This is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 1970s, from January 1970 to December 1979. 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.
1970
Issue dateCover subjectType of coverArtist1970-01-03"Here Come the 70s: How They Will Change the Way You Live"Photograph1970-01-10Fred MacMurray & Beverly Garland of My Three SonsPhotograph1970-01-17The cast of IronsidePhoto montage1970-01-24Tom Jones of This is Tom JonesPhoto montageRoger Prigent1970-01-31Debbie Reynolds of The Debbie Reynolds ShowPhotograph1970-02-07Elizabeth Montgomery & Dick Sargent of BewitchedIllustrationBob Peak1970-02-14Karen Jensen, Laraine Stephens & Linda Harrison of Bracken's WorldPhotograph1970-02-21James Daly & Chad Everett of Medical CenterPhotograph1970-02-28Clarence Williams III, Michael Cole & Peggy Lipton of The Mod SquadPhotograph1970-03-07The Cast of Hee HawPhoto montage1970-03-14Diahann Carroll of JuliaPhotograph1970-03-21Jackie Gleason of The Jackie Gleason ShowPhotographPhilippe Halsman1970-03-28The cast of Laugh-InIllustrationJack Davis1970-04-04The cast of The Brady BunchPhotographGene Trindl1970-04-11Carol Burnett of The Carol Burnett ShowIllustrationAl Hirschfeld1970-04-18Burl Ives, James Farentino & Joseph Campanella of The Bold OnesPhotograph1970-04-25Raquel Welch & John Wayne of Raquel!Photograph1970-05-02Glen Campbell of The Glen Campbell Goodtime HourIllustration1970-05-09David FrostPhotograph1970-05-16Vice President Spiro AgnewIllustrationNorman Rockwell1970-05-23Mike Wallace, Tricia Nixon & Harry ReasonerPhotograph1970-05-30Julie Sommars of The Governor and J.J.Photograph1970-06-06Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D.Photograph1970-06-13Johnny Cash of The Johnny Cash ShowIllustration1970-06-20Susan Neher, Joyce Menges, John Forsythe & Melanie Fullerton of To Rome With LovePhotograph1970-06-27Liza MinnelliPhotograph1970-07-04Miyoshi Umeki, Brandon Cruz & Bill Bixby of The Courtship of Eddie's FatherPhotograph1970-07-11The cast of The Beverly HillbilliesIllustrationRaymond Ameijide1970-07-18The GolddiggersPhotograph1970-07-25The cast of Mayberry, R.F.D.Photograph1970-08-01Chet HuntleyIllustration1970-08-08Ted Bessell & Marlo Thomas of That GirlPhotograph1970-08-15Johnny CarsonIllustrationNorman Rockwell (1968 painting)1970-08-22Ken Curtis, Milburn Stone, James Arness & Amanda Blake of GunsmokeIllustrationJack Davis1970-08-29Eddie Albert of Green AcresPhotograph1970-09-05Richard Burton, Lucille Ball & Elizabeth Taylor on the set of Here's LucyPhotograph1970-09-12Fall PreviewWord art1970-09-19Mary Tyler Moore of The Mary Tyler Moore ShowPhotograph1970-09-26The cast of Room 222PhotographIvan Nagy / Camera 51970-10-03Red Skelton of The Red Skelton ShowIllustration1970-10-10Herschel Bernardi of ArniePhotograph1970-10-17The cast of The Partridge FamilyPhotograph1970-10-24Don Knotts of The Don Knotts ShowPhotograph1970-10-31Mike Connors of MannixPhotographGene Trindl1970-11-07Renne Jarrett, John Fink & Celeste Holm of NancyPhotograph1970-11-14Christopher George of The ImmortalPhotograph1970-11-21Sally Marr, actress/model and subject of the report "What It Takes to Be a Starlet in the 70s"Photograph1970-11-28John Wayne and various guests of the special Sing Out, Sweet LandPhoto montage1970-12-05Dick Cavett of The Dick Cavett ShowIllustration1970-12-12Ed Sullivan & The MuppetsPhotograph1970-12-19ChristmasPhoto montage1970-12-26Diahann Carroll & Fred Williamson of JuliaPhotograph
