List of TV Guide covers (1980s)

This is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 1980s, from January 1980 to December 1989. 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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1980

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/5/1980Jamie Farr, Loretta Swit and Alan Alda of M*A*S*HIllustrationRonald Searle
1/12/1980Erik Estrada and Larry Wilcox of CHiPsPhotographScott Enyart
1/19/1980"Super Bowl '80"IllustrationNick Fasciano
1/26/1980Richard Mulligan and Cathryn Damon of SoapIllustrationCharles Santore
2/2/1980Conrad Bain, Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman of Diff'rent StrokesPhotograph
2/9/1980Olympics previewIllustrationWilson McLean
2/16/1980Buddy Ebsen and Lee Meriwether of Barnaby JonesIllustrationJohn Thompson
2/23/1980"Selecting Our Leaders: The TV Drama Begins"IllustrationGeorge Giusti
3/1/1980Hervé Villechaize and Ricardo Montalbán of Fantasy IslandIllustrationAl Hirschfeld
3/8/1980Mary Crosby, Larry Hagman, and Linda Gray of DallasPhotographPeter Kredenser
3/15/1980The cast of FamilyPhotograph
3/22/1980Claude Akins, Brian Kerwin and Mills Watson of The Misadventures of Sheriff LoboIllustrationCharles Santore
3/29/1980Martin Balsam and Carroll O'Connor of Archie Bunker's PlaceIllustrationBernie Fuchs
4/5/19801980 Baseball season previewIllustrationJohn Berkey
4/12/1980Olivia Newton-John on the week of her ABC SpecialPhotographHerb Ritts
4/19/1980Linda Lavin, Vic Tayback, Beth Howland and Diane Ladd of AlicePhotograph
4/26/1980Beau Bridges and Helen Shaver of United StatesPhotographPeter Kredenser
5/3/1980Robin Williams and Pam Dawber of Mork & MindyIllustrationBob Peak
5/10/1980Mackenzie Phillips, Bonnie Franklin, and Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a TimeIllustrationRichard Amsel
5/17/1980Franklin Cover, Isabel Sanford, Roxie Roker and Sherman Hemsley of The JeffersonsPhotographKen Whitmore
5/24/1980"Situation Comedies: Are They Getting Better--or Worse?"IllustrationDon Weller
5/31/1980Bart Braverman, Greg Morris, Robert Urich, and Phyllis Davis of Vega$IllustrationWilson McLean
6/7/1980Joan Van Ark and Ted Shackelford of Knots LandingPhotograph
6/14/1980Lynn Redgrave of House CallsPhotograph
6/21/1980Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers of Hart to HartIllustrationRichard Amsel
6/28/1980Gregory Harrison and Pernell Roberts of Trapper John, M.D.Photograph
7/5/1980The cast of Little House on the PrairieIllustrationTeresa Fasolino
7/12/1980John Schneider, Catherine Bach and Tom Wopat of The Dukes of HazzardIllustrationJohn Thompson
7/19/1980Lauren Tewes, Gavin MacLeod, and Ted Lange of The Love BoatIllustrationRaymond Ameijide
7/26/1980Judd Hirsch, Marilu Henner, and Tony Danza of TaxiIllustrationBob Peak
8/2/1980Sarah Purcell of Real PeoplePhotograph
8/9/1980"Children's Television: Experts Pick the Best—and Worst—Shows"PhotographCharles Santore
8/16/1980"TV's Incredible Hunks", featuring Tom Wopat of The Dukes of Hazzard, Erik Estrada of CHiPs, and Greg Evigan of B. J. and the BearPhotographJim Britt
8/23/1980Genie Francis of General HospitalPhotographPeter Kredenser
8/30/1980Football PreviewIllustrationWilson McLean
9/6/1980Richard Chamberlain of ShōgunIllustrationRichard Amsel
9/13/1980"Fall Preview"Word art
9/20/1980Priscilla Presley of Those Amazing AnimalsPhotographPeter Kredenser
9/27/1980A preview of CosmosIllustration
10/4/1980Ed Asner and Mason Adams of Lou GrantPhotograph
10/11/1980World SeriesIllustrationDon Weller
10/18/1980Sophia Loren of Sophia Loren: Her Own StoryPhotograph
10/25/1980James Gregory and Hal Linden of Barney MillerIllustrationAl Hirschfeld
11/1/1980"Election Preview," featuring presidential candidates John Anderson, Ronald Reagan, and Jimmy CarterIllustrationJim Sharpe
11/8/1980Polly Holliday of FloPhotographBob Peak is credited on the contents page
11/15/1980Larry Hagman of DallasPhotographGene Trindl
11/22/1980Pam Dawber of Mork & MindyPhotograph
11/29/1980Don Meredith, Howard Cosell, Fran Tarkenton, and Frank Gifford of Monday Night FootballIllustrationJack Davis
12/6/1980Todd Bridges and Gary Coleman of Diff'rent StrokesPhotograph
12/13/1980Diana Canova of I'm a Big Girl NowPhotograph
12/20/1980ChristmasIllustrationJohn Alcorn
12/27/1980Tom Selleck of Magnum, P.I.Photograph

