THIS WEEK AT THE TV BARN
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Last updated: 05/11/2009


HERE'S WHAT'S WORKING FOR ME ...

"Grey's," "CSI," "The Office" rescheduled after storms. The outrage of having
last week's lightning flashes wipe out most of an hour of Thursday's prime time
was cooled just a bit when the CBS, NBC and ABC stations in town got the
all-clear to reair the missed episodes.



CBS gives KCTV-5 a "Survivor" do-over. After Katie Horner obliterated the
suspenseful ending to last week's tribal council to tell us about a storm near
Chillicothe, the network could've just said, "Your problem, not ours!" Instead,
CBS graciously let KCTV re-air the entire show.
"The Alzheimer's Project." If you missed the free preview for non-HBO
subscribers, find someone who pays for it and catch this important series about
caring for those with this terrible disease.


... AND WHAT'S NOT


Analog severe storm coverage in a DTV age. The time is coming when all local TV
viewing will be in digital. Seems to me the local stations will lose their last
excuse for ruining the evening for three-fourths of the metro area just to tell
the other one-fourth that a big storm is headed their way.
"Prison Break" two-hour finale bumps "Dollhouse" finale. "Prison Break," which
was cancelled months ago, gets to go out with a bang while "Dollhouse," still a
going concern, will have to put its season ending episode on DVD. What's wrong
with this picture?
Tom Heald, RIP. He contributed more to my web sites than anyone else. He was
just 36. He is and will be dearly missed.




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<p>Tom Heald, the person who contributed more to TV Barn than anyone save
myself, and a man who kept a whole virtual community of TV watchers and
late-night aficionados going, died unexpectedly last week.
http://tr.im/l1oV</p>

<p>I seem to be getting the Greensburg contagion. Now I'm checking out (and
making videos of) sustainable architecture in my own backyard:
http://tr.im/l1pc</p>

<p>All my green coverage is now collected at http://tvbarn.com/greensburg</p>

<p>Amazingly, the CBS affiliate clipped the crucial final minutes of Thursday's
"Survivor" to bring viewers a tornado that was forming way out of the metro
area: http://tr.im/kPHa</p>

<p>Speaking of CBS, remember that "60 Minutes" piece that gushed over Bank of
America chairman Ken Lewis? Um ... http://tr.im/kDgB</p>

<p>"The More You Know" PSA campaign is turning 20. Here's my tribute page of
Conan's parody ads: http://tr.im/kPSK</p>

<p>Local Emmy winners videos now online: http://tr.im/kUpe</p>

<p>Hallmark TV chief ankles: http://tr.im/kPYD</p>

<p>And in tribute to our fallen colleague, Tom Heald, here are some of the fake
guest lineups he wrote over the years:</p>

<p>OPRAH on VACATION, Harpo
Mo 1/2 You Go Girlfriend!
Tu 1/3 Wooooooooooooooo!
We 1/4 Oh Lordy.
Th 1/5 Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm, Mmmmmm.
Fr 1/6 Every busboy here gets a new car!</p>

<p>TOM SNYDER, at home in California
Mo 3/12 Dinner with The Companion
Tu 3/13 Frisbee(tm) in the park with Oliver
We 3/14 recount all $200,000 made during 1971 skyjacking as "D.B. Cooper"
Th 3/15 Grocery shopping, out of Ovaltine and Kiwi shoe polish
Fr 3/16 Take The Companion to a movie and complain about all the swearing,
leave halfway through, go home and pop "The Last Days of Pompeii" in the DVD
player. Man, they knew how to make movies back then, didn't they?</p>

