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The Top Ten Revealed (2018)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
(2 episodes)
- Episode 7x26: 200 Greatest Songs of the 70s 70-61 (Aug 20, 2024)
- Episode 1x04: Vietnam Era Songs (Mar 4, 2018)
CNN Tonight (2014)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
(5 episodes)
- Episode 2020-09-10: Episode 154 (Sep 10, 2020)
- Episode 2020-06-24: Episode 108 (Jun 24, 2020)
- Episode 2020-06-12: Episode 100 (Jun 12, 2020)
- Episode 2018-09-06: Thursday September 06, 2018 (Sep 6, 2018)
- Episode 2018-08-22: Wednesday August 22, 2018 (Aug 22, 2018)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2021-01-06: Dan Rather, Don Cheadle, Katy Tur, Michael Kiwanuka (Jan 6, 2021)
- Episode 2017-02-02: Kristen Stewart, Dan Rather, Big Sean (Feb 2, 2017)
The Big Interview with Dan Rather (2013)
Starring as Host
(145 episodes)
- Episode 8x10: Randy and Mary Travis (Jan 27, 2021)
- Episode 8x09: Regina King (Jan 20, 2021)
- Episode 8x08: Luke Combs (Jan 13, 2021)
- Episode 8x07: Perry Farrell (Jan 6, 2021)
- Episode 8x06: Don Mclean (May 20, 2020)
- Episode 8x05: Jethro Tull's Ian Anderson (May 13, 2020)
- Episode 8x04: The Band's Robbie Robertson (May 6, 2020)
- Episode 8x03: Don Felder Formerly of the Eagles (Apr 29, 2020)
- Episode 8x02: Blondie's Debbie Harry (Apr 22, 2020)
- Episode 8x01: Huey Lewis (Apr 15, 2020)
- Episode 7x22: Doug Gray of the Marshall Tucker Band (Dec 18, 2019)
- Episode 7x21: Yes' Jon Anderson (Dec 11, 2019)
- Episode 7x20: Bryan Cranston (Dec 4, 2019)
- Episode 7x19: America (Nov 27, 2019)
- Episode 7x18: David Byrne (Nov 20, 2019)
- Episode 7x17: Bob Costas (Nov 13, 2019)
- Episode 7x16: Little Big Town (Nov 6, 2019)
- Episode 7x15: Alice Cooper (Oct 30, 2019)
- Episode 7x14: Bret Michaels (Oct 23, 2019)
- Episode 7x13: Chicago (Oct 16, 2019)
- Episode 7x12: Cheap Trick (Oct 9, 2019)
- Episode 7x11: Brian Johnson (Oct 2, 2019)
- Episode 7x10: Paul Shaffer (Jun 18, 2019)
- Episode 7x09: Boz Scaggs (Jun 11, 2019)
- Episode 7x08: Travis Tritt (Jun 4, 2019)
- Episode 7x07: Carl and Rob Reiner (May 28, 2019)
- Episode 7x06: Billy Bob Thornton (May 21, 2019)
- Episode 7x05: REO Speedwagon (May 14, 2019)
- Episode 7x04: Foreigner (May 7, 2019)
- Episode 7x03: Cyndi Lauper (Apr 30, 2019)
- Episode 7x02: Paul Stanley (Apr 23, 2019)
- Episode 7x01: Steve Perry (Apr 16, 2019)
- Episode 6x20: Dickey Betts (Dec 18, 2018)
- Episode 6x19: Brian Setzer (Nov 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x18: Ricky Skaggs (Dec 4, 2018)
- Episode 6x17: Kenny Loggins (Nov 27, 2018)
- Episode 6x16: Buddy Guy (Nov 20, 2018)
- Episode 6x15: Dan Aykroyd (Nov 13, 2018)
- Episode 6x14: Joan Baez (Nov 6, 2018)
- Episode 6x13: Kansas (Oct 30, 2018)
- Episode 6x12: Lynyrd Skynyrd (Oct 23, 2018)
- Episode 6x11: Toby Keith (Oct 16, 2018)
- Episode 6x10: Rod Stewart (Oct 9, 2018)
- Episode 6x09: Ringo Starr (Oct 2, 2018)
- Episode 6x08: Oak Ridge Boys (May 1, 2018)
- Episode 6x07: John Mellencamp (Apr 24, 2018)
- Episode 6x06: Styx (Apr 17, 2018)
- Episode 6x05: Billy Ray Cyrus (Apr 10, 2018)
- Episode 6x04: Shania Twain (Apr 3, 2018)
- Episode 6x03: Eddie Money (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 6x02: The Doors (Mar 20, 2018)
- Episode 6x01: Robert Plant (Mar 13, 2018)
- Episode 5x18: Steven Van Zandt (Oct 5, 2017)
- Episode 5x17: R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe & Mike Mills (Nov 28, 2017)
- Episode 5x16: Peter Frampton (Nov 21, 2017)
