Cher TV

Cher was an entertainment phenomenon of the 1970s with three television shows on the air and many highly-anticipated TV specials. Cher's TV appearances can be catogories this way:

• Television variety series
• Television specials
• Music videos
• Major TV appearances and interviews

Where to start

• Read blog entries about Cher on TV.
• Check for Cher on TV right now!

Costumery

In all aspects of Cher's TV appearances there has been an important aspect of costumery in her image making, starting from early appearances with fur fests and bell-bottoms on music shows of the 60s to work with Bob Mackie on her variety shows where she bared her bellybutton to outfits worn on interviews in talk shows and outreagous headresses in TV concerts and academy award shows. "What will Cher be wearing tonight on TV" has become a decade-in-decade-out reason to watch.

Variety Shows

The Sonny and Cher Show	34 episodes (February 1 1976 - August 29, 1977)
Cher	29 episodes (February 16 1975 - January 4, 1976) View my PowerPoint about the Cher show.
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour	67 episodes (August 1 1971 - May 29, 1974)

Television Specials

1. Cher: The Farewell Tour - filmed in Miami Florida (2003) - NBC
2. Cher: Live in Concert - filmed at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas (1999) - HBO
3. Sonny & Me: Cher Remembers (1998) - CBS
4. Cher: Extravaganza - Live at the Mirage - in Las Vegas (1992) - CBS
5. A Celebration at Caesar's Palace - Las Vegas (1983) Showtime
6. Cher Live in Monte Carlo - Monaco (1980) - Bootleg
7. Cher and Other Fantasies (1979) - NBC
8. Cher... Special (1978) - ABC
9. The premiere episode of The Cher Show was considered a television special, with guests Flip Wilson, Bette Midler and Elton John (1975)
10. Sonny & Cher: Nitty Gritty Hour (1970)

Music Videos

These are limited to songs made into official videos as promotions for music television and not songs taken from variety show appearances. (stars notes the best ones)

1. Song for the Lonely**
2. Alive Again**
3. The Music's No Good Without You*
4. Piu Che Puoi (with Eroz Ramazotti)
5. Dov'e L'amore*
6. Strong Enough
7. Believe
8. Walking in Memphis**
9. One by One
10. Love Can Build a Bridge
11. The Shoop Shoop Song
12. Love and Understanding
13. Save Up All Your Tears*
14. Heart of Stone**
15. If I Could Turn Back Time**
16. We All Sleep Alone
17. Main Man
18. I Found Someone
19. Dead Ringer for Love (with Meatloaf)
20. Hell on Wheels**

Major TV Appearances and Interviews

Spending over 40 years in show business, Cher has racked up oodles of TV appearances. It would take you a year in a booth at the Radio and TV Museum to track them all down and for 30 seconds of sound bites in an "I Love Lucy" or "I Love Looney Tunes" specials, it's not worth it. Here are the ones that are worth seeing:

1. The Oprah Winfrey Show - Oprah, Cher and Tina Turner at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas (2008)
2. The Oprah Winfrey Show (2002)
3. VH1 Divas Las Vegas (2002)
4. Will & Grace - A.I.: Artificial Insemination (2002)
5. So Graham Norton - #5.1 (2001)
6. Will & Grace - Gypsies, Tramps and Weed (2000)
7. The Rosie O'Donnell Show episodes
   - 1 March 2002 (2002)
   - 14 April 1999 (1999)
   - 17 November (1998)
   - 18 May 1998 (1998)
   - 8 July 1996 (1996)
8. Super Bowl XXXIII (1999) - singing the National Anthem
9. VH1 Divas Live 2 (1999)
10. Behind the Music - Cher (1999)
11. Coca Cola Pop Music Backstage Pass to Summer (1991) Host (this was terrible by the way but she did host it for what that's worth.)
12. Christmas at Pee Wee's Playhouse (1988)
13. The 60th Annual Academy Awards (1988) - Winner: Best Actress in a Leading Role
14. The Barbara Walters Special, ABC (1988)
15. Saturday Night Live - Candice Bergen host, Cher musical guest (1987)
16. Late Night with David Letterman
    - 13 November with Sonny (1987)
    - 22 May (1986)
17. The Late Show Staring Joan Rivers - premiere episode (1986)
18. The 58th Annual Academy Awards (1986) - crazy outfit year
19. The Barbara Walters Special, ABC (1985)
20. Midnight Special (1980) as part of Black Rose
21. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (8 episodes, 1975-1985)
22. The Carol Burnett Show - #9.3 (1975)
23. The Dinah Shore Show (1975)
24. Rona Looks at Raquel, Liza, Cher and Ann-Margret (1975)
25. Scooby Doo Where Are You? - The Secret of Shark Island (1972) voice
26. Love, American Style - "Love and the Sack" (1971)
27. Playboy After Dark - Episode #2.1 (1970)
28. Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour (1969-1970)
29. The Carol Burnett Show - Episode #1.8 (1967)
30. The Man from U.N.C.L.E. - The Hot Number Affair (1967) - Ramona
31. Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
    - #3.3 (1969)
    - #1.3 (1968)
32. Beat-Club
    - #1.23 (1967)
    - #1.13 (1966)
    - #1.12 (1966)
33. The Ed Sullivan Show (2 episodes, 1965-1967)
    - #20.30 (1967)
    - #19.3 (1965)
34. Various Shivaree and Hullabaloo episodes

* This list is US television only. There are many many amazing European performances of note: National Lottery, Top of the Pops, Wetten dass, and many segments of 60s videos found on YouTube. Many of them could stand in as interesting music videos themselves, such as clips of "Mama" and Sonny & Cher's clip for "Circus."