<p>THE DAVID MORSE SHOW, Dot TV
Mo 6/26 .--. .- .-. .. ... / .... .. .-.. - --- -. --..-- / ... .... ..
. .-.. -.. ... / .- -. -.. / -.-- .- .-. -. . .-.. .-..
Tu 6/27 . .-.. .- -.-- -. . / -... --- --- ... .-.. . .-. --..-- / .-.
.. -.-. .... .- .-. -.. / .... .- -. -.. .- .-..
We 6/28 .--- --- -. / -.. . .-.. ..-. .. -. --..-- / -.- . ...- .. -. /
... .--. .- -.-. . -.--
Th 6/29 -- .- .-. .. --- / -.-. .- -. - --- -. . --..-- / ... - ..- .--.
.. -.. / .... ..- -- .- -. / - .-. .. -.-. -.- ...
Fr 6/30 .--- .- -.-. -.- / .... .- -. -. .- / .- -. -.. / .- / ..-. .-..
--- -.-. -.- / --- ..-. / ... . .- --. ..- .-.. .-.. ...</p>

<p>THE PAT ROBERTSON WEATHER REPORT, 700 CLUB
Mo 7/10 Sunny, highs in the 70s, the anti-Christ is Jewish.
Tu 7/11 Partly cloudy with a 20% chance that a plague of locusts will
strike Venezuela.
We 7/12 Rain showers in the evening, The Smurfs are promoting communism.
Th 7/13 Hurricanes will strike anyone who doesn't drink my energy shakes.
Fr 7/14 It will be gusty and humid most of the day, oh wait, that's just
me.</p>

<p>SITCOM, TVLand
Mo 7/17 Jack has to pretend he's married to Aunt Bea to inherit Mr.
Drummond's millions.
Tu 7/18 Lucy and Meathead try to win a talent contest to pay for the
inscription on their parent's anniversary gift.
We 7/19 Cliff, Norm, and Balki try to prevent the governor from eating
the poisoned salsa.
Th 7/20 Rob and Lumpy practice rushing to the hospital.
Fr 7/21 Cousin Itt and Commissioner Gordon date the Pigeon Sisters</p>

<p>NIP / TAYLOR, FX
Mo 9/11 After separating a pair of conjoined twins, Dr. Taylor showers
them with shopping bags filled with confetti.
Tu 9/12 Dr. Taylor's torturous affair with a porn star heats to a boil,
in which he showers her with shopping bags filled with confetti.
We 9/13 After failing to remove a 900-pound-woman from her vinyl sofa,
Dr. Taylor showers her with 10 shopping bags filled with confetti.
Th 9/14 While performing emergency surgery on Columbian drug mules, Dr.
Taylor discovers that he's been set up and the contents of the otherwise
gorgeous Sheila's stomach is two bags worth of confetti.
Fr 9/15 After being cleared as a suspect in the infamous "Clutter"
serial glitterings, Dr. Taylor wakes to find his gold lame boxer briefs
jammed in a paper shredder.</p>

<p>THE WAR ON , Fox News Channel
Mo 12/26 Kwanzaa
Tu 12/27 Valentine's Day
We 12/28 White Males
Th 12/29 Drugs
Fr 12/30 Wars</p>




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*** Sue's late-night lineups ***
Updated regularly at interbridge.com/lineups.html
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LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 5/11: Tom Hanks, the Killers
Tu 5/12: Alec Baldwin, Maya Rudolph, Chrisette Michele
We 5/13: Robin Williams, Wynton Marsalis
Th 5/14: Kid Scientists, Teri Hatcher, Rick Ross with Magazeen
Fr 5/15: Tommy Tiernan, Mastodon

Mo 5/18: Ben Stiller, White Rabbits
Tu 5/19: Piedmont Bird Callers, Kenny Chesney
We 5/20: Stephen Colbert, Grizzly Bear
Th 5/21: Jean Redpath
Fr 5/22: Ricky Gervais, Pete Correale, Green Day

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO, NBC
Mo 5/11: Russell Brand, Elizabeth Banks, Ciara
Tu 5/12: Dennis Miller, 8-year-old pianist Ethan Bortnick, Kelly
Clarkson
We 5/13: Kevin Spacey, Yusuf
Th 5/14: Katie Couric, Ewan McGregor, the Decemberists
Fr 5/15: Kevin Bacon, Julie Scardina, Kings of Leon

