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Be Our Guest! (Week of September 1)

This week’s guests/topics on selected talk/variety/news/documentary shows (subject to change; check back for regular updates)

Late Night with Conan O’Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Larry King Live
Tavis Smiley
Charlie Rose
P.O.V.
Bill Moyers Journal
Meet the Press
Frontline
60 Minutes
Today
The Early Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Chris Matthews Show
Saturday Night Live
MADtv
Austin City Limits
Soundstage
Last Call with Carson Daly
Biography
Inside the Actors Studio
American Experience
American Masters
Nature
NOVA
Talkshow with Spike Feresten
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Dr. Phil
The View
The Tyra Banks Show
Live with Regis and Kelly
The Rachael Ray Show
The Montel Williams Show
Jerry Springer
The Steve Wilkos Show
The Maury Show
The Martha Stewart Show
E:60
Outside the Lines
The Tim McCarver Show
20/20
Best Damn Sports Show Period
The Suze Orman Show
El Show de Cristina


Late Night with Conan O’Brien (NBC/NBC HD, 12:35am ET weeknights)

September 1: Steve Carrell; Alyson Hannigan; musical guest Duffy

September 2: Jarod Miller; Olympic swimming medalist Jason Lezak; musical guest Ra Ra Riot

September 3: Nicolas Cage; Vivica A. Fox; musical guest Delta Spirit

September 4: Dr. Phil; musical guest Adele

September 5: Jerry O’Connell; Christian Lander

September 8: Howie Mandel; Olympic gold medalist Nastia Liukin; musical guest Bon Iver

September 9: Keira Knightley; Tyler Perry; musical guest Gym Class Heroes

September 10: Curtis Jackson

September 11: Musical guest Meiko

September 12: Eva Mendes; musical guest The Fab Faux

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Late Show with David Letterman (CBS/CBS HD, 11:35pm ET weeknights)

September 2: Nicolas Cage; actress Anna Torv; musical guest Terrence Howard

September 3: Dr. Phil; Tilda Swinton; musical guest Tricky

September 4: Robin Williams; musical guest Duffy

September 5: John Malkovich; Hayden Panettiere; musical guest Steve Earle

September 8: Keira Knightley

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (NBC/NBC HD, 11:35pm ET weeknights)

September 1: Jack Black; Caroline Gurtz; Conor Oberst

September 2: Russell Brand; Eva Longoria Parker; Ingrid Michaelson

September 3: Billy Bob Thornton; Brian Wilson

September 4: Howie Mandel; Ethan Bortnick; The Game

September 5: Eva Mendes; Shinedown

September 8: Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps

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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS, 12:35am ET weeknights)

September 1: Julie Bowen; Jonathan Winters; musical guest Priscilla Ahn

September 2: Katey Sagal; Nathan Fillion

September 3: Maria Bello; comedian Steve Hofstetter

September 4: Kal Penn; Paulina Porizkova

September 5: Russell Brand; musical guest Jamie Lidell

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Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC, 12:05am ET weeknights)

September 1: Don Rickles; Olympic medalist Maurice Greene; musical guest The Game

September 2: Jo Frost; Taye Diggs; musical guest Judas Priest

September 3: Russell Brand; actress Christina Hendricks (Mad Men); musical guest Young Jeezy

September 4: Aaron Eckhart; musical guest Metro Station

September 5: Sarah Jane Morris; LeBron James; musical guest Black Kids

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Larry King Live (CNN, 9pm ET Monday-Sunday)

September 1: Discussing the GOP convention

September 2: Jesse Ventura discusses the Republican convention

September 5: Michael Moore

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Tavis Smiley (PBS, 11pm ET weeknights; check local listings)

September 1: Newt Gingrich; Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu (D-LA)

September 2: Author David Frum

September 3: GOPAC chair Michael Steele; Sen. Mel Martinez (R-FL)

September 4: Gov. Mike Huckabee

September 5: Republican National Convention wrap-up

September 8: Jimmy Carter; Ne-Yo

September 9: Amos Lee; journalist Eric Etheridge

September 10: Author Naomi Klein; Kevin Nealon

September 11: Larry Hagman; Carole King

September 12: Harry Belafonte

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Charlie Rose (PBS, weeknights; check local listings)

September 1: Live coverage of Republican National Convention

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P.O.V. (PBS, 10pm ET Tuesdays; check local listings)