1971
Issue dateCover subjectType of coverArtist1971-01-02"Remember 1970?"Photo montage1971-01-09Andy Griffith of The New Andy Griffith ShowPhotograph1971-01-16Johnny Cash & June Carter of The Johnny Cash ShowPhotograph1971-01-23Flip Wilson of The Flip Wilson ShowIllustration1971-01-30James Arness of GunsmokePhotograph1971-02-06Tony Randall & Jack Klugman of The Odd CouplePhotograph1971-02-13Goldie Hawn of the special Pure GoldiePhotograph1971-02-20Doris Day of The Doris Day ShowPhotograph1971-02-27Sharon Acker & Hal Holbrook of The SenatorPhotograph1971-03-06Broderick Crawford of The InternsIllustration1971-03-13Gene Barry & Robert Stack of The Name of the GamePhotograph1971-03-20Harry Reasoner of ABC Evening NewsPhotograph1971-03-27Michael Landon, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker & Mitch Vogel of BonanzaPhotograph1971-04-03"Cable TV: What's All The Talk About?"Illustration1971-04-10Academy Awards host Bob HopeIllustrationJack Davis1971-04-17Paul NewmanPhotograph1971-04-24Elena Verdugo & Robert Young of Marcus Welby, M.D.Photograph1971-05-01Lisa Gerritsen & Mary Tyler Moore of The Mary Tyler Moore ShowPhotograph1971-05-08Henry Fonda of The Smith FamilyIllustration1971-05-15"Television Journalism: An Inside Story"Word art1971-05-22David Cassidy of The Partridge FamilyPhotograph1971-05-29The cast of All in the FamilyPhotographGene Trindl1971-06-05Dan Rowan & Dick Martin of Laugh-inPhotograph1971-06-12Lucille Ball of Here's LucyIllustration1971-06-19Brandon Cruz & Bill Bixby of The Courtship of Eddie's FatherPhotograph1971-06-26Martin Milner & Kent McCord of Adam-12Photograph1971-07-03Michael Cole, Peggy Lipton & Clarence Williams III of The Mod SquadPhotographRaphael1971-07-10Cookie Monster of Sesame Street eating away at the TV Guide logoIllustrationJack Davis1971-07-17Chad Everett of Medical CenterPhotograph1971-07-24Lefty, titular star of The Wonderful World of Disney's Ding-a-Ling LynxPhotograph1971-07-31Henry VIII, the subject of The Six Wives of Henry VIIIIllustration1971-08-07The cast of As the World TurnsPhotographSheldon Secunda1971-08-14Mitch Vogel, Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker & Michael Landon of BonanzaIllustration1971-08-21"Public Television: Is Anybody Watching?"Word art1971-08-28Howard Cosell, Don Meredith & Frank Gifford of Monday Night FootballPhotograph1971-09-04Jack Lord of Hawaii Five-OIllustration1971-09-11Fall PreviewIllustration1971-09-18Sandy Duncan of Funny FacePhotograph1971-09-25Shirley MacLaine of Shirley's WorldPhotograph1971-10-02James Stewart of The Jimmy Stewart ShowPhotograph1971-10-09Hope Lange & Dick Van Dyke of The New Dick Van Dyke ShowPhotograph1971-10-16Mia FarrowPhoto montage1971-10-23James Franciscus of LongstreetPhotograph1971-10-30Larry Hagman & Donna Mills of The Good LifePhotograph1971-11-06William Conrad of CannonPhotograph1971-11-13Rupert Crosse & Don Adams of The PartnersPhotograph1971-11-20Sally Struthers, Jean Stapleton, Carroll O'Connor & Rob ReinerIllustrationJack Davis1971-11-27Joanne Woodward of All The Way HomePhotograph1971-12-04Julie Andrews & Carol Burnett of Julie & Carol at Lincoln CenterPhoto montage1971-12-11James Garner of NicholsPhotograph1971-12-18The cast of The Partridge FamilyPhotograph1971-12-25ChristmasIllustration
1972
