Is Tavis Smiley coming back?
Tavis Smiley (2015–2017) on PBS
The answer: Concluded April 4, 2017.
2seasons
346episodes
About Tavis Smiley
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)." This show is 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.
Tavis Smiley episode schedule
346 aired
Aired · 346
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| April 4, 2017 | S13·E62 | Apr 4, 2017 |
| December 27, 2016 | S13·E1 | Cyndi Lauper |
| December 16, 2016 | S12·E471 | Charley Pride |
| December 15, 2016 | S12·E470 | Mike Massimino, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris |
| December 14, 2016 | S12·E469 | Courting Justice Townhall -- Cleveland, Part 2 |
| December 13, 2016 | S12·E468 | Courting Justice Townhall -- Cleveland, Part 1 |
| December 12, 2016 | S12·E467 | Ibram X. Kendi |
| December 9, 2016 | S12·E466 | Robert Wagner |
| December 8, 2016 | S12·E465 | Simone Biles, Thomas B. Cavanagh |
| December 7, 2016 | S12·E464 | Joe Buck, Joey Alexander |
| December 6, 2016 | S12·E463 | Protection Not Protest: The People of Standing Rock |
| December 5, 2016 | S12·E462 | Connie Rice, Robin D.G. Kelley |
| December 2, 2016 | S12·E461 | Jordan Smith, Thandie Newton |
| December 1, 2016 | S12·E460 | Peter Singer, Phoebe Robinson |
| November 30, 2016 | S12·E459 | Kenneth Braswell, Meg Ryan, Nzinga Braswell |
| November 29, 2016 | S12·E458 | Kathy Griffin |
| November 28, 2016 | S12·E457 | Episode 457 |
| November 25, 2016 | S12·E456 | Episode 456 |
| November 24, 2016 | S12·E455 | Kathy Bates |
| November 23, 2016 | S12·E454 | Trevor Noah |
| November 22, 2016 | S12·E453 | Oliver Stone |
| November 21, 2016 | S12·E452 | Episode 452 |
| November 18, 2016 | S12·E451 | Kenny Burrell |
| November 17, 2016 | S12·E450 | Frederick Wiseman, Ryan Speedo Green |
| November 16, 2016 | S12·E449 | Graham Nash |
| November 15, 2016 | S12·E448 | Dr. Robert K. Ross, Tippi Hedren |
| November 14, 2016 | S12·E447 | Sen. Bernie Sanders |
| November 11, 2016 | S12·E446 | Episode 446 |
| November 10, 2016 | S12·E445 | Episode 445 |
| November 9, 2016 | S12·E444 | Episode 444 |
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| November 8, 2016 | S12·E443 | Episode 443 |
| November 7, 2016 | S12·E442 | Episode 442 |
| November 4, 2016 | S12·E441 | Carole Bayer Sager |
| November 3, 2016 | S12·E440 | Doris Meissner, Julissa Arce |
| November 2, 2016 | S12·E439 | Naomie Harris |
| November 1, 2016 | S12·E438 | Dr. Jill Stein, New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Part 2 |
| October 31, 2016 | S12·E437 | Dr. Jill Stein, New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, Part 1 |
| October 28, 2016 | S12·E436 | Joey Alexander, Matt Berninger |
| October 27, 2016 | S12·E435 | Jeremy Irons, UCLA Professor Richard J. Jackson |
| October 26, 2016 | S12·E434 | Chris Hedges |
| October 25, 2016 | S12·E433 | Albert J. Rabotea, Dr. Naomi Neufeld |
| October 24, 2016 | S12·E432 | Donna Brazile |
| October 21, 2016 | S12·E431 | Derek W. Black, Mike Massimino |
| October 20, 2016 | S12·E430 | Heather Ann Thompson, Phoebe Robinson |
| October 19, 2016 | S12·E429 | Corey Fields, Dick Van Dyke |
| October 18, 2016 | S12·E428 | Cyndi Lauper, Part 2 |
| October 17, 2016 | S12·E427 | Cyndi Lauper, Part 1 |
| October 14, 2016 | S12·E426 | Dr. Mehmet Oz, Norah Jones |
| October 13, 2016 | S12·E425 | Cookie Johnson, Will Downing |
| October 12, 2016 | S12·E424 | Joshua Bell |
| October 11, 2016 | S12·E423 | Shira Scheindlin |