- Episode 5x15: Steve Miller (May 9, 2017)
- Episode 5x14: Keifer Sutherland (May 2, 2017)
- Episode 5x13: Jewel (Apr 25, 2017)
- Episode 5x12: Doobie Brothers (Apr 18, 2017)
- Episode 5x11: Geddy Lee (Oct 17, 2017)
- Episode 5x10: Sharon Osbourne (Oct 10, 2017)
- Episode 5x09: Sheryl Crow (Apr 11, 2017)
- Episode 5x08: Roger Waters (Apr 4, 2017)
- Episode 5x07: Clint Black (Mar 28, 2017)
- Episode 5x06: Norah Jones (Mar 21, 2017)
- Episode 5x05: Billy Gibbons (Mar 14, 2017)
- Episode 5x04: Crystal Gayle (Mar 7, 2017)
- Episode 5x03: Kix Brooks (Feb 28, 2017)
- Episode 5x02: Ice Cube (Feb 21, 2017)
- Episode 5x01: Kid Rock (Feb 14, 2017)
- Episode 4x17: Carly Simon (Nov 1, 2016)
- Episode 4x16: Mike Love (Oct 25, 2016)
- Episode 4x15: Gloria and Emilio Estefan (Oct 18, 2016)
- Episode 4x14: Michael Bublé (Oct 11, 2016)
- Episode 4x13: Olivia Newton-John (Oct 4, 2016)
- Episode 4x12: Martina McBride (Sep 27, 2016)
- Episode 4x11: Meat Loaf (Sep 20, 2016)
- Episode 4x10: Neil Young (Sep 13, 2016)
- Episode 4x09: David Hasselhoff (Mar 26, 2016)
- Episode 4x08: Phil Collins (Mar 1, 2016)
- Episode 4x07: Sammy Hagar (Feb 23, 2016)
- Episode 4x06: Big & Rich (Feb 16, 2016)
- Episode 4x05: Russell Simmons (Feb 9, 2016)
- Episode 4x04: Tanya Tucker (Feb 2, 2016)
- Episode 4x03: Willie Nelson (Jan 26, 2016)
- Episode 4x02: Benicio Del Toro (Jan 19, 2016)
- Episode 4x01: John Fogerty (Jan 12, 2016)
- Episode 3x28: Great Conversations of 2015 (Dec 29, 2015)
- Episode 3x27: Kathy Ireland (Dec 1, 2015)
- Episode 3x26: Quentin Tarantino (Nov 24, 2015)
- Episode 3x25: Charley Pride (Nov 17, 2015)
- Episode 3x24: Bryan Adams (Nov 10, 2015)
- Episode 3x23: Gregg Allman (Nov 3, 2015)
- Episode 3x22: Patti LaBelle (Oct 27, 2015)
- Episode 3x21: Heart (Oct 20, 2015)
- Episode 3x20: Nashville Special (Aug 22, 2015)
- Episode 3x19: Bob Weir (Aug 11, 2015)
- Episode 3x18: Dwight Yoakam (Aug 4, 2015)
- Episode 3x17: Rascal Flatts (Jul 28, 2015)
- Episode 3x16: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo (Jul 21, 2015)
- Episode 3x15: John Leguizamo (Jul 14, 2015)
- Episode 3x14: Emmylou Harris (Jul 7, 2015)
- Episode 3x13: Paul Haggis (May 26, 2015)
- Episode 3x12: Frankie Valli (May 19, 2015)
- Episode 3x11: Florida Georgia Line (May 12, 2015)
- Episode 3x10: Josh Groban (May 5, 2015)
- Episode 3x09: Lindsey Buckingham (Apr 28, 2015)
- Episode 3x08: Vince Gill (Apr 21, 2015)
- Episode 3x07: Trisha Yearwood (Apr 14, 2015)
- Episode 3x06: Don Rickles (Feb 17, 2015)
- Episode 3x05: Daryl Hall (Feb 10, 2015)
- Episode 3x04: Weird Al Yankovic (Feb 3, 2015)
- Episode 3x03: Marty Stuart (Jan 27, 2015)
- Episode 3x02: Carlos Santana (Jan 20, 2015)
- Episode 3x01: Wynona Judd (Jan 13, 2015)
- Episode 2x20: Great Conversations of 2014 (Dec 16, 2014)
- Episode 2x19: Annie Lennox (Nov 11, 2014)
- Episode 2x18: Gene Simmons (Sep 30, 2014)
- Episode 2x17: Kenny Rogers (Sep 23, 2014)
- Episode 2x16: Jack White (Sep 16, 2014)
- Episode 2x15: Loretta Lynn (Sep 9, 2014)
- Episode 2x14: Simon Cowell (Aug 23, 2014)
- Episode 2x13: Charlie Daniels (May 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x12: Aaron Neville & Trombone Shorty (Apr 28, 2014)
- Episode 2x11: Darius Rucker (Apr 21, 2014)
- Episode 2x10: Dolly Parton (Apr 14, 2014)
- Episode 2x09: David Simon (Apr 7, 2014)
- Episode 2x08: Alan Alda (Mar 31, 2014)
- Episode 2x07: Carol Burnett (Mar 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x06: Jane Lynch (Mar 17, 2014)
- Episode 2x05: Crosby, Stills & Nash (Mar 10, 2014)