Mo 5/18: Cameron Diaz, Kirk Fox
Tu 5/19: Terry Bradshaw
We 5/20: Bill Maher, Mandy Moore
Th 5/21: Andy Samberg, the winner of "American Idol", Lionel Richie
Fr 5/22: Brian Williams, Tori Amos

Mo 5/25: Mel Gibson, Lyle Lovett
Tu 5/26: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dwight Yoakam
We 5/27: Wanda Sykes, Sarah McLachlan
Th 5/28: Billy Crystal, Prince

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 5/11: Steven Wright, Bryce Dallas Howard
Tu 5/12: Paulina Porizkova, Andy Nulman
We 5/13: Laurence Fishburne, Paula Poundstone
Th 5/14: Howie Mandel, Laura Lippman
Fr 5/15: Ewan McGregor, All-American Rejects

Mo 5/18: Justin Long, Lawrence Block

LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC
Mo 5/11: Susan Sarandon, Randy Jackson, Soulja Boy Tellem
Tu 5/12: Bo Burnham
We 5/13: Jeff Goldblum, Jeff Probst, the Beat Freaks
Th 5/14: Will Ferrell, Maya Rudolph, Asher Roth
Fr 5/15: Damon Jr. & Shawn Wayans, Steve Kroft, Yusuf

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 5/11: Cassidy Freeman, Ben Harper & Relentless7 (R 4/17/09)
Tu 5/12: Oscar Nunez, Chad Reed, Cold War Kids
We 5/13: Kevin McKidd, Playboy Playmate of the Year Ida Ljungqvist,
Brett Dennen
Th 5/14: Joe Torre, Kelly Monaco, Operation Aloha
Fr 5/15: Friendly Fires

Mo 5/18: Tom Lennon, Crystal Antlers (R 4/22/09)

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 5/11: Frank Partnoy
Tu 5/12: Tom Hanks
We 5/13: Ambassador Husain Haqqani
Th 5/14: Lisa P. Jackson

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 5/11: Tamara Draut
Tu 5/12: Ron Howard
We 5/13: Michael Pollan
Th 5/14: Yusuf

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 5/11: Matthew McConaughey, Kara DioGuardi, Jason Aldean (R 5/1/09)
Tu 5/12: Paula Abdul, the latest "Dancing With the Stars" castoff, Todd
Glass
We 5/13: Matthew Fox, Benjamin McKenzie, Ciara
Th 5/14: Adrien Brody, Steve "Lips" Kudlow and Robb Reiner, Airborne
Toxic Event
Fr 5/15: Eminem

Mo 5/18: Dane Cook, 6-year-old genius Pranav Veera, Franz Ferdinand (R
4/17/09)
Tu 5/19: Eminem (R 5/15/09 with a new musical performance)
We 5/20: Ben Stiller, the winner of "Dancing With the Stars", No Doubt
Th 5/21: Tim Daly, Common, Busta Rhymes
Fr 5/22: Hank Azaria, Anton Yelchin, Eminem

Mo 5/25: Chris Pine, Aziz Ansari, Scott Weiland (R 5/8/09)
Tu 5/26: Jamie Foxx, Elizabeth Mitchell (R 4/24/09)
We 5/27: Matthew Fox, Benjamin McKenzie, Ciara (R 5/13/09)
Th 5/28: Channing Tatum, Elisha Cuthbert, Depeche Mode (R 4/23/09)
Fr 5/29: Hugh Jackman, John Cho, Flo Rida (R 5/7/09)

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 5/11: Steve Harvey, En Vogue
Tu 5/12: Melina Kanakaredes, Maya Rudolph
We 5/13: Cheryl Saban, Michael Emerson
Th 5/14: Brooke Shields, Neal McDonough
Fr 5/15: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ron Howard

Mo 5/18: Jesse Ventura
Tu 5/19: Elizabeth Edwards
We 5/20: Glenn Beck
Th 5/21: Larry King
Fr 5/22: Sharlene Azam