1981

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/3/1981Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Ted Knight and Lydia Cornell of Too Close for ComfortPhotographJim Britt
1/10/1981David Hartman of Good Morning AmericaPhotograph
1/17/1981The Presidential Inauguration of Ronald ReaganIllustrationBob Peak
1/24/1981"Super Bowl '81: The Inside Story"IllustrationBrad Holland
1/31/1981Bob Hope, Johnny Carson and George Burns of A Love Letter to Jack BennyPhotograph-IllustrationGene Trindl; background illustration of Jack Benny is by René Bouché
2/7/1981Jane Seymour of East of EdenPhotographPeter Kredenser
2/14/1981The cast of WKRP in CincinnatiIllustrationJack Davis
2/21/1981Faye Dunaway of Evita PeronPhotograph
2/28/1981"Hollywood's Cocaine Connection"IllustrationMilton Glaser
3/7/1981Tom Wopat, John Schneider, Sorrell Booke and Catherine Bach of The Dukes of HazzardPhotograph
3/14/1981Suzanne SomersPhotographJim Britt
3/21/1981Wayne Rogers and Lynn Redgrave of House CallsPhotograph
3/28/1981Johnny Carson of The Tonight ShowIllustrationRichard Amsel
4/4/1981Baseball PreviewIllustrationDavid Wilcox
4/11/1981Ed Asner of Lou GrantPhotograph
4/18/1981Ted Koppel of ABC NewsPhotographDavid Hume Kennerly
4/25/1981Alan Alda of M*A*S*HIllustrationAl Hirschfeld
5/2/1981John Davidson, Cathy Lee Crosby and Fran Tarkenton of That's Incredible!Photograph
5/9/1981Patrick Duffy and Larry Hagman of DallasIllustrationCharles Santore
5/16/1981Robert Wagner, Stefanie Powers and Lionel Stander of Hart to HartPhotographPeter Kredenser
5/23/1981Barbara Eden of Harper Valley P.T.A.PhotographRobert Phillips
5/30/1981Dan Rather of The CBS Evening NewsIllustrationBernie Fuchs
6/6/1981Judd Hirsch and Andy Kaufman of TaxiPhotograph
6/13/1981Pernell Roberts, Charles Siebert and Gregory Harrison of Trapper John, M.D.IllustrationWilson McLean
6/20/1981John Barbour, Skip Stephenson, Bill Rafferty, Byron Allen and Sarah Purcell of Real PeoplePhotograph
6/27/1981Linda Evans of DynastyPhotograph
7/4/1981Dana Plato and Gary Coleman of Diff'rent StrokesPhotograph
7/11/1981"Prime-Time Vixens", featuring Donna Mills of Knots Landing, Morgan Fairchild of Flamingo Road, and Pamela Sue Martin of DynastyPhotographPeter Kredenser
7/18/1981Greg Evigan, Judy Landers and Bear of B. J. and the BearPhotograph
7/25/1981The wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana SpencerIllustrationRichard Amsel
8/1/1981Miss PiggyPhotograph
8/8/1981Carroll O'Connor of Archie Bunker's PlaceIllustrationRichard Hess
8/15/1981"How TV Reacted the Day Elvis Died: A Classic Study of News Judgment"IllustrationBob Peak
8/22/1981Ann Jillian of It's a LivingPhotograph
8/29/1981Pro Football '81IllustrationBernie Fuchs
9/5/1981Backstage with Miss AmericaIllustrationDon Weller
9/12/1981Fall Preview: Special Issue
9/19/1981Kate Mulgrew as Rachel Manion of The Manions of AmericaIllustrationRichard Amsel
9/26/1981"The Battle for Northern Ireland: How TV Tips the Balance"Photograph
10/3/1981Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a TimePhotographPeter Kredenser
10/10/1981Jaclyn Smith of Jacqueline Bouvier KennedyPhotograph
10/17/1981"Secrets of Successful World Series Pitching"IllustrationWalt Spitzmiller
10/24/1981"Blind Spot in Middle East"IllustrationRobert Giusti
10/31/1981Bruce Weitz, Daniel J. Travanti and Michael Conrad of Hill Street BluesPhotograph
11/7/1981Mimi Kennedy and Peter Cook of The Two of UsPhotograph
11/14/1981Loretta LynnPhotograph
11/21/1981"TV and the John Lennon Tragedy: One Year Later"IllustrationRichard Hess
11/28/1981Merlin Olsen of Father MurphyPhotograph
12/5/1981Lorna Patterson of Private BenjaminPhotographKen Whitmore
12/12/1981A Shopper's Guide to 1981's Best Video GamesIllustrationJerry Allen
12/19/1981Christmas 1981IllustrationRaymond Ameijide
12/26/1981Henry FondaPhotographMary Ellen Mark

1982

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/2/1982John Hillerman and Tom Selleck of Magnum, P.I.Photograph
1/9/1982Michael Landon of Little House on the PrairieIllustrationRichard Hess
1/16/1982"Bending the Rules in Hollywood: How TV's Movers and Shakers Operate"Word art
1/23/1982"How Brains Win the Super Bowl"IllustrationJim Sharpe
1/30/1982Robert Pine, Larry Wilcox and Erik Estrada of CHiPsIllustrationWilson McLean
2/6/1982Sherman Hemsley of The JeffersonsIllustrationBernie Fuchs
2/13/1982A review of TV depictions of the HolocaustIllustrationBob Peak
2/20/1982Ed Bradley, Morley Safer, Mike Wallace and Harry Reasoner of 60 MinutesIllustrationRichard Anderson
2/27/1982Pamela Sue Martin, John Forsythe and Linda Evans of DynastyPhotograph
3/6/1982Swoosie Kurtz, Tony Randall and Kaleena Kiff of Love, SydneyPhotograph
3/13/1982Priscilla Barnes, John Ritter and Joyce DeWitt of Three's CompanyPhotograph
3/20/1982President Ronald ReaganPhotograph
3/27/1982Larry Hagman of DallasPhotographDouglas W. Dubler
4/3/1982Baseball '82IllustrationC. Michael Dudash
4/10/1982Tom Brokaw of NBC Nightly NewsPhotograph
4/17/1982Scott Baio, Henry Winkler and Erin Moran of Happy DaysPhotograph
4/24/1982Ingrid Bergman as Golda Meir of A Woman Called GoldaIllustrationRichard Amsel
5/1/1982John Schneider, Catherine Bach and Tom Wopat of The Dukes of HazzardIllustrationRichard Anderson
5/8/1982Goldie HawnPhotograph
5/15/1982Ken Marshall in Marco PoloIllustrationRichard Hess
5/22/1982Billy Moses, Lorenzo Lamas and Jane Wyman of Falcon CrestPhotographPeter Kredenser
5/29/1982"Anatomy of a Smear", featuring Mike Wallace and George Crile III of CBS News and Gen. William WestmorelandPhoto montage
6/5/1982Lauren Tewes and Gavin MacLeod of The Love BoatIllustrationBernie Fuchs
6/12/1982"Why American TV Is So Vulnerable to Foreign Disinformation"IllustrationRichard Newton
6/19/1982Daniel J. Travanti and Veronica Hamel of Hill Street BluesPhotographGene Trindl
6/26/1982Michelle Lee of Knots LandingPhotograph
7/3/1982Ted Knight, Lydia Cornell and Deborah Van Valkenburgh of Too Close for ComfortIllustrationRichard Amsel
7/10/1982Nancy McKeon, Charlotte Rae, Lisa Welchel, Kim Fields and Mindy Cohn of The Facts of LifePhotographPeter Kredenser
7/17/1982Rick Springfield of General HospitalPhotograph
7/24/1982William Katt of The Greatest American HeroIllustrationRichard Newton
7/31/1982Katherine Cannon and Merlin Olsen of Father MurphyPhotograph
8/7/1982Carroll O'Connor and Denise Miller of Archie Bunker's PlacePhotograph
8/14/1982William Shatner of T. J. HookerPhotograph
8/21/1982Nell Carter and Dolph Sweet of Gimme a BreakIllustrationC. Michael Dudash
8/28/1982Penny Marshall and Cindy Williams of Laverne & ShirleyPhotographPeter Kredenser
9/4/1982Miss America '82IllustrationJames Mathemuse
9/11/1982Fall Preview '82
9/18/1982Victoria Principal of DallasPhotograph
9/25/1982"How Americans Rate TV Newspeople," featuring Harry Reasoner of 60 Minutes, David Brinkley of This Week, and John Chancellor of NBC NewsPhoto montage
10/2/1982Genie Francis of General HospitalPhotographPeter Kredenser
10/9/1982World Series '82IllustrationBernie Fuchs
10/16/1982Erik Estrada and Morgan Fairchild in Honey BoyPhotographPeter Kredenser
10/23/1982Linda Evans and Joan Collins of DynastyPhotograph
10/30/1982Pernell Roberts of Trapper John M.D.Photograph
11/6/1982Gene Anthony Ray and Erica Gimpel of FamePhotograph
11/13/1982A profile of The Blue and the GrayIllustrationKinuko Y. Craft
11/20/1982Richard Kline, Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Priscilla Barnes of Three's CompanyIllustrationJoseph Cellini
11/27/1982Meredith Baxter Birney of Family TiesPhotograph
12/4/1982A Shopper's Guide to 1982's Best Video games
12/11/1982Sally Struthers of Gloria with daughter SamanthaPhotographPeter Kredenser
12/18/1982Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Ted Knight, Michael Phillip and William Thomas Cannon, Nancy Dussault and Lydia Cornell of Too Close for ComfortPhotograph
12/25/1982Christmas 1982IllustrationTeresa Fasolino

