List of TV Guide covers (1970s)

This is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 1970s, from January 1970 to December 1979. 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; any one-time-only special issues are not included.

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1970

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/3/1970"Here Come the 70s: How They Will Change the Way You Live"photograph
1/10/1970Fred MacMurray and Beverly Garland of My Three Sonsphotograph
1/17/1970The cast of Ironsidephoto montage
1/24/1970Tom Jones of This is Tom Jonesphoto montageRoger Prigent
1/31/1970Debbie Reynolds of The Debbie Reynolds Showphotograph
2/7/1970Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent of BewitchedillustrationBob Peak
2/14/1970Karen Jensen, Laraine Stephens and Linda Harrison of Bracken's Worldphotograph
2/21/1970James Daly and Chad Everett of Medical Centerphotograph
2/28/1970Clarence Williams III, Michael Cole, and Peggy Lipton of The Mod Squadphotograph
3/7/1970The Cast of Hee Hawphoto montage
3/14/1970Diahann Carroll of Juliaphotograph
3/21/1970Jackie Gleason of The Jackie Gleason ShowphotographPhilippe Halsman
3/28/1970The cast of Laugh-InillustrationJack Davis
4/4/1970The cast of The Brady BunchphotographGene Trindl
4/11/1970Carol Burnett of The Carol Burnett ShowillustrationAl Hirschfeld
4/18/1970Burl Ives, James Farentino and Joseph Campanella of The Bold Onesphotograph
4/25/1970Raquel Welch and John Wayne of Raquel!photograph
5/2/1970Glen Campbell of The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hourillustration
5/9/1970David Frostphotograph
5/16/1970Vice President Spiro AgnewillustrationNorman Rockwell
5/23/1970Mike Wallace, Tricia Nixon, and Harry Reasonerphotograph
5/30/1970Julie Sommars of The Governor and J.J.photograph
6/6/1970Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D.photograph
6/13/1970Johnny Cash of The Johnny Cash Showillustration
6/20/1970Susan Neher, Joyce Menges, John Forsythe, and Melanie Fullerton of To Rome With Lovephotograph
6/27/1970Liza Minnelliphotograph
7/4/1970Miyoshi Umeki, Brandon Cruz, and Bill Bixby of The Courtship of Eddie's Fatherphotograph
7/11/1970The cast of The Beverly HillbilliesillustrationRaymond Ameijide
7/18/1970The Golddiggersphotograph
7/25/1970The cast of Mayberry, R.F.D.photograph
8/1/1970Chet Huntleyillustration
8/8/1970Ted Bessell and Marlo Thomas of That Girlphotograph
8/15/1970Johnny CarsonillustrationNorman Rockwell (1968 painting)
8/22/1970Ken Curtis, Milburn Stone, James Arness, and Amanda Blake of GunsmokeillustrationJack Davis
8/29/1970Eddie Albert of Green Acresphotograph
9/5/1970Richard Burton, Lucille Ball, and Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Here's Lucyphotograph
9/12/1970Fall Previewword art
9/19/1970Mary Tyler Moore of The Mary Tyler Moore Showphotograph
9/26/1970The cast of Room 222photographIvan Nagy / Camera 5
10/3/1970Red Skelton of The Red Skelton Showillustration
10/10/1970Herschel Bernardi of Arniephotograph
10/17/1970The cast of The Partridge Familyphotograph
10/24/1970Don Knotts of The Don Knotts Showphotograph
10/31/1970Mike Connors of MannixphotographGene Trindl
11/7/1970Renee Jarrett, John Fink and Celeste Holm of Nancyphotograph
11/14/1970Christopher George of The Immortalphotograph
11/21/1970Sally Marr, actress/model and subject of the report "What It Takes to Be a Starlet in the 70s"photograph
11/28/1970John Wayne and various guests of the special Sing Out, Sweet Landphoto montage
12/5/1970Dick Cavett of The Dick Cavett Showillustration
12/12/1970Ed Sullivan & The Muppetsphotograph
12/19/1970Christmasphoto montage
12/26/1970Diahann Carroll and Fred Williamson of Juliaphotograph

