| 12/22/2008 | "The Best of 2008", featuring a holiday-themed cover with Cobie Smulders, Alyson Hannigan, and Neil Patrick Harris | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
2009
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/5/2009 | "2009 Preview", featuring Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | |
| 1/12/2009 | William Petersen of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| 1/19/2009 | Evangeline Lilly of Lost | Photograph | |
| 1/26/2009 | Barack & Michelle Obama | Photograph | |
| 2/9/2009 | Kate Walsh of Private Practice and Eric Dane of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| 2/16/2009 | "The Future of TV: Welcome to NewTube!" featuring Andy Samberg peering over a crystal ball | Photograph | |
| 3/2/2009 | Cheryl Burke of Dancing With the Stars | Photograph | |
| 3/9/2009 | David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel of Bones | Photograph | |
| 3/16/2009 | The finale of Battlestar Galactica (2 covers) * James Callis, Tricia Helfer, and Katee Sackhoff * Edward James Olmos and Mary McDonnell |
Photograph | |
| 3/23/2009 | The finale of ER (2 covers) * Linda Cardellini and John Stamos * George Clooney and Julianna Margulies (reprint of 10/14/1995 cover) |
Photograph | |
| 3/30/2009 | "TV's 35 Sexiest Stars", featuring Simon Baker and Eva Longoria (separate covers) | Photograph | Baker: Cliff Watts; Longoria: Matt Jones |
| 4/13/2009 | Amy Poehler of Parks and Recreation | Photograph | |
| 4/20/2009 | Nicollette Sheridan | Photograph | |
| 5/4/2009 | Simon Cowell of American Idol | ||
| 5/11/2009 | Cote de Pablo and Michael Weatherly of NCIS | Photograph | |
| 5/18/2009 | Dancing with the Stars couples Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani, Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas, Chelsie Hightower & Ty Murray, and Gilles Marini & Cheryl Burke (foldout cover) | Photograph | Jonathan Skow |
| 6/1/2009 | "Summer Preview", featuring Conan O'Brien of The Tonight Show | Photograph | |
| 6/15/2009 | Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer of True Blood | Photograph | |
| 6/29/2009 | Jeffrey Donovan and Gabrielle Anwar of Burn Notice | Photograph | |
| 7/13/2009 | Remembering Farrah Fawcett | Photograph | |
| 7/27/2009 | *"Sci-Fi Preview", featuring Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, and Kaley Cuoco of The Big Bang Theory (newsstand cover) *Remembering Walter Cronkite (subscriber cover) |
Photograph | *Theory: Adam Olszewski *Cronkite: CBS |
| 8/10/2009 | "Who Earns What? TV's Biggest Paychecks Revealed!" | Photo Montage | |
| 8/24/2009 | "Fall Sneak Peek", featuring Laura Leighton and Ashlee Simpson-Wentz of Melrose Place | Photograph | |
| 9/7/2009 | Fall Preview ("The scoop on 42 new shows!") | Photo Montage | |
| 9/14/2009 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Hugh Laurie of House | Photograph | |
| 9/21/2009 | Robin Tunney and Simon Baker of The Mentalist | Photograph | |
| 9/28/2009 | Marg Helgenberger & Jorja Fox of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| 10/5/2009 | Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J of NCIS: Los Angeles | Photograph | |
| 10/12/2009 | Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Photograph | |
| 10/19/2009 | Omar Epps, Jennifer Morrison, Hugh Laurie, and Jesse Spencer of House | Photograph | |
| 10/26/2009 | Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| 11/2/2009 | Mark Harmon and Cote de Pablo of NCIS | Photograph | Jim Wright |
| 11/9/2009 | "Sesame Street Turns 40", featuring Muppet characters from the show | Photograph | |
| 11/16/2009 | "The 2009 Hot List", featuring Courteney Cox of Cougar Town | Photograph | |
| 11/23/2009 | Joseph Fiennes and Sonya Walger of FlashForward | Photograph | Smallz & Raskind |
| 12/7/2009 | The 20th anniversary of The Simpsons, featuring images of Homer Simpson from previous episodes (5 covers) | Illustration | Animation: Matt Groening; Illustration: Julius Preite |
| 12/21/2009 | *"Cheers & Jeers 2009: Our Picks for the Best and Worst of the Year" (newsstand cover) *"Tributes: Remembering the Stars We Lost in 2009" (subscriber cover) |
Photo Montage |
Sources
- The TV Guide magazine website
- 2000s section of the TV Guide cover archive
- TV Guide: Fifty Years of Television, New York: Crown Publishers, 2002. ISBN 1-4000-4685-8
- Stephen Hofer, ed., TV Guide: The Official Collectors Guide, Braintree, Massachusetts: BangZoom Publishers, 2006. ISBN 0-9772927-1-1.
- "50 Greatest TV Guide Covers", article from the June 15, 2002 edition of TV Guide
- Information from ellwanger.tv's TV Guide collection section
- TV Guide cover list as shown on pastpaper.com