THIS WEEK AT THE TV BARN
from the TV Barn Web site
http://TVBarn.com
Jan 15, 2007


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

DATELINE PASADENA: JOURNEYS WITH TED; OR, HOW A METH-BUYING, MALE-HOOKER-LOVING
EX-PASTOR HELPED ALEXANDRA PELOSI MAKE A BETTER FILM ABOUT EVANGELICALS
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/dateline_pasade_5.html

DATELINE PASADENA: WE DIDN’T CANCEL THOSE SHOWS, WE MERELY KEPT YOU FROM
SEEING THEM; IT’S NOT A BONUS ‘SOPRANOS’ UNLESS IT’S GOOD; AND LIFETIME
DEALS FOR 2 PBS ICONS, ASSUMING THEY LIVE THAT LONG
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/dateline_pasade_4.html

WHAT TO WATCH THIS WEEK
Second seasons for two HBO shows, more Monk, the Naked Trucker and T-Bones (seen
here in concert) and the best new show you're not watching — no, just kidding,
Idol's back. ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/what_to_watch_t_1.html

DATELINE PASADENA: LIFETIME FOR GUYS, MTV BLEEPFEST GOES LIVE, AND CAN YOU HAVE
TOO MANY BANK HEIST SHOWS?
PASADENA, Calif. -- For years, the Lifetime channel called itself “Television
for Women,” and no wonder. More than any other cable network, Lifetime had
direct access to millions of female viewers. It had perfected a ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/dateline_pasade_3.html

"JONESTOWN": IF ALL DOCUDRAMAS WERE THIS GOOD ...
The phrase “drink the Kool-Aid” has been a part of our popular lexicon for
so long — and like everything else in our culture, deep-fried in irony so that
you hardly recognize what it once ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/jonestown_if_al.html


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

* PODCAST: Bye-bye, "Queer Eye"
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/byebye_queer_ey.html
* PR pitch of the day
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/pr_pitch_of_the.html
* Dateline Pasadena: The English Channels, plus news from Oxygen and your Tori
Spelling update
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/dateline_pasade_2.html
* Dateline Pasadena: Glenn Beck, Larry King, Hallmark Channel ... what is this,
the AARP edition?
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/dateline_pasade_1.html
* PODCAST: Why Apple TV will change everything
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/why_apple_tv_wi.html
* WDAF is no more
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/wdaf_is_no_more.html
* PODCAST: CNN chief: Americans get enough world news
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2007/01/cnn_chief_ameri.html


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

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 1/15: Amy Sedaris, Jason Randal, America with Ryan Adams
Tu 1/16: Paul Newman, auto racing star Sebastian Bourdais, Diana Ross
We 1/17: Terri and Bindi Irwin
Th 1/18: Harry Shearer
Fr 1/19: Dan Rather, Tricia Helfer, Todd Barry

Mo 1/22: Alicia Keys
Tu 1/23: Ricky Gervais, Forest Whitaker, the Shins
We 1/24: Frank Caliendo, Mandy Moore

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC
Mo 1/15: Paula Abdul, D.L. Hughley, Tyrese and Lil Jon
Tu 1/16: Matt Lauer, All-American Rejects
We 1/17: Meredith Vieira, Ryan Reynolds, Robin Thicke
Th 1/18: James Woods, Lisa Lampanelli, Five for Fighting
Fr 1/19: Rocco DeLuca and the Burden

Mo 1/22: Jennifer Garner
Tu 1/23: Switchfoot
We 1/24: Sienna Miller, Phyllis Diller, Branford Marsalis
Th 1/25: Wanda Sykes, the Bird and the Bee

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 1/15: Paul Teutul Sr. & Paul Teutul Jr., Kelly Hu, Greg Owen
Tu 1/16: Helen Mirren
We 1/17: Juliette Lewis, Common, Aaron Lewis
Th 1/18: Chevy Chase, Hannah Storm, Montgomery
Fr 1/19: Fantasia, Tony Gonzalez

LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Mo 1/15: Ice-T, Dominic Purcell, Dana Gould
Tu 1/16: Tracy Morgan, Jim Gaffigan, Sparta
We 1/17: Robin Wright Penn, Colin Hanks, the Holmes Brothers
Th 1/18: Megan Mullally, Annuals
Fr 1/19: Liam Neeson, Ali Larter, Brand New

Mo 1/22: Kate Beckinsale, Tyrese Gibson, Will Gadd
Tu 1/23: Orlando Bloom, Campbell Brown, Cheap Trick
We 1/24: Stephen Colbert, Rainn Wilson, Lil' Ed & The Blues Imperials
Th 1/25: Uma Thurman, Kevin Smith, New York Dolls
Fr 1/26: Will Ferrell, Christopher Meloni, Landon Pigg

