Tavis Smiley
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First Air DateJan 05, 2004
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ProductionThe Smiley Group
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Rotten tomato73%
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Original titleTavis Smiley
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ReleaseJan 05, 2004
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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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Season 6 ( 2009-01-26)
Kristin Scott Thomas, Don Guter
Stephen J. Cannell, Janis Kearney
Sen. Roland Burris, M.I.A.
Mickey Rourke
Danny Boyle
Dr. Martin Indyk, Viola Davis
Garry Shandling
Sean Penn
Danny Glover, Q-Tip
Ashford & Simpson
Suze Orman
Melissa Leo, Carlos Moore
Greg Mortenson, Sen. Robert Menendez
Graham Nash
Neil deGrasse Tyson, David Denby
Former President Jimmy Carter
Lamont Dozier, Raphael Saadiq
Dr. Palitha Kohona, Ravi Nessman
2009 Oscar nominees
Joan Baez
T.C. Boyle
Esperanza Spalding, Adam Cohen
Bill Maher
Bryan Cranston, Becky Quick
Jeffrey Sachs, T.C. Boyle
Neko Case, Rep. Marsha Blackburn
Ian McShane, Thomas Ricks
Robert Gates
Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Noah Wyle
Felicity Huffman, Tony Dungy
Dan Baum, Bill Paxton
EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson, Bobby Womack
Timothy Hutton, Thomas P.M. Barnett
Tricia Rose, Zoe Heller
Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer, Michael McKean
Simon Baker, Newt Gingrich
Dr. Keith Black, The-Dream
A tribute to John Hope Franklin
Carla Harris, Bobby Cannavale
Judith Jamison, Israel Houghton
Judith Jamison
Emmanuel Jal, Sen. Kent Conrad
Jaime Pressly, William Cohan
A tribute to Marvin Gaye
Carlos Santana
Israel Houghton, Seth Davis
Kevin Spacey
Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf
Ray Liotta, Gary Locke
James Ingram, Nandan Nilekani
Mark Robert Waldman
Rep. Henry Waxman, Idris Elba
Abraham Verghese, Labelle
Anna Paquin, Robert Greenwald
Dara Torres, India.Arie
Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar
Rep. Barney Frank, Hugh Masekela
Wangari Maathai
Leslie Gelb, David Brenner
Sgt. Juan Luis Alcivar, Anika Noni Rose
Tracey Ullman
Prince
Bria Valente, Prince
Kristin Chenoweth, Roger Wilkins
Joshua Cooper Ramo, Mike Krzyzewski
Mary Higgins Clark
Thomas Cahill, Ziggy Marley
Sam Haskell, Donald Faison
Darryl Strawberry
Dr. Walter Earl Fluker, Patti Davis
J.J. Abrams
Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta
Steve Earle, John Harwood
Maxwell, Michael Fauntroy
Steve Zahn, Brendan Gleeson
Earth, Wind & Fire, Richard Haass
Steve Martin
Reza Aslan, Common
Ed Asner
Bill Russell
Mandy Moore, Cesar Perales
Norman Lear
Edie Falco, Paul Ingrassia
Vernon Jordan
Nia Vardalos, Azadeh Moaveni
Kevin Bacon, Dave Bing
Nanci Griffith, Mary Frances Berry
Joe Scarborough, Sharon Jones
Larry King
Colson Whitehead, Della Reese
Karen Bass, Mary McCormack
Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller, Marina Nemat
Chris Noth, Ali Sethi
Roseanne Barr
Luma Mufleh, Rick Steves
Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis
Francis Ford Coppola
Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti
Mary Mary
Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti
A tribute to Michael Jackson, Berry Gordy
Michael Eric Dyson, Dr. Cornel West
Shohreh Aghdashloo, Roger Cohen
Bill Pullman, Debo Adegbile
Jane Mayer, Malina Saval
Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius
Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band
Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young
Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen
Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll
Jay Leno
Mark Johnson, Jay Leno
Corneille, Rep. Baron Hill
Biz Stone, Gloria Reuben
Davis Guggenheim, David Faber
Dylan McDermott, Warren Moon
Smokey Robinson
Howard Dean, a tribute to Don Hewitt
Arne Duncan, Benjamin Barber
Alexis Bledel, Stan Brock
Quentin Tarantino
Reba McEntire, Dean Koontz
Rep. John Lewis, Vernon Jordan
Ron Williams, Eric Sundquist
Josh Charles, Douglas Brinkley
Doug Pray, Robert Baer
Alex S. Jones, Mekhi Phifer
Ledisi, Peter Baker
George Foreman, Fred Kaplan
Terence Blanchard
Smokey Robinson
Ken Burns
Ted Kennedy Jr.
