Television Appearances
| Year | Show | Episode | Role | Bandmates | Miscellaneous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | The Mike Douglas Show | June 11, 1974 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Kiss' first national television appearance, performed "Firehouse". During the interview segment, comedian Totie Fields, after looking at Simmons in his full Kiss makeup and costume, remarks to Douglas that underneath it all, "he's probably a nice Jewish boy." |
| 1976 | The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | October 29, 1976 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | The band performed "Detroit Rock City" "King of the Night Time World" and "Beth" |
| 1979 | Tomorrow | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | ||
| 1985 | Miami Vice | "Prodigal Son" | Newton Blade | ||
| 1986 | The Hitchhiker | "O.D.Feelin'"(Jan.28) | Mr. Big | ||
| 1997 | Action League Now! | "Rock-A-Big-Baby" | Toy version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed "Rock and Roll All Nite" |
| 1998 | MADtv | October 31, 1998 (#406) | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley. | Halloween special; performed in five sketches |
| 2001 | Family Guy | "A Very Special Family Guy Freakin' Christmas" | Animated version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | |
| 2001 | Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? | May 27, 2001 | Himself | Won $500,000 for a charity | |
| 2001 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | June 12, 2001 | Himself | Almost licked Jon Stewart's face in response to Jon being unable to explain the difference between pleasure and joy to a man with a 'twelve-inch tongue' | |
| 2002 | Family Guy | "Road to Europe" | Animated version of himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | |
| 2002 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | September 6, 2002 | Himself | ||
| 2003 | King of the Hill | "Reborn to Be Wild" | Jessie | ||
| 2004 | Third Watch | "Higher Calling" | Donald Mann | ||
| 2004 | Third Watch | "Monsters" | Donald Mann | ||
| 2004 | Third Watch | "More Monsters" | Donald Mann | ||
| 2005 | American Idol | "Auditions: New Orleans" | Himself- guest judge | ||
| 2005 | Family Guy | "Don't Make Me Over" | Animated version of himself/ Prisoner No. 3 | ||
| 2005 | Mind of Mencia | Episode #1.7 | Himself | ||
| 2006 | The View | August 1, 2006 | Himself | Gene Simmons Family Jewels | |
| 2007 | SpongeBob SquarePants | "20,000 Patties Under the Sea" | Sea Monster | ||
| 2007 | Shrink Rap | "Gene Simmons" | Himself | UK's More4 show | |
| 2008 | Entertainment Tonight | January 2, 2008 | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | January 18, 2008 | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Rachael Ray | March 11, 2008 | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Criss Angel Mindfreak | "Mindfreaking with the Stars" | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | "The Kids Are Alright" | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Ugly Betty | "A Thousand Words by Friday" | Himself | ||
| 2008 | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Episode #3.9 | Himself | Won $500,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation charity | |
| 2008 | The Celebrity Apprentice | First three episodes | Himself | Won $20,000 for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation charity; Fired in the third episode | |
| 2008 | Jingles | Celebrity judge | Mark Burnett reality show | ||
| 2009 | Glenn Martin DDS | Glenn Gary, Glenn Martin | himself | ||
| 2009 | American Idol | Season Finale | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | Performed medley of 3 songs with contestant Adam Lambert |
| 2009 | The Fairly OddParents | "Wishology – Part 1: The Big Beginning" | Animated version of himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | |
| 2009 | The Fairly OddParents | "Wishology – Part 3: The Final Ending" | Animated version of himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | |
| 2010 | I Get That a Lot | Episode 2 | As Himself | Simmons appeared as a psychic working at the Mystic Journey Bookstore in Venice, California | |
| 2010 | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Episode 160 | As Himself | The band 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. | |
| 2010 | I'm in a Rock 'n' Roll Band! | Episode 1 And 5 | As Himself | Discussing the requirements of being in a rock band. | |
| 2011 | Castle | To Love and Die in LA | As Himself |
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