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TV Tonight: Letterman's 25th Anniversary
David Letterman celebrates 25 years in late-night television tonight, and whether you love the man or loathe him, you have to admit he's had some pretty great moments over the years. Quite a few have involved Bill Murray, who was Letterman's first guest on his old NBC show in 1982 and quickly became a regular, getting heckled by a rowdy production assistant in the Groundhog Day era and talking about moisturizer pre-Ghostbusters II.
Murray will be back tonight to help Letterman mark his silver anniversary.
Late-Night Hosts Could Return in January
Late-night hosts have been off the air for almost six weeks now, since the Hollywood writers' strike began and the hosts refused to cross their writers' picket lines. But now there's a new report that the hosts could return in early January. Sources told Variety that since late-night ratings are plunging and an end to the strike seems so far off, the hosts are thinking it's time to come back on the air.
Are You More Likely to Watch Letterman and Ferguson Tonight?
All of the major late-night hosts — Jay Leno, David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, Conan O'Brien, and Craig Ferguson — return to the air tonight with new episodes for the first time since the Hollywood writers' strike began in November. Leno, Kimmel, and O'Brien will be winging it without their writers (and with picketing writers demonstrating outside their shows' studios).
Letterman and Ferguson, however, have their writing staffs intact after Letterman's Worldwide Pants production company, which owns the shows, cut a deal with the Writers Guild of America.
All Late-Night Hosts Might Return Jan. 2
We already knew that Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien would be returning to host their late-night shows on Jan. 2, and now it looks like all the other major talk show hosts might be ready to join them.
Jimmy Kimmel will definitely be back on the air then.
Whose Strike Beard Is Better?
So the late-night hosts returned to TV on Wednesday — some with their writers, some without — for the first time since the start of the writers' strike two months ago. There were a bunch of questions: Would David Letterman and Craig Ferguson get better guests since their shows aren't being picketed? And would people be more likely to watch the shows with writers or the ones without?
What to TiVo: Monday
- ABC is new with the season premiere of Dancing With the Stars and Castle
- CBS is new with How I Met Your Mother, Rules of Engagement, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami
- FOX has a repeat of House and is new with 24
- NBC is new with Chuck, Trauma, and Law & Order
- CW is new with Life Unexpected and Gossip Girl
- ABC Family is new with Secret Life of the American Teenager and Greek
- Bravo is new with Kell on Earth
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- FX is new with Damages
- MTV has a repeat of Spring Break Challenges and is new with True Life
- Showtime is new with the season premieres of Nurse Jackie and United States of Tara
- VH1 has repeats of Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp and Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty
- Late-night highlights include Charles Barkley and k.d. lang on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; Greg Kinnear and Michael Buble on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Dakota Fanning, Gene Simmons, and Boys Like Girls on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Demi Lovato and The All-American Rejects on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; John Cusack on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; and Alicia Silverstone and Rogue Wave on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC
What to TiVo: Friday
- ABC is new with Thin Ice and 20/20
- CBS has NCAA Basketball Tournament: First-round games
- FOX has a repeat of House and is new with Kitchen Nightmares
- NBC is new with Who Do You Think You Are? and Dateline NBC
- The CW has repeats of America's Next Top Model and High Society
- HBO is new with The Ricky Gervais Show and The Life and Times of Tim
- MTV has repeats of South Park and True Life, and has Dawn of the Dead
- TLC is new with What Not to Wear and Four Weddings
- VH1 has repeats of Tool Academy 3 and Jessica Simpson's Price of Beauty
- Late-night highlights include John Cusack, Heidi Montag, and Barenaked Ladies on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; Jennifer Garner, Brooklyn Decker, and Sade on a repeat of The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ryan Bingham on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Ted Danson, Kara DioGuardi, and Air on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Gabourey Sidibe and OK Go on a repeat of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS
What to TiVo: Thursday
- ABC is new with FlashForward and has a repeat of Private Practice
- CBS has NCAA Basketball Tournament: First-round games
- FOX has repeats of Bones and Fringe
- NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, and The Marriage Ref
- The CW has repeats of Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
- Bravo is new with The Real Housewives of New York City
- Comedy Central is new with Important Things With Demetri Martin, The Sarah Silverman Program, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report
- Lifetime is new with Project Runway and Models of the Runway
- MTV has repeats of South Park and 16 and Pregnant, and is new with America's Best Dance Crew and Taking the Stage
- VH1 has repeats of Jessica Simpson's The Price of Beauty and Sober House With Dr. Drew
- Late-night highlights include Janet Jackson and Clark Duke on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno; Andy Garcia and Johnny Weir on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Anne Hathaway and Tom Colicchio on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Tracy Morgan on a repeat of The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; and Lucy Liu and Gene Simmons on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC
What to TiVo: Wednesday
- ABC is new with Scrubs and Ugly Betty, and has repeats of The Middle, Modern Family, and Cougar Town
- CBS has repeats of New Adventures of Old Christine, Criminal Minds, and CSI: NY, and is new with Gary Unmarried
- FOX is new with Human Target and American Idol
- NBC is new with Mercy and Law & Order: SVU
- The CW is new with America's Next Top Model and High Society
- Bravo is new with Shear Genius
- Comedy Central is new with the season premiere of South Park, the series premiere of Ugly Americans, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, and The Colbert Report
- E! has 20 Best and Worst Plastic Surgery Stories and is new with E! True Hollywood Story: Kendra
- MTV has repeats of South Park and is new with Real World
- VH1 has a repeat of Tool Academy 3 and Drumline
- Late-night highlights include Dwayne Johnson and Switchfoot on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; Gerard Butler and Mindy Kaling on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Wanda Sykes and Peter Facinelli on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Gabourey Sidibe on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Michael Sheen and Amy Ryan on a repeat of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; Dakota Fanning and Joseph Fiennes on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Kat Von D and Metric on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC
What to TiVo: Tuesday
- ABC is new with Lost and FlashForward: What Did You See?
- CBS is new with NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, and The Good Wife
- FOX is new with American Idol
- NBC is new with Biggest Loser: Couples and Parenthood
- The CW is new with 90210 and Melrose Place
- Bravo is new with Millionaire Matchmaker
- Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
- FX is new with the series premiere of Justified
- MTV has Live Free or Die Hard and is new with 16 and Pregnant
- TNT is new with Southland
- VH1 is new with Ru Paul's Drag Race, and has repeats of Transform Me and Sober House With Dr. Drew
- Late-night highlights include Hugh Jackman, Betty White, and Collective Soul on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on NBC; Jimmy Kimmel, Kirstie Alley, and Snoop Dogg on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Michael Emerson, Camila Alves, and Sade on a repeat of Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Dominic Monaghan and Kat Von D. on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Pierce Brosnan and Patty Griffin on a repeat of The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; Kristen Stewart on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Paolo Nutini on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC
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