List of TV Guide covers (2020s) explained

The following is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 2020s, with dates from January 2020 to the present day. This list reflects only the regular bi-weekly issues of TV Guide (no one-time special issues). The entries on this table include each cover's subjects and their artists (photographer or illustrator).

2020

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1/6/20201/19/2020Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of OutlanderPhotograph
1/20/20202/2/2020Patrick Stewart of Photograph
2/3/20202/16/2020Scott Bakula of Photograph
2/17/20203/1/2020Laurie Metcalf, John Goodman, and Sara Gilbert of The ConnersPhotograph
3/2/20203/17/2020Spring Preview Photo montage
3/18/20203/29/2020Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore of This Is UsPhotograph
3/30/20204/12/2020Pauley Perrette of BrokePhotograph
4/13/20204/26/2020LL Cool J, Chris O’Donnell, and Linda Hunt (inset) of Photograph
4/27/20205/10/2020Catherine Bell and James Denton of Good WitchPhotograph
5/11/20205/24/2020Angela Bassett and Peter Krause of 9-1-1Photograph
5/25/20206/7/2020Steve Carell, John Malkovich, and Lisa Kudrow of Space ForcePhotograph
6/8/20206/21/2020Matthew Rhys of Perry MasonPhotograph
6/22/20207/5/2020Mark Harmon of NCISPhotograph
7/6/20207/19/2020Rocsi Diaz and The Miz of CannonballPhotograph
7/20/20208/2/2020Valerie Bertinelli of Valerie's Home CookingPhotograph
8/3/20208/16/2020"Your Fan Favorites" issuePhoto Montage
8/17/20208/30/2020Soap operas return to production
*Denise Richards, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang of The Bold and the Beautiful
*Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn of Days of Our Lives
*Maurice Benard and Laura Wright of General Hospital
*Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott of The Young and the Restless
Photograph
8/31/20209/13/20202020 NFL season
*Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
*Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs
Photograph
9/14/20209/27/2020"Fall Sneak Peek" issuePhoto montage
9/28/202010/11/2020"The 68th Annual Fall Preview"Word art
10/12/202010/25/2020Michael Weatherly of BullPhotograph
10/26/202011/8/2020Mark Harmon and David McCallum of NCISPhotograph
11/9/202011/22/2020The cast of Supernatural on the occasion of the series' finaleIllustration
11/23/202012/6/2020Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas 2020"
*Ana Ayora and Robert Buckley of The Christmas House
*Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp of The Christmas Waltz
*Adrian Holmes and Holly Robinson Peete of The Christmas Doctor
*Tamera Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier of Christmas Comes Twice
Photograph
12/7/202012/20/2020Tom Selleck of Blue BloodsPhotograph
12/21/20201/3/2021Mayim Bialik of Call Me Kat[2] Photograph