1983

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/1/1983Bob Newhart and Mary Frann of NewhartPhotograph
1/8/1983John Madden of CBS SportsPhotograph
1/15/1983Rita Moreno, Valerie Curtin, Rachel Dennison, Jean Marsh and Peter Bonerz of 9 to 5Photograph
1/22/1983"Rating TV's Investigative Reporters," featuring Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes, Geraldo Rivera of 20/20, and Brian Ross of NBC Nightly NewsPhoto montage
1/29/1983Robert Mitchum and Ali MacGraw in The Winds of WarIllustrationRichard Hess
2/5/1983Cheryl Ladd as Grace KellyIllustrationRichard Amsel
2/12/1983A salute to M*A*S*H (fold-out cover)Photograph
2/19/1983Armand Assante, Jaclyn Smith and Ken Howard in Rage of AngelsPhotograph
2/26/1983Kim Delaney, Laurence Lau and Susan Lucci of All My ChildrenPhotograph
3/5/1983Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a TimePhotographMario Casilli
3/12/1983Bruce Weitz of Hill Street BluesIllustrationRichard Hess
3/19/1983Gary Coleman of Diff'rent Strokes with First Lady Nancy ReaganPhotographRobert Phillips
3/26/1983Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward of The Thorn BirdsPhotograph
4/2/1983Donna Mills of Knots LandingPhotograph
4/9/1983Elvis PresleyIllustrationRichard Amsel
4/16/1983How Good is 60 Minutes Now: Ed Bradley, Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner, Morley SaferIllustrationRichard Hess
4/23/1983Linda Purl and Henry Winkler of Happy DaysPhotograph
4/30/1983Tom SelleckIllustrationRichard Amsel
5/7/1983Erin Gray, Ricky Schroder and Joel Higgins of Silver SpoonsPhotograph
5/14/1983Kathleen Beller and John James of DynastyPhotograph
5/21/1983Bob Hope, on the week of his 80th birthday specialIllustrationRichard Amsel
5/28/1983Audrey Landers, Ken Kercheval and Larry Hagman of DallasLanders & Kercheval: Photograph; Hagman: Illustration
6/4/1983Heather Thomas, Doug Barr and Lee Majors of The Fall GuyIllustrationC. Michael Dudash
6/11/1983A survey of casting directors on the acting abilities of TV's top performers, featuring Valerie Bertinelli, Alan Alda, Erik Estrada and Linda EvansPhoto montage
6/18/1983Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney of Simon & SimonPhotograph
6/25/1983David Hasselhoff of Knight Rider, sitting inside KITT's drivers seatPhotograph
7/2/1983"The Best and Worst We Saw"Photo montage
7/9/1983Ana Alicia, Jane Wyman, and Lorenzo Lamas of Falcon CrestPhotograph
7/16/1983"TV's Hunks — Isn't Something Missing?" featuring Tom Selleck, Lee Horsley, Pierce Brosnan, and Gregory HarrisonPhoto montage
7/23/1983Ted Shackelford, Joan Van Ark and Donna Mills of Knots LandingPhotographPeter Kredenser
7/30/1983Isabel Sanford and Sherman Hemsley of The JeffersonsPhotograph
8/6/1983"Why There Are Still No Female Dan Rathers", featuring Judy Woodruff, Lesley Stahl and Anne GarrelsPhotograph
8/13/1983Deidre Hall and Wayne Northrop of Days of Our LivesPhotograph
8/20/1983Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers of Hart to HartPhotograph
8/27/1983"Who's Toughest on the White House—And Why"Word artJohn Berkey
9/3/1983A farewell salute to All in the Family, featuring Rob Reiner, Jean Stapleton, Carroll O'Connor and Sally StruthersIllustrationRichard Amsel, whose illustration was patterned after the 5/29/1971 cover
9/10/1983"Fall Preview," featuring the casts of AfterMASH, Hotel, and Mr. SmithPhoto montage
9/17/1983Miss America 1983Photograph
9/24/1983Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Priscilla Barnes of Three's CompanyIllustrationRichard Amsel
10/1/1983Gregory Harrison of Trapper John M.D.Photograph
10/8/1983Willie Nelson and Anne Murray, co-hosts of the Country Music Association AwardsPhotograph
10/15/1983Larry Hagman of Dallas and Joan Collins of DynastyPhotographPeter Kredenser
10/22/1983The title character of Mr. SmithPhotograph
10/29/1983James Brolin and Connie Sellecca of HotelPhotograph
11/5/1983Merete Van Kamp of Princess DaisyPhotograph
11/12/1983John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline KennedyIllustrationRichard Amsel
11/19/1983Doug Scott and John Cullum in The Day AfterPhoto montage
11/26/1983Linda Evans and Kenny Rogers of Gambler IIPhotographMario Casilli
12/3/1983Barbara Walters with interview subject Johnny CarsonPhotograph
12/10/1983Tom Selleck of Magnum, P.I.IllustrationRichard Hess
12/17/1983Erin Gray of Silver SpoonsPhotograph
12/24/1983Gavin MacLeod, Lauren Tewes, Jill Whelan, Ted Lange, Fred Grandy and Bernie Kopell of The Love BoatIllustrationBruce Stark
12/31/1983Farrah FawcettPhotograph