1971

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/2/1971"Remember 1970?"photo montage
1/9/1971Andy Griffith of The New Andy Griffith Showphotograph
1/16/1971Johnny Cash and June Carter of The Johnny Cash Showphotograph
1/23/1971Flip Wilson of The Flip Wilson Showillustration
1/30/1971James Arness of Gunsmokephotograph
2/6/1971Tony Randall and Jack Klugman of The Odd Couplephotograph
2/13/1971Goldie Hawn of the special Pure Goldiephotograph
2/20/1971Doris Day of The Doris Day Showphotograph
2/27/1971Sharon Acker and Hal Holbrook of The Senatorphotograph
3/6/1971Broderick Crawford of The Internsillustration
3/13/1971Gene Barry and Robert Stack of The Name of the Gamephotograph
3/20/1971Harry Reasoner of ABC Evening Newsphotograph
3/27/1971Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Mitch Vogel of Bonanzaphotograph
4/3/1971"Cable TV: What's All The Talk About?"illustration
4/10/1971Academy Awards host Bob HopeillustrationJack Davis
4/17/1971Paul Newmanphotograph
4/24/1971Elena Verdugo and Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D.photograph
5/1/1971Lisa Gerritsen and Mary Tyler Moore of The Mary Tyler Moore Showphotograph
5/8/1971Henry Fonda of The Smith Familyillustration
5/15/1971"Television Journalism: An Inside Story"word art
5/22/1971David Cassidy of The Partridge Familyphotograph
5/29/1971The cast of All in the FamilyphotographGene Trindl
6/5/1971Dan Rowan and Dick Martin of Laugh-inphotograph
6/12/1971Lucille Ball of Here's Lucyillustration
6/19/1971Brandon Cruz and Bill Bixby of The Courtship of Eddie's Fatherphotograph
6/26/1971Martin Milner and Kent McCord of Adam-12photograph
7/3/1971Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton, and Clarence Williams III of The Mod SquadphotographRaphael
7/10/1971Cookie Monster of Sesame Street eating away at the TV Guide logoillustrationJack Davis
7/17/1971Chad Everett of Medical Centerphotograph
7/24/1971Lefty, titular star of The Wonderful World of Disney's "Ding-a-Ling Lynx"photograph
7/31/1971Henry VIII, the subject of The Six Wives of Henry VIIIillustration
8/7/1971The cast of As the World TurnsphotographSheldon Secunda
8/14/1971Mitch Vogel, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, and Michael Landon of Bonanzaillustration
8/21/1971"Public Television: Is Anybody Watching?"word art
8/28/1971Howard Cosell, Don Meredith and Frank Gifford of Monday Night Footballphotograph
9/4/1971Jack Lord of Hawaii Five-Oillustration
9/11/1971Fall Previewillustration
9/18/1971Sandy Duncan of Funny Facephotograph
9/25/1971Shirley MacLaine of Shirley's Worldphotograph
10/2/1971James Stewart of The Jimmy Stewart Showphotograph
10/9/1971Hope Lange and Dick Van Dyke of The New Dick Van Dyke Showphotograph
10/16/1971Mia Farrowphoto montage
10/23/1971James Franciscus of Longstreetphotograph
10/30/1971Larry Hagman and Donna Mills of The Good Lifephotograph
11/6/1971William Conrad of Cannonphotograph
11/13/1971Rupert Crosse and Don Adams of The Partnersphotograph
11/20/1971Sally Struthers, Jean Stapleton, Carroll O'Connor, and Rob ReinerillustrationJack Davis
11/27/1971Joanne Woodward of All The Way Homephotograph
12/4/1971Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett of Julie and Carol at Lincoln Centerphoto montage
12/11/1971James Garner of Nicholsphotograph
12/18/1971The cast of The Partridge Familyphotograph
12/25/1971Christmasillustration