Mo 1/29: Sarah Silverman, Peter Bjorn & John
Tu 1/30: Kristin Davis, Bob Saget, Paolo Nutini
We 1/31: Goran Visnjic, Paul Weller

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 1/15: Rerun TBA
Tu 1/16: Aaron Lewis
We 1/17: Joshua Radin
Th 1/18: TBA
Fr 1/19: Zach Braff, Gov't Mule

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 1/15: Josh Bernstein
Tu 1/16: Michael Oren
We 1/17: Jerry Rice
Th 1/18: Robin Wright Penn

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 1/15: Alex Kuczynski
Tu 1/16: Dinesh D'Souza
We 1/17: Richard Clarke
Th 1/18: Bill O'Reilly

Mo 1/22: Tom Schaller
Tu 1/23: Michael Steele
We 1/24: Lou Dobbs
Th 1/25: Mike Wallace

Mo 1/29: Barry M. Lando
Tu 1/30: Donna Shalala
We 1/31: Andy Rosenthal
Th 2/1: Sen. Chuck Schumer

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 1/15: George Lopez, Giuliana DePandi, My Chemical Romance (R 1/2/07)
Tu 1/16: Donald Trump, Carrot Top, Radiant
We 1/17: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Shaun White, Naked Trucker &
T-Bones
Th 1/18: Rupert Everett, Sophia Bush, Robin Thicke and Pharrell
Fr 1/19: Sarah Silverman, Greg Grunberg, Slayer

Mo 1/22: Howard Stern, Forest Whitaker, Nas (R 12/15/07)
Tu 1/23: Pat O'Brien, Dominic Purcell, Sunshine Anderson
We 1/24: Andy Garcia, John Mellencamp
Th 1/25: Jeremy Piven, Padma Lakshmi, John Mellencamp
Fr 1/26: The Game

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 1/15: Patricia Heaton, Jo Frost
Tu 1/16: LL Cool J, Nancy Wilson, Mario Cantone
We 1/17: Rupert Everett, the Wiggles, guest co-host April Lee Hernandez
Th 1/18: Raquel Welch, Juliette Binoche, guest co-host Kellie Pickler
Fr 1/19: Kathy Griffin, Les Stroud, guest co-host Kellie Pickler

Mo 1/22: Justin Chambers
Tu 1/23: TBA
We 1/24: Forest Whitaker
Th 1/25: Lou Dobbs

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 1/15: Paula Abdul, Jimmy Fallon
Tu 1/16: Diana Ross, Rupert Everett
We 1/17: Jerry Rice, Sophia Bush
Th 1/18: Tony Danza, Tony Shalhoub
Fr 1/19: Ali Larter

Mo 1/22: Carmen Electra
Tu 1/23: Claudia Cohen, Jeremy Piven
We 1/24: Jennifer Garner, Ryan Reynolds
Th 1/25: Julianne Moore

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 1/15: The cast of "Little Miss Sunshine"
Tu 1/16: Paula Abdul
We 1/17: T.R. Knight, K.T. Tunstall
Th 1/18: Barbara Walters, fitness trainer Bob Harper
Fr 1/19: Donald Trump, Milo Ventimiglia

Mo 1/22: Steve Harvey
Tu 1/23: Judge Judy Sheindlin
We 1/24: TBA
Th 1/25: Julie Andrews

THE MEGAN MULLALLY SHOW, syndicated
Mo 1/15: Will Ferrell, Chris Noth, Tom Bergeron, Jerry Springer,
Timothy Daly, Allison Janney, Davy Jones (R)
Tu 1/16: Patricia Heaton, Debra Messing, Christine Taylor, Cheryl Hines
(R)
We 1/17: George Lopez, Mario Lopez, Jamie Kennedy, Josh Duhamel (R)
Th 1/18: Lisa Kudrow, Laura Linney, Kristin Chenoweth, Julia
Louis-Dreyfus, Selma Blair (R)
Fr 1/19: Tracy Morgan, Melissa Peterman, Eric A. Stromer, Jarod Miller
and wild animals (R 11/14/06)

Mo 1/22: Sean Hayes, Eddie Cibrian, Mitch Albom, Cesar Millan (R)
Tu 1/23: Molly Sims, Andrea Bowen, the Ten Tenors (R 11/10/06)
We 1/24: Chandra Wilson, Jesse Bradford, Clay Aiken
Th 1/25: Antonio Sabato Jr., Kevin Nealon (R 11/8/06)

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 1/15: Clarence B. Jones, Dr. Clayborne Carson
Tu 1/16: Quincy Jones
We 1/17: Common
Th 1/18: Anthony Swofford
Fr 1/19: Jeff Rosen