Issue dateCover subjectType of coverArtist1972-01-01"Remember 1971?"IllustrationBob Peak1972-01-08Flip Wilson of The Flip Wilson ShowPhotographGene Trindl1972-01-15"America Out of Focus: How - and Why - European Television Distorts Our Image"Text graphicUncredited1972-01-22The cast of Mission: ImpossiblePhotographDon Ornitz1972-01-29David Janssen of O'Hara, U.S. TreasuryIllustrationBernard Fuchs1972-02-05Raymond Burr & Elizabeth Baur of IronsidePhotographGene Trindl1972-02-12Arthur Hill of Owen Marshall: Counselor at LawPhotographGene Trindl1972-02-19A preview of U.S. President Richard Nixon's visit to China featuring Nixon shaking hands with Premier Chou En-laiIllustrationJohn Huehnergarth1972-02-26Mary Tyler MoorePhotographSherman Weisburd1972-03-04Johnny CarsonPhotograph1972-03-11Robert Young & James Brolin of Marcus Welby, M. D.IllustrationBob Peak1972-03-18Sonny Bono & CherPhotograph1972-03-25Peter Falk of ColumboIllustration1972-04-01 Glenn Ford of Cade's CountyPhotograph1972-04-08 "TV Political Coverage: Fair or Biased?"Illustration John Huehnergarth1972-04-15 Apollo 16 AstronautsPhotographPhilippe Halsman1972-04-22 Don RicklesPhotographSherman Weisburd1972-04-29 Susan St. James & Rock Hudson of McMillan & WifePhotographDon Ornitz1972-05-06 Sandy Duncan Photograph Bob Willoughby1972-05-13 Redd Foxx & Demond Wilson of Sanford and Son Photograph Gene Trindl1972-05-20 Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. of The F.B.I. with real-life F.B.I. director J. Edgar HooverIllustration Bernard Fuchs1972-05-27 Carroll O'Connor & Jean Stapleton of All in the Family Illustration Ronald Searle1972-06-03 Rod Serling of Night Gallery Photograph Gene Trindl1972-06-10 Doris Day of The Doris Day Show Photograph Sherman Weisburd1972-06-17 Julie London of Emergency! Photograph Martin Mills1972-06-24 Mike Connors of Mannix Illustration Bob Peak1972-07-01 Carol Burnett of The Carol Burnett ShowPhotograph1972-07-08 Merv Griffin Photograph Gene Trindl1972-07-15 David Cassidy of The Partridge Family Photograph Gene Trindl1972-07-22 Martin Milner & Kent McCord of Adam-12 with series producer Jack WebbIllustration Mark English1972-07-29 All About Love, American Style Illustration Rowland B. Wilson1972-08-05 Countess Tolstoy Writes of Her Father As War and Peace Comes to Television photo montage ABC1972-08-12 Leonardo da Vinci Illustration Leonardo da Vinci, Scala1972-08-19 Chad Everett of Medical Center Photograph Ivan Nagy1972-08-26 Olympics Illustration Bob Peak1972-09-02 Jack Klugman & Tony Randall of The Odd CoupleIllustration Jack Davis1972-09-09 Fall Preview text graphic uncredited1972-09-16 Yul Brynner & Samantha Eggar of Anna and the King Photograph John Bryson1972-09-23 George Peppard of Banacek 1972-09-30 Meredith Baxter & David Birney of Bridget Loves Bernie Photograph Philippe Halsman1972-10-07 Bonanza Illustration1972-10-14 Robert Conrad of Assignment Vienna 1972-10-21 Carroll O'Connor & Cloris Leachman of Of Thee I Sing 1972-10-28 Snoopy, Woodstock & Charlie Brown of the Peanuts special You're Not Elected, Charlie BrownIllustrationCharles M. Schulz1972-11-04 John Wayne Photograph David Sutton1972-11-11 Alistair Cooke 1972-11-18 Beatrice Arthur of Maude Photograph Martin Mills1972-11-25 Search Illustration Bob Peak1972-12-02 Mike Douglas Photograph Philippe Halsman1972-12-09 Julie Andrews Photograph Mario Casilli1972-12-16 Duke & Duchess of Windsor Illustration Richard Amsel1972-12-23 Christmas 1972-12-30 Barbara Walters Photograph Philippe Halsman
1973