1972

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/1/1972"Remember 1971?"illustrationBob Peak
1/8/1972Flip Wilson of The Flip Wilson ShowphotographGene Trindl
1/15/1972"America Out of Focus: How - and Why - European Television Distorts Our Image"text graphicuncredited
1/22/1972The cast of Mission: ImpossiblephotographDon Ornitz
1/29/1972David Janssen of O'Hara, U.S. TreasuryillustrationBernard Fuchs
2/5/1972Raymond Burr and Elizabeth Baur of IronsidephotographGene Trindl
2/12/1972Arthur Hill of Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawphotographGene Trindl
2/19/1972A preview of U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to China, featuring Nixon shaking hands with Premier Chou En-laiillustrationJohn Huehnergarth
2/26/1972Mary Tyler MoorephotographSherman Weisburd
3/4/1972Johnny Carsonphotograph
3/11/1972Robert Young and James Brolin of Marcus Welby, M. D.illustrationBob Peak
3/18/1972Sonny Bono and Cherphotograph
3/25/1972Peter Falk of Columboillustration
4/1/1972Glenn Ford of Cade's Countyphotograph
4/8/1972"TV Political Coverage: Fair or Biased?"illustrationJohn Huehnergarth
4/15/1972Apollo 16 AstronautsphotographPhilippe Halsman
4/22/1972Don RicklesphotographSherman Weisburd
4/29/1972Susan St. James and Rock Hudson of McMillan & WifephotographDon Ornitz
5/6/1972Sandy DuncanphotographBob Willoughby
5/13/1972Redd Foxx and Demond Wilson of Sanford and SonphotographGene Trindl
5/20/1972Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. of The F.B.I. with real-life F.B.I. director J. Edgar HooverillustrationBernard Fuchs
5/27/1972Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton of All in the FamilyillustrationRonald Searle
6/3/1972Rod Serling of Night GalleryphotographGene Trindl
6/10/1972Doris Day of The Doris Day ShowphotographSherman Weisburd
6/17/1972Julie London of Emergency!photographMartin Mills
6/24/1972Mike Connors of MannixillustrationBob Peak
7/1/1972Carol Burnett of The Carol Burnett Showphotograph
7/8/1972Merv GriffinphotographGene Trindl
7/15/1972David Cassidy of The Partridge FamilyphotographGene Trindl
7/22/1972Martin Milner and Kent McCord of Adam-12 with series producer Jack WebbillustrationMark English
7/29/1972All About Love, American StyleillustrationRowland B. Wilson
8/5/1972Countess Tolstoy Writes of Her Father—As War and Peace Comes to Televisionphoto montageABC
8/12/1972Leonardo da VinciillustrationLeonardo da Vinci, Scala
8/19/1972Chad Everett of Medical CenterphotographIvan Nagy
8/26/1972OlympicsillustrationBob Peak
9/2/1972Jack Klugman and Tony Randall of The Odd CoupleillustrationJack Davis
9/9/1972Fall Previewtext graphicuncredited
9/16/1972Yul Brynner and Samantha Eggar of Anna and the KingphotographJohn Bryson
9/23/1972George Peppard of Banacek
9/30/1972Meredith Baxter and David Birney of Bridget Loves BerniephotographPhilippe Halsman
10/7/1972Bonanzaillustration
10/14/1972Robert Conrad of Assignment Vienna
10/21/1972Carroll O'Connor and Cloris Leachman of Of Thee I Sing
10/28/1972Snoopy, Woodstock, and Charlie Brown of the Peanuts special You're Not Elected, Charlie BrownillustrationCharles M. Schulz
11/4/1972John WaynephotographDavid Sutton
11/11/1972Alistair Cooke
11/18/1972Beatrice Arthur of MaudephotographMartin Mills
11/25/1972SearchillustrationBob Peak
12/2/1972Mike DouglasphotographPhilippe Halsman
12/9/1972Julie AndrewsphotographMario Casilli
12/16/1972Duke and Duchess of WindsorillustrationRichard Amsel
12/23/1972Christmas
12/30/1972Barbara WaltersphotographPhilippe Halsman

1973

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/6/19731972: The Year in ReviewillustrationJim Sharpe
1/13/1973 China photo montage Audrey Topping/NBC
1/20/1973 Bob Newhart & Suzanne Pleshette photograph Sherman Weisburd
1/27/1973 The Rookies photograph Gene Trindl
2/3/1973 Bill Cosby illustration Bernard Fuchs
2/10/1973 Paul Lynde et al. photograph Gene Trindl
2/17/1973 Rock Hudson & Susan St. James photograph Albert MacKenzie Watson
2/24/1973 M*A*S*H photograph Sherman Weisburd
3/3/1973 William Conrad illustration Charles Santore
3/10/1973 Marlo Thomas photograph Ken Regan/Camera 5
3/17/1973 Redd Foxx & Demond Wilson photograph Gene Trindl
3/24/1973 Ann-Margret photograph Harry Langdon
3/31/1973 Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz, Jr. photograph Sherman Weisburd
4/7/1973 "When is Children's TV Going to Grow Up?" illustration Isadore Seltzer
4/14/1973 Brian Keith & Shelley Fabares photograph Gene Trindl
4/21/1973 Raymond Burr photograph Gene Trindl
4/28/1973 The Waltons illustration Paul Davis
5/5/1973 Peter Falk photograph Albert MacKenzie Watson
5/12/1973 Shirley Booth of A Touch of Grace photograph Ivan Nagy
5/19/1973 Mary Tyler Moore illustration Richard Amsel
5/26/1973 Karl Malden & Michael Douglas of The Streets of San Francisco illustration Charles Santore
6/2/1973 Carroll O'Connor & Michael Evans photograph Gene Trindl
6/9/1973 Richard Widmark of Madigan illustration Bernard Fuchs
6/16/1973 Bea Arthur & Bill Macy illustration Al Hirschfeld
6/23/1973 David Carradine of Kung Fu photo montage Gene Trindl
6/30/1973 Dennis Weaver of McCloud photograph Gene Trindl
7/7/1973 Dick Cavett illustration Bob Peak
7/14/1973 Sonny & Cher photograph Prigent
7/21/1973 Robert Young & Chad Everett photo montage Mark English
7/28/1973 "The Lie That Wouldn't Die: TV's Great Sex Movie Scare" text graphic uncredited
8/4/1973 Kent McCord & Martin Milner of Adam-12 illustration Charles Santore
8/11/1973 Roy Clark illustration Jack Davis
8/18/1973 Robert Fuller of Emergency! photograph Gene Trindl
8/25/1973 Buddy Ebsen of Barnaby Jones illustration Bob Peak
9/1/1973 Miss America illustration Barry Zaid
9/8/1973 Fall Preview text graphic uncredited
9/15/1973 "Pro Football '73: What's New? Who'll Win?" illustration LeRoy Neiman
9/22/1973 Jack Lord & James McArthur of Hawaii Five-O illustration Mark English
9/29/1973 "The War in Vietnam: What Happened vs. What We Saw" illustration George Giusti
10/6/1973 Diana Rigg photograph Albert MacKenzie Watson
10/13/1973 "Does TV Go Too Far?" text graphic Herb Lubalin
10/20/1973 Telly Savalas of Kojak photograph Gene Trindl
10/27/1973 Ken Howard & Blythe Danner of Adam's Rib photograph Sherman Weisburd
11/3/1973 Deirdre Lenihan of Needles and Pins photograph Philippe Halsman
11/10/1973 A Very Special Week illustration Charles Santore
11/17/1973 Frank Sinatra illustration Bob Peak
11/24/1973 Jacques Cousteau photograph Cousteau Group
12/1/1973 Bill Bixby of The Magician photo illustration Gene Trindl
12/8/1973 Mary Tyler Moore, Georgia Engel and Valerie Harper photograph Albert Watson
12/15/1973 Katharine Hepburn illustration Bernard Fuchs
12/22/1973 Christmas photograph Bill Holland
12/29/1973 "Mason Reese: 7 Year Old Huckster" photograph Roger Prigent