1984

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/7/1984William Christopher, Harry Morgan, Rosalind Chao and Jamie Farr of After M*A*S*HPhotographMario Casilli
1/14/1984Emmanuel Lewis of WebsterPhotograph
1/21/1984Game show hosts Pat Sajak, Monty Hall, Bob Barker, Jack Barry, Bill Cullen, Wink MartindalePhotograph
1/28/1984Cybill Shepherd of The Yellow RosePhotographPeter Kredenser
2/4/19841984 Winter OlympicsPhoto montageFocus on Sports
2/11/1984Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner of Scarecrow and Mrs. KingPhotograph
2/18/1984Ted Danson, Shelley Long and Rhea Perlman of CheersPhotograph
2/25/1984Harry Reasoner, Ed Bradley, Mike Wallace and Morley Safer of 60 MinutesPhotographRobert Phillips
3/3/1984Ann-Margret and Treat Williams in A Streetcar Named DesirePhotographMario Casilli
3/10/1984George Peppard, Dwight Schultz, Dirk Benedict and Mr. T. of The A-TeamPhotographMario Casilli
3/17/1984Priscilla Presley of DallasPhotographMario Casilli
3/24/1984Veronica Hamel and Daniel J. Travanti of Hill Street BluesPhotograph
3/31/1984Teri Copley of We Got It MadePhotographJim Cornfield
4/7/1984Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes and Barry Bostwick as George WashingtonPhotograph
4/14/1984Rebecca Holden and David Hasselhoff of Knight RiderPhotographMario Casilli
4/21/1984Ben Cross and Amy Irving of The Far PavilionsIllustrationRichard Amsel
4/28/1984Members of the Cast of Happy Days: Tom Bosley, Henry Winkler, Ron Howard, Scott Baio, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Donny Most, Pat Morita, Al Molinaro, Lynda Goodfriend and Cathy SilversPhotographMario Casilli
5/5/1984Lesley-Anne Down in The Last Days of PompeiiIllustrationC. Michael Dudash
5/12/1984Crystal Gayle, co-host of the Academy of Country Music AwardsPhotograph
5/19/1984Morgan Fairchild as Maid Marian of The Zany Adventures of Robin HoodPhotographRobert Phillips
5/26/1984Daniel Hugh Kelly and Brian Keith of Hardcastle and McCormickIllustrationJim Sharpe
6/2/1984Victoria Principal of DallasPhotographPeter Kredenser
6/9/1984Pierce Brosnan and Stephanie Zimbalist of Remington SteelePhotograph
6/16/1984A Social Climbers' Guide to TV: Larry Hagman, Stefanie Powers, Joan CollinsIllustrationBruce Stark
6/23/1984Connie Sellecca of HotelPhotograph
6/30/1984"The Best and Worst We Saw"Photo montage
7/7/1984Valerie Bertinelli of One Day at a TimePhotograph
7/14/1984Johnny CarsonPhoto montage
7/21/1984Donna Mills, Ted Shackelford and Lisa Hartman of Knots LandingPhotograph
7/28/1984Summer Olympics '84IllustrationBernie Fuchs
8/4/1984Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney of Simon & SimonPhotograph
8/11/1984Members of the cast of Call to GloryIllustrationJim Sharpe
8/18/1984Jane Pauley of TodayPhotograph
8/25/1984Lindsay Bloom and Stacy Keach of Mickey Spillane's Mike HammerPhotograph
9/1/198460 Minutes Solves This Year's Dallas Mystery: Who Shot Bobby? Linda Gray, Larry Hagman, Victoria Principal, Patrick Duffy with Morley SaferIllustrationAnn Meisel
9/8/1984Fall PreviewIllustrationBernard Bonhomme
9/15/1984"George Burns Tells How to Live to Be 100—or More," featuring Burns with Catherine BachPhotograph
9/22/1984Philippine Leroy Beaulieu and Stacy Keach in Mistral's DaughterPhotograph
9/29/1984Mary Tyler Moore and James Garner of Heart SoundsIllustrationRichard Amsel
10/6/1984Nicollette Sheridan, Terry Farrell and Morgan Fairchild of Paper DollsPhotograph
10/13/1984Keshia Knight Pulliam and Bill Cosby of The Cosby ShowPhotograph
10/20/1984Daniel J. Travanti, Sophia Loren and Edoardo Ponti in Aurora by NightPhotograph
10/27/1984Brooke Shields in Wet GoldPhotograph
11/3/1984Tales of Election DramaIllustrationBraldt Bralds
11/10/1984Michael Nader and Joan Collins of DynastyPhotograph
11/17/1984"What's It Like to Be a Top TV Model", featuring Carol Alt, Kim Alexis and Kelly EmbergPhotograph
11/24/1984Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James of Kate & AlliePhotograph
12/1/1984Shari-Belafonte Harper of HotelPhotograph
12/8/1984Ana Alicia and Billy Moses of Falcon CrestPhotographPeter Kredenser
12/15/1984Connie Sellecca, Priscilla Presley, Jaclyn SmithPhoto montage
12/22/1984Susan Clark, Alex Karras and Emanuel Lewis of WebsterPhotograph
12/29/1984Larry Hagman and Linda Gray of DallasPhotographMario Casilli

