Plot Synopsis

Each weeknight, host Tavis Smiley spends 30 minutes interviewing politicians, entertainers, athletes, authors and others. In addition to its stellar list of newsmakers and trendsetters, TAVIS SMILEY has been distinguished by its in-depth conversations, remote broadcasts and programs marking the anniversaries of the deaths of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy, and the primary election All American Presidential Forums for both major political parties.
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TAVIS SMILEY began its twelfth season on Monday, January 12, 2015 at 11pm on PBS (check local listings). The Season 12 premiere featured a look at Haiti on the fifth anniversary of the 2010 earthquake that devastated the island nation, and a conversation with Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, who was honored as best actor by the New York Critics Film Circle for her performance in the 2014 film TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT. Plus, during premiere week, the series featured a two-part, exclusive joint interview during its premiere week with the only two African Americans in the U.S. Senate -- New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker, and South Carolina Republican Tim Scott.