THIS WEEK AT THE TV BARN
from the TV Barn Web site
http://TVBarn.com
Jan 1, 2007


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

MUDDY AGENDA FOR 'DIRT'
Courteney Cox is back in this FX drama about life under the tabloid lights, a
situation she's familiar with. But does familiarity breed a contemptible show
... or just a dull one?
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/a_muddy_agenda_.html

WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/what_to_watch_t_3.html

And check out TV Barn Wednesday for a review of the funniest new show of the
season, "The Knights of Prosperity."

THE YEAR IN TV
The year 2006 was a pretty good one for the entertainment side of television.
The news side ... not so much. Let's start with the good news. NBC, CBS, Fox and
...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/the_year_in_tv.html



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

* Smile
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/smile.html
* Then again, Ford ended a war
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/then_again_ford.html
* "Where was Katie?"
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/where_was_katie.html
* Pardon me while I whip this out ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/pardon_me_while.html
* Godfather TV
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/godfather_tv.html
* Still not breaking news ... Frank Stanton, RIP
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/still_not_break.html
* BREAKING NEWS ... except if it's a holiday and our Web guy is off until
Tuesday
* No, wait -- THIS is the PR of the week
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/no_wait_this_is.html
* PR of the week
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/pr_of_the_week.html
* Hallmark Channel: Movie-ing on up
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2006/12/hallmark_channe.html


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

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 1/1: Billy Bob Thornton, 10-year-old lizard whisperer Lily Capehart,
Sean Lennon (R 9/26/06)
Tu 1/2: Martin Short, Donal Logue
We 1/3: Matt Lauer, Artie Lange, Augustana
Th 1/4: Cedric the Entertainer, Switchfoot
Fr 1/5: Donald Trump, Mary Lynn Rajskub

Mo 1/8: David Arquette, Jennifer Hudson
Tu 1/9: Penelope Cruz, Gary Muledeer
We 1/10: TBA
Th 1/11: Julianne Moore
Fr 1/12: John Witherspoon

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC
Mo 1/1: Russell Crowe, Rachael Ray, Kellie Pickler (R 11/3/06)
Tu 1/2: George Clooney, Sen. John McCain, Unwritten Law
We 1/3: Justin Timberlake, Masi Oka, Matisyahu
Th 1/4: Hilary Swank, Akon
Fr 1/5: Terry Bradshaw, award-winning baker Marjorie Johnson

Mo 1/8: Kiefer Sutherland, Chris Daughtry

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 1/1: Betty White, Twiggy, Sam Moore and Travis Tritt (R 12/4/06)
Tu 1/2: James Denton, Dan Gabriel, Julie Gribble
We 1/3: Kate Walsh, Clark Gregg, Skyler Stone
Th 1/4: Carl Reiner, Tracee Ellis Ross, Max Brooks
Fr 1/5: Tony Gonzalez, Sherri Shepherd, Hellogoodbye

Mo 1/8: Ne-Yo, Shawn Colvin
Tu 1/9: Jonathan Silverman, Greg Proops
We 1/10: LL Cool J, Chris Daughtry
Th 1/11: Emily Watson, Ed Begley Jr.

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Mo 1/1: Adam Sandler, John Cena, the Subways (R 6/21/06)
Tu 1/2: LL Cool J, Gov't Mule
We 1/3: TBA
Th 1/4: Louis C.K.
Fr 1/5: TBA

Mo 1/8: Matt Lauer, America Ferrera
Tu 1/9: Donald Trump
We 1/10: David Arquette, Chuck "The Iceman" Lidell
Th 1/11: Hilary Swank, Artie Lange, the Black Keys
Fr 1/12: Kiefer Sutherland, Jill Hennessy, Gym Class Heroes

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 1/1: Sue Johanson, Radio 4 (R 11/14/06)
Tu 1/2: Barry Watson, Regina Spektor (R 11/8/06)
We 1/3: Jason Segel, Wolfmother (R 11/9/06)
Th 1/4: Bill Bellamy, Xzibit (R 11/15/06)
Fr 1/5: Shia LaBeouf, Seether (R 11/16/06)

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 1/1: Gov. Tom Vilsack (R 12/18/06)
Tu 1/2: Bill Kristol (R 12/19/06)
We 1/3: Ben Stiller (R 12/20/06)
Th 1/4: Rajiv Chandrasekaran (R 12/14/06)