September 16: Calavera Highway (new)

September 30: Critical Condition (new)

October 1: In the Family (new)

October 16: Soldiers of Conscience (new)

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Bill Moyers Journal (PBS, 9pm ET Fridays; check local listings)

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Meet the Press (NBC, 9am ET Sundays in most markets; check local listings)

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Frontline (PBS, 9pm ET Tuesdays; check local listings)

October 14: The Choice 2008 (new; in-depth biographies of Barack Obama and John McCain)

October 21: Heat (new)

October 28: The War Briefing (new)

November 11: The Race 2008 (new)

November 18: The Old Man and the Storm (new)

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60 Minutes (CBS, 7pm ET/PT Sundays)

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Today (NBC/NBC HD, 7am ET weekdays and Saturdays; 8am ET Sundays)

September 1: Toyota Concert Series presents New Kids on the Block and Ne-Yo live on the plaza; money makeovers; Joy Fit Club

September 2: Janice Lieberman; Terrance Howard performs; Robert Jones discusses how to look younger

September 3: Meredith Vieira live from the Republican National Convention; Dr. Phil; Michele Borba talks about prepping for a baby; Clinton Kelly on what not to wear at 50-plus

September 4: Meredith Vieira live from the Republican National Convention; Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks about back-to-school vaccinations and screenings; Money 911; Michael Feinstein performs

September 5: Meredith Vieira live from the Republican National Convention; Toyota Concert Series: Michael Buble; Joan Baez interview; Gene Simmons interview

September 6 (Weekend Today): Barbara Corcoran discusses home improvement

September 7 (Weekend Today): Salaries on Today at Work; Robert Verdi goes inside Fashion Week

September 8: Howie Mandel discusses the new season of Deal or No Deal; money makeovers; Rick Riordan talks about his new book The 39 Clues: Maze of Bones; Brad Garrett; Joy Fit Club

September 9: Keira Knightley talks about her new movie The Duchess; Jamie Lee Curtis on her new book Big Words for Little People; Rachel Zoe talks about her new show The Rachel Zoe Project; The Scottos on Today’s Kitchen; Eric Benet performs

September 10: Jada Pinkett Smith; Tyra Banks; Suzanne Somers on her new book Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness

September 11: Robert De Niro and Al Pacino on their new film Righteous Kill; Dr. Nancy Snyderman; Christopher Kimball on Today’s Kitchen; Wendy Diamond; Chubby Checker performs; best pets for kids

September 12: Jill Rappaport on Today’s Pets; Wayne Brady

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The Early Show (CBS, 7am ET/PT weekdays)

September 2: Latest on Gustav’s aftermath; political fallout from Palin daughter’s pregnancy?; metabolism myths; visit to set of the new 90210Back To Top


Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, 11pm ET Fridays)

September 5: Roundtable guests: Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan, former Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, actress Kerry Washington; interview guest Florida Governor Charlie Crist; Dan Savage the week’s correspondent

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The Chris Matthews Show (Syndicated weekends; check local listings)

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Saturday Night Live (NBC/NBC HD, 11:30pm ET Saturdays)

September 6: Tina Fey; musical guest Carrie Underwood (repeat)

September 13: Season Premiere — Michael Phelps; musical guest Lil Wayne (new)

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MADtv (FOX, 11pm ET Saturday nights)

September 6: Dave Navarro (repeat)

September 13: Season Premiere (new)

September 20: New episode

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Austin City Limits (PBS/PBS HD, 9pm ET Saturdays; check local listings)

September 6: Brad Paisley/Dierks Bentley (repeat)

September 13: The Arcade Fire (repeat)

September 27: The Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival (repeat)

October 4: R.E.M. (repeat)

October 11: Bettye LaVette/Pinetop Perkins (new)

October 18: Lyle Lovett & Friends: A Songwriters Special (new)

October 25: Jakob Dylan/Carrie Rodriguez (new)

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Soundstage (PBS/PBS HD, 10pm ET Thursdays; check local listings)

Returns Winter 2009

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Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, 1:35am ET weeknights)

September 1: John Cho; Dean Edwards; musical guest Your Vegas

September 2: Rob Corddry; Steve Hely; Vali Chandrasekaran

September 3: Christina Ricci; Steve Byrne; musical guest Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin

September 4: Marissa Miller; Jasper Redd; musical guest Ben Harper

September 5: Maria Menounos; Benjamin Nugent; musical guest Local H

September 8: Penn & Teller; musical guest Katy Perry

September 9: Olivia Wilde; musical guest Grizzly Bear

September 10: Verne Troyer; Chris Osgood & Nicklas Lidstrom; musical guest P.O.D.