2021

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1/4/20211/17/2021Holly Hunter and Ted Danson of Mr. MayorPhotograph
1/18/20211/31/2021Jared Padalecki of WalkerPhotograph
2/1/20212/14/2021Sam Heughan of Men in KiltsPhotograph
2/15/20212/28/2021Chris McNally, Erin Krakow, and Kevin McGarry of When Calls the HeartPhotograph
3/1/20213/14/2021Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele of DebrisPhotograph
3/15/20213/28/2021"TV's True Crime Craze!"Photo Montage
3/29/20214/11/2021Christopher Meloni of Photograph
4/12/20214/25/2021"Secrets of WWE Legends"Photo Montage
4/26/20215/9/2021Supergirl
*Melissa Benoist
*Benoist with Chyler Leigh
Photograph
5/10/20215/23/2021Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field of , on the occasion of the series' finalePhotograph
5/24/20216/6/2021"Summer Preview," featuring Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton of The Celebrity Dating GamePhotograph
6/7/20216/20/2021"Sci-Fi Spectacular," featuring Tom Hiddleston of LokiPhotograph
6/21/20217/4/2021"First Look at Fall TV," featuring Mariska Hargitay of , Mark Harmon of NCIS, Missy Peregrym of FBI, and William Petersen of Photo Montage
7/5/20217/18/2021A preview of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week"Photograph
7/19/20218/1/2021A preview of the Tokyo Olympics, featuring Team USA athletes Simone Biles, Carli Lloyd, Caeleb Dressel, and Allyson FelixPhoto Montage
8/2/20158/15/2021Meghan Ory, Robert Buckley, and Treat Williams of Chesapeake ShoresPhotograph
8/16/20218/29/2021"Fall Sneak Peek," featuring Vanessa Lachey of Photograph
8/30/20219/12/2021"Fall TV Preview," featuring Jorja Fox and William Petersen of Photograph
9/13/20219/26/2021"Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Mariska Hargitay of and Christopher Meloni of Photo Montage
9/27/202110/10/2021The Sopranos star James Gandolfini and, in inset, Michael Gandolfini of Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of NewarkPhotograph
10/11/202110/24/2021Kate Walsh, on the occasion of her return to Grey's AnatomyPhotograph
10/25/202111/7/2021Barry Watson and Jill Scott of Lifetime's Highway to Heaven movie reboot (original Highway star Michael Landon appears in an inset)Photograph
11/8/202111/21/2021"Hallmark Kicks Off the Holidays"
*Will Adams and Olivia Washington of A Holiday in Harlem
*Teri Hatcher and James Denton of A Kiss Before Christmas
*Jordin Sparks and Michael Xavier of A Christmas Treasure
Photograph
11/22/202112/5/2021 Hall: Photograph
Beatles: Photo Montage
12/6/202112/19/2021"Lifetime's Christmas Gift," featuring Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, and Jana KramerPhoto Montage
12/20/20211/2/2022Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen of The Book of Boba FettPhotograph

2022

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1/3/20221/16/2022Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly of YellowstonePhotograph
1/17/20221/30/2022"2022 Preview: The Shows We Can't Wait to See"Photo Montage
1/31/20222/13/2022A tribute to Bob SagetPhotograph
2/14/20222/27/2022Camryn Manheim, Sam Waterston, and Anthony Anderson of the revived Law & OrderPhotograph
2/28/20223/13/2022Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of OutlanderPhotograph
3/14/20223/27/2022Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes of Blue BloodsPhotograph
3/28/20224/10/2022Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross of Black-ishPhotograph
4/11/20224/24/2022"The Hot List," featuring Alan Ritchson of ReacherPhotograph
4/25/20225/8/2022Ken Jennings of Jeopardy!Photograph
5/9/20225/22/2022Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Gary Cole, and Wilmer Valderrama of NCISPhotograph
5/23/20226/12/2022Jensen Ackles of The Boys (TV Guides first three-week "triple issue")Photograph
6/13/20227/3/2022Kelly Reilly and, in insets, Kevin Costner and Cole Hauser of YellowstonePhotograph
7/4/20227/24/2022"First Look at Fall TV," featuring Sylvester Stallone of Tulsa KingPhotograph
7/25/20228/14/2022"Summer TV How-To Guide"
Photograph
8/15/20228/28/2022Matt Smith of House of the DragonPhotograph
8/29/20229/11/2022"70th Annual Fall Preview," featuring Ismael Cruz Córdova, Morfydd Clark, and Robert Aramayo of Photograph
9/12/20229/25/2022Caitlin Bassett, Raymond Lee, and Ernie Hudson of Quantum LeapPhotograph
9/26/202210/9/2022Tom Selleck and Bridget Moynahan of Blue BloodsPhotograph
10/10/202210/23/202Actors Meg Donnelly & Drake Rodger and (in inset) executive producer Jensen Ackles of The WinchestersPhotograph
10/24/202211/6/2022Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rose McIver, and Rebecca Wisocky of GhostsPhotograph
11/7/202211/20/2022Wes Bentley, Kevin Costner, and Kelly Reilly of YellowstonePhotograph
11/21/202212/4/2022"Holiday Preview," spotlighting Hallmark Channel's newest seasonal films
*Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown of Haul Out the Holly
*Shannon Chan-Kent and Shannon Kook of A Big Fat Family Christmas
*Nikki DeLoach and Brennan Elliott of The Gift of Peace
*Nadine Ellis, B. J. Britt, and Tamala Jones of The Holiday Stocking
Photograph
12/5/202212/18/2022Kirsten Vangsness, Joe Mantegna, and A. J. Cook of Photograph
12/19/20221/1/2023John Krasinski of Jack RyanPhotograph

