List of TV Guide covers (2010s)
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This is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 2010s, from January 2010 to December 2019. This list reflects only the regular weekly or bi-weekly issues of TV Guide (no one-time-only issues), and includes covers that are national or regional in nature, along with any covers that were available exclusively to print or digital subscribers. The entries on this table include each cover's subjects and their artists (photographer or illustrator).
- Dates for two-week "double issues" of the print edition are indicated in bold italics, with listings covering that week and the following week.
- Since 2012, TV Guide added a digital edition for subscribers on platforms such as Zinio; these issues, which are downloaded when the printed version's double issues are on their second week, are indicated with dates in italics and with a (D).
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | 2010 "Winter Preview," featuring Josh Holloway of Lost | Photograph | Don Flood |
| January 18 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24 | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith |
| January 25 | "Sweeps Preview" (2 covers): *Michael Weatherly and Cote de Pablo of NCIS *Ian Somerhalder, Paul Wesley, and Nina Dobrev of The Vampire Diaries | Photograph | *NCIS: Brian Bowen Smith *Vampire: Adam Olszewski |
| February 1 | Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| February 8 | Julianna Margulies of The Good Wife | Photograph | |
| February 15 | "Olympics Preview," featuring Apolo Anton Ohno, Rachael Flatt, and Lindsey Vonn | Photo montage | Ohno: Trae Patton/AP Images; Flatt: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images; Vonn: Erich Spiess/Red Bull Photofiles |
| March 1 | "Spring Preview!" | Photo montage | |
| March 8 | Ellen DeGeneres of American Idol | Photograph | |
| March 15 | Josh Holloway, Yunjin Kim, Matthew Fox, and Naveen Andrews of Lost | Photo montage | Mario Perez/ABC |
| March 22 | *"TV's Top 50 Families of All Time!" (newsstand cover) *The cast of Modern Family (subscriber cover) | Top 50: photo montage; Modern: photograph | Modern: Joseph Cultice |
| April 5 | "Sci-Fi Preview" | Photo montage | |
| April 12 | Hugh Laurie of House | Photograph | |
| April 19 | Matthew Morrison, Lea Michele, Dianna Agron, Amber Riley, Jane Lynch, and Jenna Ushkowitz of Glee | Photograph | Art Streiber |
| April 26 | Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray, and Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith |
| May 3 | Simon Cowell of American Idol | Photograph | Joe Pugliese/Corbis Outline |
| May 10 | Simon Baker of The Mentalist | Photograph | Jack Guy/Corbis Outline |
| May 17 | Dancing with the Stars couples Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough and Anna Trebunskaya & Evan Lysacek | Photograph | |
| May 24 | A salute to Lost | Photo Art | Photos: ABC; art: Joe Zeff Designs |
| June 7 | "Summer Preview," featuring Larry David of Curb Your Enthusiasm | Photograph | |
| June 21 | Mark Feuerstein of Royal Pains, Jeffrey Donovan of Burn Notice, and Matt Bomer of White Collar | Photograph | Justin Stephens |
| July 5 | Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer (TV Guide's 3,000th issue) | Photograph | |
| July 19 | Jon Hamm and January Jones of Mad Men | Photograph | |
| August 2 | True Blood (2 covers): *Anna Paquin with Stephen Moyer *Paquin with Alexander Skarsgård | Photograph | |
| August 16 | Grace Park, Daniel Dae Kim, Scott Caan, and Alex O'Loughlin of Hawaii Five-O | Photograph | Patrick Hoelck |
| August 30 | Oprah Winfrey with Dr. Mehmet Oz, Nate Berkus, and Dr. Phil McGraw | Photograph | |
| September 13 | Fall Preview | Photo montage | |
| September 20 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco, and Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory | Photograph | |
| September 27 | Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| October 4 | Lisa Edelstein and Hugh Laurie of House | Photograph | |
| October 11 | Michael C. Hall of Dexter | Photograph | |
| October 18 | Steve Buscemi, Michael Pitt, and Gretchen Mol of Boardwalk Empire | Photograph | |
| October 25 | Ian Somerhalder, Nina Dobrev, and Paul Wesley of The Vampire Diaries | Photograph | |
| November 1 | Josh Charles, Julianna Margulies, and Chris Noth of The Good Wife | Photograph | |
| November 8 | Pauley Perrette, Mark Harmon, and Cote de Pablo of NCIS | Photograph | |
| November 15 | "2010 Hot List," featuring cast members from Glee on 5 covers | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| November 22 | "Sci-Fi Preview," featuring Joshua Jackson, Anna Torv, and John Noble of Fringe | Photograph | |