September 11: Adam Carolla; Gary Cannon; musical guest Cloud Cult

September 12: Aviva Yael; musical guest The Game

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Biography (Biography Channel)

September 3 (8pm ET): Tommy Lee

September 3 (9pm ET): Bret Michaels (HD)

September 3 (10pm ET): Weird Al Yankovic (HD)

September 4 (8pm ET): Joel Rifkin

September 4 (9pm ET): Andy Gibb (HD)

September 4 (10pm ET): The Barry White Story

September 4 (11pm ET): Richard Pryor

September 10 (8pm ET): Elvis’ Entourage

September 10 (9pm ET): Priscilla Presley

September 10 (10pm ET): Lisa Marie Presley

September 11 (8pm ET): Elvis & June: A Love Story

September 11 (9pm ET; two-hour special): Elvis: Return to Tupelo (HD)

September 11 (11pm ET): Johnny Cash

September 17 (8pm ET): Gene Hackman

September 17 (9pm ET; two-hour special): Clint Eastwood

September 18 (8pm ET): John Wayne Gacy

September 18 (9pm ET): Run-DMC (HD)

September 18 (10pm ET): Tyler Perry (HD)

September 18 (11pm ET): Jamie Foxx (HD)

September 24 (8pm ET): Matt Damon (HD)

September 24 (9pm ET): Denzel Washington (HD)

September 24 (10pm ET): Matthew McConaughey (HD)

September 25 (8pm ET): Ed Gein

September 25 (9pm ET): Demi Moore

September 25 (10pm ET): Beyonce (HD)

September 25 (11pm ET): Queen Latifah (HD)

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Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo, 7pm ET Mondays)

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American Experience (PBS, 9pm ET Mondays; check local listings)

September 22 & 29: The Presidents: Reagan (repeat)

October 6: The Presidents: Jimmy Carter

October 13: The Presidents: Nixon

October 20 & 27: The Presidents: LBJ (repeat)

November 10: The Berlin Airlift (repeat)

November 17: Oswald’s Ghost (repeat)

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American Masters (PBS, 9pm ET Wednesdays; check local listings)

September 23: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — “You Ain’t Heard Nothin’ Yet (1923-1935)” (new)

September 23: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — “Good War, Uneasy Peace (1935-1950)” (new)

September 24: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — “A New Reality (1950-1970)” (new)

September 24: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — “Woodstock Notions (1970-1979)” (new)

September 25: You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story — “The Big Tent (1980-Present)” (new)

October 30: Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens (repeat)

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Nature (PBS/PBS HD, 8pm ET Sundays; check local listings)

September 7: The Queen of Trees (repeat)

September 14: Supersize Crocs (repeat)

September 21: Raptor Force (repeat)

September 28: Dogs That Changed the World: The Rise of the Dog (repeat)

October 5: Dogs That Changed the World: Dogs By Design (repeat)

October 12: The Beauty of Ugly (repeat)

October 19: Parrots in the Land of Oz (repeat)

October 26: White Falcon, White Wolf (new)

November 2: The Cheetah Orphans (repeat)

November 9: Clever Monkeys (new)

November 16: American Eagle (new)

November 23: The Wolf That Changed America (new)

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NOVA (PBS/PBS HD, 8pm ET Tuesdays; check local listings)

September 9: Hitler’s Sunken Secret (repeat)

September 16: Einstein’s Big Idea (repeat)

September 23: Monster of the Milky Way (repeat)

September 30: Sputnik Declassified (repeat)

October 7: Arctic Dinosaurs (new)

October 14: Space Shuttle Disaster (new)

October 21: Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives (new)

October 28: Hunting the Hidden Dimension (new)

November 4: Missing in MiG Alley (repeat)

November 11: Alien From Earth (new)

November 18 (two-hour special): The Bible’s Buried Secrets (new)

November 25: Ocean Animal Emergency (new)

December 16: Whale Autopsy (new)