R. Dwayne Betts
Jenna Elfman, Matthew Weiner
Herb Alpert, Lani Hall
David Duchovny, Rep. Mike Pence
Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler, Michael Strahan, Daryl Mitchell
Ken Burns
Michael Moore
Tom Ridge, Adam Arkin
Rodrigo y Gabriela, James Brown
Max Blumenthal, Michael C. Hall
Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., George Benson
Dr. Cornel West
Karen Armstrong, Nick Hornby
Michael Sheen, Aaron S. Williams
James Ellroy, Sen. Bill Nelson
Pete Escovedo, Sheila E.
Dr. Terrence Roberts, Joshua Bell
Amb. Michael Oren, Michael Chabon
Michelle Monaghan, Vali Nasr
Rep. Ron Paul, Bob Herbert
Anthony Edwards, The RZA
Andy Williams
Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
Haleh Esfandiari, Nicholas Kristof
Dr. Ruth Simmons
Marcus Roberts, Edward Norton
Kris Kristofferson
Nomi Prins, the Swell Season
Lee Eisenberg, Susie Essman
Mitch Albom, Chiwetel Ejiofor
Andrew Ross Sorkin, Lang Lang
Max Cleland, Amerie
Bruce Feiler
Lance Reddick, Jason Zweig
Dan Senor, Gail Collins
Harry Connick Jr.
Paul Mooney
Andre Agassi
50 Cent
Dave Matthews
Viggo Mortensen
Ali Eteraz, Angie Stone
Amy Goodman, Jason Schwartzman
Malcolm Gladwell, Robin D.G. Kelley
Dr. Ruth Simmons
Ann Louise Bardach, Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
Yo-Yo Ma
Gov. David Paterson, Fred Willard
Morgan Freeman
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jeff Bridges, Sen. Bernie Sanders
Boyz II Men, Ann Louise Bardach
Gov. Ed Rendell, Shirley Caesar
James Cameron
Kenneth Wade, James Bradley
Mary J. Blige
Youth Leadership Panel with Eduardo Campos, Kate Sim, Cortlan Wickliff, Kimberly Anyadike, Galen Dodd & Rocio Ortega
Alan Alda, Tobey Maguire
Sandra Bullock
Joe Torre
Rosanne Cash
Bob Newhart, Dan Balz
Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
Season 7 ( )
Nicole Lee, Jim Wallis
Jason Reitman, Walter Isaacson
Marion Cotillard, Robert Lacey
Keri Russell, Paul Ingrassia
Newt Gingrich, Raj Patel
Peter Fonda, David Sanger
Corinne Bailey Rae
Dr. James Forbes
Eugene Jarecki, Max Siegel
Ed O'Neill, John Yoo
Wyclef Jean, Trey Songz
Pete Docter, Sen. John Cornyn
Bill Withers
Richard Schiff, Robert Kaiser
James Horner, Thomas Ricks
Garry Marshall, Joel Kotkin
Daniel Pink, Louie Psihoyos
Myrlie Evers-Williams
Tracy Morgan, Fred Swaniker
Stephen Dubner, Neil Irwin
Charles Blow
William Hurt
Drew Carey, Michael Duffy
Mark Ruffalo, Gabriel Thompson
Sen. Sherrod Brown, Sen. Evan Bayh
Van Jones
Angelique Kidjo
Ethan Hawke, Phyllis Bennis
Oscar Preview
Sandra Bullock
James Cameron
Morgan Freeman
Quentin Tarantino
Michael Moore
Tom Burrell
Andy Garcia, Rep. Tom Price
Queen Latifah, Chang-rae Lee
Michelle Alexander, Michael Sheen
Mario Van Peebles, Rep. John Dingell
Shankar Vedantam
Dee Dee Bridgewater
Steven Gray, Holly Hunter
Pierce Brosnan
Marvin Sapp, David Albright
Richard Stengel, Elizabeth Mitchell
Anna Torv, Marc Morial
Jakob Dylan, David Shenk
Maria Bartiromo, Bryan Cranston