| December 6 | Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio of Top Chef | Photograph | |
| December 13 | Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles of Supernatural, selected for the cover through a "Fan Favorites" vote of TV Guide readers | Photograph | Jordan Nuttal/The CW |
| December 20 | "2010's Cheers & Jeers," featuring the cast of Modern Family (3 covers): *Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Eric Stonestreet with baby *Ed O'Neill, Rico Rodriguez, Sofia Vergara *Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Sarah Hyland, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
2011
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 3 | 2011 "Winter Preview" | Photo montage | |
| January 10 | "God on TV" | Photo montage | |
| January 17 | Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson of American Idol | Photograph | Tony Duran/Fox |
| January 24 | "Super Bowl Preview" | Photo montage | |
| February 7 | Tom Selleck of Blue Bloods | Photograph | |
| February 14 | Rob Mariano and Russell Hantz of Survivor: Redemption Island | Photograph | |
| February 28 | Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion of Castle | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith |
| March 7 | *"Spring Preview" (subscriber cover) *"The War over Two and a Half Men," featuring Charlie Sheen (newsstand cover) | *Preview: photo montage *Sheen: photograph | |
| March 14 | Kirstie Alley of Dancing with the Stars | Photograph | |
| March 21 | LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell of NCIS: Los Angeles | Photograph | |
| April 4 | "The 7 Shows You Must Watch" | Photo montage | |
| April 11 | Tom Welling and Erica Durance of Smallville | Photograph | |
| April 18 | "Fan Favorites" poll results | Photo montage | |
| May 2 | Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly of NCIS | Photograph | Kevin Lynch |
| May 9 | A pictorial recap of the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton | Photograph | Tom Hevesi/AP Images |
| May 16 | Simon Baker of The Mentalist | Photograph | |
| May 23 | Oprah Winfrey of The Oprah Winfrey Show | Photograph | Ruvén Afanador/Harpo Productions |
| May 30 | Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine, and Blake Shelton of The Voice | Photo montage | |
| June 6 | "Summer Preview," featuring Piper Perabo of Covert Affairs and Matt Bomer of White Collar | Photograph | |
| June 20 | Lucy Hale, Troian Bellisario, Shay Mitchell, and Ashley Benson of Pretty Little Liars | Photograph | |
| July 4 | Noah Wyle of Falling Skies | Photograph | |
| July 11 | Sasha Alexander and Angie Harmon of Rizzoli and Isles | Photograph | |
| July 18 | Alexander Skarsgård, Joe Manganiello, and Stephen Moyer of True Blood | Photograph | Rodolfo Martinez |
| August 1 | "Reality Preview" | Photo montage | |
| August 15 | "TV's Highest Paid Stars" | Photo montage | |
| August 29 | Jason O'Mara of Terra Nova | Photograph | |
| September 12 | "Fall Preview," featuring Angus T. Jones, Ashton Kutcher, and Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men | Photograph | |
| September 19 | Simon Cowell of The X Factor | Photograph | |
| September 26 | Rachel Taylor, Annie Ilonzeh and Minka Kelly of Charlie's Angels, recreating the original series' cover photo from September 25, 1976 (that cover, which featured Kate Jackson, Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett, is displayed here in an inset) | Photograph | 2011 Angels: Adam Olszewski; 1976 Angels: TV Guide archives |
| October 3 | "Fall Cable Preview" | Photo montage | |
| October 10 | Marg Helgenberger and Ted Danson of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Photograph | |
| October 17 | Zooey Deschanel of New Girl | Photograph | |
| October 24 | "Halloween Preview," featuring characters from The Simpsons | Illustration | |
| November 7 | Julianna Margulies and Josh Charles of The Good Wife | Photograph | |
| November 14 | "Hot List 2011," highlighting "Funny Girls" (3 covers) *Christina Applegate of Up All Night *Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs of 2 Broke Girls *Zooey Deschanel of New Girl | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| November 21 | Tim Allen of Last Man Standing | Photograph | |
| December 5 | The cast of Community, selected for the cover through a "Fan Favorites" vote of TV Guide readers (3 covers) *Joel McHale with Alison Brie, Yvette Nicole Brown and Gillian Jacobs *McHale with Donald Glover, and Danny Pudi *McHale with Ken Jeong, Chevy Chase, and Jim Rash | Photograph | Justin Stevens |