1985

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/5/1985"Why the Elvis Craze Won't Die"IllustrationMIchael Dudash
1/12/1985William Devane and Donna Mills of Knots LandingPhotographPeter Kredenser
1/19/1985Previews of the Presidential Inauguration and Super Bowl XIXIllustrationCharles Santore
1/26/1985Perry King of RiptidePhotograph
2/2/1985Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly of Cagney & LaceyIllustrationRichard Amsel
2/9/1985Ellen Foley and Harry Anderson of Night CourtPhotograph
2/16/1985Candice Bergen, Joanna Cassidy, Mary Crosby, Angie Dickinson, Stefanie Powers, Suzanne Somers, Catherine Mary Stewart, and Frances Bergen of Hollywood WivesPhotograph
2/23/1985A preview of The Grammys, featuring Bruce Springsteen, Prince, and Michael JacksonIllustrationJohn Solie
3/2/1985Michael Landon of Highway to HeavenPhotograph
3/9/1985Angela Lansbury of Murder, She WroteIllustrationRichard Amsel (the signature on the cover is "Jarvis" for Dave Jarvis)
3/16/1985Lauren Tewes and inset photo of Tewes and Gavin MacLeodPhotograph with inset PhotographJim Britt; inset photograph-Gene Trindl
3/23/1985Diahann Carroll of DynastyPhotograph
3/30/1985Anthony Andrews, Ava Gardner, Jack Warden, James Mason, Richard Kiley and John McEnery of A.D. IllustrationRichard Hess
4/6/1985Richard Chamberlain of Wallenberg: A Hero's StoryPhotographFrank Carroll
4/13/1985Blair Brown, James Garner and Harry Hamlin of SpaceIllustrationJohn Solie
4/20/1985Deborah Shelton of DallasPhotographPeter Kredenser
4/27/1985Tina Yothers, Michael J. Fox, Justine Bateman, Meredith Baxter Birney and Michael Gross of Family TiesPhotograph
5/4/1985Phoebe Cates of Lace IIIllustration
5/11/1985Cheryl Ladd of A Death in CaliforniaPhotograph
5/18/1985Gabriel Byrne of Christopher ColumbusIllustration
5/25/1985Antony Hamilton and Jennifer O'Neill of Cover UpPhotograph
6/1/1985Members of the cast of Hill Street BluesIllustrationBruce Stark
6/8/1985Jameson Parker and Gerald McRaney of Simon & SimonIllustrationBob Peak
6/15/1985"Surprise! Has TV Got a Summer for You!" featuring Mary Lou Retton, Roger Mudd, Connie Chung, Teri Copley, and Robert RedfordPhoto montage
6/22/1985First Lady Nancy ReaganIllustrationRichard Amsel
6/29/1985"The Best and Worst We Saw"Photo montage
7/6/1985Ted Danson, Shelley Long and George Wendt of CheersPhotograph
7/13/1985Heather Thomas of The Fall GuyPhotographPeter Kredenser
7/20/1985"TV's Hottest Soap Couples," featuring Kristina Malandro & Jack Wagner of General Hospital, Stephanie E. Williams & Phil Morris of The Young and the Restless, and Kristian Alfonso & Peter Reckell of Days of Our LivesPhoto montage
7/27/1985Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson of Miami ViceIllustrationRichard Amsel
8/3/1985"Romance on the Set," featuring Catherine Hickland and David HasselhoffWord art/illustration
8/10/1985Madonna from the video for Material GirlIllustrationBob Peak
8/17/1985"Real Men and the Wimps on TV," featuring Bill Cosby, Tom Selleck, Bob Newhart, Lee Majors, Mr. T, and Ted DansonIllustrationBruce Stark
8/24/1985Lisa Hartman and Alec Baldwin of Knots LandingPhotograph
8/31/1985George Peppard and Mr. T of The A-TeamIllustrationMark Hess
9/7/1985Phylicia Ayers-Allen and Bill Cosby of The Cosby ShowPhotograph
9/14/1985Fall PreviewIllustrationMichael Foreman
9/21/1985Michael J. Fox of Family TiesPhotographPeter Kredenser
9/28/1985Howard Cosell of ABC Sports with Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and O.J. SimpsonPhoto montage & IllustrationCharles Santore (illustration of Howard Cosell)
10/5/1985Cybill Shepherd and Don Johnson of The Long Hot SummerPhotograph
10/12/1985Victoria Principal of DallasPhotographPeter Kredenser
10/19/1985Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Beau Arthur of The Golden GirlsPhotographHerb Ball
10/26/1985News anchors Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan RatherIllustrationRichard Amsel
11/2/1985Patrick Swayze, Wendy Kilbourne, James Read, and Lesley-Anne Down of North and SouthPhotograph
11/9/1985Prince Charles and Lady Diana SpencerPhotographLord Snowdon
11/16/1985Charlton Heston, Stephanie Beacham, Barbara Stanwyck, Emma Samms and John James of The ColbysPhotograph
11/23/1985Judith Light, Tony Danza and Katherine Helmond of Who's The BossPhotograph
11/30/1985"Is Knots Landing now better than Dallas and Dynasty?"IllustrationBruce Stark
12/7/1985Cybill Shepherd of MoonlightingPhotograph
12/14/1985Robert Blake of Hell TownPhotograph
12/21/1985Victor French and Michael Landon of Highway to HeavenIllustrationRichard Williams
12/28/1985John Rubinstein, Penny Peyser and Jack Warden of Crazy Like a FoxPhotograph

1986

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/4/1986Connie Sellecca of HotelPhotographPeter Kredenser
1/11/1986Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson of Scarecrow and Mrs. KingIllustrationJohn Solie
1/18/1986John Larroquette, Harry Anderson, and Markie Post of Night CourtPhotographTony Costa
1/25/1986Joan Collins in SinsPhotograph
2/1/1986Maximilian Schell as Peter the GreatIllustrationBraldt Bralds
2/8/1986Victoria Principal and Patrick Duffy of Dallas, Linda Evans and Rock Hudson of Dynasty, Lorenzo Lamas and Laura Johnson of Falcon CrestPhoto montage
2/15/1986Angela Lansbury of Murder, She WrotePhotograph
2/22/1986Jane Seymour, Lee Horsley and Cheryl Ladd in CrossingsPhotographMario Casilli
3/1/1986Linda Evans of DynastyPhotograph
3/8/1986Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas of Miami VicePhotograph
3/15/1986Madolyn Smith in If Tomorrow ComesPhoto montage
3/22/1986Bill CosbyIllustrationBraldt Bralds
3/29/1986Sexual Harassment in HollywoodIllustrationIvan Chermayeff
4/5/1986Justine Bateman, Tina Yothers and Michael J. Fox of Family TiesPhotograph
4/12/1986Alice Krige and Richard Chamberlain in Dream WestPhotograph
4/19/1986The 10 Most Attractive Men on TV Pierce Brosnan, Tom Selleck, Don JohnsonPhoto montage
4/26/1986Jane Curtin and Susan Saint James of Kate & AlliePhotograph
5/3/1986Mark Harmon in The Deliberate Stranger; James Read and Patrick Swayze in North and South, Book II Photo montage
5/10/1986Members of the Cast of CheersIllustrationBruce Stark
5/17/1986Burt Lancaster in On Wings of EaglesIllustrationRichard Hess
5/24/1986Larry Hagman of DallasPhotographMario Casilli
5/31/1986Richard Dean Anderson of MacGyverPhotographMario Casilli
6/7/1986The Most Talented Stars on TV: Bruce Willis, Sharon Gless, Michael J. FoxPhotographPeter Kredenser
6/14/1986Emmanuel Lewis of WebsterPhotograph
6/21/1986Teri Austin of Knots LandingPhotographBernard Boudreau
6/28/1986Ronald and Nancy Reagan discuss "What We've Learned About America from Our Years in the White House"Photograph
7/5/1986The Goodwill GamesIllustrationRobert Giusti
7/12/1986The Best and Worst We SawPhoto montage
7/19/1986Robert Urich and Barbara Stock of Spenser: For HirePhotographMario Casilli
7/26/1986TV's Top Moneymakers: Bill Cosby, Richard Chamberlain, Linda Evans and John ForsytheIllustrationBruce Stark
8/2/1986Shelley Long and Ted Danson of Cheers; Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd of MoonlightingPhoto montage
8/9/1986Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Jeremy Miller, Tracey Gold, and Kirk Cameron of Growing PainsPhotograph
8/16/1986Suzanne SomersPhotograph
8/23/1986Valerie Harper of ValeriePhotographPeter Kredenser
8/30/1986Patrick Duffy and Victoria Principal of DallasIllustrationTeresa Fasolino
9/6/1986"Rites of Fall," featuring Susan Akin and Sharlene Wells of the Miss America pageant and N.Y. Giants quarterback Phil SimmsPhoto montage
9/13/1986Fall Preview (Special Issue)IllustrationMilton Glaser
9/20/1986George Washington: The Forging of a NationIllustrationStan Smetkowski
9/27/1986Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker of Perfect StrangersPhotograph
10/4/1986Lucille Ball of Life With Lucy and Andy Griffith of MatlockPhotograph
10/11/1986Harry Hamlin, Jill Eikenberry and Corbin Bernsen of L.A. LawPhotograph
10/18/1986Michael J. Fox and Brian Bonsall of Family TiesPhotograph
10/25/1986Kim Novak of Falcon CrestPhotograph
11/1/1986Ken Howard and Jaclyn Smith of Rage of Angels: The Story ContinuesPhotograph
11/8/1986Joan Collins and George Hamilton in Monte CarloPhotograph
11/15/1986Carol Burnett, Charles Grodin, Teri Garr, Valerie Mahaffey, Gregory Harrison, and Dabney Coleman of FresnoPhotograph
11/22/1986Farrah Fawcett of Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld StoryPhoto montage
11/29/1986Tom Mason and Shelley Hack of Jack and MikePhotograph
12/6/1986Delta Burke of Designing WomenPhotograph
12/13/1986James Garner and James Woods in PromisePhotograph
12/20/1986Deidre Hall, Chad Allen, Wilford Brimley, Keri Houlihan and Shannen Doherty of Our HousePhotograph
12/27/1986Heather Locklear of DynastyPhotograph

