 ", "The Charlie Rose Show", ABC News, and Current TV.Silver also appeared on "The Colbert Report" (October 7, 2008 and November 5, 2012), "The Daily Show" (October 17, 2012 and November 7, 2012), and "Real Time with Bill Maher" (October 26, 2012).That Silver accurately predicted the outcome of the 2012 presidential race, in the face of numerous public attacks on his forecasts by critics, inspired many articles in the press, ranging from Gizmodo, to online and mainstream newspapers, news and commentary magazines, business media, trade journals, media about media, and "Scientific American", as well as a feature interview on "The Today Show", a return appearance on "The Daily Show", and an appearance on "Morning Joe"

Silver's first appearance on ABC News as Editor-in-Chief of the new "FiveThirtyEight.com" was on George Stephanopoulos's "This Week" on November 3, 2013.