| December 19 | Jon Cryer of Two and a Half Men, Melissa McCarthy of Mike & Molly, and Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory with series' producer Chuck Lorre | Photograph | Art Streiber |
2012
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | 2012 "Winter Preview" | Photo montage | |
| January 9 | Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez, Steven Tyler, and Randy Jackson of American Idol | Photograph | Warwick Saint/Fox |
| January 16 | Naya Rivera, Lea Michele, Chris Colfer, and Darren Criss of Glee | Photograph | |
| January 23 | The 200th episode of NCIS (3 covers) *Mark Harmon and Rocky Carroll *Michael Weatherly, Cote de Pablo, and Sean Murray *Brian Dietzen, Pauley Perrette, and David McCallum | Photograph | Kevin Lynch |
| February 6 | *Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery of Downton Abbey (newsstand cover) *Katharine McPhee, Jack Davenport, and Debra Messing of Smash (subscriber cover) | Photograph | *Downton: Carnival Film & Television for Masterpiece *Smash: Justin Stephens |
| February 20 | Emily VanCamp, Joshua Bowman, and Madeline Stowe of Revenge | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| March 5 | Kiefer Sutherland of Touch | Photograph | |
| March 12 | Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Morrison, and Josh Dallas of Once Upon a Time | Photograph | |
| March 19 | Christina Hendricks, Jon Hamm, John Slattery, and Elisabeth Moss of Mad Men | Photo illustration | |
| April 2 | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Peter Dinklage, and Kit Harington of Game of Thrones | Photograph | |
| April 8 | David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel of Bones | Photograph | |
| April 16 | "Fan Favorites" poll results, featuring John Noble, Anna Torv and Joshua Jackson of Fringe (Favorite Drama); Joel McHale, Donald Glover and Danny Pudi of Community (Comedy); Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine of The Voice (Singing Competition); Lana Parrilla (Favorite Villain) of Once Upon a Time (New Show); and Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles of Supernatural (Horror) | Photo montage | |
| April 30 | Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J of NCIS: Los Angeles | Photograph | |
| May 7 | "Finale Preview," featuring Felicity Huffman, Eva Longoria, Teri Hatcher, and Marcia Cross of Desperate Housewives | Photograph | |
| May 21 | Hugh Laurie of House, on the week of the series' finale | Photo illustration | Photo: David Johnson/Fox; illustration: Charles Tevis |
| May 28 | Anna Paquin and Christopher Meloni of True Blood | Photograph | Sheryl Nields |
| June 4 | "Burning [Season Finale] Questions Answered!" | Photo montage | |
| June 11 | The return of Dallas (2 covers) *Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson, Linda Gray, and Larry Hagman *Brenda Strong, Patrick Duffy, Julie Gonzalo, and Jesse Metcalfe | Photograph | Mark Seliger/TNT |
| June 18 | Michael Ealy of Common Law, Patrick J. Adams of Suits, and Matthew Bomer of White Collar | Photograph | Gavin Bond |
| July 2 | Kyra Sedgwick of The Closer | Photograph | Perry Hagopian |
| July 16 | *"Sci-Fi Preview" (newsstand cover) *Remembering Andy Griffith (subscriber cover) | *Sci-Fi: photo montage *Griffith: photograph | |
| July 30 | 2012 Olympic Games preview, featuring Team USA athletes LeBron James, Michael Phelps, Hope Solo, and Jordyn Wieber (separate covers) | Photograph | |
| August 13 | "TV's Highest Paid Stars" | Photo montage | |
| August 27 | Britney Spears, Simon Cowell, Demi Lovato, and L. A. Reid of The X Factor | Photograph | Nino Munoz/Fox |
| September 3 | Michael J. Fox | Photograph | Wesley Mann/Contour by GettyImages |
| September 10 | Emmy Awards host Jimmy Kimmel (4 covers) | Photograph | |
| September 17 | "Fall Preview" (5 covers) *Stephen Amell of Arrow *Mindy Kaling of The Mindy Project *Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller of Elementary *Hayden Panettiere and Connie Britton of Nashville *Matthew Perry of Go On | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| September 24 | *"Returning Favorites" issue (newsstand cover) *Ginnifer Goodwin, Josh Dallas, Jennifer Morrison, and Lana Parrilla of Once Upon a Time (separately on four subscriber covers) | Favorites: photo montage Once: photograph | |
| October 1 | "Fall Cable Preview," featuring Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter of Dexter | Photograph | |
| October 8 | Emily VanCamp and Nick Wechsler of Revenge | Photograph | |
| October 15 | Taraji P. Henson, Jim Caviezel, and Michael Emerson of Person of Interest | Photograph | |
