Be Our Guest! (Week of August 30, 2010
This week’s guests/topics on selected talk/variety/news/documentary shows (subject to change; check back for regular updates)
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
Late Show with David Letterman
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Lopez Tonight
Chelsea Lately
The Mo’Nique Show
The Wanda Sykes Show
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross
The Graham Norton Show
Watch What Happens: Live
Entertainment Tonight
Larry King Live
Tavis Smiley
Charlie Rose
P.O.V.
Independent Lens
Ideas in Action With Jim Glassman
Washington Week With Gwen Ifill & National Journal
Need to Know on PBS
Meet the Press
Frontline
60 Minutes
Today
Good Morning America
The Early Show
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Chris Matthews Show
Saturday Night Live
Austin City Limits
Soundstage
Last Call with Carson Daly
Biography
Aftermath With William Shatner
The Chris Isaak Hour
Inside the Actors Studio
American Experience
American Masters
Nature
NOVA
The Oprah Winfrey Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Nate Berkus Show
The Dr. Oz Show
The Doctors
Dr. Phil
The View
The Tyra Banks Show
The Wendy Williams Show
Live with Regis and Kelly
The Rachael Ray Show
Jerry Springer
The Steve Wilkos Show
The Maury Show
The Martha Stewart Show
E:60
Outside the Lines
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel
The Tim McCarver Show
20/20
The Suze Orman Show
El Show de Cristina
The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (NBC/NBC HD, 11:35pm ET weeknights)
August 30: Don Johnson; Whitney Cummings; Cyndi Lauper with Jonny Lang
August 31: Kim Kardashian; Congressman Barney Frank; Norah Jones
September 1: Thomas Haden Church; Jules Sylvester; Goo Goo Dolls
September 2: Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth; Steve Buscemi; Herbie Hancock; Susan T
September 3: Louis CK; Sara Bareilles
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS/CBS HD, 11:35pm ET weeknights)
August 30: Jessica Alba
August 31: Jimmie Walker; musical guest Merle Haggard
September 1: Donald Trump; author Bill McKibben
September 2: Will Arnett; comedian Tommy Johnagin; musical guest Karen Elson
September 3: Tom Hanks; musical guest Spoon; Top Ten List presented by the U.S. Olympic Men’s Bobsled gold medalists
September 6: Denis Leary; Albert Pujols; musical guest Jimmy Webb
September 7: Katie Holmes; Rick Harrison; musical guest The Black Angels
September 8: Julianna Marguiles
September 9: Jack Hanna; musical guest Jamey Johnson
Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (NBC/NBC HD, 12:35am ET weeknights)
August 31: Drew Barrymore; Snoop Dogg; musical guest Black Mountain
September 1: Anna Wintour and Marc Jacobs; John Cena; musical guest Yo Gabba Gabba
September 2: Rachel Maddow; Jon Glasser; musical guest Heart
September 3: Wendy Williams; Amber Riley; musical guest Ever Shout Never
September 7: Ashley Tisdale; Margaret Cho; musical guest Robert Randolph
September 8: Elijah Wood; Maggie Q; Andy Haynes
September 9: Ali Larter; musical guest Jerry Lee Lewis
September 10: Chris Gethard; musical guest N.E.R.D.
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (CBS/CBS HD, 12:35am ET weeknights)
August 30: Adam Goldberg; musical guest Chief
August 31: Don Johnson; author Laura Lippman
September 1: Jerry Springer
September 2: Anne Heche; Billy Gardell
September 3: E-mails with DJ Qualls; Brooke Shields
September 6: John Larroquette; Malin Akerman
September 7: Chris Kattan; shark expert Rob Stewart
September 8: Jerry O’Connell; Monica Potter
September 9: Tim Robbins; Dr. Oz
September 10: E-mails with Donald Glover; Katey Sagal; musical guest Blake Shelton
September 13: Philip Seymour Hoffman; Ellie Kemper
September 14: Kristen Bell; musical guest Sarah McLachlan
September 15: Don Rickles; Brie Larson
September 16: William Shatner; author Sloane Crosley
September 17: Tim Gunn; Jennifer Finnigan
Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC/ABC HD, 12:05am ET weeknights)
September 2: Jerry O’Connell; Carla Gugino
September 3: Justin Long; Juliette Lewis; Five Finger Death Punch
September 6: Sharon Osbourne; Truth & Salvage Co.
