The following is a list of issue covers of TV Guide magazine from the decade of the 2020s, with dates from January 2020 to the present day. This list reflects only the regular bi-weekly issues of TV Guide (no one-time special issues). The entries on this table include each cover's subjects and their artists (photographer or illustrator).
| Issue start | Issue end | Cover subject[1] | Cover type (credit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/6/2020 | 1/19/2020 | Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander | Photograph |
| 1/20/2020 | 2/2/2020 | Patrick Stewart of Star Trek: Picard | Photograph |
| 2/3/2020 | 2/16/2020 | Scott Bakula of NCIS: New Orleans | Photograph |
| 2/17/2020 | 3/1/2020 | Laurie Metcalf, John Goodman, and Sara Gilbert of The Conners | Photograph |
| 3/2/2020 | 3/17/2020 | Spring Preview | Photo montage |
| 3/18/2020 | 3/29/2020 | Milo Ventimiglia and Mandy Moore of This Is Us | Photograph |
| 3/30/2020 | 4/12/2020 | Pauley Perrette of Broke | Photograph |
| 4/13/2020 | 4/26/2020 | LL Cool J, Chris O’Donnell, and Linda Hunt (inset) of NCIS: Los Angeles | Photograph |
| 4/27/2020 | 5/10/2020 | Catherine Bell and James Denton of Good Witch | Photograph |
| 5/11/2020 | 5/24/2020 | Angela Bassett and Peter Krause of 9-1-1 | Photograph |
| 5/25/2020 | 6/7/2020 | Steve Carell, John Malkovich, and Lisa Kudrow of Space Force | Photograph |
| 6/8/2020 | 6/21/2020 | Matthew Rhys of Perry Mason | Photograph |
| 6/22/2020 | 7/5/2020 | Mark Harmon of NCIS | Photograph |
| 7/6/2020 | 7/19/2020 | Rocsi Diaz and The Miz of Cannonball | Photograph |
| 7/20/2020 | 8/2/2020 | Valerie Bertinelli of Valerie's Home Cooking | Photograph |
| 8/3/2020 | 8/16/2020 | "Your Fan Favorites" issue | Photo Montage |
| 8/17/2020 | 8/30/2020 | Soap operas return to production (4 issues) *Denise Richards, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang of The Bold and the Beautiful *Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn of Days of Our Lives *Maurice Benard and Laura Wright of General Hospital *Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas Scott of The Young and the Restless |
Photograph |
| 8/31/2020 | 9/13/2020 | 2020 NFL season (2 issues) *Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers *Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs |
Photograph |
| 9/14/2020 | 9/27/2020 | "Fall Sneak Peek" issue | Photo montage |
| 9/28/2020 | 10/11/2020 | "The 68th Annual Fall Preview" | Word art |
| 10/12/2020 | 10/25/2020 | Michael Weatherly of Bull | Photograph |
| 10/26/2020 | 11/8/2020 | Mark Harmon and David McCallum of NCIS | Photograph |
| 11/9/2020 | 11/22/2020 | The cast of Supernatural on the occasion of the series' finale | Illustration |
| 11/23/2020 | 12/6/2020 | Hallmark Channel's "Countdown to Christmas 2020" (4 covers) *Ana Ayora and Robert Buckley of The Christmas House *Lacey Chabert and Will Kemp of The Christmas Waltz *Adrian Holmes and Holly Robinson Peete of The Christmas Doctor *Tamera Mowry-Housley and Michael Xavier of Christmas Comes Twice |
Photograph |
| 12/7/2020 | 12/20/2020 | Tom Selleck of Blue Bloods | Photograph |
| 12/21/2020 | 1/3/2021 | Mayim Bialik of Call Me Kat[2] | Photograph |
| Issue start | Issue end | Cover subject[3] | Cover type (credit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/4/2021 | 1/17/2021 | Holly Hunter and Ted Danson of Mr. Mayor | Photograph |
| 1/18/2021 | 1/31/2021 | Jared Padalecki of Walker | Photograph |
| 2/1/2021 | 2/14/2021 | Sam Heughan of Men in Kilts | Photograph |
| 2/15/2021 | 2/28/2021 | Chris McNally, Erin Krakow, and Kevin McGarry of When Calls the Heart | Photograph |
| 3/1/2021 | 3/14/2021 | Jonathan Tucker and Riann Steele of Debris | Photograph |
| 3/15/2021 | 3/28/2021 | "TV's True Crime Craze!" | Photo Montage |
| 3/29/2021 | 4/11/2021 | Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Organized Crime | Photograph |
| 4/12/2021 | 4/25/2021 | "Secrets of WWE Legends" | Photo Montage |