| October 22 | Claire Danes and Damian Lewis of Homeland | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| November 5 | Stana Katic and Nathan Fillion of Castle | Illustration | |
| November 12 | The cast of NCIS (multiple covers) | Photograph | |
| November 19 | "Hot List 2012," featuring Adam Levine of The Voice | Photograph | |
| December 3 | "Holiday Preview," featuring the cast of The Middle | Photograph | |
| December 10 | *Matt Smith of Doctor Who, the 2012 winner of TV Guide's "Fan Favorite Cover Contest" *Remembering Larry Hagman (flipside cover) | Photograph | *Smith: Adrian Rogers for BBC *Hagman: Douglas Dubler (1982 archive photo) |
| December 17 (D) | "TV Goes Dark: Inside the Networks' Twisted New Shows," featuring images from Red Widow, Hannibal, The Following, and Cult | Photo montage | |
| December 24 | "Cheers & Jeers: 2012's Best and Worst in TV" | Photo montage | |
| December 31 (D) | Jillian Michaels of The Biggest Loser | Photograph |
2013
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 7 | 2013 "Winter Preview," featuring Dan Stevens and Michelle Dockery of Downton Abbey | Photograph | Nick Briggs/Carnival Films |
| January 14 | John Noble, Anna Torv, and Joshua Jackson of Fringe, on the week of the series' finale | Photograph | |
| January 21 | Kevin Bacon of The Following | Photograph | |
| January 27 | Linda Gray and Patrick Duffy of Dallas | Photograph | |
| February 4 (D) | "Is There Too Much TV?" | Photo montage | |
| February 11 | Andrew Lincoln of The Walking Dead | Photograph | |
| February 18 (D) | "Oscar Preview" | Photo montage | |
| February 25 | Timothy Olyphant of Justified | Photograph | |
| March 4 (D) | "TV's Hottest Net(Flix)," with "Flix" crossing out "work" in red writing | Photo montage | |
| March 11 | "Spring Preview," featuring Tracy Spiridakos and Billy Burke of Revolution | Photograph | |
| March 18 | Kerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn of Scandal | Photograph | |
| March 25 | The houses of Game of Thrones (Three covers) *House Lannister (Peter Dinklage, Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) *House Stark (Kit Harington, Richard Madden and Michelle Fairley) *House Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) | Photograph | Gavin Bond |
| April 1 (D) | Jessica Paré and Jon Hamm of Mad Men | Photograph | |
| April 8 | *TV Guide's "60th Anniversary Issue," featuring Photomosaic recreations of previous covers (6 covers) **Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy (January 12, 1957 cover) **William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy of Star Trek (March 4, 1967 cover) **Mary Tyler Moore of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (February 26, 1972 cover) **Bill Cosby of The Cosby Show (March 22, 1986 cover) **Matthew Fox of Lost (January 30, 2005 cover) **Homer Simpson of The Simpsons *The 50th anniversary of General Hospital, featuring Genie Francis and Anthony Geary as Luke and Laura (flipside cover; Photomosaic of 1981 photo) | Photomosaic | Robert Silvers |
| April 15 (D) | Gabriel Byrne of Vikings | Photograph | |
| April 22 | "Fan Favorites" poll results, featuring Stephen Amell of Arrow (New Show); Jim Parsons (actor) of The Big Bang Theory (Comedy and ensemble cast); Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic of Castle (Best Couple); Kerry Washington of Scandal (drama); and Matt Smith of Doctor Who (Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror) | Photo montage | |
| April 29 (D) | Usher, Adam Levine, Blake Shelton and Shakira of The Voice, featured in photos from the show | Photo montage | |
| May 6 | "Finale Preview," featuring Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | |
| May 13 (D) | A salute to The Office | Photo montage | |
| May 20 | The cast of The Big Bang Theory | Photograph | |
| May 27 (D) | "Sneak Peek: The New Fall Season" | Photo montage | |
| June 3 | "Summer Preview" | Photo montage | |
| June 10 | "Sci-Fi Preview" | Photo montage | |
| June 17 | Sasha Alexander and Angie Harmon of Rizzoli and Isles | Photograph | Perry Hagopian |
| June 24 (D) | A preview of Under The Dome | Photographs | |
| July 1 | *Michael C. Hall of Dexter *Remembering James Gandolfini (flipside cover) | Photograph | |
| July 8 (D) | Remembering James Gandolfini | Photograph | |
| July 15 | Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams of Suits | Photograph | |
| July 22 | Comic-Con Edition (eight covers; digital and subscribers only) *The Vampire Diaries (2 covers) Arrow (2 cover) *Supernatural (2 covers) *An illustrated cover of Superman and Batman (separate covers) | Photographs illustration | |
| July 29 | Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul of Breaking Bad | Photograph | |