1974

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/5/1974"How You Saw the World on Television in 1973"illustration
1/12/1974Beatrice Arthur, Bill Macy and Conrad Bain of Maude
1/19/1974Bob Hope
1/26/1974David Carradine of Kung Fuillustration
2/2/1974Dom DeLuise of Lotsa Luck
2/9/1974Cast of M*A*S*H
2/16/1974Michael Douglas and Karl Malden of The Streets of San Francisco
2/23/1974Richard Boone of Hec Ramsey
3/2/1974Jimmy Stewart of Hawkins
3/9/1974"How Show Biz Takes Over Our Local News"
3/16/1974Carol Burnett and Vicki LawrenceillustrationRichard Amsel
3/23/1974James Franciscus of Doc Elliot
3/30/1974Susan Strasberg and Tony Musante of Tomaphotograph
4/6/1974Carroll O'Connor of All in the Family, Bill Macy of Maude, Redd Foxx of Sanford and Son, and their series' producer, Norman Learillustration
4/13/1974Richard Thomas, Michael Learned, and Ralph Waite of The Waltonsillustration"Raymond Ameijide"
4/20/1974Peter Falk of Columbo
4/27/1974Bruce Bould, Dan O'Herlihy, Anthony Quayle, Ben Gazzara, and Lee Remick of QB VII
5/4/1974Sam Melville, Georg Stanford Brown, and Michael Ontkean of The Rookies
5/11/1974Bob Newhart & Peter Bonerz of The Bob Newhart Show
5/18/1974Lee Majors of The Six Million Dollar Man
5/25/1974J.D. Cannon & Dennis Weaver of McCloud
6/1/1974Sonny & CherillustrationAl Hirschfeld
6/8/1974KQED-TV reporter Marilyn Baker, who covered the SLA's kidnapping of Patricia Hearstphotograph
6/15/1974Kathy O'Dare and Ron Howard of Happy Days
6/22/1974John Chancellorillustration
6/29/1974Esther Rolle and John Amos of Good Times
7/6/1974Lucille BallillustrationRichard Amsel
7/13/1974Johnny Carsonillustration
7/20/1974"The Boom in Made-for-TV Films"
7/27/1974Lee McCain and Ronny Cox of Apple's Way
8/3/1974Kevin Tighe and Randolph Mantooth of Emergency!
8/10/1974"Games Viewers Play"
8/17/1974Police Story
8/24/1974Susan Blakely
8/31/1974Telly Savalas of KojakillustrationCharles Santore
9/7/1974Fall Preview
9/14/1974"They're Off and Running!" (The cover uses the mock up of then-sister publication The Daily Racing Form with the shows listed in place of the horses)
9/21/1974Football Preview
9/28/1974Paul Sand
10/5/1974Sanford and SonillustrationBruce Stark
10/12/1974Valerie Harper of Rhoda
10/19/1974Freddie Prinze and Jack Albertson of Chico and the Manphotograph
10/26/1974Ralph Waite, Will Geer, and Richard Thomas of The WaltonsillustrationDavid Plourde
11/2/1974M*A*S*HillustrationRick Meyerowitz
11/9/1974Sophia Loren: An Appreciation
11/16/1974Robert Duvall, Al Pacino, Marlon Brando, and James Caan of the film The Godfather
11/23/1974"What a Week!"
11/30/1974Teresa Graves of Get Christie Love
12/7/1974Michael Landon of Little House on the Prairiephotograph
12/14/1974Esther Rolle, Jimmie Walker, Ralph Carter, BernNadette Stanis, and John Amos of Good Timesphotograph
12/21/1974ChristmasillustrationRaymond Ameijide
12/28/1974"Wonderful Bowl Games, Wacky Parades"