| 4/26/2021 | 5/9/2021 | Supergirl (2 covers) *Melissa Benoist *Benoist with Chyler Leigh |
Photograph |
| 5/10/2021 | 5/23/2021 | Scott Bakula and Chelsea Field of NCIS: New Orleans, on the occasion of the series' finale | Photograph |
| 5/24/2021 | 6/6/2021 | "Summer Preview," featuring Zooey Deschanel and Michael Bolton of The Celebrity Dating Game | Photograph |
| 6/7/2021 | 6/20/2021 | "Sci-Fi Spectacular," featuring Tom Hiddleston of Loki | Photograph |
| 6/21/2021 | 7/4/2021 | "First Look at Fall TV," featuring Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mark Harmon of NCIS, Missy Peregrym of FBI, and William Petersen of CSI: Vegas | Photo Montage |
| 7/5/2021 | 7/18/2021 | A preview of Discovery Channel's "Shark Week" | Photograph |
| 7/19/2021 | 8/1/2021 | A preview of the Tokyo Olympics, featuring Team USA athletes Simone Biles, Carli Lloyd, Caleb Dressel, and Allyson Felix | Photo Montage |
| 8/2/2015 | 8/15/2021 | Meghan Ory, Robert Buckley, and Treat Williams of Chesapeake Shores | Photograph |
| 8/16/2021 | 8/29/2021 | "Fall Sneak Peek," featuring Vanessa Lachey of NCIS: Hawaii | Photograph |
| 8/30/2021 | 9/12/2021 | "Fall TV Preview," featuring Jorja Fox and William Petersen of CSI: Vegas | Photograph |
| 9/13/2021 | 9/26/2021 | "Returning Favorites" issue, featuring Mariska Hargitay of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Christopher Meloni of Law & Order: Organized Crime | Photo Montage |
| 9/27/2021 | 10/10/2021 | The Sopranos star James Gandolfini and, in inset, Michael Gandolfini of Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark | Photograph |
| 10/11/2021 | 10/24/2021 | Kate Walsh, on the occasion of her return to Grey's Anatomy | Photograph |
| 10/25/2021 | 11/7/2021 | Barry Watson and Jill Scott of Lifetime's Highway to Heaven movie reboot (original Highway star Michael Landon appears in an inset) | Photograph |
| 11/8/2021 | 11/21/2021 | "Hallmark Kicks Off the Holidays" (3 covers) *Will Adams and Olivia Washington of A Holiday in Harlem *Teri Hatcher and James Denton of A Kiss Before Christmas *Jordin Sparks and Michael Xavier of A Christmas Treasure |
Photograph |
| 11/22/2021 | 12/5/2021 | *Michael C. Hall of Dexter: New Blood *The Beatles of the documentary Get Back (flipside bonus cover) |
Hall: Photograph Beatles: Photo Montage |
| 12/6/2021 | 12/19/2021 | "Lifetime's Christmas Gift," featuring Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, and Jana Kramer | Photo Montage |
| 12/20/2021 | 1/2/2022 | Temuera Morrison and Ming-Na Wen of The Book of Boba Fett | Photograph |
| Issue start | Issue end | Cover subject[4] | Cover type (credit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3/2022 | 1/16/2022 | Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly of Yellowstone | Photograph |
| 1/17/2022 | 1/30/2022 | "2022 Preview: The Shows We Can't Wait to See" | Photo Montage |
| 1/31/2022 | 2/13/2022 | A tribute to Bob Saget | Photograph |
| 2/14/2022 | 2/27/2022 | Camryn Manheim, Sam Waterston, and Anthony Anderson of the revived Law & Order | Photograph |
| 2/28/2022 | 3/13/2022 | Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan of Outlander | Photograph |
| 3/14/2022 | 3/27/2022 | Tom Selleck, Bridget Moynahan, Donnie Wahlberg, and Will Estes of Blue Bloods | Photograph |
| 3/28/2022 | 4/10/2022 | Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross of Black-ish | Photograph |
| 4/11/2022 | 4/24/2022 | "The Hot List," featuring Alan Ritchson of Reacher | Photograph |
| 4/25/2022 | 5/8/2022 | Ken Jennings of Jeopardy! | Photograph |
| 5/9/2022 | 5/22/2022 | Katrina Law, Sean Murray, Gary Cole, and Wilmer Valderrama of NCIS | Photograph |
| 5/23/2022 | 6/12/2022 | Jensen Ackles of The Boys (TV Guide's first three-week "triple issue") | Photograph |
| 6/13/2022 | 7/3/2022 | Kelly Reilly and, in insets, Kevin Costner and Cole Hauser of Yellowstone | Photograph |
| 7/4/2022 | 7/24/2022 | "First Look at Fall TV," featuring Sylvester Stallone of Tulsa King | Photograph |