| August 5 (D) | "Comic-Con preview," featuring castmember photos from Game of Thrones, Arrow, The Following, Doctor Who, The Vampire Diaries and The Walking Dead | Photo montage | |
| August 12 | Jeffrey Donovan of Burn Notice | Photograph | |
| August 19 (D) | Liev Schreiber of Ray Donovan | Photograph | |
| August 26 | "TV's Highest Paid Stars," featuring Jim Parsons of The Big Bang Theory | Photograph | |
| September 2 (D) | 2013 Emmy Awards preview, featuring host Neil Patrick Harris holding an Emmy | Photograph | |
| September 9 | Robin Williams and Sarah Michelle Gellar of The Crazy Ones | Photograph | |
| September 16 | "Fall Preview: All the scoop on 36 new shows!" | Photo montage | |
| September 23 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Michael J. Fox of The Michael J. Fox Show | Photograph | |
| September 30 | Damian Lewis of Homeland | Photograph | |
| October 7 | Ellen Pompeo and Patrick Dempsey of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph | |
| October 14 | Lucy Liu and Jonny Lee Miller of Elementary | Photograph | |
| October 21 | Mark Harmon and Michael Weatherly of NCIS | Photograph | |
| October 28 (D) | A profile of American Horror Story: Coven, featuring Jessica Lange and, in insets, Sarah Paulson, Kathy Bates, and Taissa Farmiga | Photo montage | |
| November 4 | James Spader of The Blacklist | Photograph | |
| November 11 | "Hot List" issue, featuring Ming-Na Wen and Clark Gregg of Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Photograph | |
| November 18 (D) | Lauren German, Taylor Kinney, Jesse Spencer and Monica Raymund of Chicago Fire | Photograph | |
| November 25 | Matt Smith of Doctor Who | Photograph | Adrian Rogers/BBC |
| December 2 (D) | Carrie Underwood as Maria Von Trapp in The Sound of Music Live! | Photograph | |
| December 9 | Tyler Posey and Tyler Hoechlin of Teen Wolf, winner of TV Guide's "Fan Favorites Cover Contest" | Photograph | Matthew Welch/MTV |
| December 16 (D) | "Inside The New SNL" | Photo montage | |
| December 23 | "Cheers & Jeers: 2013's Best and Worst in TV" | Photo illustration | Peter Max |
| December 30 (D) | Gillian Jacobs, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Danny Pudi and Joel McHale of Community | Photograph |
2014
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 6 | 2014 "Winter Preview," featuring Josh Holloway of Intelligence | Photograph | Justin Stephens |
| January 13 | Nicole Beharie and Tom Mison of Sleepy Hollow | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| January 20 | Kevin Bacon and James Purefoy of The Following | Photograph | CPI Syndication |
| January 27 (D) | Super Bowl XLVIII preview, featuring Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks and Peyton Manning of the Denver Broncos | Photo montage | |
| February 3 | 2014 Winter Olympics preview | Photo montage | |
| February 10 (D) | Jay Leno | Photograph | |
| February 17 | Danai Gurira, Andrew Lincoln, and Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead (separate covers) | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC |
| February 24 (D) | Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys of The Americans | Photograph | |
| March 2 | "Spring Preview" | Photo montage | |
| March 10 | *Harry Connick Jr. of American Idol (newsstand cover) *Eric Christian Olsen and Daniela Ruah of NCIS: Los Angeles (subscriber cover) | Photograph | Connick: Palma Kolansky |
| March 24 | The finale of How I Met Your Mother (four covers) *Neil Patrick Harris *Harris with Cobie Smulders *Cristin Milioti and Josh Radnor *Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel | Photograph | Andrew Macpherson |
| April 7 | Kit Harington of Game of Thrones | Photograph | Jeff Lipsky |
| April 21 | Homer Simpson of The Simpsons with a Lego version of Marge | Illustration | Matt Groening and 20th Century Fox |
| May 5 | "Finale Preview," featuring Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | Kevin Lynch |
| May 19 | Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Eric Stonestreet of Modern Family | Photograph | Andrew Macpherson |
| June 2 | Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer of True Blood | Photograph | Art Streiber/HBO |
| June 16 | Kiefer Sutherland of 24: Live Another Day | Photograph | Lorenzo Agius |
| June 30 | NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. | Photograph | Patrik Giardino |
| July 14 | Eric Dane of The Last Ship | Photograph | Michael Muller/TNT |
| July 28 | Rachelle Lefevre and Mike Vogel of Under the Dome | Photograph | Jim Wright |
| August 11 | Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander (TV Guide's first issue in a reduced print format) | Photograph | Eric Ogden |