1987

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/3/1987Angela Lansbury of Murder, She WroteIllustrationC. Michael Dudash
1/10/1987Ted Koppel of NightlineIllustrationBernie Fuchs
1/17/1987Sherman Hemsley and Clifton Davis of AmenPhotograph
1/24/1987Nicollette Sheridan of Knots LandingPhotograph
1/31/1987Betty White, Rue McClanahan, Bea Arthur and Estelle Getty of The Golden GirlsIllustrationAnn Meisel
2/7/1987Ann-Margret in The Two Mrs. GrenvillesPhotograph
2/14/1987Robert Urich and Kris Kristofferson of AmerikaPhoto montage
2/21/1987Tom Selleck of Magnum P.I. with guest Frank SinatraPhotographGene Trindl
2/28/1987Valerie Bertinelli in I'll Take Manhattan
3/7/1987Michael J. Fox and Justine Bateman of Family TiesIllustrationJohn Solie
3/14/1987Victoria Principal of DallasPhotographPeter Kredenser
3/21/1987Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas of Miami ViceIllustrationAnn Meisel
3/28/1987Kirk Cameron of Growing PainsPhotograph
4/4/1987Susan Dey and Harry Hamlin of L.A. LawPhotograph
4/11/1987Bob Newhart, Tom Poston, Mary Frann, Tony Papenfuss, William Sanderson, John Volstad, Julia Duffy and Peter Scolari of NewhartIllustrationBruce Stark
4/18/1987Tony Danza of Who's the Boss?PhotographTony Costa
4/25/1987Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer of HunterPhotograph
5/2/1987Members of the Cast of CheersIllustrationJohn Solie
5/9/1987Rebecca Schaeffer and Pam Dawber of My Sister SamPhotograph
5/16/1987Brian Robbins, Khrystyne Haje, Howard Hesseman, Robin Givens, Dan Frischman, Dan Schneider of Head of the ClassPhotograph
5/23/1987Edward Woodward of The EqualizerIllustrationRichard Hess
5/30/1987Cybill Shepherd of MoonlightingPhortographMario Casilli
6/6/1987Grading TV's Child Stars: Keshia Knight Pulliam, Jason Bateman, Jeremy MillerPhoto montageTony Costa (Jason Bateman & Jeremy Miller); Alan Singer (Keshia Knight Pulliam)
6/13/1987Al Waxman and Sharon Gless of Cagney & LaceyPhotograph
6/20/1987Markie Post of Night Court
6/27/1987The Best and Worst We Saw
7/4/1987Barbara Walters with Angela Lansbury, Patrick Duffy and Betty White
7/11/1987Tempestt Bledsoe and Malcolm-Jamal Warner of The Cosby Show
7/18/1987Kate Jackson, Victoria Principal, Oprah WinfreyPhotographPeter Kredenser (Victoria Principal & Kate Jackson); Harrison Jones (Ophra Winfrey)
7/25/1987Blair Brown of The Days and Nights of Molly DoddPhotographRobert Phillips
8/1/1987Melody Thomas Scott, Eric Braeden, Eileen Davidson of The Young and the RestlessPhotographBernard Boudreau
8/8/1987"Is TV Sex Getting Bolder?"Textno credit
8/15/1987ALFIllustrationJohn Eggert
8/22/1987A report on TV's involvement in opening up the Soviet BlocIllustrationJohn Berkey
8/29/1987Sherman Hemsley and Anna Maria Horsford of AmenPhotographMario Casilli
9/5/1987Terri Garber of DynastyPhotograph
9/12/1987Fall Preview (Special Issue)Text IllustrationByrd/Beserra Studios (David Edward Byrd & Julio Beserra)
9/19/1987Brooke ShieldsPhotograph
9/26/1987Michael Tucker and Jill Eikenberry in Assault and MatrimonyPhotograph
10/3/1987Victoria Principal in Mistress
10/10/1987Michael J. Fox of Family Ties, Bob Newhart of Newhart, Joanna Kerns, Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron of Growing PainsPhoto montageCurt Gunther (Michael J. Fox); Tony Esparza (Bob Newhart); Fred Sabine (Alan Thicke, Kirk Cameron, Joanna Kerns)
10/17/1987Dolly Parton of DollyPhotographMario Casilli
10/24/1987Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd of MoonlightingPhotographMario Casilli
10/31/1987Courteney Cox and Michael J. Fox of Family TiesPhotographTony Costa
11/7/1987Jacqueline Bisset and Armand Assante in Napoleon and Josephine: A Love StoryPhotographJim Globus
11/14/1987Ted Danson and Kirstie Alley of CheersPhotographTony Costa
11/21/1987Linda Gray, Kenny Rogers and Bruce Boxleitner in Gambler IIIPhotograph
11/28/1987David Birney and Meredith Baxter Birney in Long Journey HomePhotographRobert Isenberg
12/5/1987Connie Sellecca in Downpayment on MurderPhotographMario Casilli
12/12/1987John Ritter and "Bijoux" of HoopermanPhotographAnnie Leibovitz
12/19/1987Keshia Knight Pulliam in The Little Match Girl
12/26/1987Amanda Peterson, Trey Ames and Richard Kiley of A Year in the LifePhotograph