| October 10, 2016 | S12·E422 | Andrew Sullivan |
| October 7, 2016 | S12·E421 | Betye Saar |
| October 6, 2016 | S12·E420 | Jamie Lee Curtis |
| October 5, 2016 | S12·E419 | Freddy Cole |
| October 4, 2016 | S12·E418 | Peter Singer, Bill Hanage |
| October 3, 2016 | S12·E417 | Margaret Huang |
| September 30, 2016 | S12·E416 | Thandie Newton |
| September 29, 2016 | S12·E415 | Courting Justice Part 2 |
| September 28, 2016 | S12·E414 | Courting Justice: Tavis talks with judges from across the country |
| September 27, 2016 | S12·E413 | Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ann Coulter |
| September 26, 2016 | S12·E412 | Kurtis Lee, Janet Napolitano |
| September 23, 2016 | S12·E411 | Ellis Hall |
| September 22, 2016 | S12·E410 | Patrisia Macias-Rojas, Tom Arnold |
| September 21, 2016 | S12·E409 | Dr. Damon Tweedy, Craig Wilder |
| September 20, 2016 | S12·E408 | Amy Goodman |
| September 19, 2016 | S12·E407 | Maureen Dowd |
| September 9, 2016 | S12·E406 | Angela Danovi, Robert Reich |
| September 8, 2016 | S12·E405 | Robert Hines, Kshama Sawant |
| September 7, 2016 | S12·E404 | Jackie Starkey, Julian Castro |
| September 6, 2016 | S12·E403 | Willie J.R. Fleming, Mia Birdsong |
| September 5, 2016 | S12·E402 | Sheldon Danziger |
| August 19, 2016 | S12·E401 | Carole King |
| August 18, 2016 | S12·E400 | Ben Harper, Viet Thanh Nguyen |
| August 17, 2016 | S12·E399 | Lonnie Smith |
| August 16, 2016 | S12·E398 | Jane Lynch, Nely Galán |
| August 15, 2016 | S12·E397 | D.L. Hughley |
| August 12, 2016 | S12·E396 | W. Kamau Bell |
| August 11, 2016 | S12·E395 | Laurence Leamer, Walter Mosley |
| August 10, 2016 | S12·E394 | Terry McMillan |
| August 9, 2016 | S12·E393 | Viggo Mortensen |
| August 8, 2016 | S12·E392 | Patti Smith |
| August 5, 2016 | S12·E391 | Part 2 of 2: Park Ranger Betty Reid Soskin |
| August 4, 2016 | S12·E390 | Part 1 of 2: Park Ranger Betty Reid Soski |
| August 3, 2016 | S12·E389 | Gil Garcetti |
| August 2, 2016 | S12·E388 | Shirley Caesar |
| August 1, 2016 | S12·E387 | Bonnie Raitt |
| July 29, 2016 | S12·E386 | Lynn Scarlett, Sam Polk |
| July 28, 2016 | S12·E385 | Emilio T. González |
| July 27, 2016 | S12·E384 | Tim Ridge |
| July 26, 2016 | S12·E383 | Carrie Severino, Peter Morici |
| July 25, 2016 | S12·E382 | The Democratic National Convention is discussed |
| July 22, 2016 | S12·E381 | Part 2 of 2: Corine Woodley, the mother of Gavin Long, is interviewed |
| July 21, 2016 | S12·E380 | Part 1 of 2: Corine Woodley, the mother of Gavin Long, is interviewed |
| July 20, 2016 | S12·E379 | Ralph Nader |
| July 19, 2016 | S12·E378 | Hilda Solis, Thomas Perez |
| July 18, 2016 | S12·E377 | Richard A. Clarke |
| July 15, 2016 | S12·E376 | Joshua Cooper Ramo and Take 6 perform |
| July 14, 2016 | S12·E375 | Bassem Youssef, Jay Newton-Small |
| July 13, 2016 | S12·E374 | Former Seattle PD chief Norm Stamper |
| July 12, 2016 | S12·E373 | Part 2 of 2: Connie Rice and Robin D.G. Kelley discuss the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana as well as the killing of five police officers in Dallas. |
| July 11, 2016 | S12·E372 | Part 1 of 2: Connie Rice and Robin D.G. Kelley discuss the police shootings in Minnesota and Louisiana as well as the killing of five police officers in Dallas. |
| July 8, 2016 | S12·E371 | Nely Galán, Jane Lynch |
| July 7, 2016 | S12·E370 | Viggo Mortensen |
| July 6, 2016 | S12·E369 | Norman Lear |
| July 5, 2016 | S12·E368 | Nely Galán, Roseanne Barr |