2023

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1/2/20231/15/2023Reba McEntire of Big SkyPhotograph
1/16/20231/29/2023John Larroquette and Melissa Rauch of Night CourtPhotograph
1/30/20232/12/2023Max Thieriot and (in inset) Jordan Calloway and Stephanie Arcila of Fire CountryPhotograph
2/13/20232/26/2023Perdita Weeks and Jay Hernandez of Magnum P.I.Photograph
2/27/20233/12/2023The cast of NCISPhoto montage
3/13/20233/26/2023Beau Mirchoff, Nancy Travis, and Tiera Skovbye of RidePhotograph
3/27/20234/9/2023The 60th anniversary of General HospitalPhoto montage
4/10/20234/23/2023Donnie Wahlberg of Blue BloodsPhotograph
4/24/20235/7/2023Troy Gentile, Sam Lerner, Hayley Orrantia, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, and Bentley the dog of The GoldbergsPhotograph
5/8/20235/21/2023The cast of Photo montage
5/22/20236/11/2023Sadie Stanley and Lexi Underwood of Cruel SummerPhotograph
6/12/20237/2/2023Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe of OutlanderPhotograph
7/3/20237/23/2023Timothy Olyphant of Photograph
7/24/20238/13/2023Jonathan Roumie of The ChosenPhotograph
8/14/20239/3/2023Elvis Presley, subject of the Paramount+ documentary Reinventing Elvis: The '68 ComebackPhotograph
9/4/20239/24/2023"Fall Preview," featuring Jesse L. Martin of The IrrationalPhotograph
9/25/202310/15/2023Gerry Turner of The Golden BachelorPhotograph
10/16/202311/5/2023Kelsey Grammer of FrasierPhotograph
11/6/202311/26/2023Hallmark Channel's holiday film preview
*Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf of A Merry Scottish Christmas
*Aias Dalman, Lucas Bryant, and Nikki DeLoach of A World Record Christmas
*Richard Harmon, Krystal Joy Brown, Juan Riedinger, and Tina Lifford of Heaven Down Here
*Kristoffer Polaha and Bethany Joy Lenz of A Biltmore Christmas
Photograph
11/27/202312/17/2023Olivia Swann and Todd Lasance of Photograph
12/18/20231/7/2024Abigail Spencer, Jon Cryer, and Donald Faison of Extended FamilyPhotograph

2024

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1/8/20241/28/2024Sam Heughan of Outlander and The Couple Next DoorPhotograph
1/29/20242/18/2024Tom Selleck and Will Estes of Blue BloodsPhotograph
2/19/20243/10/2024Hiroyuki Sanada of ShōgunPhotograph
3/11/20243/31/2024Tony Goldwyn of Law & OrderPhotograph
4/1/20244/21/2024Giancarlo Esposito of ParishPhotograph
4/22/20245/12/2024Justin Hartley of TrackerPhotograph
5/13/20246/2/2024Iain Armitage of Young SheldonPhotograph
6/3/20246/23/2024Pat Sajak of Wheel of FortunePhotograph
6/24/20247/14/2024"First Look at Fall TV," featuring Kaitlin Olson of High PotentialPhotograph
7/15/20248/4/2024Bugs Bunny, on the occasion of a MeTV Toons special celebrating the Warner Bros. character's 84th birthday[7] Illustration

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2020s/2020/ TV Guide 2020 cover archive
  2. https://www.magzter.com/US/TV-Guide-Magazine/TV-Guide-Magazine/Entertainment/571355 TV Guide 12/21/2020
  3. https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2020s/2021/ TV Guide 2021 cover archive
  4. https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2020s/2022/ TV Guide 2022 cover archive
  5. https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2020s/2023/ TV Guide 2023 cover archive
  6. https://www.tvguidemagazine.com/archive/suboffer/2020s/2024/ TV Guide 2024 cover archive
  7. https://www.tvinsider.com/1142463/bugs-bunny-celebration-metv-toons-birthday-preview/ "Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny! A Toast to the Greatest ‘Toon Character Ever,"