| August 25 | Peter Capaldi of Doctor Who | Photograph | BBC Worldwide |
| September 1 | "Fall Sneak Peek Issue," featuring Scott Bakula of NCIS: New Orleans | Photograph | Randee St. Nicholas |
| September 15 | "Fall Preview" issue | Photo montage | |
| September 22 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Elizabeth Lail and Georgina Haig of Once Upon a Time | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| September 29 | "Fall Cable Preview," featuring Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC |
| October 13 | Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | Kevin Lynch |
| October 27 | Ben McKenzie of Gotham | Photograph | Peter Yang |
| November 10 | Jesse Spencer and Taylor Kinney of Chicago Fire | Photograph | Jeff Riedel |
| November 24 | Grant Gustin of The Flash and Stephen Amell of Arrow | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| December 8 | "Fan Favorites: Your picks for TV's top shows and stars!" | Photo montage | |
| December 22 | "Cheers & Jeers: 2014's Best and Worst in TV" | Photo montage |
2015
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 5 | "2015 Preview," featuring Michelle Dockery of Downton Abbey | Photograph | Nick Briggs for TV Guide |
| January 19 | Viola Davis of How to Get Away with Murder (This cover includes a small "Je suis Charlie" button next to the TV Guide logo in tribute to the lives lost in the Charlie Hebdo shooting incident on January 7 in Paris, France)[1] | Photograph | Don Reed for TV Guide |
| February 2 | Tom Selleck of Blue Bloods | Photograph | Jeff Lipsky |
| February 16 | Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead (separate covers) | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC |
| March 2 | Kevin Spacey of House of Cards | Photograph | Sheryl Nields/August |
| March 9 | "The Funny Issue," featuring guest editor Joel McHale of Community | Photograph | Justin Stephens |
| March 23 | Elisabeth Moss and Jon Hamm of Mad Men, in a cover featuring TV Guide's 1968–1988 logo | Photograph | Jeff Lipsky |
| April 6 | Lena Headey and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of Game of Thrones | Photograph | Lorenzo Aglus |
| April 20 | Juan Pablo Di Pace of A.D. The Bible Continues | Photograph | Joe Albias/LightWorkers Media/NBC |
| May 4 | "Finale Preview," featuring Scott Bakula of NCIS: New Orleans | Photograph | Jeff Lipsky |
| May 18 | David Duchovny of Aquarius | Photograph | Eric Ogden |
| June 1 | "Summer Preview" | Photo illustration | Josue Evilla |
| June 8 | Dwayne Johnson of Ballers | Photograph | Peter Yang |
| June 22 | "25 Shows To Binge Right Now... And Where To Stream Them" | Photo montage | |
| June 29 | Liev Schreiber of Ray Donovan | Photograph | Justin Stephens |
| July 13 | Ian Ziering and Tara Reid of Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! | Photograph | Bo Derek |
| July 27 | Jon Stewart of The Daily Show | Photograph | Jay Brooks/Guardian News & Media |
| August 10 | Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy of The Muppets, in a cover featuring a felt-green TV Guide logo | Photograph | Bob D'Amico/ABC |
| August 24 | Kim Dickens and Cliff Curtis of Fear the Walking Dead | Illustration | Richard Davies |
| August 31 | "Fall Sneak Peek Issue," featuring Masi Oka and Zachary Levi of Heroes Reborn | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| September 14 | "Fall Preview" | Photo illustration | Matt Herring |
| September 21 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Viola Davis of How to Get Away with Murder | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith |
| September 28 | John Stamos of Grandfathered | Photograph | Jim Wright |
| October 12 | Michael Weatherly of NCIS | Photograph | Jim Wright |
| October 26 | Melissa Benoist of Supergirl | Photograph | Justin Stephens |
| November 9 | "TV's New Kick-Ass Women," featuring Melissa Benoist of Supergirl, Priyanka Chopra of Quantico, Jennifer Carpenter of Limitless, and Jaimie Alexander of Blindspot | Photo illustration | Richard Davies |
| November 23 | "The Power Issue," featuring Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson of Empire (featuring the TV Guide logo in gold) | Photograph | Justin Stephens |
| December 7 | Star Wars Rebels characters Kanan Jarrus and Darth Vader | Illustration | Disney XD/Lucasfilm Animation |
| December 21 | "Cheers & Jeers: 2015's Best & Worst in TV" | Photo/type illustration | Ben Tellion |
2016
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Jennifer Lopez of Shades of Blue | Photograph | Kenneth Willardt |