1975

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/4/1975Angie Dickinson of Police Womanphotograph
1/11/1975David Janssen of Harry Ophotograph
1/18/1975Theresa Merritt and Clifton Davis of That's My Mamaphotograph
1/25/1975Gene Shalit, Jim Hartz and Barbara Walters of Todayillustration
2/1/1975James Garner of The Rockford Filesphotograph
2/8/1975"Greasing the Wheels of the MTM Comedy Machine," featuring Valerie Harper, Bob Newhart, and Mary Tyler MooreillustrationBob Peak
2/15/1975Georg Stanford Brown, Bruce Fairbairn, Sam Melville, and Gerald S. O'Loughlin of The Rookiesillustration
2/22/1975Telly Savalas of Kojakphotograph
3/1/1975Jack Albertson & Freddie Prinze of Chico and the ManillustrationAl Hirschfeld
3/8/1975Chad Everett of Medical Centerillustration
3/15/1975Karen Valentine of Karenphotograph
3/22/1975Karl Malden and Michael Douglas of The Streets of San Franciscoillustration
3/29/1975Beatrice Arthur and Hermione Baddeley of Maudeillustration
4/5/1975Baseball Previewillustration
4/12/1975Cherphotograph
4/19/1975Frank Converse and Claude Akins of Movin' Onphotograph
4/26/1975Dennis Weaver, J. D. Cannon, and Terry Carter of McCloudillustration
5/3/1975Valerie Harper & David Groh of RhodaillustrationAl Hirschfeld
5/10/1975Muhammad Aliillustration
5/17/1975Barry Newman of Petrocelliphotograph
5/24/1975Jason Robards and Colleen Dewhurst of A Moon for the Misbegottenphotograph
5/31/1975The cast of The Bob Newhart ShowillustrationBruce Stark
6/7/1975The cast of Little House on the PrairieillustrationJacob Knight
6/14/1975"Violence on TV: Does It Affect Our Society"word art
6/21/1975Sherman Hemsley, Isabel Sanford, and Mike Evans of The Jeffersonsphotograph
6/28/1975A special preview of the United States Bicentennialillustration
7/5/1975Tony Orlando and Dawnphotograph
7/12/1975"The Apollo-Soyuz Mission on Television"illustrationJohn C. Berkley
7/19/1975The cast of Barney Millerphotograph
7/26/1975Howard K. Smith and Harry Reasoner of ABC Evening Newsillustration
8/2/1975Mike Douglas of The Mike Douglas ShowillustrationRichard Amsel
8/9/1975Buddy Ebsenphotograph
8/16/1975Randolph Mantooth, Robert Fuller, Julie London, Bobby Troup, and Kevin Tighe of Emergency!photograph
8/23/1975Ralph Waite, Richard Thomas, and Michael Learned of The WaltonsillustrationRay Ameijide
8/30/1975Carroll O'Connor of All in the Familyillustration
9/6/1975Fall Previewword art
9/13/1975"Experts Pick Hit Shows, NFL Winners"illustration
9/20/1975Barbara Walters of Todayphotograph
9/27/1975Howard Cosell of Saturday Night Live with Howard CosellillustrationAl Hirschfeld
10/4/1975Lee Remick of Jenniephotograph
10/11/1975The cast of The Family Holvakillustration
10/18/1975"TV's Sex Crisis"illustration
10/25/1975Cloris Leachman of Phyllisphotograph
11/1/1975Lloyd Bridges of Joe Forresterillustration
11/8/1975Julie Kavner and Valerie Harper of Rhodaillustration
11/15/1975David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser of Starsky & Hutchphotograph
11/22/1975"A Banner Week!"word art
11/29/1975Tony Curtis of McCoyillustration
12/6/1975"Does America Want Family Viewing Time?"illustration
12/13/1975Robert Wagner and Eddie Albert of Switchphotograph
12/20/1975Christmasillustration
12/27/1975Robert Blake and Fred the cockatoo of Barettaphotograph