September 7: Andre Agassi; Scissor Sisters perform
September 8: Kevin Nealon; Milla Jovovich; Interpol
Lopez Tonight (TBS, 11pm ET/PT Monday-Thursday)
September 2: Steve Carell; Maggie Q; Backstreet Boys
Chelsea Lately (E!, 11pm ET/PT weeknights)
September 2: Mel B.
September 3: Jerry Springer
The Mo’Nique Show (BET, 11pm ET weeknights)
September 2: Marques Houston; Marc Jon Jeffries; Pierre
September 3: Nas; Damien Marley
The Wanda Sykes Show (FOX, 11pm ET/PT Saturdays)
September 4: George Wallace; Jesse Tyler Ferguson; Vivica Fox; Kym Whitley
Friday Night With Jonathan Ross (BBC America, 6pm ET/PT Fridays)
The Graham Norton Show (BBC America, 10pm ET/PT Saturdays)
Watch What Happens: Live (Bravo/Bravo HD, 11pm ET/PT Thursdays)
Entertainment Tonight (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Vanilla Ice’s new home improvement show; on-set romances
September 3: First look at new season of CSI Miami; celebrity sunglasses; Friday night TV’s top picks
Larry King Live (CNN/CNN HD 9pm ET Monday-Sunday)
September 2: Case of the “West Memphis Three”
September 3: Wanda Sykes
Tavis Smiley (PBS, 11pm ET weeknights; check local listings)
September 2: Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-FL); Dr. John
September 3: 2010 Emmy winners
September 6: Martin Landau
September 7: Author Andrew Ross Sorkin; Seal
September 8: Andre Agassi
September 9: Sheryl Crow
September 10: Novelist James Ellroy; Donal Logue
Charlie Rose (PBS, weeknights; check local listings)
September 2: Charlie Rose Brain Series Episode Nine (repeat)
P.O.V. (PBS, 10pm ET Wednesdays; check local listings)
August 31: Wo Ai Ni (I Love You) Mommy (new)
September 7: Off and Running (new)
September 14: In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee (new)
September 21: The Oath (new)
Coming This Fall: The Most Dangerous Man in America: Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers (new)
Independent Lens (PBS, 10pm ET Tuesdays; check local listings)
Ideas in Action With Jim Glassman (Public Television, Weekly; check local listings)
Washington Week With Gwen Ifill & National Journal (PBS, 8pm ET Fridays; check local listings)
Need to Know on PBS (PBS, 8:30pm ET Fridays; check local listings)
Meet the Press (NBC, 9am ET Sundays in most markets; check local listings)
Frontline (PBS, 9pm ET Tuesdays; check local listings)
October 11-13 (co-presentation with American Experience): God in America (new)
October 19: Death By Fire (new)
October 26: The Spill (new)
60 Minutes (CBS/CBS HD, 7pm ET/PT Sundays)
Today (NBC/NBC HD, 7am ET weekdays and Saturdays; 8am ET Sundays)
August 30: Emmy hair and fashion review; debt-free university; should your child play football?; Leonard’s Look; preserving summer fruits and vegetables; brainpower game plan; macaroni and cheese; everything you need to know about your period; post-Emmy review; Kelly Rowland; secrets every man’s daughter should know; five don’ts of shopping
August 31: Matt Lauer interviews Sandra Bullock; wearing the same six items of clothing for a month; Drew Barrymore on her new movie Going the Distance; dealing with hearing loss in your family; chicken and ribs; Diet S.O.S.; your body’s stress signals; great bags for under $50; carb lover’s diet; Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart; Jorge Posada and his wife discuss their book The Beauty of Love; hair makeovers; tips for a Labor Day BBQ; Kristen McGuiness discusses her book 51/50
September 1: Andre Agassi; Today’s Wedding: location, location, location; endangered tiger cubs; healthy eating; Money 911; themed weddings; back-to-school fashions; cooking with lemongrass; Miranda Lambert; store credit card tips; cooking an end-of-summer feast