1988

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/2/1988Jane Wyman, Dana Sparks, Margaret Ladd, Ana Alicia and Susan Sullivan of Falcon CrestPhotographMario Casilli
1/9/1988Emma Samms of DynastyPhotographTony Costa
1/16/1988Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly of Cagney & LaceyIllustrationDavid Edward Byrd
1/23/1988"How We Feel About TV's Role in Campaign '88"IllustrationGeorge Giusti
1/30/1988Priscilla Beaulieu Presley and Elvis PresleyPhotographMario Casilli
2/6/1988Jaclyn Smith and Robert Wagner in Windmills of the GodsPhotograph
2/13/1988The 1988 Winter OlympicsIllustrationDavid Edward Byrd
2/20/1988Pierce Brosnan and Deborah Raffin in James Clavell's Noble HouseIllustrationMax Ginsburg
2/27/1988Cheryl Ladd of BluegrassPhotographMike Fuller
3/5/1988Oprah Winfrey of The Oprah Winfrey ShowPhotograph
3/12/1988Is TV Getting Better or Worse? Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball, Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson; ALF, Max Wright, Anne Schedeen and Benji Gregory; David Ogden Stiers, Harry Morgan, Loretta Swit, Mike Farrell, Jamie Farr, Alan Alda and William ChristopherPhoto montage
3/19/1988Philip Michael Thomas and Don Johnson of Miami VicePhotograph
3/26/1988Sheree J. Wilson of DallasPhotographCharles William Bush
4/2/1988Kirk Cameron and Tracey Gold of Growing PainsIllustrationMax Ginsburg
4/9/1988Harry Hamlin of L.A. LawPhotograph
4/16/1988Tim Reid, Daphne Maxwell Reid of Frank's PlacePhotographMario Casilli
4/23/1988Jason Bateman of Valerie's FamilyPhotographTony Costa
4/30/1988Dr. Ruth Westheimer with Beau Arthur, Betty White and Estelle Getty of The Golden GirlsIllustrationJohn Solie
5/7/1988Richard Chamberlain and Jaclyn Smith in The Bourne IdentityPhotographSven Arnstein
5/14/1988Lesley Stahl, Chris Wallace and Sam DonaldsonPhoto montageDonna Svennevik
5/21/1988Princess Diana and Prince CharlesIllustrationDavid Edward Byrd
5/28/1988Brian Bonsall and Michael J. Fox of Family TiesPhotographBonnie Schiffman
6/4/1988Stars and Strife at ABC Sports Carl Lewis and Donna de Varona, Howard Cosell and Al MichaelsPhoto montagePeter J. Sutton (Carl Lewis & Donna de Varona); Focus On Sports (Howard Coosell & Al Michaels)
6/11/1988Mel Harris, Brittany Craven, and Ken Olin of thirtysomethingPhotographTony Costa
6/18/1988The 1988 Network News All-Star Team: Peter Jennings, Tom Brokaw, Rita Braver, Bruce Morton, John McWethyIllustrationJohn Solie
6/25/1988The Best and Worst We SawPhoto montage
7/2/1988Delta Burke, Annie Potts, Dixie Carter, Jean Smart of Designing WomenPhotographCharles William Bush
7/9/1988Brian Robbins, Khrystyne Haje, Howard Hesseman, Robin Givens, Dan Frischman, Dan Schneider of Head of the ClassPhotograph
7/16/1988Kim Alexis and Nicollette SheridanPhotographFrancesco Scavullo
7/23/1988"How TV is Shaking Up the American Family"IllustrationJean-Michel Folon
7/30/1988Leann Hunley of DynastyPhotographMario Casilli
8/6/1988Daytime Soaps: The Best and Brightest: Susan Lucci of All My Children, Peter Barton and Lauralee Bell of The Young and the Restless, Drake Hogestyn of Days of Our Lives, Tristan Rogers of General HospitalPhoto montageAlice S. Hall (Drake Hogestyn); Ann Limoncello (Susan Lucci); Bob D'Amico (Tristan Rogers); Geraldine Overton (Lauralee Bell & Peter Barton)
8/13/1988ALFPhotograph
8/20/1988Johnny Depp and Holly Robinson of 21 Jump StreetPhotograph
8/27/1988Mariel Hemingway in Steal the SkyPhotographBernard Boudreau
9/3/1988The Best Thing You Can Do This Fall - A Survivor's Guide: Kaye Lani Rafko; Charlie Sheen in Platoon; Charlie Brown, Linus van Pelt, and Snoopy; Phoebe MillsPhoto montageRicky Francesco (Charlie Sheen); AP/World Wide Photos (Kaye Lani Rae Rafko); Focus On Sports (Phoebe Mills); United Features Syndicate (Charlie Brown)
9/10/1988Kaye Lani Rafko as Miss America 1988PhotographCharles William Bush
9/17/1988Summer Olympics '88IllustrationWalt Spitzmiller
9/24/1988Phylicia Rashad, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, and Bill Cosby of The Cosby ShowIllustrationRichard Hess
10/1/1988Fall PreviewWord artMilton Glaser
10/8/1988NBC Entertainment president Brandon Tartikoff with Maryam d'Abo of Something Is Out There, Judd Hirsch of Dear John, Gary Cole of Midnight Caller, and Kate Jackson of Baby BoomPhotographMario Casilli
10/15/1988Kevin Costner and Susan Sarandon of the film Bull DurhamIllustrationChris Notarile
10/22/1988The AIDS Scare and TVIllustration
10/29/1988Linda Kozlowski and Harry Hamlin of Favorite SonPhotograph
11/5/1988Election Day: Which Network You Should WatchIllustrationPeter Max
11/12/1988Hart Bochner, Victoria Tennant, Robert Mitchum, Rhett Creighton, Jane Seymour in War and RemembranceIllustrationRichard Hess
11/19/1988"Remembering JFK... Our First TV President," featuring John F. Kennedy with Jacqueline, Caroline and John F. Kennedy Jr.PhotographCecil Stoughton
11/26/1988Muhammad Ali, Dudley Moore, Brooke Shields, Victoria Principal, Loretta Lynn, Jimmy Stewart and Barbara Walters of Barbara Walters SpecialsPhotographMario Casilli
12/3/1988Our Viewer Guide to the Holiday Specials: Rudolph and Friends; LeVar Burton and Louis Gossett, Jr.; Michael Kim, Elizabeth Kandel, Donald Faison and Marlo ThomasPhoto montageRankin/Bass (Rudolph & Friends); Dean Williams (Louis Gossett, Jr. & LeVar Burton); Lucille Khornak (Marlo Thomas, Donald Faison, Elizabeth Kandel, Michael Kim)
12/10/1988Dinah Manoff, Kristy McNichol, Richard Mulligan and "Dreyfuss" of Empty Nest
12/17/1988Stepfanie Kramer, Sheree J. Wilson, Shari BelafontePhotographMario Casilli
12/24/1988Angela Lansbury of Murder, She WroteIllustrationDavid Edward Byrd
12/31/1988Sandy Duncan and Jason Bateman of The Hogan Family