1976

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/3/1976Telly Savalas of KojakillustrationBernard Fuchs
1/10/1976Ron Howard and Henry Winkler of Happy Daysphotograph
1/17/1976Angie Dickinson and Earl Holliman of Police WomanillustrationRichard Amsel
1/24/1976Alan Alda, Mike Farrell, and Harry Morgan of M*A*S*Hphotograph
1/31/1976Steve Forrest of S.W.A.T.illustrationBob Schulz
2/7/1976Barney MillerillustrationJack Davis
2/14/1976Redd Foxx of Sanford and SonillustrationCharles Santore
2/21/1976William Conrad of Cannon
2/28/1976Bob Hope
3/6/1976Noah Beery, Jr. and James Garner of The Rockford Filesphotograph
3/13/1976Jack Albertson, Freddie Prinze, and Scatman Crothers of Chico and the Manphotograph
3/20/1976Danny Thomas
3/27/1976Jack Palance of Bronk
4/3/1976Baseball Preview
4/10/1976Police Story
4/17/1976Gabriel Kaplan and Marcia Strassman of Welcome Back, Kotterphotograph
4/24/1976Beatrice Arthur of Maude
5/1/1976George Kennedy of The Blue Knight
5/8/1976Lindsay Wagner of The Bionic WomanphotographPeter Kredenser
5/15/1976Cast of On the Rocks
5/22/1976Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall of Laverne & Shirley
5/29/1976Little House on the Prairiephotograph
6/5/1976Sonny Bono & Cher
6/12/1976David Janssen and Anthony Zerbe of Harry O
6/19/1976Louise Lasser of Mary Hartman, Mary HartmanillustrationBill Nelson
6/26/1976Mary Tyler Moore in Moscowphotograph
7/3/1976The United States Bicentennial
7/10/1976Convention Previews
7/17/1976Olympic Preview
7/24/1976Bonnie Franklin of One Day at a TimephotographPeter Kredenser
7/31/1976"Terrorism and Television: The Medium in the Middle"
8/7/1976Donny Osmond and Marie OsmondPeter Kredenser
8/14/1976Peter FalkillustrationAl Hirschfeld
8/21/1976Richard Thomas, Will Geer, and Ellen Corby of The Waltonsphotograph
8/28/1976Lee Majors of The Six Million Dollar ManillustrationMark English
9/4/1976Football Preview
9/11/1976Bob Dylanphotograph
9/18/1976Fall Preview
9/25/1976Jaclyn Smith, Kate Jackson, and Farrah Fawcett of Charlie's AngelsphotographPeter Kredenser
10/2/1976David Birney of Serpico (first issue to carry UPC barcode)
10/9/1976Bernadette Peters and Richard Crenna of All's FairPeter Kredenser
10/16/1976World Series
10/23/1976Linda Lavin of AlicePeter Kredenser
10/30/1976Election Preview
11/6/1976Clark Gable & Vivien LeighillustrationRichard Amsel
11/13/1976Dorothy Hamill
11/20/1976NBC's 50th Anniversary
11/27/1976Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul of Starsky and Hutchillustration
12/4/1976Tony RandallillustrationAl Hirschfeld
12/11/1976Valerie HarperillustrationRichard Amsel
12/18/1976John Chancellor and David Brinkley
12/25/1976Christmas