September 2: The Tea Parties and race; luggage; healthy heating; Daily Dose with Dr. Nancy Snyderman; Al’s Book Club; Today’s kitchen with chef April Bloomfield; cast of The Real Housewives of New Jersey; keeping panic attacks in check; steal that style
September 3: Mad Men chic; how healthy are your vegetables?; helping your kid avoid the “Freshman 15″; exercise gear to make your workout harder; ambush makeovers; Labor Day cocktails; last blast of summer with Tara Wilson
September 4 (Weekend Today): Politics of the Day; the story on Kyron Horman; best way to pay;Dr. Roshini Raj; best way to store summer gear and furniture; last-minute Labor Day BBQ
September 5 (Weekend Today): David Gregory; where are the jobs?; your weight: fact or fiction?; how to clean your car, electronics and purses; taste test: brownies
Good Morning America (ABC/ABC HD, 7am ET weekdays)
August 30: Emmy wrap-up and red carpet fashion; latest in bed bug extermination; how to avoid common mistakes on resumes; performance by Allstar Weekend
August 31: Some members of the newly announced Dancing With the Stars cast; Meghan McCain on her new book Dirty, Sexy, Politics; grocery store mistakes that can cost you a bundle; Erin Andrews on her recent trip to Nashville’s Country Music Festival
September 1: Dierks Bentley and Miranda Lambert announce the Country Music Award nominations live in studio; can you clean up your reputation online?; best back-to-school products
September 2: Sen. Mitch McConnell on the upcoming midterm elections and that it means for Republicans; Christiane Amanpour on her interview with former British Prime Minister Tony Blair; Steffi Graf handicaps the U.S. Open and discusses her charitable work
September 3: Finding Labor Day deals; filling out college applications
The Early Show (CBS/CBS HD, 7am ET/PT weekdays)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO, Live 10pm ET Fridays; Tape-Delayed PT)
ON HIATUS
The Chris Matthews Show (Syndicated weekends; check local listings)
Saturday Night Live (NBC/NBC HD, 11:30pm ET Saturdays)
September 4: Tina Fey; Justin Bieber (repeat)
September 11: Peyton Manning; Carrie Underwood (repeat)
September 18: Betty White; Jay-Z (repeat)
September 25: TBA (SEASON PREMIERE)
October 9: Jane Lynch (new)
Austin City Limits (PBS/PBS HD, 9pm ET Saturdays; check local listings)
September 4: Sharon Jones and the Dap-King; Carolyn Wonderland (repeat)
September 11: My Morning Jacket (repeat)
September 18: Avett Brothers/Heartless Bastards (repeat)
September 25: Them Crooked Vultures (repeat)
October 2: Jimmy Cliff (new)
October 9: Spoon (new)
October 16: Patti Griffin & Friends (new)
October 23: Alejandro Escovedo; Trombone Shorty (new)
October 30: Robert Earl Keen; Hayes Carl (new)
Soundstage (PBS/PBS HD, 10pm ET Thursdays; check local listings)
Last Call with Carson Daly (NBC, 1:35am ET weeknights)
August 30: Aubrey Plaza; Tests From Last Night; Phoenix
August 31: Diablo Cody; Troll 2: Best Worst Movie; Surfer Blood
September 1: Ellie Kemper; Jimmy Chin; Kate Nash
September 2: B.O.B.; Mike Massimino
September 3: Bryan Cranston; Joey Lawrence; Nas
September 6: Maria Menounos; VV Brown; She & Him
September 7: Jesse Eisenberg; Puppet Up; The Morning Benders
September 8: Andy Garcia; Orlando Duque; Ok Go
September 9: Nick Stoller; Kidz in the Hall; musical guest City of Colour
September 10: Nick Offerman; Chiddy Bang; musical guest Daniel Merriweather
September 13: Lisa Kudrow; Brett Morgan; musical guest Janelle Monae
September 14: Kenny Smith; David Lynch; musical guest Black Lips
September 15: Greta Gerwig; Lance Biggs; musical guest Surfer Blood
September 16: Gillian Jacobs; Dan Mintz; musical guest Never Shout Never