David Simon, Rep. Sandy Levin
Benjamin Barber
Father Greg Boyle, Kim Raver
Annie Leonard, David Frum
Mark Harmon, Harry Markopolos
Ian McEwan, Timothy Olyphant
Diane Ravitch, Rodney & Holly Robinson Peete
Anne Lamott, Elizabeth Warren
Chris Rock
Andie MacDowell, Raheem DeVaughn
Raquel Welch
Jerry Weintraub
Lisa Kudrow, Steven Solomon
Sonia Sanchez, Mitch Landrieu
Judy Collins, Richard Clarke
Carol Burnett
Gov. Bill Richardson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers
Dana Delaney, Ceci Connolly
Richard Dreyfuss
Mavis Leno, Sheriff Clarence Dupnik
Nouriel Roubini, Isabel Allende
Pam Grier
Rebecca Skloot, Arturo Sandoval
Damon Wayans, Chuck Palahniuk
Ben Kingsley, Trombone Shorty
Garry Shandling
Bruce Feiler, Isobel Coleman
Michael Douglas
Dennis Quaid, Damian Marley with Nas
David Gregory, Ayaan Hirsi Ali
Allison Moorer, Robert Kuttner
Wes Moore, Alfredo Gutierrez
Sebastian Junger, Chuck Palahniuk
Rep. Joe Sestak
Diane Warren, Michael Hiltzik
Wendie Malick, Sen. Russ Feingold
Ralph Ziman, Andy Gray
John Hofmeister, Tilda Swinton
Tom Petty
Kevin Eubanks, Isobel Coleman
Phil Angelides, Brando Skyhorse
Sebastian Mallaby, Herbie Hancock
Peter Beinart, Molly Ringwald
Louis Gossett Jr., Mayor Tony Kennon
Spencer Wells, Bradley Whitford
Helen Mirren, Taylor Hackford
Tim Wise
Bret Easton Ellis, Mindi Abair
Tony Hsieh, Molly Shannon
Laurence Fishburne
Oliver Stone
Dr. Ian Smith, Stanley Greene
Nicholas Carr, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Robert David Hall, Rep. Henry Waxman
Joe Morton, Thomas Saenz
Kelli Williams, John Yearwood
Sean Payton
LeVar Burton, Sam Nunn
David Kilcullen, Paul Greenberg
Venus Williams
Oliver Stone
Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren
Alice Walker, Otis Williams, Terry Weeks, the Temptations
Tom Petty
Mark Harmon, Harry Markopolos
Michael Douglas
Laurence Fishburne
Patrick Stewart
Pam Grier
Richard Dreyfuss
Melissa Etheridge, Dr. Vincent Tuohy
Tony Hsieh, Molly Shannon
Angelique Kidjo
Garry Shandling
Jakob Dylan, David Shenk
Rebecca Skloot, Arturo Sandoval
Ian McEwan, Timothy Olyphant
Nicholas Carr, Carolina Chocolate Drops
Tim Wise
Kelis, Anthony Bourdain
John Mellencamp
Ken Follett, John Mellencamp
Gov. Charlie Crist, John Mellencamp
Max Lucado, John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Jeff Zeleny, Rufus Wainwright
David Finkel, Jon Landau
Alfonso Aguilar, Dave Walker
Dr. Norman Francis
Adbulrahman & Kathy Zeitoun
Gen. Wesley Clark, Rob Reiner
Norah Jones
John Burns, Laura Lippman
Dr. John, Rep. Kendrick Meek
2010 Emmy Winners
Martin Landau, Susan Page
Andrew Ross Sorkin, John Boyd Jr.
Andre Agassi
Sheryl Crow
Donal Logue, Frank Luntz
Sean Payton
Bettye LaVette
Venus Williams
Max Lucado, John Mellencamp
Norah Jones
Sec. Kathleen Sebelius, Arianna Huffington
Tim Robbins
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Hugh Laurie
Ken Burns, Rebecca Traister
Adam Levine, Harold Ford Jr.
