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  • Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997–2020)
  • TV Series | 60 min | News, Talk-Show
Hardball with Chris Matthews (1997–2020)
TV Series | 60 min | News, Talk-Show

Starting on CNBC in 1997 and changing to MSNBC in 1999, Chris Matthews asks the tough questions in gut-renching political and social debates with celebrity and non-celebrity guests.
Seasons
Director
Writer
Producers
Mamta Trivedi (2002-2004) | Jennifer Bermon (2005)
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Status
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Updated Nov 1, 1997

Release date (First episode)
1997 (United States)

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Cast

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691 cast members
Name Episodes Known for
Chris Matthews
Self - Host / Self Self - Host / Self   See fewer
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David Shuster
Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host   See fewer
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David Corn
Self / Self - Guest / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Guest / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Ron Reagan
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Howard Fineman
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
25
Michael Smerconish
Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host   See fewer
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Steve McMahon
Self / Self - Democratic Strategist / Self - Guest Self / Self - Democratic Strategist / Self - Guest   See fewer
20
Eugene Robinson
Self / Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest / Self - Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist with the Washington Post Self / Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest / Self - Pulitzer Prize Winning Columnist with the Washington Post   See fewer
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Joan Walsh
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Andrea Mitchell
Self / Self - Host Self / Self - Host   See fewer
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Joy-Ann Reid
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Mike Barnicle
Self - Guest Host / Self Self - Guest Host / Self   See fewer
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Norah O'Donnell
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Michelle Bernard
Self / Self - Guest / Self - MSNBC Political Analyst Self / Self - Guest / Self - MSNBC Political Analyst   See fewer
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Steve Kornacki
Self - Host / Self - Guest Host / Self / Self - Correspondent Self - Host / Self - Guest Host / Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Todd Harris
Self / Self - Republican Strategist Self / Self - Republican Strategist   See fewer
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Michael Steele
Self / Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest Self / Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Raul A. Reyes
Self - Guest / Self / Self - Contributor Self - Guest / Self / Self - Contributor   See fewer
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Jon Meacham
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Al Sharpton
Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host   See fewer
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John Feehery
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Jim Moran
Self / Self - US Congressman from Virginia Self / Self - US Congressman from Virginia   See fewer
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Rick Tyler
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Pete Williams
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Campbell Brown
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Perry Bacon Jr.
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Ben Ginsberg
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Yamiche Alcindor
Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Evan Thomas
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Nia-Malika Henderson
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Richard Wolffe
Self / Self - Guest Host Self / Self - Guest Host   See fewer
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Jim Cramer
Self / Self - Host of Mad Money Self / Self - Host of Mad Money   See fewer
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Robert Costa
Self - Guest / Self - Correspondent Self - Guest / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Jason Johnson
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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David Frum
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Mark Green
Self - House Homeland Security Committee Self - House Homeland Security Committee   See fewer
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Cynthia Tucker
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Ruth Marcus
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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John Brabender
Self - Republican Strategist Self - Republican Strategist   See fewer
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Christine Quinn
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Ezra Klein
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Heidi Przybyla
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Beth Fouhy
Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest / Self - Senior Political Editor Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest / Self - Senior Political Editor   See fewer
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Betsy Woodruff Swan
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Robert Redford
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Ron Silver
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Jeremy Bronson
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Bill Richardson
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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John Heilemann
Self / Self - New York Magazine Self / Self - New York Magazine   See fewer
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Susan Page
Self / Self - Correspondent Self / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Kristen Welker
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Jay Newton-Small
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Chris Jansing
Self / Self - Senior White House Correspondent Self / Self - Senior White House Correspondent   See fewer
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Judith Browne Dianis
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Zerlina Maxwell
Self / Self - Guest Self / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Hallie Jackson
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Nicholas Confessore
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Matt Schlapp
Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Catherine Rampell
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Malcolm Nance
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Jonathan Allen
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Julia Ainsley
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Bret Stephens
Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest Self - Correspondent / Self - Guest   See fewer
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Timothy L. O'Brien
Self - Bloomberg Opinion Senior Columnist / Self - Correspondent Self - Bloomberg Opinion Senior Columnist / Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Charlie Sykes
Self - Correspondent Self - Correspondent   See fewer
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Alan Rambam
Alan Rambam Alan Rambam   See fewer
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Kathleen Turner
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Gary Sinise
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Michelle Obama
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Clint Eastwood
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Arnold Schwarzenegger
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Russell Crowe
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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Roger Ebert
Self - Guest Self - Guest   See fewer
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William Donohue
Self - President, Catholic League Self - President, Catholic League   See fewer
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Andra Mitchell
Self - Guest Hostess Self - Guest Hostess   See fewer
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Joanne Nesti
NBC 30 News / Self NBC 30 News / Self   See fewer
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Darrell Issa
Self - California Congressman Self - California Congressman   See fewer
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Bob Windrem
NBC News New York / Self NBC News New York / Self   See fewer
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