1989

Issue date Cover subject Type of cover Artist
1/7/1989"Our 8th Annual J. Fred Muggs Awards, featuring honorees Bryant Gumbel, Jane Fonda, and Geraldo RiveraPhoto montage
1/14/1989Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis of MoonlightingPhotograph
1/21/1989"Rock Stars on TV," featuring Elvis Presley, Bruce Springsteen, Madonna, and Michael JacksonPhoto montage
1/28/1989John Goodman and Roseanne Barr of RoseanneIllustration
2/4/1989"Get Ready for a Hot February," featuring Catherine Oxenberg, Burt Reynolds, Lisa Hartman, Billy Crystal, Robert Duvall and Diane LaddPhoto montage
2/11/1989Larry Hagman of DallasPhoto montage
2/18/1989"The Best Children's Shows on TV," featuring Mighty Mouse, ALF, Bill Cosby and Keshia Knight Pulliam, Big Bird, Pee-wee Herman and GarfieldIllustration
2/25/1989Victoria Principal of Naked LiesPhotograph
3/4/1989Vanna White of Wheel of FortunePhotograph
3/11/1989"Stephen Birmingham's One-Upmanship Guide," featuring Ken Olin and Mel Harris of thirtysomething, Candice Bergen of Murphy Brown, and Corbin Bernsen of L.A. LawPhoto montage
3/18/1989Oprah Winfrey, Jackée and Robin Givens of The Women of Brewster PlacePhotograph
3/25/1989"What TV Doesn't Tell You About The Oscars"Photo montage
4/1/1989Susan Ruttan, Susan Dey, Jill Eikenberry and Michelle Greene of L.A. LawPhoto montage
4/8/1989"A Busy Person's Guide to TV: Getting the Most Out of Your Viewing," featuring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd of Moonlighting; Alex Trebek of Jeopardy!; Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes; and Dan Lauria, Alley Mills, Fred Savage, Olivia d'Abo, Jason Hervey of The Wonder YearsMontage
4/15/1989Joan Collins of Dynasty, breaking through a picture of John ForsythePhotograph
4/22/1989Jason Bateman of The Hogan Family and Kirk Cameron of Growing Pains
4/29/1989"May Sweeps: What's Hot," featuring Robert Mitchum and Victoria Tennant of War and Remembrance; Brigitte Nielsen of Murder by Moonlight; Holly Hunter and Ali Grant in Roe v. Wade; and David Keith as Lt. Col. Oliver North in Guts and GloryPhoto montage
5/6/1989"TV is 50 - Happy Birthday!" featuring John F. Kennedy, Jr.; Keshia Knight Pulliam and Bill Cosby; Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin; Carroll O'Connor; Harry Morgan, Mike Farrell and Alan Alda; Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball; Georgia Engel, Valerie Harper and Mary Tyler MoorePhoto montage
5/13/1989Tracy Scoggins of DynastyPhotograph
5/20/1989Roseanne Barr of RoseannePhotograph
5/27/1989Kirstie Alley and Ted Danson of CheersIllustrationJohn Solie
6/3/1989Oprah WinfreyPhotograph
6/10/1989Fred Savage and Danica McKellar of The Wonder YearsPhotograph
6/17/1989Donna Mills of Knots LandingPhotograph
6/24/1989"The Joys of Summer," featuring Tristan Rogers & Edie Lehmann of General Hospital and James DePaiva & Jessica Tuck of One Life to LivePhoto montage
7/1/1989"TV Favorites Go For It In Movies," featuring Virginia Madsen, Tom Selleck, Michael J. Fox and Don HarveyPhoto montage
7/8/1989"The Best and Worst We Saw: An Irreverent Look at the Past Season"Photo montage
7/15/1989"The 1989 Network News All-Star Team," featuring Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings, Andrea Mitchell, and Lesley StahlPhoto montage
7/22/1989"TV Stars to Watch — and Ignore — if You Want to Look Sharp," featuring Roseanne Barr and Nicollette SheridanPhoto montage
7/29/1989David Faustino, Christina Applegate, Ed O'Neill, Katey Sagal, and Buck the dog of Married... with ChildrenPhotograph
8/5/1989"In Defense of Tabloid TV," featuring Phil Donahue, Geraldo Rivera, Maury Povich, and Oprah WinfreyPhoto montage
8/12/1989"TV's New News Queens," featuring Mary Alice Williams, Maria Shriver, Diane Sawyer, and Connie ChungPhoto montage
8/19/1989Crystal Gayle and Loretta LynnPhotograph
8/26/1989Oprah Winfrey
9/2/1989"Two Fall Classics," featuring Miss America 1989 Gretchen Carlson and NFL players Lawrence Taylor, Mark Rypien & Eric DorseyPhoto montage
9/9/1989Fall Preview (Special Issue)Text graphicJeffrey Lynch
9/16/1989Roseanne Barr of Roseanne and Bill Cosby of The Cosby ShowIllustrationChris Notarile
9/23/1989"The 11 Stars You'd Better Keep an Eye On," featuring Kimberly Foster of Dallas, Khrystyne Haje of Head of the Class, and Richard Tyson of HardballPhoto montage
9/30/1989Elizabeth Taylor and Mark Harmon of Sweet Bird of YouthPhotograph
10/7/1989Delta Burke of Designing Women and Gerald McRaney of Major DadPhotograph
10/14/1989"Hot Choices This Week," featuring The World Series, Perry King and Chynna Phillips of Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer, and Faye Dunaway of Cold Sassy TreePhoto montage
10/21/1989Jamie Lee Curtis of Anything But LovePhotograph
10/28/1989Lane Smith as Richard Nixon of The Final Days
Inset: Richard Grieco of Booker
Photograph
11/4/1989"Knockout November," featuring Farrah Fawcett of Small Sacrifices, Valerie Bertinelli of Taken Away, and Michael Keaton of the film BatmanPhoto montage
11/11/1989Richard Chamberlain of Island SonPhotograph
11/18/1989Courteney Cox and Barry Bostwick of Till We Meet AgainPhotograph
11/25/1989Victoria Principal of Blind WitnessPhotograph
12/2/1989"Viewer's Guide to the Holiday Specials," featuring Bob Hope, Natalie Wood and Edmund Gwenn of Miracle on 34th Street, Peanuts, Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett of Julie and Carol Together Again, and Kenny Rogers Jr. and Kenny Rogers of Christmas in America: A Love StoryPhoto montage
12/9/1989"The 80s," featuring Vanna White, Don Johnson, Oprah Winfrey, Ted Koppel, Hulk Hogan, David Letterman, Bill Cosby, Joan Collins, ALF, Sam Donaldson, Ronald Reagan, Tom Selleck, Larry Hagman, Michael J. Fox, Photo by Peter Kredenser Dan Rather, and Roseanne BarrPhoto montageALF: Mario Casilli
12/16/1989Neil Patrick Harris of Doogie Howser, M.D.
Inset: Lucille Ball
Photograph
12/23/1989Candice Bergen of Murphy Brown
Inset: Scott Bakula of Quantum Leap
Photograph
12/30/1989Julia Duffy of Newhart and Jean Smart of Designing Women with New Years babies Seib Blake and Lindsay Reece
Inset: Susan Lucci of All My Children
Photograph

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, 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
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