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June 26, 2009


Hey, sorry for the wait, but I was flat on my back with a cold earlier this week
and am just now getting caught up.


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


1. THE DAILY SHOW in Iran. I agree with critics who noted that Jason Jones's
satirical remotes from Tehran and Qom before the election and crackdown could
not have been more poorly timed. But as a launching pad for a serious discussion
of Iran, it was another step into the world of real news -- which is where the
country's leading fake newscast deserves to be.

2. Late night's tight fights. Conan and Dave are running neck and neck in the
ratings -- and doing some of their best shows in years.

3. Bleeped BORAT.� I'm just not sure I can watch that chase scene with the naked
guy again, so I'll take the black circle that USA Network's planning to use when
it airs the BRUNO prequel at 8 p.m. CT Friday, Saturday and Sunday on USA.

... AND WHAT'S NOT

1. DTV hysteria. The FCC chairman oversold the digital transition, because in
the end hardly anyone even noticed the shutting down of analog TV.

2. MSNBC. It passed on Iran, and before that Mumbai. As reader Paul Rodriguez
wondered this week, will this be the weekend that America's cheapest news
channel finally pre-empts its slate of prison documentaries to cover actual
news?

3. Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, RIP. I suddenly feel a lot
older with three inescapable personalities of my TV upbringing now gone from the
scene.




*** What's on TVB right now! ***

DTV UPDATE: ALL ABOARD! PITY THOSE DISH USERS, THOUGH...AND WILL CABLE USERS NOW
GET 4 AND 5 ON 4 AND 5?
This one's for (a) readers in the KC metro and (b) anyone who's getting flaky
reception on their new converter box.
http://tr.im/pR8x

MAX WEINBERG LEAVES FOR SPRINGSTEEN TOUR IMMEDIAMENTE
Steve Allen, wherever he is, would love this.
http://tr.im/pQIy

SORRY, BUT JACKO, FARRAH AND ED MCMAHON NEVER APPEARED TOGETHER ON "THE TONIGHT
SHOW"
In which I both propagate and squish an Internet hoax.
http://tr.im/pOmN

IT'S A NEW DAY IN LATE NIGHT, AS DAVE TOPS CONAN IN RATINGS
But is it better to be the King of the Night ... or the Prince?
http://tr.im/pKpH

AUDIO: MY FEARLESS "JON + KATE + 8" PREDICTION!
On San Diego's KOGO Radio this week with Chip Franklin.
http://tr.im/pkge

KMBC #1 AMONG ABC STATIONS ... IN BIG CITIES
In local news, one station's local news is tops in the country in local news.
http://tr.im/p5gT

KCPT'S VIDEO PLAYER NOW ONLINE
It combines content from both the local and national services ... pretty
unusual.
http://tr.im/p5PF

CONAN'S LEAD OVER LETTERMAN SHRINKS TO 100,000. MAYBE HE SHOULD START WARMING UP
THE CROWD AGAIN.
Last week's news, but the show seems to have taken my words to heart!
http://tr.im/pTdL

WHY THIS IS THE END OF THE LETTERMAN-PALIN MATTER
Also last week's news. Also worth a read.
http://tr.im/pTe3






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*** Sue's late-night lineups ***
Updated regularly at interbridge.com/lineups.html
LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 6/22: Samuel L. Jackson, Emeril Lagasse, Iggy Pop & the Brighton
Port Authority
Tu 6/23: Sandra Day O'Connor, MSTRKRFT with John Legend, a Top Ten List
presented by Lucas Glover
We 6/24: Ray Romano, St. Vincent
Th 6/25: Johnny Depp, Megan Fox
Fr 6/26: Martin Short, Regina Spektor

Mo 6/29: Jessica Biel, Zach Galifianakis, Steve Earle (R 6/3/09)
Tu 6/30: Michael J. Fox, the Fray (R 4/2/09)
We 7/1: Denzel Washington, the Jonas Brothers, a Top Ten List presented
by Regis Philbin (R 6/11/09)
Th 7/2: Sandra Bullock, Pete Correale, P.J. Harvey and John Parish (R
6/12/09)
Fr 7/3: Kid Scientists, Teri Hatcher, Rick Ross with Magazeen, a Top
Ten List presented by Ron Howard (R 5/14/09)

Mo 7/6: Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band
Tu 7/7: Sacha Baron Cohen, Hayden Panettiere, Rob Thomas

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Mo 6/22: Cameron Diaz, Johnny Strange, Pete Yorn
Tu 6/23: Lisa Kudrow, Billy Mays & Anthony Sullivan, Elvis Costello
We 6/24: Brandon McMillan, Kerry Washington, Wilco
Th 6/25: Bruno, Stephen Moyer, Cirque du Soleil Zumanity
Fr 6/26: Snoop Dogg, Adele

Mo 6/29: Tom Hanks, Green Day (R 6/2/09)
Tu 6/30: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joel McHale, John Mayer Trio (R 6/4/09)
We 7/1: Eddie Murphy, Angela Kinsey, Bonnie Raitt, Taj Mahal (R 6/9/09)
Th 7/2: Norm MacDonald, Jim Gaffigan, Neko Case (R 6/11/09)
Fr 7/3: Kobe Bryant, William Shatner, Incubus (R 6/17/09)

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 6/22: Marion Cotillard, Michael Musto
Tu 6/23: Jim Parsons, James Frey
We 6/24: Mary Steenburgen, Bettye LaVette, Todd Sawyer
Th 6/25: Larry David, Wolfgang Puck
Fr 6/26: Lisa Kudrow, Alan Furst, Chairlift