| 7/25/2022 | 8/14/2022 | "Summer TV How-To Guide" Inset: "24 Hours of Elvis Presley on TCM" |
Photograph |
| 8/15/2022 | 8/28/2022 | Matt Smith of House of the Dragon | Photograph |
| 8/29/2022 | 9/11/2022 | "70th Annual Fall Preview," featuring Ismael Cruz Córdova, Morfydd Clark, and Robert Aramayo of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power | Photograph |
| 9/12/2022 | 9/25/2022 | Caitlin Bassett, Raymond Lee, and Ernie Hudson of Quantum Leap | Photograph |
| 9/26/2022 | 10/9/2022 | Tom Selleck and Bridget Moynahan of Blue Bloods | Photograph |
| 10/10/2022 | 10/23/202 | Actors Meg Donnelly & Drake Rodger and (in inset) executive producer Jensen Ackles of The Winchesters | Photograph |
| 10/24/2022 | 11/6/2022 | Brandon Scott Jones, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Rose McIver, and Rebecca Wisocky of Ghosts | Photograph |
| 11/7/2022 | 11/20/2022 | Wes Bentley, Kevin Costner, and Kelly Reilly of Yellowstone | Photograph |
| 11/21/2022 | 12/4/2022 | "Holiday Preview," spotlighting Hallmark Channel's newest seasonal films (4 covers) *Lacey Chabert and Wes Brown of Haul Out the Holly *Shannon Chan-Kent and Shannon Kook of A Big Fat Family Christmas *Nikki DeLoach and Brennan Elliott of The Gift of Peace *Nadine Ellis, B. J. Britt, and Tamala Jones of The Holiday Stocking |
Photograph |
| 12/5/2022 | 12/18/2022 | Kirsten Vangsness, Joe Mantegna, and A. J. Cook of Criminal Minds: Evolution | Photograph |
| 12/19/2022 | 1/1/2023 | John Krasinski of Jack Ryan | Photograph |
| Issue start | Issue end | Cover subject[5] | Cover type (credit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2/2023 | 1/15/2023 | Reba McEntire of Big Sky | Photograph |
| 1/16/2023 | 1/29/2023 | John Larroquette and Melissa Rauch of Night Court | Photograph |
| 1/30/2023 | 2/12/2023 | Max Thieriot and (in inset) Jordan Calloway and Stephanie Arcila of Fire Country | Photograph |
| 2/13/2023 | 2/26/2023 | Perdita Weeks and Jay Hernandez of Magnum P.I. | Photograph |
| 2/27/2023 | 3/12/2023 | The cast of NCIS | Photo montage |
| 3/13/2023 | 3/26/2023 | Beau Mirchoff, Nancy Travis, and Tiera Skovbye of Ride | Photograph |
| 3/27/2023 | 4/9/2023 | The 60th anniversary of General Hospital | Photo montage |
| 4/10/2023 | 4/23/2023 | Donnie Wahlberg of Blue Bloods | Photograph |
| 4/24/2023 | 5/7/2023 | Troy Gentile, Sam Lerner, Hayley Orrantia, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Sean Giambrone, and Bentley the dog of The Goldbergs | Photograph |
| 5/8/2023 | 5/21/2023 | The cast of NCIS: Los Angeles | Photo montage |
| 5/22/2023 | 6/11/2023 | Sadie Stanley and Lexi Underwood of Cruel Summer | Photograph |
| 6/12/2023 | 7/2/2023 | Sam Heughan and Caitríona Balfe of Outlander | Photograph |
| 7/3/2023 | 7/23/2023 | Timothy Olyphant of Justified: City Primeval | Photograph |
| 7/24/2023 | 8/13/2023 | Jonathan Roumie of The Chosen | Photograph |
| 8/14/2023 | 9/3/2023 | Elvis Presley, subject of the Paramount+ documentary Reinventing Elvis: The '68 Comeback | Photograph |
| 9/4/2023 | 9/24/2023 | "Fall Preview," featuring Jesse L. Martin of The Irrational | Photograph |
| 9/25/2023 | 10/15/2023 | Gerry Turner of The Golden Bachelor | Photograph |
| 10/16/2023 | 11/5/2023 | Kelsey Grammer of Frasier | Photograph |
| 11/6/2023 | 11/26/2023 | Hallmark Channel's holiday film preview (4 covers) *Lacey Chabert and Scott Wolf of A Merry Scottish Christmas *Aias Dalman, Lucas Bryant, and Nikki DeLoach of A World Record Christmas *Richard Harmon, Krystal Joy Brown, Juan Riedinger, and Tina Lifford of Heaven Down Here *Kristoffer Polaha and Bethany Joy Lenz of A Biltmore Christmas |
Photograph |
| 11/27/2023 | 12/17/2023 | Olivia Swann and Todd Lasance of NCIS: Sydney | Photograph |
| 12/18/2023 | 1/7/2024 | Abigail Spencer, Jon Cryer, and Donald Faison of Extended Family | Photograph |
| Issue start | Issue end | Cover subject[6] | Cover type (credit) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/8/2024 | 1/28/2024 | Sam Heughan of Outlander and The Couple Next Door | Photograph |