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 5/11: Eric Bana, "American Idol" castoff Allison Iraheta, the winner
of "Celebrity Apprentice"
Tu 5/12: Tom Hanks, the winners of "The Amazing Race"
We 5/13: Ewan McGregor, Jewel
Th 5/14: Jeff Probst, the winner of "America's Next Top Model"
Fr 5/15: Nathan Lane, the winner of "Hell's Kitchen"

Mo 5/18: Simon Baker, the winner of "Survivor"
Tu 5/19: Ben Stiller, Jesse James
We 5/20: Jimmy Kimmel
Th 5/21: Ricky Gervais
Fr 5/22: Matthew Broderick, Bridget Regan

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 5/11: Jon Cryer, "American Idol" castoff Allison Iraheta
Tu 5/12: Matthew Fox, Lady GaGa
We 5/13: Jay Leno, Ciara
Th 5/14: Kelly Clarkson
Fr 5/15: Ewan McGregor, the winner of "The Biggest Loser"

Mo 5/18: Marisa Miller
Tu 5/19: George Lopez, No Doubt
We 5/20: Ben Stiller, dancers from "So You Think You Can Dance"
Th 5/21: Kevin Nealon, Michael Johns
Fr 5/22: Wayne Dyer, Rob Thomas

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 5/11: Joe Queenan, Dr. William Baker
Tu 5/12: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Baron Davis, Stacy Peralta
We 5/13: Steve Earle
Th 5/14: John Harwood
Fr 5/15: Brendan Gleeson

CHELSEA LATELY, E!
Mo 5/11: Taryn Manning, Chris Franjola, Candis Cayne, Ross Mathews (R
4/30/09)
Tu 5/12: Michelle Tractenberg, Jen Kirkman, Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar (R
5/7/09)
We 5/13: Bob Saget, John Caparulo, Arden Myrin, Todd Glass (R 5/4/09)
Th 5/14: Krysten Ritter, Billy Gardell, Brad Wollack, Tanika Ray (R
5/5/09)
Fr 5/15: Mel B, Jo Koy, Natasha Leggero, Joanna Coles (R 5/6/09)

Mo 5/18: James Van Praagh, John Caparulo, Loni Love, Ken Baker
Tu 5/19: Cloris Leachman, Josh Wolf, Heather McDonald
We 5/20: Marlon Wayans, Guy Branum, Janet Varney, Frank Nicotero
Th 5/21: Busta Rhymes, Chris Franjola, Whitney Cummings, Ben Gleib
Fr 5/22: Mel B, Jo Koy, Natasha Leggero, Joanna Coles (R 5/6/09)

THE HOUR WITH GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS, CBC
Mo 5/11: Dr. David Waltner-Towes, Andy Bichlbaum (R 5/4/09)
Tu 5/12: Christopher Hitchens, Joseph Boyden
We 5/13: Terry Gould, Ricky Jay
Th 5/14: William P. Young, Tom Green
Fr 5/15: Corbin Bernsen, Martin Short, Atom Egoyan

THE BONNIE HUNT SHOW, syndicated
Mo 5/11: Joan Lunden, Scott Speedman, Bethenny Frankel
Tu 5/12: Emily Deschanel, Diahann Carroll
We 5/13: James Denton, Shaun White, Lee Woodruff
Th 5/14: Alyssa Milano, Bethenny Frankel, Dierks Bentley
Fr 5/15: Tori Spelling, Yara Shahidi, Eric Ripert

THE MORNING SHOW WITH MIKE AND JULIET, syndicated
Mo 5/11: Fred Willard, Alexis Stewart and Jennifer Koppelman
Tu 5/12: Mariel Hemingway
We 5/13: Olympia Dukakis, Josh Bernstein, Chuck Nice, Steven Ward,
James Van Praagh
Th 5/14: Ricki Lake, Dr. Michelle R. Callahan
Fr 5/15: Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Christine Ebersole, Geraldo
Rivera and Jeanine Pirro