| January 18 | Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny of The X-Files | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels/Fox |
| February 1 | Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln of The Walking Dead | Photograph | Jeff Lipsky |
| February 15 | Taylor Kinney of Chicago Fire | Photograph | Chris Haston/NBC |
| February 29 | Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Sean Giambrone of The Goldbergs | Photograph | Adam Olszewski |
| March 7 | Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | Kevin Lynch for TV Guide |
| March 21 | Hugh Laurie of The Night Manager | Photograph | Mitch Jenkins/Ink Factory/AMC |
| April 4 | Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander | Photograph | Don Flood |
| April 18 | Nikolaj Coster-Waldau of Game of Thrones | Photograph | Lorenzo Aglus/CPI for TV Guide |
| May 2 | Tom Selleck of Blue Bloods | Photograph | Jeff Lipski/CPI for TV Guide |
| May 9 | Michael Weatherly of NCIS | Photograph | Jeff Lipski/CPI |
| May 23 | Simon Cowell of America's Got Talent | Photograph | Art Streiber/NBC |
| June 6 | Scott Speedman, Ellen Barkin, and Shawn Hatosy of Animal Kingdom | Photograph | Steven Lippman/TNT |
| June 20 | Seth Meyers of Late Night | Photograph | Lloyd Bishop/NBC |
| June 27 | "Game Show Fever" (3 covers) *Alec Baldwin of Match Game *Steve Harvey of Celebrity Family Feud *Michael Strahan of The $100,000 Pyramid | Photograph | Baldwin: Steve Schofield Harvey: Robert Ector Strahan: Steve Erle |
| July 11 | Dwayne Johnson of Ballers | Photograph | Nino Munoz/CPI |
| July 25 | Rami Malek and Christian Slater of Mr. Robot | Photograph | Jim Wright |
| August 9 | 2016 Summer Olympics edition, featuring Team USA athletes Michael Phelps, Carli Lloyd, and Simone Biles | Photo montage | Phelps: Stacy Revere/Getty Images; Lloyd: Alexis Cuarezma/Sports Illustrated/Contour by Getty Images; Biles: Gregory Bull/AP |
| August 22 | "Ultimate Fall TV Catch-Up Guide," featuring Jaimie Alexander and Sullivan Stapleton of Blindspot (Inset: Henry Winkler and William Shatner of Better Late Than Never) | Photograph | Blindspot: Sandro/NBC Better: Paul Drinkwater/NBC |
| September 5 | "Fall Sneak Peek," featuring Clayne Crawford and Damon Wayans of Lethal Weapon | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith/Fox |
| September 19 | Fall preview issue, featuring Kiefer Sutherland of Designated Survivor and, in insets, Michael Weatherly of Bull, Kristen Bell and Ted Danson of The Good Place, and Matt LeBlanc of Man with a Plan | Photograph | Sutherland, Weatherly, and Place: Maarten de Boer; LeBlanc: Elisabeth Caren/CBS |
| September 26 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Duane Henry, Wilmer Valderrama, and Jennifer Esposito of NCIS and, in insets, NCIS' Mark Harmon, Grey's Anatomy's Ellen Pompeo, and Blue Bloods' Tom Selleck | Photograph | NCIS & Harmon: Kevin Lynch; Pompeo: Bob D'Amico/ABC; Selleck: Smaltz + Raskind/CBS |
| October 3 | Sarah Jessica Parker of Divorce | Photograph | Yu Tsai/Contour by Getty Images |
| October 10 | Michael Weatherly of Bull | Photograph | Maarten de Boer |
| October 24 | Téa Leoni of Madam Secretary | Photograph | Yu Tsai/Contour by Getty Images |
| November 7 | Ryan Phillippe of Shooter | Photograph | Jeff Lipsky |
| November 21 | Andrew Lincoln and Jeffrey Dean Morgan of The Walking Dead | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels 3/AMC |
| December 5 | Jodie Sweetin, Candace Cameron-Bure, Andrea Barber, and (in inset) John Stamos of Fuller House | Photograph | Robert Trachtenberg/Netflix |
| December 19 | Mandy Moore and Milo Ventimiglia of This Is Us | Photograph | Maarten de Boer |
2017
| Issue date | Cover subject | Cover type | Artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2 | Arnold Schwarzenegger of The New Celebrity Apprentice | Photograph | Art Streiber/NBC |
| January 16 | Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Photograph | Virginia Sherwood/NBC |
| January 30 | Jimmy Smits, Miranda Otto, and Corey Hawkins of 24: Legacy | Photograph | Michael Becker/Fox |
| February 13 | Matt Lauer of Today | Photograph | Andrew Eccles/NBC |
| February 27 | Ray Liotta and Jennifer Lopez of Shades of Blue | Photograph | Maarten de Boer |
| March 6 | Lynn Whitfield, Merle Dandridge, and Oprah Winfrey of Greenleaf | Photograph | Maarten de Boer |
| March 20 | Katie Holmes and Matthew Perry of The Kennedys: After Camelot | Photograph | Steve Wilkie/Reelz Channel, LLC |
| April 3 | Pierce Brosnan of The Son | Photograph | James Minchin/AMC |
| April 17 | Taylor Kinney and Jesse Spencer of Chicago Fire | Photograph | Corey Nickols/Getty Images |
| May 1 | Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton, and Alicia Keys of The Voice | Photograph | Brian Bowen Smith/NBC |
