THIS WEEK AT THE TV BARN
from the TV Barn Web site
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Dec 11, 2006


*** Aaron Barnhart in the Kansas City Star ***

WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Three cable miniseries to go with One Punk Under God. Fire up your DVRs! ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/what_to_watch_t.html

SON OF A TV PREACHER MAN: JAY BAKKER IN "ONE PUNK UNDER GOD"
For Jay Bakker, the son of televangelists Jim and Tammy Bakker, loving God meant
always having to say you were sorry. “I had this idea of an angry God, that
everything I did was bad ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/son_of_a_tv_pre.html

"SATURDAY NIGHT" LIVES!
In 1976 I was 10 years old and the most powerful influence in my life, after my
parents, was “NBC's Saturday Night.” It came on at 10:30 p.m. in Montana,
and I would be there, ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/saturday_night_.html




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*** What's on the blog right now ***

* Jay McShann, RIP (exclusive Barnhart home video)
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/jay_mcshann_rip.html
* Radio station smoked over turkey promo
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/radio_station_s.html
* Feel good letter of the day
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/feel_good_lette.html
* And who will have the longer run, Dave or SNL?
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/and_who_will_ha.html
* Michael Scott reactions
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/michael_scott_r.html
* Small audiences for small networks (CW, MyTV)
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/small_audiences.html
* "A Lauer-certified civil war": What's in a name?
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/11/a_lauercertifie.html



*** Sue's late-night lineups ***
Updated regularly at interbridge.com/lineups.html

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 12/11: Matt Damon, Barbara Walters
Tu 12/12: Howard Stern, Gwen Stefani
We 12/13: Kid Scientists, Regis Philbin, Robert Randolph
Th 12/14: Will Smith, Evanescence
Fr 12/15: Bette Midler, Matthew Fox

Mo 12/18: Ben Stiller
Tu 12/19: Beyonce, the winner of "Survivor", Marv Albert
We 12/20: Holiday toy demonstration
Th 12/21: Tom Brokaw, Cold War Kids

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC
Mo 12/11: Former President Jimmy Carter, Edward Norton, Panic! At the
Disco
Tu 12/12: Jamie Foxx, Brad Paisley
We 12/13: Dakota Fanning, Aaron Eckhart, Twisted Sister
Th 12/14: Naomi Watts, the Goo Goo Dolls
Fr 12/15: Tobey Maguire, spider expert Jules Sylvester, Sarah McLachlan

Mo 12/18: Samuel L. Jackson, the Killers
Tu 12/19: Robert De Niro, Jennifer Hudson
We 12/20: The Blind Boys of Alabama
Th 12/21: Matthew McConaughey, Opie and Anthony

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 12/11: Ted Danson, Julia Sweeney, Akon
Tu 12/12: Camryn Manheim, Stephen Fry
We 12/13: Rob Morrow, Lucy Lawless, Jet
Th 12/14: Jewel, Pat Croce
Fr 12/15: Dominic Monaghan, Tom Kenny

Mo 12/18: Edward Norton, Jenna Fisher
Tu 12/19: Laura Dern
We 12/20: Xzibit
Th 12/21: Samuel L. Jackson, Max Brooks, Hinder
Fr 12/22: Anthony Mackie, Twisted Sister

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Mo 12/11: Cameron Diaz, Dashboard Confessional
Tu 12/12: Ricky Gervais
We 12/13: Jeromy Irons, Aimee Mann
Th 12/14: Howard Stern, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Jim Gaffigan
Fr 12/15: Sylvester Stallone, Carla Gugino

Mo 12/18: Patricia Heaton, Tony Bennett
Tu 12/19: Ben Stiller, Joshua Bell
We 12/20: Sean Lennon
Th 12/21: Predatory animal expert Manny Puig
Fr 12/22: Carson Daly, Nellie McKay

Mo 12/25: Jim Carrey, Isaac Hayes (R 12/20/05)
Tu 12/26: Sean Hayes, Cheap Trick (R 5/9/06)
We 12/27: Dave Chappelle, Common (R 5/10/06)
Th 12/28: John C. Reilly, Vlasta, John Mayer (R 5/11/06)
Fr 12/29: Sen. Barack Obama, Wilco (R 5/12/06)

Mo 1/1: Adam Sandler, John Cena, the Subways (R 6/21/06)

