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
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)
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); (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
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)
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
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
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)
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
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
12/7/2002 *The film Star Trek: Nemesis (four 3-D newsstand covers)
* Ted Danson of Becker (subscriber cover)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, , 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
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