Geoffrey Canada, Davis Guggenheim
Robert Reich, Seal
Michael Hirsh, Nancy Brinker
Amy Walter, Sam Rockwell
Eugene Robinson, Jonathan Butler
Jamie Lee Curtis
Stephen Dubner, Edward Norton
Serj Tankian, Adam Nagourney
Ron Chernow, Liz Murray
Condoleezza Rice
Tony Danza
Peter Singer, Neil Sedaka
Olivia Newton-John, Steve Bellamy
Eddie Levert, David Beckmann
James Burrows
Johnny Mathis
Dave Koz, Toni Yancey
Jimmy Carter
Valerie Plame Wilson, Joseph Wilson
Paul Reiser, Gov. Ed Rendell
Ingrid Betancourt, Mayor Julian Castro
Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey
Ron Brownstein, Edwidge Danticat
Phylicia Rashad
Michael Duffy
K'naan, Lucy Walker
Huey Lewis, Ted Sorensen tribute
Josh Groban, Joan Walsh
Rev. Andrew Young, George Dohrmann
Carey Mulligan, Paul Kane
Matt Taibbi, Jeffrey Wright
Rebecca Costa, Cassandra Wilson
Iyanla VanZant
Dennis Miller
Rainn Wilson, Sen. Mark Warner
Apolo Anton Ohno, Stacy Schiff
Robert Duvall
Tavis Smiley Season 7 Episode 215
Ron Isley
Natalie Cole, Darren Aronofsky
Gary Hart, Sen. Dick Durbin
Hilary Swank
Quincy Jones
Darren Aronofsky, Tom Brokaw
Keri Hilson, Noah Feldman
Sen. Bernie Sanders, Edmund Morris
Dick Cavett, Clarence B. Jones
Reza Aslan, Danny Boyle
Gordon Brown
Trent Reznor, Sally Hawkins
Kevin Spacey, Amy Adams
Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder
Robert Putnam, Nassim Taleb
Patti Smith
Wendell Potter, El DeBarge
Rebecca Skloot, Isabel Wilkerson
Lyle Lovett, Johnny Mathis
Jeff Bridges
Nichelle Nichols, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Elizabeth Warren, Javier Bardem
Roseanne Barr, Siddhartha Mukherjee
Graham Nash, David Duchovny
Clarence B. Jones, Stevie Wonder
America's Next Chapter panel discussion, part 1
America's Next Chapter panel discussion, part 2
America's Next Chapter panel discussion, part 3
Douglas Frantz, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
Bill Bradley, Douglas Brinkley
Peter Bergen, Kim Edwards
Paul Clemens, Charlie Crist
Anthony Hopkins
Tom Hooper
Ed O'Neill, Meghan Linsey, Joshua Scott Jones
Amos Lee, Rod Woodson
Atul Gawande, Blythe Danner
Gary Shapiro, David Pogue
Vusi Mahlasela, Melissa Leo
Jennifer Beals, Daniel Kurtzer
Clive Davis, Lawrence Goldstone
John Legend, Gideon Rachman
Amy Chua, Amos Lee
Randy Newman, Maria Bello
Phil Angelides, Tarek Masoud
Wynton Marsalis
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Ne-Yo
Jeff Henderson, Benjamin Barber
Kenneth Cole, Esperanza Spalding
Academy Award preview
Forest Whitaker, Dambisa Moyo
Misty Copeland, Sen. Michael Bennet
Mike Huckabee, George Schlatter
Annette Gordon-Reed, Kem
Charles Ferguson, Mary Bell
Smokey Robinson
Bing West
Anthony Mackie, Sherry Turkle
Susan Jacoby
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mansour El-Kikhia
Mark Richard
Lupe Fiasco
Aaron Eckhart, Sharifa Rhodes-Pitts
David Brooks, Blair Underwood
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Wynton Marsalis
Meghan Linsey, Joshua Scott Jones, Ed O'Neill
Clive Davis, Lawrence Goldstone
Smokey Robinson
Hisham Matar
Eve Ensler, Hitoshi Abe
Biz Stone
Julian Schnabel, Richard Haass
T.C. Boyle, Anne Heche
Gov. Mitch Daniels, Ted Danson
Michelle Rhee
Jeffrey Tambor
Bethany Hamilton, AnnaSophia Robb
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon
Season 11 ( 2013-12-23)
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Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Episode 9
Episode 10
Episode 11
Episode 12
Episode 13
Episode 14
Episode 15
Episode 16
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Episode 18
Episode 19
Episode 20
Episode 21
Episode 22
Episode 23
Episode 24
Episode 25
Episode 26
Episode 27
Episode 28
Episode 29
Episode 30
Episode 31
Episode 32
Episode 33
Episode 34
Episode 35
Episode 36
Episode 37
Episode 38
Episode 39
Episode 40
Episode 41
Episode 42
Episode 43
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Episode 45
Episode 46
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Episode 48
Episode 49
Episode 50
Episode 51
Episode 52
Episode 53
Episode 54
Episode 55
Episode 56
Episode 57
Episode 58
Episode 59
Episode 60
Episode 61
Episode 62
Episode 63
Episode 64
Episode 65
Episode 66
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Episode 68
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Episode 70
Episode 71
Episode 72
Episode 73
Episode 74
Episode 75
Episode 76
Episode 77
Episode 78
Episode 79
Episode 80
Episode 81
Episode 82
Episode 83
Episode 85
Episode 86
Episode 88
Episode 89
Episode 90
Episode 91
Episode 92
Episode 93
Episode 94
Episode 95
Episode 96
Episode 97
Episode 98
Episode 99
Episode 100
Episode 101
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Episode 103
Episode 104
Episode 105
Episode 106
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Episode 109
Episode 110
Episode 111
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Episode 118
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