1977

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/1/1977John Travolta of Welcome Back, Kotterphotograph
1/8/1977Super Bowl
1/15/1977Inaugural Guide
1/22/1977Roots
1/29/1977Lynda Carter of Wonder Womanillustration
2/5/1977Barbara Waltersphotograph
2/12/1977Telly Savalas & George Savalas of KojakillustrationAl Hirschfeld
2/19/1977Nancy Walker
2/26/1977Martha Raye and Rock Hudson
3/5/1977Liv Ullmann
3/12/1977Lauren Hutton
3/19/1977"So Long, Mary": Mary Tyler Moore of The Mary Tyler Moore Show posing at the WJM-TV newsroom exitphotographPeter Kredenser
3/26/1977Jack Klugman of Quincy, M.E.
4/2/1977Dinah Shore Colgate Winner's Circle
4/9/1977Baseball Preview
4/16/1977Frank SinatraillustrationAl Hirschfeld
4/23/1977Mike Wallace, Morley Safer and Dan Rather of 60 MinutesillustrationCharles Santore
4/30/1977David Frost & Richard Nixon
5/7/1977Valerie Bertinelli, Mackenzie Phillips, & Bonnie Franklin of One Day at a TimePeter Kredenser
5/14/1977Tom Brokaw of TodayphotographDaniel Kramer
5/21/1977Farrah Fawcett of Charlie's Angels
5/28/1977Robert Blake of BarettaillustrationBob Peak
6/4/1977Alan Alda of M*A*S*HillustrationBernard Fuchs
6/11/1977Dan Haggerty and Bozo of The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
6/18/1977Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall of Laverne & Shirley
6/25/1977The WaltonsillustrationJacob Knight
7/2/1977Linda Lavin and Polly Holliday of Aliceillustration
7/9/1977Peter Isacksen and Don Rickles of C.P.O. Sharkey
7/16/1977Barney Millerillustration"Raymond Ameijide"
7/23/1977"Public TV in Turmoil"
7/30/1977Johnny CarsonillustrationAl Hirschfeld
8/6/1977Fozzie Bear and Kermit the Frog of The Muppet ShowphotographKen Regan
8/13/1977David Soul of Starsky and HutchphotographPeter Kredenser
8/20/1977James Garner and Joe Santos of The Rockford FilesillustrationBob Peak
8/27/1977"Sex and Violence: Hollywood Fights Back"text art
9/3/1977Jason Robards, Andy Griffith, Cliff Robertson, and Robert Vaughn of Washington: Behind Closed Doorsphotograph
9/10/1977Fall Previewillustration
9/17/1977Pro football previewillustration
9/24/1977Betty White and John Hillerman of The Betty White ShowphotographPeter Kredenser
10/1/1977Squire Fridell and Tony Roberts of Rosetti and Ryan
10/8/1977Donny Osmond & Marie OsmondillustrationRichard Amsel
10/15/1977Ed Asner of Lou Grant
10/22/1977Ron Palillo, Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Gabriel Kaplan, John Travolta, and Robert Hegyes of Welcome Back, KotterillustrationJack Davis
10/29/1977Beverly Archer of We've Got Each Other
11/5/1977Parker Stevenson and Shaun Cassidy of The Hardy Boys Mysteries
11/12/1977The Godfather, Part II
11/19/1977Frank SinatraillustrationRichard Amsel
11/26/1977SoapillustrationJack Davis
12/3/1977Patrick Duffy of The Man from AtlantisillustrationBob Peak
12/10/1977"What the Censors Cut...and Why"
12/17/1977Bonnie Franklin, Mackenzie Phillips, Valerie Bertinelli, and Pat Harrington, Jr. of One Day at a TimeillustrationDavid Plourde
12/24/1977Christmas
12/31/1977Kevin Dobson and Telly Savalas of KojakillustrationRobert Giusti

1978

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/7/1978Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Donny Most, and Anson Williams of Happy Days
1/14/1978The First Nighttime Super BowlillustrationCharles Addams
1/21/1978FamilyphotographPeter Kredenser
1/28/1978Dan Haggerty and Bozo of The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams
2/4/1978Lauren Tewes, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Lange, Bernie Kopell, and Fred Grandy of The Love BoatillustrationRowland B. Wilson
2/11/1978Jack Klugman and Garry Walberg of Quincy, M.E.
2/18/1978Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith, and Cheryl Ladd of Charlie's Angels
2/25/1978M*A*S*HillustrationRay Ameijide
3/4/1978Lynnie Greene and Bess Armstrong of On Our Own
3/11/1978Kene Holliday and Victor French of Carter CountryillustrationBob Peak
3/18/1978Lindsay Wagner of The Bionic Womanphotograph
3/25/1978Walter Cronkite and Mary Tyler Moore, hosts of CBS: On the AirphotographPeter Kredenser
4/1/1978Baseball Preview
4/8/1978AliceillustrationRichard Amsel
4/15/1978Holocaust
4/22/1978"Changing the Shape of Television"
4/29/1978Laverne and Shirley
5/6/1978Buddy Ebsen of Barnaby JonesillustrationMark English
5/13/1978Little House on the PrairieillustrationStan Hunter
5/20/1978Three's CompanyillustrationRichard Amsel
5/27/1978Phil Donahue
6/3/1978Paul Michael Glaser and David Soul of Starsky and Hutchphotograph
6/10/1978"UFOs on TV: Flying in the Face of Logic"
6/17/1978Valerie Harper of Rhoda
6/24/1978"Can You Believe the Ratings? A New Perspective
7/1/1978Ricardo Montalban and Herve Villechaize of Fantasy Island
7/8/1978Cast members of The Young and the RestlessPeter Kredenser
7/15/1978Robert Conrad of The Black Sheep SquadronillustrationDavid Edward Byrd
7/22/1978Gavin MacLeod of The Love Boatphotograph
7/29/1978Cast of Saturday Night LiveillustrationJack Davis
8/5/1978Sherman Hemsley, Paul Benedict, and Isabel Sanford of The JeffersonsillustrationCharles Santore
8/12/1978David Hartman of Good Morning America
8/19/1978"America Speaks Out About Sports on TV"
8/26/1978Cheryl Ladd of Charlie's AngelsphotographPeter Kredenser
9/2/1978Football Preview
9/9/1978Special Issue: Fall Preview
9/16/1978Battlestar Galactica
9/23/1978Mary Tyler MoorephotographDouglas Kirkland
9/30/1978Centennial
10/7/1978World Series
10/14/1978Robert Urich of Vega$photograph
10/21/1978WKRP in CincinnatiphotographRobert phillips
10/28/1978Pam Dawber and Robin Williams of Mork & MindyphotographPeter Kredenser
11/4/1978John Travolta of Welcome Back, KotterillustrationRichard Amsel
11/11/1978Ron Leibman of Kaz
11/18/1978"Foreign Lobbyists: How They Try to Manipulate U.S. Television"
11/25/1978Suzanne Somers of Three's Companyphotograph
12/2/1978"A Benji Special"
12/9/1978Linda Kelsey and Ed Asner of Lou Grant
12/16/1978Eight Is Enoughphotograph
12/23/1978Christmas
12/30/1978Dick ClarkillustrationRobert Giusti