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 12/11: Cesar Millan, Jewel (R 8/9/06)
Tu 12/12: Nick Cannon, Landon Pigg
We 12/13: Freddy Rodriguez, Young Jeezy
Th 12/14: Marlon Wayans
Fr 12/15: Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, voice-over master Don LaFontaine,
OK Go

Mo 12/18: Rerun TBA
Tu 12/19: Kathy Griffin
We 12/20: David Alan Grier, Ziggy Marley
Th 12/21: Giovanni Ribisi, Nas
Fr 12/22: Goo Goo Dolls

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 12/11: Sen. Lincoln Chafee
Tu 12/12: Fareed Zakaria
We 12/13: Ricky Gervais

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 12/11: Dr. Peter Singer
Tu 12/12: Dan Savage
We 12/13: Doris Kearns Goodwin
Th 12/14: Daniel Pinchbeck

Mo 12/18: Jack Welch
Tu 12/19: Deepak Chopra
We 12/20: Howard Zinn

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 12/11: Billy Crystal, Ricky Martin (R 11/17/06)
Tu 12/12: Jessica Biel, Mario Batali, Fantasia
We 12/13: Shawn and Marlon Wayans, Giuliana DePandi, the Living End
Th 12/14: Forest Whitaker, Eric Dane, Beck
Fr 12/15: Hannah Teter, Nas

Mo 12/18: Regis Philbin, Jay-Z (R 11/22/06)
Tu 12/19: Matthew Fox, Lawrence Taylor, +44
We 12/20: Adam Carolla, Giovanni Ribisi, OK Go
Th 12/21: Ryan Seacrest, Gnarls Barkley
Fr 12/22: Matthew McConaughey, Tom O'Dell, Hall & Oates

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 12/11: Taylor Hicks
Tu 12/12: Neil Diamond
We 12/13: Bette Midler, Frank Rich
Th 12/14: Susan Sarandon, Fantasia, guest co-host Dari Alexander
Fr 12/15: Julianne Moore, Gladys Knight, guest co-host Dari Alexander

Mo 12/18: Martha Stewart, Bryan Fogel and Sam Wolfson, guest co-host
Sherri Shepherd
Tu 12/19: Edward Norton, Judy Gold, Kristin Chenoweth, guest co-host
Jacque Reid
We 12/20: Kaye Ballard, guest co-host Crystal McCrary Anthony
Th 12/21: Matthew McConaughey, Matthew Fox

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 12/11: Matthew Fox, the winners of "The Amazing Race", Fantasia
Tu 12/12: Matthew McConaughey, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra
We 12/13: George Clooney, Susan Lucci
Th 12/14: Naomi Watts, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson
Fr 12/15: Will Smith

Mo 12/18: Sylvester Stallone, Bow Wow with Chris Brown
Tu 12/19: Ben Stiller, the winner of "Survivor"
We 12/20: Beyonce
Th 12/21: Jamie Foxx, Clive Owen
Fr 12/22: Robert DeNiro, skaters from Disney on Ice

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 12/11: William Shatner, Vanessa Marcil
Tu 12/12: Edward Norton, Anne Hathaway, the Fray
We 12/13: Jessica Biel, Shawn and Marlon Wayans
Th 12/14: Dakota Fanning, Adam Beach, Natalie Cole
Fr 12/15: Al Gore, Kellie Pickler

Mo 12/18: Beyonce (R 9/5/06)
Tu 12/19: Tiger Woods, America Ferrera (R 10/11/06)
We 12/20: Hugh Laurie, Tommy Lee (R 9/12/06)
Th 12/21: Salma Hayek (R 11/2/06)

THE MEGAN MULLALLY SHOW, syndicated
Mo 12/11: John Stamos, Brenda Strong, Cris Judd, Tyrese
Tu 12/12: David James Elliott, Michael Ealy, Lisa Edelstein, Nathan
Burton
We 12/13: Jeffrey Tambor, Tisha Campbell, Janice Dickenson, Hall &
Oates
Th 12/14: Shawn and Marlon Wayans, Taylor Hicks
Fr 12/15: Rob Morrow, Rhea Perlman, Sarah Rush, Oded Fehr

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 12/11: Former President Jimmy Carter
Tu 12/12: Former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher
We 12/13: Anthony Mackie
Th 12/14: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Catherine
Hardwicke
Fr 12/15: Tyler Drumheller

Mo 12/18: Brian Schweitzer, Dikembe Mutombo
Tu 12/19: Jamie Foxx
We 12/20: TBA
Th 12/21: Edward Norton