| July 4, 2016 | S12·E367 | Terry McMillan |
| July 1, 2016 | S12·E366 | Maxwell |
| June 30, 2016 | S12·E365 | Shane Claiborne, Rana Forrohar |
| June 29, 2016 | S12·E364 | Laurence Leamer, Walter Mosley |
| June 28, 2016 | S12·E363 | Shirley Caesar |
| June 27, 2016 | S12·E362 | Dee Dee Myers |
| June 24, 2016 | S12·E361 | William Bell |
| June 23, 2016 | S12·E360 | Liev Schreiber |
| June 22, 2016 | S12·E359 | TBA |
| June 21, 2016 | S12·E358 | TBA |
| June 20, 2016 | S12·E357 | TBA |
| June 17, 2016 | S12·E356 | Gil Garcetti |
| June 16, 2016 | S12·E355 | Cheryl Hyman, Kate Beckinsale |
| June 15, 2016 | S12·E354 | Moby |
| June 14, 2016 | S12·E353 | Samantha Power |
| June 13, 2016 | S12·E352 | Frank Rich |
| June 10, 2016 | S12·E351 | Andre Watts |
| June 9, 2016 | S12·E350 | Maria Toorpakai |
| June 8, 2016 | S12·E349 | Dov Charney |
| June 7, 2016 | S12·E348 | Don Cheadle |
| June 6, 2016 | S12·E347 | Sally Field |
| June 3, 2016 | S12·E346 | Breakthrough medical treatments |
| June 2, 2016 | S12·E345 | Criminal justice reform |
| June 1, 2016 | S12·E344 | Artists-in-residence program |
| May 31, 2016 | S12·E343 | Technical colleges |
| May 30, 2016 | S12·E342 | Innovative preschool initiative |
| May 27, 2016 | S12·E341 | Arianna Huffington, Reginald Dwayne Betts |
| May 26, 2016 | S12·E340 | Stephon Alexander |
| May 25, 2016 | S12·E339 | Lynn Vavreck, Paul Pierson |
| May 24, 2016 | S12·E338 | Sen. Bernie Sanders |
| May 23, 2016 | S12·E337 | Betty Reid Soskin |
| May 19, 2016 | S12·E336 | Anthony Mackie |
| May 18, 2016 | S12·E335 | Kristin Chenoweth |
| May 17, 2016 | S12·E334 | W. Kamau Bell |
| May 16, 2016 | S12·E333 | Jon Shields, Jonathan Butler |
| May 13, 2016 | S12·E332 | Dr. Lonnie Smith |
| May 12, 2016 | S12·E331 | Dr. David B. Agus, Anna Chlumsky |
| May 11, 2016 | S12·E330 | Maria Toorpakai, Rob & Nick Reiner |
| May 10, 2016 | S12·E329 | Rahsaan Bahati, Diane Guerrero |
| May 9, 2016 | S12·E328 | Wendell Potter |
| May 6, 2016 | S12·E327 | Katie Couric |
| May 5, 2016 | S12·E326 | Michael Tesler, Akala |
| May 4, 2016 | S12·E325 | Gregory Porter |
| May 3, 2016 | S12·E324 | Adrian Pantoja, Ange-Marie Hancock |
| May 2, 2016 | S12·E323 | Susan Sarandon |
| April 29, 2016 | S12·E322 | Shihan Van Clief, Nia Long |
| April 28, 2016 | S12·E321 | Thomas A. Saenz |
| April 27, 2016 | S12·E320 | Connie Rice |
| April 26, 2016 | S12·E319 | One Great Idea Tour: Southern California |
| April 25, 2016 | S12·E318 | A tribute to Prince, Part 2 |
| April 22, 2016 | S12·E317 | A tribute to Prince |
| April 21, 2016 | S12·E316 | One Great Idea Tour: Atlanta |
| April 20, 2016 | S12·E315 | One Great Idea Tour: Boston |
| April 19, 2016 | S12·E314 | One Great Idea Tour: Milwaukee |
| April 18, 2016 | S12·E313 | One Great Idea Tour: Cleveland |
| April 15, 2016 | S12·E312 | Andrew "Dice" Clay |
| April 14, 2016 | S12·E311 | Sally Field |
| April 13, 2016 | S12·E310 | Robert Greenwald |
| April 12, 2016 | S12·E309 | Amy Goodman |
| April 11, 2016 | S12·E308 | Michael Waldman |
| April 8, 2016 | S12·E307 | Andre Watts |
| April 7, 2016 | S12·E306 | Viet Thanh Nguyen, Ben Harper |
| April 6, 2016 | S12·E305 | Arianna Huffington, Reginald Dwayne Betts |
| April 5, 2016 | S12·E304 | Julianne Malveaux, Jordan Smith |
| April 4, 2016 | S12·E303 | Piers Morgan, Little Simz |
| April 1, 2016 | S12·E302 | Dov Charney |
| March 31, 2016 | S12·E301 | Don Cheadle |
| March 30, 2016 | S12·E300 | James Brolin |
| March 29, 2016 | S12·E299 | Chris Isaak, Andra Day |
