__NOTOC__ The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2020. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.
Through the week of March 7, unless also otherwise indicated, Wait Wait episodes originated from Chicago's Chase Auditorium. As a social distancing precaution during the COVID-19 pandemic, episodes after March 14 were produced without live audiences,Source: Peter Grosz on Twitter (posted 3/12/2020) and from March 21 onward were produced through the facilities of Wait Wait co-producer WBEZ (participants joined the show through remote links).Source: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on Twitter (posted 3/18/2020)
January Date Guest Panelists NotesJanuary 4Special episode of Wait, Wait highlights from the 2010s decadeJanuary 11Journalist Ronan FarrowLuke Burbank, Adam Burke, Roxanne RobertsJanuary 18Culinary writer Alison RomanTom Bodett, Maeve Higgins, Helen HongJanuary 25Olivia Nuzzi, Washington correspondent for New York magazineNegin Farsad, Paula Poundstone, Mo RoccaShow recorded in Des Moines, IA
February Date Guest PanelistsFebruary 1Actress & filmmaker Isabella RosselliniJosh Gondelman, Maz Jobrani, Faith SalieFebruary 8Actor & playwright Tracy LettsAmy Dickinson, Peter Grosz, Hari KondaboluFebruary 15Film/TV director Barry SonnenfeldAlonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Tom PapaFebruary 22"Best of" episode featuring baseball pitcher Sean Doolittle, ecologist Nalini Nadkarni, U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, and author/activist Gloria SteinemFebruary 29Actor Will ArnettJoel Kim Booster, Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts
March Date Guest Panelists NotesMarch 7TV personality Karamo BrownDemi Adejuyigbe, Mo Rocca, Faith SalieMarch 14Rap artist Big BoiTom Bodett, Peter Grosz, Helen HongShow recorded in Atlanta, GA March 21Late-night TV personality Stephen ColbertLuke Burbank, Maz Jobrani, Paula PoundstoneMarch 28Fashion expert Tim GunnPeter Grosz, Adam Burke, Negin Farsad
April Date Guest PanelistsApril 4Comedian/actor Kumail Nanjiani & writer Emily V. GordonAlonzo Bodden, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaApril 11Chef and food writer Samin NosratTom Bodett, Josh Gondelman, Helen HongApril 18Fenway Park organist Josh Kantor Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! "Wash Your Hands with Bill," from NPR.org (posted 4/18/2020 and accessed 4/25/2020)Actor Tom Hanks Negin Farsad, Adam Felber, Peter GroszApril 25Actress Allison JanneyMo Rocca, Luke Burbank, Faith Salie
May Date Guest PanelistsMay 2Actress Christine BaranskiAlonzo Bodden, Joel Kim Booster, Amy DickinsonMay 9Late-night TV personality Samantha BeeAdam Burke, Helen Hong, Mo RoccaMay 16Figure skater Adam RipponNegin Farsad, Tom Papa, Paula PoundstoneMay 23Astronaut Christina KochTom Bodett, Maz Jobrani, Alison LeibyMay 30"Best of" episode featuring skateboarder Tony Hawk, musician Jeff Tweedy, and segments from various Wait Wait road trips
June Date Guest PanelistsJune 6Author/comedian Sarah CooperAlonzo Bodden, Peter Grosz, Helen HongJune 13Rock climber Ashima ShiraishiNegin Farsad, Josh Gondelman, Jessi KleinJune 20Evolutionary biologist Daniel K. RiskinJoel Kim Booster, Tom Papa, Roxanne RobertsJune 27Actor Don CheadleHari Kondabolu, Mo Rocca, Faith Salie
July Date Guest PanelistsJuly 4"Best of 2020" episode featuring rap artist Big Boi; actors Tom Hanks and Allison Janney; comic Kumail Nanjiani & writer Emily V. Gordon; and all-Bill Kurtis segmentsJuly 11Actress/activist Jameela JamilMaeve Higgins, Maz Jobrani, Paula PoundstoneJuly 18Writer and psychologist Maria KonnikovaDemi Adejuyigbe, Alonzo Bodden, Amy DickinsonJuly 25Culinary writer and TV host Padma LakshmiPeter Grosz, Jessi Klein, Dulcé Sloan
August Date Guest PanelistsAugust 1Actor/comedian Ramy YoussefJosh Gondelman, Helen Hong, Negin FarsadAugust 8Actor Bryan CranstonTom Bodett, Joel Kim Booster, Tracy ClaytonAugust 15"Best of" episode featuring filmmaker Isabella Rossellini, late-night host Stephen Colbert, food writer Samin Nosrat, and classic Bill Kurtis and Mo Rocca segmentsAugust 22"Best of" episode featuring actor Will Arnett, TV personalities Samantha Bee & Karamo Brown, and Film/TV director Barry SonnenfeldAugust 29Actress Cecily StrongMo Rocca, Alonzo Bodden, Maeve Higgins
September Date Guest PanelistsSeptember 5Aviator/adventurer Kellee EdwardsAdam Felber, Josh Gondelman, Helen HongSeptember 12Supermodel and TV host Tyra BanksLuke Burbank, Adam Burke, Jessi KleinSeptember 19Actor and singer Titus BurgessHari Kondabolu, P. J. O'Rourke, Paula PoundstoneSeptember 26Jonna Mendez, former disguise chief for the CIAAlonzo Bodden, Joel Kim Booster, Dulcé Sloan
October Date Guest PanelistsOctober 3Karen Pierce, the United Kingdom's ambassador to the U.S.Brian Babylon, Maz Jobrani, Jessi KleinOctober 10Jason Ward, naturalist and outreach coordinator for the National Audubon SocietyNegin Farsad, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaOctober 17"Best of" episode featuring biologist Dan Riskin, writer/TV host Padma Lakshmi, figure skater Adam Rippon, and author/comedian Sarah CooperOctober 24Actor Doug JonesEugene Cordero, Peter Grosz, Maeve HigginsOctober 31Political consultant Mike MurphyAlonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Faith Salie
November Date Guest PanelistsNovember 7Las Vegas Aces forward A'ja WilsonHelen Hong, Maz Jobrani, Dulcé SloanNovember 14Comedienne/actress Chelsea PerettiAlonzo Bodden, Joanna Hausmann, Maeve HigginsNovember 21Actress Sarah PaulsonNegin Farsad, Paula Poundstone, Mo RoccaNovember 28"Best of" episode featuring actors Ramy Youssef & Bryan Cranston, rock climber Ashima Shiraishi, and all-Bill Kurtis segments
December Date Guest Panelists NotesDecember 5Former alpine skier Lindsey VonnEugene Cordero, Jessi Klein, Faith SalieGuest host Maz JobraniDecember 12Economist Robert ReichAdam Burke, Maeve Higgins, Mo RoccaDecember 19Este and Alana Haim of the rock band HaimTom Bodett, Peter Grosz, Helen HongDecember 26"At Home With Peter Sagal" and other previously unaired panel segments"Best of 2020" encores featuring actors Don Cheadle & Titus Burgess and naturalist Jason Ward
References
External links Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! official website WWDT.me, an unofficial Wait Wait historical site