Editing Gene Simmons (section)

===Television appearances===
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! Year
! Show
! Episode
! Role
! Bandmates
! Miscellaneous
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| 1974
| ''Dick Clark's - In Concert''
| March 29, 1974
| Himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
| Performed "Nothin' To Lose, Firehouse, Black Diamond

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| 1974
| ''[[The Mike Douglas Show]]''
| June 11, 1974
| Himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
| Kiss Performed "Firehouse".
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|1975
| ''[[The Midnight Special (TV series)|The Midnight Special]]''
| April 1, 1975
| Himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
| Performed "Deuce, She, Black Diamond, (C'mon & Love Me - not televised)
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| 1976
| ''[[The Paul Lynde Halloween Special]]''
|October 29, 1976
|Himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
| Performed "[[Detroit Rock City (song)|Detroit Rock City]]", "King of the Night Time World", and "[[Beth (song)|Beth]]"
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| 1979
| ''Tomorrow''
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|Himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
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| 1985
| ''[[Miami Vice]]''
| "The Prodigal Son"
| Newton Blade
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| 1986
| ''[[The Hitchhiker (TV series)|The Hitchhiker]]''
| "O.D.Feelin{{' "}}  January 28, 1986
| Mr. Big
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| 1997
| ''[[Action League Now!]]''
| "Rock-A-Big-Baby"
| Toy version of himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
| Performed "[[Rock and Roll All Nite]]"
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| 1998
| ''[[MADtv]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetmadtv.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2129#1|title=Planet MADtv – ''Episode No.&nbsp;406 (Aired October 31, 1998)''|access-date=June 5, 2009|archive-date=November 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181118171326/https://www.planetmadtv.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2129#1|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| October 31, 1998 (#406)
| Himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley.
| Halloween special; performed in five sketches
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| 1998
| ''[[Millennium (TV series)|Millennium]]''
| "[[...Thirteen Years Later]]"  October 30, 1998
| Hector Leachman
| Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley
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| 2001
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| "[[A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas]]"
| Animated version of himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
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|2001
|''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (US game show)|Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?]]''
| May 27, 2001
| Himself
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| Won $32,000 for a charity
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| 2001
| ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-june-12-2001/gene-simmons|title=The Daily Show-''Gene Simmons''|access-date=February 20, 2011}}</ref>
| June 12, 2001
| Himself
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| 2002
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| "[[Road to Europe]]"
| Animated version of himself
| Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley
| Lois Griffin claims she dated Gene Simmons while they were in high school, and calls him by his birth name, Chaim Witz.
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| 2002
| ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]''
| September 6, 2002
| Himself
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| 2003
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| "Reborn to Be Wild"
| Jessie
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| 2004
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
| "Higher Calling"
| Donald Mann
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| 2004
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
| "Monsters"
| Donald Mann
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| 2004
| ''[[Third Watch]]''
| "More Monsters"
| Donald Mann
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| 2005
| ''[[American Idol]]''
| "Auditions: New Orleans"
| Himself- guest judge
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| 2005
| ''[[Family Guy]]''
| "[[Don't Make Me Over (Family Guy)|Don't Make Me Over]]"
| Animated version of himself/ Prisoner No.&nbsp;3
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| 2005
| ''[[Mind of Mencia]]''
| Episode #1.7
| Himself
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| 2005
| ''[[Rock School]]''
| 
| Himself
| Presenter
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| 2006
| ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''
| August 1, 2006
| Himself
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|Promotional appearance for ''Gene Simmons Family Jewels''
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| 2007
| ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''
| "[[20,000 Patties Under the Sea]]"
| [[List of SpongeBob SquarePants characters#Sea Monster|Sea Monster]]
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| 2007
| ''[[Shrink Rap (TV series)|Shrink Rap]]''
| "Gene Simmons"
| Himself
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| UK's More4 show
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| 2008
| ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]''
| January 2, 2008
| Himself
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| 2008
| ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]''
| January 18, 2008
| Himself
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| 2008
| ''[[Rachael Ray (TV series)|Rachael Ray]]''
| March 11, 2008
| Himself
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| 2008
| ''[[Criss Angel Mindfreak]]''
| "Mindfreaking with the Stars"
| Himself
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| 2008
| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
