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

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 1