| Year | Show | Episode | Role | Bandmates | Miscellaneous |
| 1974 | Dick Clark's - In Concert | March 29, 1974 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed "Nothin' To Lose, Firehouse, Black Diamond |
| 1974 | The Mike Douglas Show | June 11, 1974 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Kiss Performed "Firehouse". |
| 1975 | The Midnight Special | April 1, 1975 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed "Deuce, She, Black Diamond, (C'mon & Love Me - not televised) |
| 1976 | The Paul Lynde Halloween Special | October 29, 1976 | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | Performed "Detroit Rock City", "King of the Night Time World", and "Beth" |
| 1979 | Tomorrow | | Himself | Peter Criss, Ace Frehley, Paul Stanley | |
| 1985 | Miami Vice | "The Prodigal Son" | Newton Blade | | |
| 1986 | The Hitchhiker | Feelin January 28, 1986 | 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 |
| 1998 | Millennium | "...Thirteen Years Later" October 30, 1998 | Hector Leachman | Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Ace Frehley | |
| 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 $32,000 for a charity |
| 2001 | The Daily Show with Jon Stewart | June 12, 2001 | Himself | | |
| 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. |
| 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 | Himself | | |
| 2005 | Rock School | | Himself | Presenter | |
| 2006 | The View | August 1, 2006 | Himself | | Promotional appearance for 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 | 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 | | 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 | | |
| 2014 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Long Road Home | As Himself | | |
| 2014 | American Idol | Season 13 Finale | Himself | Eric Singer, Tommy Thayer, Paul Stanley | Performed with Caleb Johnson |
| 2014 | Welcome to Sweden | S1 Ep4: Get a Job/Farthinder | Himself | | |
| 2015 | Scorpion | S2 Ep1: | Himself | | September 30, 2015, Himself, Interview |
| 2016 | Angie Tribeca (2016 TBS TV Series) | S1 Ep9: | Himself | | |
| 2016 | Dr.Phil | | Himself (special guest) | | Gives advice to guest Kris about prioritizing his parents, partner, and getting a job over his addiction of being a rockstar. |
