| 2026 | Norwood, Where Legends Were BornMovie | Archival / Himself | 95 |
| 2025 | Breakdown: 1975Movie | Self - Host, CBS Evening News (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2025 | Cover-UpMovie | Self - 60 Minutes II, Correspondent (archive footage) | 94 |
| 2025 | The InquisitorMovie | Self | 94 |
| 2024 | Corridors of Power: Should America Police the World?Series | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 2024 | Biden's DecisionMovie | Self (archive footage) | 93 |
| 2022 | CuomoSeries | Self - Guest | 91 |
| 2022 | Meat Loaf - A Celebration Of LifeMovie | Self (archive footage) | 91 |
| 2021 | Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & ConspiracyMovie | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2021 | Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on TerrorSeries | Self (archive footage) | 90 |
| 2019 | Mike Wallace Is HereMovie | Self (archive footage) | 88 |
| 2019 | Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a GenerationMovie | Self | 88 |
| 2019 | Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly IvinsMovie | Self | 88 |
| 2018 | ExplainedSeries | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2018 | HowardMovie | Self (archive footage) | 87 |
| 2017 | The NinetiesSeries | Self | 86 |
| 2016 | ChelseaSeries | Self | 85 |
| 2015 | Tab Hunter ConfidentialMovie | Self (archive) | 84 |
| 2015 | The SeventiesSeries | Self | 84 |
| 2015 | The DraftMovie | Self | 84 |
| 2015 | MLB Network PresentsSeries | Self | 84 |
| 2015 | StarTalk with Neil deGrasse TysonSeries | Self | 84 |
| 2015 | Traficant: The Congressman of CrimetownMovie | Self (archive footage) | 84 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSeries | Self | 83 |
| 2014 | The SixtiesSeries | Self (archive footage) | 83 |
| 2014 | All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star StateMovie | Self | 83 |
| 2013 | Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the WorldMovie | Self | 82 |
| 2013 | The Big Interview With Dan RatherSeries | Self | 82 |
| 2013 | JFK: One PM Central Standard TimeMovie | Self | 82 |
| 2011 | Gloria: In Her Own WordsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 80 |
| 2010 | The War You Don't SeeMovie | Self | 79 |
| 2010 | The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!Movie | Self | 79 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSeries | Self - Guest | 78 |
| 2009 | The Most Dangerous Man in AmericaMovie | Self - Reporter (archive footage) | 78 |
| 2009 | Mile High: How to Win... and Lose... the White HouseMovie | Self | 78 |
| 2007 | Dirty Sexy MoneySeries | — | 76 |
| 2007 | Charlie Wilson's WarMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 76 |
| 2007 | Everything's CoolMovie | Self (archive footage) | 76 |
| 2007 | Star Wars: The Legacy RevealedMovie | Self | 76 |
| 2007 | The Gospel Music of Johnny CashMovie | Self - Host | 76 |
| 2006 | America's Game: The Super Bowl ChampionsSeries | Self (archive footage) | 75 |
| 2006 | This Film Is Not Yet RatedMovie | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 75 |
| 2004 | Fahrenheit 9/11Movie | Self (archive footage) | 73 |
| 2004 | WMD: Weapons of Mass DeceptionMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2004 | Barbecue: A Texas Love StoryMovie | Self | 73 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSeries | Self | 72 |
| 2003 | JFK: Breaking the NewsMovie | Self (archive footage) | 72 |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSeries | Self | 65 |
| 1995 | Peter Allen: The Boy From OzMovie | Self | 64 |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSeries | — | 62 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSeries | Self | 61 |
| 1992 | Commercial Entertainment ProductMovie | Self (archive footage) | 61 |
| 1991 | Charlie RoseSeries | Self | 60 |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsSeries | Dan Rather (voice) | 58 |
| 1988 | American ExperienceSeries | Self (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1988 | PowaqqatsiMovie | (archive footage) | 57 |
| 1986 | 48 Hours on Crack StreetMovie | Self - Reporter | 55 |
| 1961 | The Mike Douglas ShowSeries | Self | 30 |
| 1961 | CBS Evening NewsSeries | Self - Anchor | 30 |
