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Tavis Smiley

TAVIS SMILEY is a smart hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and everyday people.

Tavis Smiley hosts this late-night television talk show, which engages guests in meaningful discussions, inviting viewers to challenge their assumptions and broaden their horizons. The program is a hybrid of news, issues and entertainment, featuring interviews with newsmakers, politicians, celebrities and real people. In 2009, Tavis Smiley was named to TIME magazine's list of 100 "Most Influential People in the World."

Upcoming episodes

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Mon., March 22, 2010
6:00 pm
(30 minutes)

Legal scholar Michelle Alexander ("The New Jim Crow"); Michael Sheen.

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Tue., March 23, 2010
6:00 pm
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Mario Van Peebles.

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Wed., March 24, 2010
6:00 pm
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Washington Post reporter Shankar Vedantam ("The Hidden Brain"); jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater.

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Thu., March 25, 2010
6:00 pm
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Author David Shenk ("The Genius in All of Us").

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Fri., March 26, 2010
6:00 pm
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Steven Gray (Time); Holly Hunter.

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Mon., March 29, 2010
6:00 pm
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Pierce Brosnan.

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Tue., March 30, 2010
12:00 am
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Tue., March 30, 2010
12:00 am
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Tue., March 30, 2010
6:00 pm
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Wed., March 31, 2010
12:00 am
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Wed., March 31, 2010
12:00 am
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Wed., March 31, 2010
6:00 pm
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Thu., April 1, 2010
12:30 am
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Thu., April 1, 2010
12:30 am
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Previously aired episodes

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Fri., March 19, 2010
6:00 pm
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Queen Latifah; novelist Chang-rae Lee ("The Surrendered").

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Thu., March 18, 2010
6:00 pm
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Andy Garcia; Rep. Tom Price (R-Ga.).

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Wed., March 17, 2010
6:00 pm
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Author Tom Burrell ("Brainwashed").

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Tue., March 16, 2010
6:00 pm
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Michael Moore.

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Mon., March 15, 2010
6:00 pm
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Quentin Tarantino.

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Channel guide

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Via antenna26.426.126.226.3
Comcast26, 92220 (DC), 219 (Balt)265266
Cox26, 802726800801
Verizon FIOS26, 471526474472
RCN266133938
DirecTV 26, 26-1  
Dish Network8076