1979

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/6/1979Carroll O'Connor and Jean Stapleton of All in the FamilyillustrationAl Hirschfeld
1/13/1979"Network News Chiefs on the Hottest TV News Controversies"
1/20/1979Super Bowl XIIIillustrationGeorge Giusti
1/27/1979Katharine HepburnillustrationRichard Amsel
2/3/1979Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada of CHiPs
2/10/1979The Shakespeare Plays
2/17/1979Roots: The Next Generations
2/24/1979James Arness of How the West Was Wonillustration
3/3/1979Gary Coleman of Diff'rent Strokesphotograph
3/10/1979Harry Reasoner, Dan Rather, Morley Safer, and Mike Wallace of 60 Minutesillustration
3/17/1979Mike Farrell and Alan Alda of M*A*S*Hphotograph
3/24/1979Ricardo Montalban of Fantasy Island
3/31/1979Baseball Preview
4/7/1979Maren Jensen of Battlestar GalacticaPeter Kredenser
4/14/1979John S. Ragin and Jack Klugman of Quincy, M.E.
4/21/1979Walter Cronkite
4/28/1979Danny DeVito and Judd Hirsch of TaxiillustrationCharles Santore
5/5/1979James Stephens and John Houseman of The Paper Chase
5/12/1979"What Viewers Love/Hate About Television"
5/19/1979Cindy Williams and Penny Marshall of Laverne & ShirleyillustrationRichard Amsel
5/26/1979Ken Howard of The White Shadowphotograph
6/2/1979James Garner of The Rockford FilesillustrationBernard Fuchs
6/9/1979Donna Pescow of Angiephotograph
6/16/1979Victoria Principal, Patrick Duffy and Jim Davis of Dallas
6/23/1979Johnny CarsonillustrationJim Sharpe
6/30/1979John Schneider, Catherine Bach and Tom Wopat of The Dukes of Hazzardphotograph
7/7/1979Barney Millerphotograph
7/14/1979Michael Landon, Melissa Sue Anderson and Linwood Boomer of Little House on the Prairiephotograph
7/21/1979Greg Evigan and Sam the chimp of B. J. and the Bearphotograph
7/28/1979Lou Ferrigno and Bill Bixby of The Incredible Hulk
8/4/1979Joyce DeWitt of Three's Companyphotograph
8/11/1979Rod Arrants of Search for Tomorrow
8/18/1979Ed Asner, Nancy Marchand and Mason Adams of Lou Grant
8/25/1979Football Preview
9/1/1979Miss AmericaillustrationRichard Amsel
9/8/1979Fall Preview
9/15/1979Robert Guillaume of Bensonphotograph
9/22/1979Carroll O'Connor
9/29/1979Pope John Paul II
10/6/1979World Series
10/13/1979Tom Snyder
10/20/1979Loni Anderson, Howard Hesseman and Gary Sandy of WKRP in Cincinnati
10/27/1979Muhammad Ali
11/3/1979Stefanie Powers and Robert Wagner of Hart to Hartphotograph
11/10/1979The Bee Gees
11/17/1979Wilfrid Hyde-White and Shelley Smith of The Associatesphotograph
11/24/1979Pernell Roberts of Trapper John, M.D.photograph
12/1/1979Barbara Walters
12/8/1979"Talk Show Hosts: Who Are the Best--and Why?"illustrationDon Daily
12/15/1979Henry Winkler of Happy Daysphotograph
12/22/1979Christmas
12/29/1979Shelley Hack, Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith of Charlie's Angelsphotograph

Sources

  • Covers and table of contents page descriptions for the various issues.
  • TV Guide: Fifty Years of Television, New York, NY: Crown Publishers, 2002. ISBN 1-4000-4685-8
  • Stephen Hofer, ed., TV Guide: The Official Collectors Guide, Braintree, Mass.: 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
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