- Episode 2x04: Edward Norton (Mar 3, 2014)
- Episode 2x03: Oliver Stone (Feb 24, 2014)
- Episode 2x02: Grammy Week - The Nominees (Jan 20, 2014)
- Episode 2x01: Grammy Week - The Winners (Jan 20, 2014)
- Episode 1x05: Melissa Etheridge (Oct 14, 2013)
- Episode 1x04: Linda Ronstadt & Daryl Hannah (Oct 7, 2013)
- Episode 1x03: Merle Haggard (Sep 30, 2013)
- Episode 1x02: Roger Daltrey & Cody Simpson (Sep 23, 2013)
- Episode 1x01: Aaron Sorkin (Sep 16, 2013)
- Episode S04 Special: Big in Rock (Dec 27, 2016)
- Episode S04 Special: Big in Country (Dec 27, 2016)
- Episode S04 Special: Sneak Peek - Martina McBride (Sep 19, 2016)
- Episode S04 Special: Special Edition: Legends Lost (Jun 7, 2016)
- Episode S03 Special: Sneak Peak (Apr 6, 2015)
Conan (2010)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
- Episode 2017-12-04: Dan Rather, Ana Gasteyer, Ty Segall (Dec 4, 2017)
Watch What Happens Live (2009)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
(6 episodes)
- Episode 16x155: Dan Rather & Henry Winkler (Oct 3, 2019)
- Episode 15x12: Samantha Bee & Dan Rather (Jan 22, 2018)
- Episode 13x201: Dan Rather & Courtney Vance (Dec 8, 2016)
- Episode 12x173: Stephen Moyer, Dan Rather (Oct 28, 2015)
- Episode 11x04: Dan Rather & Will Forte (Jan 8, 2014)
- Episode 6x87: Dan Rather & John Mayer (May 23, 2012)
Anderson Cooper 360° (2003)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
(2 episodes)
- Episode 2020 Special: Sunday September 19, 2020 (Sep 20, 2020)
- Episode 2018-08-23: Thursday August 23, 2018 (Aug 23, 2018)
The Late Show with David Letterman (1993)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
(11 episodes)
- Episode 1999-06-07: Dan Rather, Nancy Mace, Randy Newman (Jun 7, 1999)
- Episode 1998-02-05: Dan Rather, Honeymoon the pig, Cast of Ragtime (Feb 5, 1998)
- Episode 1997-07-24: Dan Rather, Kathy Griffin, k.d. Lang (Jul 24, 1997)
- Episode 1997-01-29: Dan Rather, Jane Leeves, Tori Amos (Jan 29, 1997)
- Episode 1996-03-07: Dan Rather, Bonnie Hunt, The Tony Rich Project (Mar 7, 1996)
- Episode 1995-08-09: Dan Rather, Christopher Walken, Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers (Aug 9, 1995)
- Episode 1995-06-14: Dan Rather, Steven Wright, Stephen Stills (Jun 14, 1995)
- Episode 1994-10-06: Dan Rather, Mary Chapin Carpenter (Oct 6, 1994)
- Episode 1994-06-22: Dan Rather, Nicholas Turturro, Al Jarreau, Kathleen Battle (Jun 22, 1994)
- Episode 1994-01-21: Dan Rather, Dave Pirner & Victoria Williams, Brett Hull (Jan 21, 1994)
- Episode 1993-10-20: Dan Rather, Penelope Ann Miller, Gin Blossoms (Oct 20, 1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
- Episode 1999-06-22: Heart, Alex D. Linz, Dan Rather (Jun 22, 1999)
48 Hours (1988)
Starring as Correspondent
(4 episodes)
- Episode 1x24: In the Cocaine War (Aug 11, 1988)
- Episode 1x19: On Gang Street (Jun 30, 1988)
- Episode 1x12: In the Cocaine War (Apr 28, 1988)
- Episode 1x01: Hospital (Jan 19, 1988)
CBS News Sunday Morning (1979)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
- Episode 2024-04-28: Kate Hudson, Dan Rather (Apr 28, 2024)
CBS Evening News (1963)
Guest starring as Himself
(2 episodes)
- Episode 1984-01-02: CBS Evening News (Jan 2, 1984) [Co-Star]
- Episode 1963-09-02: Episode 1 (Sep 2, 1963) [Co-Star]
Guest starring as Anchor
- Episode 1981-03-09: Episode 48 (Mar 9, 1981) [Co-Star]
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
Guest starring as Dan Rather
- Episode 1977-06-09: Jun 9, 1977 (Jun 9, 1977)