Dan Rather's 'The Big Interview' on AXS TV Oct. 2

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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The Big Interview, hosted by Dan Rather, returns on AXS TV Oct. 2. The series features Rather, former anchor at CBS Evening News, conducting hour-long interviews with notable entertainers.

It is the second half of season seven. Brian Johnson, singer of AC/DC, sits with Rather Oct. 2.

On Oct. 9, it’s Cheap Trick and Oct. 16 is Chicago. Bret Michaels, lead singer for Poison, is on Oct. 23 and Alice Cooper is a week later. Little Big Town sits for an interview Nov. 6 and Bob Costas does so Nov. 13.

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David Byrne is on The Big Interview Nov. 20, America is on Nov. 27. Bryan Cranston, who played Walter White on Breaking Bad, is on Dec. 4. A week later it’s Jon Anderson of Yes and Dec. 18 features the country act Alabama. 

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.