| March 28, 2016 | S12·E298 | Dr. Richard Haass, a tribute to Garry Shandling |
| March 25, 2016 | S12·E297 | Take 6 |
| March 24, 2016 | S12·E296 | Harry Lennix |
| March 23, 2016 | S12·E295 | Jerrod Carmichael |
| March 22, 2016 | S12·E294 | Rachel Roy, Jose Antonio Vargas |
| March 21, 2016 | S12·E293 | Michael Dukakis |
| March 18, 2016 | S12·E292 | Patti Smith |
| March 17, 2016 | S12·E291 | Carl Reiner |
| March 16, 2016 | S12·E290 | Dr. Mary Frances Berry |
| March 15, 2016 | S12·E289 | Carlos Santana |
| March 14, 2016 | S12·E288 | Kiefer Sutherland |
| March 11, 2016 | S12·E287 | Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Connie Rice, Ben Harper |
| March 10, 2016 | S12·E286 | Erin Brockovich, Wendell Pierce, Taj Mahal |
| March 9, 2016 | S12·E285 | Julianne Malveaux, Russlynn Ali, Macy Gray |
| March 8, 2016 | S12·E284 | Alicia Garza, Rashad Robinson, Talib Kweli |
| March 7, 2016 | S12·E283 | Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Keith Wailoo, Tamela Mann |
| March 4, 2016 | S12·E282 | Black Violin, Glen Hansard |
| March 3, 2016 | S12·E281 | Max Kenner, George Chochos |
| March 2, 2016 | S12·E280 | Dr. Mary Frances Berry |
| March 1, 2016 | S12·E279 | Bishop Robert G. Brown, Steve Mazzie, Lianne La Havas |
| February 29, 2016 | S12·E278 | Michael Brune, Roger Waters |
| February 26, 2016 | S12·E277 | Michael Brune, Roger Waters |
| February 25, 2016 | S12·E276 | Robert G. Brown, Steve Mazzie, Lianne La Havas |
| February 24, 2016 | S12·E275 | Sam Quinones, Brian McKnight |
| February 23, 2016 | S12·E274 | Hillary Clinton |
| February 22, 2016 | S12·E273 | Sen. Bernie Sanders |
| February 19, 2016 | S12·E272 | Carole King |
| February 18, 2016 | S12·E271 | Jason Sudeikis, Stephen James |
| February 17, 2016 | S12·E270 | Roger Waters |
| February 16, 2016 | S12·E269 | Kiefer Sutherland |
| February 15, 2016 | S12·E268 | Robert Reich, Glen Hansard |
| February 12, 2016 | S12·E267 | Ben Ratliff, Stanley Nelson |
| February 11, 2016 | S12·E266 | Carlos Santana |
| February 10, 2016 | S12·E265 | Seema Mehta, Pilar Marrero, Tom McCarthy |
| February 9, 2016 | S12·E264 | Carl Reiner |
| February 8, 2016 | S12·E263 | Robert C. O'Brien, Kurtis Lee |
| February 5, 2016 | S12·E262 | Roger Guenveur Smith, Lenny Abrahamson |
| February 4, 2016 | S12·E261 | Mike Binder, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar |
| February 3, 2016 | S12·E260 | Richard Dreyfuss |
| February 2, 2016 | S12·E259 | Tim Robbins, Bryonn Bain |
| February 1, 2016 | S12·E258 | Ralph Nader, Jennifer Yuh Nelson |
| January 29, 2016 | S12·E257 | Diane Ladd |
| January 28, 2016 | S12·E256 | Christine Ebersole & Frank Luntz |
| January 27, 2016 | S12·E255 | Dayo Okeniyi & Marvin Kalb |
| January 26, 2016 | S12·E254 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Patti Davis |
| January 25, 2016 | S12·E253 | Sen. Trent Lott & Sen. Tom Daschle |
| January 22, 2016 | S12·E252 | Patti Smith |
| January 21, 2016 | S12·E251 | A tribute to Glenn Frey cont. |
| January 20, 2016 | S12·E250 | A tribute to Glenn Frey |
| January 19, 2016 | S12·E249 | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| January 18, 2016 | S12·E248 | Martin Luther King Jr. |
| January 15, 2016 | S12·E247 | Ben Harper |
| January 14, 2016 | S12·E246 | Erin Brockovich, Taj Mahal & Wendell Pierce |
| January 13, 2016 | S12·E245 | Julianne Malveaux & Macy Gray |
| January 12, 2016 | S12·E244 | Talib Kweli |
…and 116 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.