September 17: Olivia Munn; BTTR Ventures; musical guest La Roux
Aftermath With William Shatner (BIO Channel/BIO Channel HD, 10pm ET Mondays)
August 30: Ruby Ridge
The Chris Isaak Hour (BIO Channel/BIO Channel HD, 10pm ET Thursdays)
Inside the Actors Studio (Bravo)
September 28 (8pm): Betty White (new)
American Experience (PBS, 9pm ET Mondays; check local listings)
October 11-13 (co-presentation with Frontline): God in America (new)
October 18: We Shall Remain (repeat)
American Masters (PBS, 9pm ET Wednesdays; check local listings)
September 6 (10pm): Rivera in America (repeat)
September 20: Cachao: Uno Mas (new)
September 20 (10:30pm): Orozco: Man of Fire (repeat)
October 4: A Letter to Elia (new)
November 22: LENNONYC (new)
Nature (PBS/PBS HD, 8pm ET Sundays; check local listings)
September 5: Drakensberg: Barrier of Spears (repeat)
September 12: Dogs That Changed the World: The Rise of the Dog (repeat)
September 19: Dogs That Changed the World: Dogs By Design (repeat)
September 26: Cuba: The Accidental Eden (SEASON PREMIERE)
October 3: Black Mamba (repeat)
October 10: The Wolf That Changed America (repeat)
October 17: Echo: An Elephant to Remember (new)
October 24: A Murder of Crows (new)
October 31: Invasion of the Giant Pythons (repeat)
NOVA (PBS/PBS HD, 8pm ET Tuesdays; check local listings)
August 31: Becoming Human: First Steps (repeat)
September 7: Becoming Human: Birth of Humanity (repeat)
September 14: Becoming Human: Last Human Standing (repeat)
September 21 (2-hour episode): What Darwin Never Knew (repeat)
October 5: AstoSpies (repeat)
October 12: Secrets of the Parthenon (repeat)
October 19: Building the Great Cathedrals (SEASON PREMIERE)
October 26: Crash of Flight 447 (new)
November 2: Trapped in an Elevator (new)
November 9: Dogs Decoded (new)
November 16: Secrets of Stonehenge (new)
November 23: Quest for Solomon’s Mines (new)
December 28: Secrets Beneath the Ice (new)
The Oprah Winfrey Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Oprah’s Make Over My Man Crew: Carson Kressley and Tim Gunn
September 3: Oprah Fridays Live From Radio City Music Hall in New York City: Christina Aguilera, Dr. Phil, Suze Orman, Dr. Oz, Nate Berkus
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Vince Vaughn; Scarlett Johansson and Pete Yorn perform
September 3: Jim Carrey; Faith Hill; blindfolded musical chairs
September 6: Katherine Heigl; Nick Cannon; a 7-year-old who led police on a high-speed chase
September 7: Katie Couric; Gabourey Sidibe; Kate Gosselin
The Nate Berkus Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 13: Instant Design Studio; dream surprise kitchen makeover (SERIES PREMIERE)
September 14: Dolly Parton; Nate’s Crate 911
September 15: Two women embark on a roadtrip across America in search of love; Caroline Manzo of The Real Housewives of New Jersey
September 16: 365 Dresses for 365 Dollars; Saturday Night Live‘s Rachel Dratch prepares for the arrival of her first child
September 17: Design After Divorce; Elizabeth Edwards
The Dr. Oz Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 7: Dr. Oz undergoes a colonoscopy (SEASON PREMIERE)
September 8: Discussion about breast cancer
September 9: Cross-country road trip to reveal America’s most embarrassing questions
September 10: Brand-new feature, “The Pulse,” is introduced — top medical experts discuss the hottest health headlines
September 13: New segment, “Just 10 Pounds,” is introduced — team discusses techniques how how to lose weight and stay motivated
The Doctors (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: New Body Breakthroughs
September 3: Caught on Tape: Are You Making the Right Health Choices?