December 30: Rocking on Mars (new)

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Talkshow with Spike Feresten (FOX, midnight ET Saturday nights)

September 6: Jerry Seinfeld and Patrick Warburton (repeat)

September 13: Season Premiere (new)

September 20: New episode

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The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

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Dr. Phil (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

September 1: Custoday Chaos

September 2: Ask the Doctors

September 3: More Nasty Neighbors

September 4: Ask Dr. Phil

September 5: Mad at My Mom

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The View (ABC/ABC HD, 11am ET weekdays)

September 1: Pamela Anderson; musical guest Toby Keith; behind the scenes of Whoopi’s opening night in Broadway’s Xanadu

September 2 (SEASON PREMIERE): Musical guest New Kids on the Block

September 3: Maura Tierney; Adele performs

September 4: Terrence Howard; Audrina Partridge

September 5: Adrian Grenier; Nicey Nash

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The Tyra Banks Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

September 1: Beauty in Black & White

September 2: Gays in the Ghetto

September 3: Trade Up

September 4: What Men Really Want

September 5: “Fat-sploitation”

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Live with Regis and Kelly (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

September 2: Jeremy Piven; Lori Loughlin

September 3: Kevin Connolly; David Boreanaz; Leona Lewis

September 4: Jerry O’Connell; Dr. Phil; Vivica A. Fox; LeAnn Rimes

September 5: Shannen Doherty; Rachael Ray

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The Rachael Ray Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

September 2: Sneak peek of the new series The Doctors; gazpacho recipe

September 3: Celebrity style secrets; Jarod is back with wild animals; apple-stuffed pork tenderloin

September 4: Kids’ birthday party wars; top 5 hair color tips; a new 15-minute meal

September 5: Human Lab: Classroom Edition; surprise for a devastated bride

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The Montel Williams Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings; new episodes no longer being produced)

September 2: Most Outrageous Guests Ever

September 3: Sylvia’s Farewell

September 4: Most Memorable Guests

September 5: Montel’s Grand Finale

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Jerry Springer (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

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The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

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The Maury Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

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The Martha Stewart Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)

September 1: Actor Christopher Gorham helps make a chicken dish with morel mushrooms and asparagus; making a faux-porcelain bird-branch pin; behind the scenes at New York’s Metropolitan Opera

September 2: Simple tomato soup with herbed goat cheese toasts; Katherine Heigl; health columnist Anahad O’Connor talks about popular health notions; making flower arrangements

September 3: Chef Lachlan Patterson; rabbit agnolotti with rosemary and chicken brodo; reversible purse; acupuncture

September 4: Elle Macpherson; pearl jewelery; Patrick O’Connell; Fitzgerald Pottery

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E:60 (ESPN/ESPN HD, 7pm ET Tuesdays)

September 2: Exclusive profile of Giants receiver David Tyree; round-the-clock look at 18-year-old NASCAR prodigy Joey Logano; a look at the Tampa Bay Rays’ #1 draft pick in 2007, pitching ace David Price, who almost quit baseball in college to work at McDonald’s

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Outside the Lines (ESPN, 9:30am ET Sundays; ESPNEWS, noon ET Sundays)

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The Tim McCarver Show (Syndicated weekly; check local listings)

Week of August 30: Terry Francona

Week of September 6: George Martin

Week of September 13: Willis Reed and Dominique Wilkins

Week of September 20: Jesse Ventura

Week of September 27: Alonzo Mourning

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20/20 (ABC, 10pm ET Fridays)

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Best Damn Sports Show Period (FSN, 11pm local weeknights)

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The Suze Orman Show (CNBC, 9pm and midnight ET Saturdays)

September 6: Credit Card Confusion — the real deal on whether to close your department store credit cards

September 13: Hidden Dangers — what small investors should look for so they don’t lose more than they make

September 20: Settling for Less — how to correctly settle your credit card debt

September 27: Can You Afford Your Life? — do you have enough money, or are you living beyond your means?

October 4: It’s Mutual — what you need to do before you buy mutual funds this time of year

October 11: Truth Be Told — financial ethics and telling the truth about money

October 18: Bottoms Up — how to tell when the real estate market has hit bottom in your area

October 25: The Danger Zone — danger signs to look for so you don’t end up in a financial bind

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El Show de Cristina (Univision, 10pm ET Mondays)

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