Mo 1/8: Louis C.K.
Tu 1/9: Harry Frankfurt
We 1/10: Gov. Mike Huckabee

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 1/1: Jack Welch (R 12/18/06)
Tu 1/2: Deepak Chopra (R 12/19/06)
We 1/3: Robert Schneider, Chris Funk (R 12/20/06)
Th 1/4: Daniel Pinchbeck (R 12/14/06)

Mo 1/8: Ethan Nadelman
Tu 1/9: Jim Cramer
We 1/10: David Camp
Th 1/11: Judy Woodruff

Mo 1/15: Alex Kuczynski
Tu 1/16: Dinesh D'Souza
We 1/17: Richard Clarke

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 1/1: Emmitt Smith, Mario Lopez, Greg Kinnear, Marla Sokoloff,
Sherrod Small (R 11/16/06)
Tu 1/2: George Lopez, Giuliana DePandi, My Chemical Romance
We 1/3: Courteney Cox Arquette, Andy Dick, Twilight Singers
Th 1/4: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tom O'Dell, Lindsey Buckingham
Fr 1/5: Lauren Conrad, Eddie Pepitone

Mo 1/8: Courteney Cox Arquette, Andy Dick, Twilight Singers (R 1/3/07)
Tu 1/9: Donal Logue, Lou Dobbs, Shiny Toy Guns
We 1/10: Jerry O'Connell, Giada De Laurentiis
Th 1/11: Nicollette Sheridan, Billy Ray Cyrus, Gran Bel Fisher
Fr 1/12: David Arquette

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 1/1: Pre-empted
Tu 1/2: LL Cool J, guest co-host Sherri Shepherd
We 1/3: Hilary Swank, Donal Logue, guest co-host Sherri Shepherd
Th 1/4: Lucy Liu, Michael Urie, guest co-host Sherri Shepherd
Fr 1/5: Nicollette Sheridan, stylist Robert Verdi, guest co-host Sherri
Shepherd

Mo 1/8: Kaley Cuoco
Tu 1/9: David Arquette

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 1/1: Ben Affleck, Howie Mandel, Hilary Duff, Ludacris (R)
Tu 1/2: Orlando Bloom, Martin Short, Jesse McCartney (R)
We 1/3: Mark Wahlberg, Will Ferrell, Christina Milian, "Silver Belles"
dance troupe (R)
Th 1/4: Meryl Streep, Marg Helgenberger, John Stamos, Vanessa Hudgens
(R)
Fr 1/5: 2006 Halloween special with Judge Judy Sheindlin, Bowling for
Soup (R 10/31/06)

Mo 1/8: Donald Trump, Bill O'Reilly
Tu 1/9: Patricia Heaton, Corbin Bleu
We 1/10: Renee Zellweger, Joan and Melissa Rivers
Th 1/11: America Ferrara
Fr 1/12: Kiefer Sutherland, Jill Hennessy

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 1/1: Charlie Sheen, Tony Little, Richard Simmons (R 11/6/06)
Tu 1/2: Courteney Cox, John Mayer
We 1/3: Samuel L. Jackson, Eric Mabius
Th 1/4: Matthew Fox, Martina Navratilova
Fr 1/5: Rob Lowe, 17-year-old grocery-store owner Nick Graham

Mo 1/8: Jerry O'Connell, fitness trainer Bob Harper

THE MEGAN MULLALLY SHOW, syndicated
Mo 1/1: Lisa Kudrow, Adam Rodriguez (R 9/20/06)
Tu 1/2: Laura Linney, Cheyenne Kimball, fitness guru Kathy Kaehler (R
10/17/06)
We 1/3: Michael Clarke Duncan, Connie Britton (R 10/5/06)
Th 1/4: Harry Hamlin, Lisa Rinna, Molly Ringwald, OK Go (R 10/11/06)
Fr 1/5: Felicity Huffman, Enrique Murciano (R 9/22/06)

Mo 1/8: Will Ferrell, Chris Noth, Timothy Daly, Allison Janney, Davy
Jones, Tom Bergeron, Jerry Springer (R)
Tu 1/9: Patricia Heaton, Debra Messing, Christine Taylor, Cheryl Hines
(R)

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 1/1: CC Goldwater, Diana Krall (R)
Tu 1/2: Deval Patrick, Tyrese (R)
We 1/3: Maria Bartiromo, Annie Leibovitz (R)
Th 1/4: Jamie Foxx (R)
Fr 1/5: Jimmy Carter (R)