| May 15 | Kyle MacLachlan of Twin Peaks | Photograph | Michael Schwartz/Contour by Getty Images |
| May 29 | Gordon Ramsay of The F Word | Photograph | James Dimmock/Fox |
| June 12 | Ashton Kutcher of The Ranch | Photograph | James Dimmock/Netflix |
| June 26 | Megyn Kelly of NBC News | Photograph | Brian Doben/NBC |
| July 10 | "Sci-Fi Preview," featuring Sophie Turner of Game of Thrones | Photograph | Helen Sloan/HBO |
| July 24 | Jessica Biel of The Sinner | Photograph | Pamela Hanson/Trunk Archive |
| August 7 | Kelsey Grammer and Matt Bomer of The Last Tycoon | Photograph | Robert Trachtenberg |
| August 21 | "Fall Sneak Peek," featuring Amy Acker and Stephen Moyer of The Gifted | Photograph | Michael Becker/Fox |
| September 4 | "The 65th Annual Fall Preview" | Word art | Ben Tallon |
| September 18 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander | Photograph | Jason Bell/Starz Entertainment |
| October 2 | The cast of Will & Grace | Photograph | Andrew Eccles/NBC |
| October 16 | Sela Ward of Graves | Photograph | Smalls & Raskind/Contour by Getty Images for TV Guide |
| October 30 | Juan Diego Botto and Michelle Dockery of Good Behavior | Photograph | Marc Horn/TNT |
| November 13 | Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph | Kevin Lynch |
| November 27 | Michael Weatherly of Bull | Photograph | Nigel Parry |
| December 11 | "Cheers & Jeers: The 46 Best & Worst Things in TV This Year!" | Photo montage | |
| December 25 | Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny of The X-Files | Photograph | Frank Ockenfels/Fox |
2018
| Issue start | Issue end | Cover subject | Cover type (credit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 8 | January 21 | "2018 Preview," featuring Ty Pennington of Trading Spaces | Photograph (Scott Witter/TLC) |
| January 22 | February 4 | Ellen Pompeo of Grey's Anatomy | Photograph (Bob D'Amico/ABC) |
| February 5 | February 18 | Winter Olympics preview, featuring Team USA athletes Lindsey Vonn, Shaun White, and Maia & Alex Shibutani | Photo montage (Background image: Shutterstock; Vonn: Harry How/GettyImages; White: Matthew Stockman/GettyImages; Shibutanis: Kyodo News for GettyImages) |
| February 19 | March 4 | Freddie Highmore of The Good Doctor | Photograph (Bob D'Amico/ABC) |
| March 5 | March 18 | Ryan Seacrest, Katy Perry, Lionel Richie, and Luke Bryan of American Idol | Photograph (Maarten de Boer for Getty Images) |
| March 19 | April 1 | "Spring Preview," featuring Roseanne Barr and John Goodman of Roseanne | Photograph |
| April 2 | April 15 | "The 65 Best Episodes of the 21st Century," in commemoration of TV Guide's 65th anniversary | Word art |
| April 16 | April 29 | David Boreanaz of SEAL Team | Photograph |
| April 30 | May 13 | Pauley Perrette of NCIS | Photograph |
| May 14 | May 27 | Drew and Jonathan Scott of Property Brothers | Photograph |
| May 28 | June 10 | "Summer Preview" issue, featuring Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon, Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, and Karrueche Tran of Claws | Photograph (TNT) |
| June 11 | June 24 | Kevin Costner of Yellowstone | Photograph (Jim Wright) |
| June 25 | July 8 | Tom Selleck of Blue Bloods | Photograph (Jeff Lipsky/CPI Syndication) |
| July 9 | July 22 | Kevin Hart of TKO: Total Knock Out | Photograph |
| July 23 | August 5 | André Holland, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Skarsgård of Castle Rock | Photograph |
| August 6 | August 19 | Howie Mandel, Mel B, Simon Cowell, and Heidi Klum of America's Got Talent (the first issue to feature listings for streaming programming) | Photograph |
| August 20 | September 2 | John Krasinski of Jack Ryan | Photograph |
| September 3 | September 16 | "Fall Preview 2018: Your Complete Guide to Every New Show" | Word art |
| September 17 | September 30 | Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Photograph |
| October 1 | October 14 | Scott Bakula of NCIS: New Orleans | Photograph |
| October 15 | October 28 | Misha Collins, Jensen Ackles, and Jared Padalecki of Supernatural | Photograph |
| October 29 | November 11 | Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander | Photograph |
| November 12 | November 25 | Tim Allen and Nancy Travis of Last Man Standing | Photograph |
| November 26 | December 9 | Missy Peregrym and Zeeko Zaki of FBI | Photograph |
| December 10 | December 23 | "Holiday Issue," featuring Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb of Today | Photograph |
| December 24 | January 6 | Ted Danson and Kristen Bell of The Good Place (Inset: Seth MacFarlane of The Orville) | Photograph |