Dr. Phil (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Can You Get Over Your Past?
September 3: Am I the Only One?
The View (ABC/ABC HD, 11am ET weekdays)
August 30: Snoop Dogg and his wife, Shante Broadus, and daughter, Cori Broadus; celebrity stylists’ summer hair secrets; Justin Willman
August 31: Special web edition; David Perel of radaronline.com; Geri & Colby Brin of datemysinglekid.com; funny websites with Chris Hardwick
September 1: Women and addiction; Dr. Drew Pinsky; MacKenzie Phillips; Mindy McCready; Jennifer Ketcham and Jennifer Gimenez; co-host Kate Gosselin
September 2: Emilio Estefan; designer Vera Wang; does the G-Spot exist?
September 3: Guest co-host E.D. Hill; 50 Cent; Dr. Roshini Raj
September 6: Barack Obama (repeat)
September 7: Barbara Walters returns; David Letterman (SEASON PREMIERE)
September 8: Dr. Mehmet Oz (new)
September 9: Retired Gen. Colin Powell (new)
September 10: Danny DeVito (new)
September 23: 3,000th show retrospective special
The Tyra Banks Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Secret Sexy Fantasies Revealed
September 3: I Have the Cheapest Mate in America
The Wendy Williams Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings/also airs on BET, weeknights at 11pm ET)
September 2: Jennifer Love Hewitt; Joey King
September 3: Vanessa Marcil Giovinazzo; Brandon T. Jackson
Live with Regis and Kelly (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Jennifer Lopez; Matthew Morrison; Mathcounts winner
September 3: Jake Gyllenhaal; Betty White; Keane
The Rachael Ray Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Real Housewives of New Jersey cookoff; cast of Jersey Boys
September 3: Rico Rodriguez; makeover for a woman who hasn’t changed her style in 30 years
Jerry Springer (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
The Steve Wilkos Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
The Maury Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
The Martha Stewart Show (Syndicated weekdays; check local listings)
September 2: Homemade art supplies; Brendan Fraser; naturally sweet summer cocktail recipes; fish tacos with Lucinda Scala Quinn
September 6: Kids’ crafts with Kathie Lee Gifford; Mike Maroni’s meatball recipe; low-impact workout with Martha’s trainer
September 7: Jennifer Garner; linguini with clams in pepper broth; creators of the documentary A Sea Change
E:60 (ESPN/ESPN HD, 7pm ET Tuesdays)
Outside the Lines (ESPN, 9:00am ET Sundays; ESPNEWS, noon ET Sundays)
Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel (HBO/HBO HD, monthly)
August 17-September: “Keeping Up With the Salahis” — the annual polo event of Michaele and Tareq Salahi; “Back in Bellaire” — revisiting a February 2009 investigation piece on Robbie Tolan, a young minor league baseball player shot by a police officer on his parents’ doorstep;
The Tim McCarver Show (Syndicated weekly; check local listings)
Week of September 4: Ernie Banks
September 10: Barbara Walters returns for a special report on progeria, a rare disease that causes children to age at 10 times the normal rate
September 17: SEASON PREMIERE
The Suze Orman Show (CNBC, 9pm and midnight ET Saturdays)
El Show de Cristina (Univision, 10pm ET Mondays)
August 30: Celebrity Dads — William Levy, Juan Soler, Gabriel Soto, Cesar Evora, Fernando Carillo