| "[[The Kids Are Alright (Ugly Betty)|The Kids Are Alright]]"
| Himself
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| 2008
| ''[[Ugly Betty]]''
| "A Thousand Words by Friday"
| Himself
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| 2008
| ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]''
| Episode #3.9
| Himself
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| Won $500,000 for the [[Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation]] charity
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| 2008
| ''[[The Apprentice (U.S. season 7)|The Celebrity Apprentice]]''
| First three episodes
| Himself
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| Won $20,000 for the [[Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation]] charity; Fired in the third episode
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| 2008
| ''Jingles''<ref name="STF">{{cite web|url=http://www.thrfeed.com/2008/07/gene-simmons-ji.html|title=Gene Simmons to judge Burnett's 'Jingles'.|access-date=March 14, 2009}}</ref>
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| Celebrity judge
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| [[Mark Burnett]] reality show
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|2009
|''[[Glenn Martin DDS]]''
|Glenn Gary, Glenn Martin
|himself
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|2009
|''[[American Idol]]''
| Season Finale
| Himself
| [[Eric Singer]], [[Tommy Thayer]], Paul Stanley
| Performed medley of 3 songs with contestant Adam Lambert
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| 2009
| ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
| "[[The Fairly OddParents: Wishology|Wishology – Part 1: The Big Beginning]]"
| Animated version of himself
| [[Eric Singer]], [[Tommy Thayer]], Paul Stanley
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| 2009
| ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]''
| "[[The Fairly OddParents: Wishology|Wishology – Part 3: The Final Ending]]"
| Animated version of himself
| [[Eric Singer]], [[Tommy Thayer]], Paul Stanley
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|2010
| ''[[I Get That a Lot]]''
| Episode 2
| As Himself
| 
| Simmons appeared as a [[psychic]] working at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in [[Venice, California]]
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|2010
| ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]''
| Episode 160
| As Himself
| 
| Kiss made a personal appearance during the Wagstaff family's vacation in [[Disneyland]] and honored them as special guests at one of their concerts. Kiss also made a personal appearance at a local school where a donation of new musical instruments was made in the Wagstaff family's name.
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|2010
| ''[[I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band!]]''
| Episode 1 And 5
| As Himself
| 
| Discussing the requirements of being in a rock band.
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|2011
| ''[[Castle (TV series)|Castle]]''
| To Love and Die in LA
| As Himself
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|2014
| ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
| Long Road Home
| As Himself
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|2014
| ''[[American Idol]]''
| Season 13 Finale
| Himself
| [[Eric Singer]], [[Tommy Thayer]], Paul Stanley
| Performed with Caleb Johnson
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|2014
| ''[[Welcome to Sweden (2014 TV series)|Welcome to Sweden]]''
| S1 Ep4: Get a Job/Farthinder
| Himself
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|2015
| ''[[Scorpion (TV series)|Scorpion]]''
| S2 Ep1:
| Himself
| 
| 2015 Paul Murray Show, ( Foxtel Australia)         | September 30, 2015,  Himself,  Interview
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| 2016
| ''[[Angie Tribeca]]'' (2016 [[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]] TV Series)
| S1 Ep9:
| Himself
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| 2016
| ''[[Dr. Phil (talk show)|Dr.Phil]]''
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| Himself (special guest)
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| Gives advice to guest Kris about prioritizing his parents, partner, and getting a job over his addiction of being a rockstar.
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| 2018
| ''[[Jeopardy!]]''
| October 31 episode
| Himself
|
| Reading clues about Halloween in costume and makeup. As a publicity stunt, Alex Trebek was briefly made up and costumed as Simmons. Short video of that appeared as a commercial bump; longer video posted to show web site.
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|2019
|''[[Kōhaku Uta Gassen|Kouhaku Uta Gassen]]''
|December 31, 2019
|Himself
|[[Eric Singer]], [[Tommy Thayer]], Paul Stanley
|Performed "Rock And Roll All Nite –YOSHIKISS version" with [[Yoshiki (musician)|Yoshiki]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Blabbermouth|date=January 2, 2020|title=Watch KISS And YOSHIKI Collaborate For New Year's Eve Television Performance|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/watch-kiss-and-yoshiki-collaborate-for-new-years-eve-television-performance/|access-date=February 6, 2021|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>
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|2020
|''Ridiculousness''
|January 9
|Himself
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|2022
|''[[Hell's Kitchen (American TV series)|Hell's Kitchen]]''
|"[[Hell's Kitchen (American season 21)|Just Wingin' It]]"
|Himself
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|2023
|[[2023 AFL Grand Final]]<!-- Note, since this is a sporting event, I don't believe it should be italicised, but I'm happy to stand corrected -->
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|Himself
|[[Eric Singer]], [[Tommy Thayer]], Paul Stanley
| Performed "[[I Was Made for Lovin' You]]", "[[Shout It Out Loud (Kiss song)|Shout It Out Loud]]" and "[[Rock and Roll All Nite]]" during the pre-match entertainment
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|2024
|''[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series)|Dancing with the Stars]]''
|[[Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 33|October 8, 2024]]
|Himself - guest judge
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