Mo 6/29: Michael Douglas, Carrie Ann Inaba (R 4/30/09)
Tu 6/30: Teri Hatcher, Martina McBride (R 4/23/09)
We 7/1: Denis Leary, Diane Birch (R 6/2/09)
Th 7/2: John McEnroe (R 4/28/09)
Fr 7/3: Matthew McConaughey, Cokie Roberts (R 5/7/09)

LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC
Mo 6/22: John Leguizamo, Nick Cannon, Sonic Youth
Tu 6/23: Abigail Breslin, James Purefoy, Blake Griffin, Iggy Pop & the
Brighton Port Authority
We 6/24: Richard Branson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Roots
Th 6/25: Tiger Woods, Evan Rachel Wood, Dinosaur Jr.
Fr 6/26: Cameron Diaz, Universal Record Database, Grizzly Bear

Mo 6/29: Ice-T, Elmo, Morgan Webb, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs (R 4/15/09)
Tu 6/30: Seth Meyers, Michelle Trachtenberg, BMX rider Mike Spinner (R
4/22/09)
We 7/1: Zachary Quinto, Leonard Nimoy, Joan Rivers, Rachael Ray (R
5/8/09)
Th 7/2: Maya Rudolph, Damon Wayans Jr., Asher Roth (R 5/14/09)
Fr 7/3: Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Baldwin, Keane (R 5/26/09)

Mo 7/6: Andy Samberg, Jorge Garcia, the Lonely Island (R 5/12/09)
Tu 7/7: Anne Hathaway, Will Forte, Jon Favreau, Mario Batali (R 6/1/09)
We 7/8: Kelly Ripa, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Amadou & Mariam (R 6/8/09)
Th 7/9: Steve Martin, Paul Simon, Vanessa Williams (R 6/2/09)
Fr 7/10: Will Ferrell, Kyra Sedgwick, Mos Def (R 6/9/09)

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 6/22: Tim Roth, Miranda Kerr, Black Kids (R 5/7/09)
Tu 6/23: Jason Bentley, Crocodiles
We 6/24: Ed McMahon, Nick Jasonevec, Ida Maria
Th 6/25: Zachary Levi, Joel David Moore, Ken Block, Bat For Lashes
Fr 6/26: Tom Green, Pete Wentz

Mo 6/29: Melanie Fiona (R 3/2/09)
Tu 6/30: Charles Hamilton (R 3/3/09)
We 7/1: Little Boots (R 3/4/09)
Th 7/2: Robert Francis (R 3/5/09)
Fr 7/3: N.A.S.A. (R 3/6/09)

Mo 7/6: Robin Thicke (R 3/10/09)
Tu 7/7: Patton Oswalt, M83 (R 3/11/09)
We 7/8: Ken Jeong, Delta Spirit (R 3/12/09)
Th 7/9: Steve-O, Nico Vega (R 3/13/09)
Fr 7/10: Tom Green, Mishka (R 3/17/09)

Mo 7/13: Josh Flitter, Kid Cudi (R 3/18/09)
Tu 7/14: Adhir Kalyan, Nico Vega (R 3/13/09)
We 7/15: Masi Oka, the Duke Spirit (R 3/20/09)
Th 7/16: Chris Cornell (R 3/24/09)
Fr 7/17: Neil Strauss, Mike Bridenstine, Chris Cornell (R 3/25/09)

Mo 7/20: Jack & Kelly Osbourne, Ben Harper & Relentless7 (R 3/27/09)
Tu 7/21: Adrianna Palicki, Robin Thicke (R 3/31/09)
We 7/22: Adam Scott, Renee Gauthier, Cold War Kids (R 4/1/09)
Th 7/23: Dr. Drew Pinsky, Yvonne Strahovski, Nico Stai (R 4/2/09)
Fr 7/24: Spraugue Grayden, the Pains of Being Pure at Heart (R 4/3/09)

Mo 7/27: Cameron Richardson, Eric Price, Adele (R 4/14/09)
Tu 7/28: Mr. Brainwash, the Duke Spirit (R 4/15/09)
We 7/29: Liz Hatch, Kevin Hart, Lykke Li (R 4/16/09)
Th 7/30: Cassidy Freeman, Ben Harper & Relentless7 (R 4/17/09)
Fr 7/31: Tom Lennon, Crystal Antlers (R 4/22/09)

THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, Comedy Central
Mo 6/22: Bill Russell
Tu 6/23: Larry David
We 6/24: Reza Aslan
Th 6/25: Cameron Diaz

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 6/22: Simon Schama
Tu 6/23: Howard Dean, David Kilcullen
We 6/24: Matthew Crawford
Th 6/25: Jim Fouratt

Mo 6/29: Neil DeGrasse Tyson
Tu 6/30: Kevin Mattson
We 7/1: Emily Glassberg Sands
Th 7/2: Ed Viesturs

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
Mo 6/22: Thomas Haden Church, Ed Helms, spelling bee champ Kavya
Shivashankar, 311 (R 6/4/09)
Tu 6/23: David Arquette, Jill Wagner, Linkin Park
We 6/24: Josh Duhamel, Tracy Hutson, Bat For Lashes
Th 6/25: Shia LaBeouf, June Diane Raphael, Eric Hutchinson
Fr 6/26: Megan Fox, David Cross, Phoenix

Mo 6/29: Paris Hilton, Ken Jeong, Blink 182 (R 6/9/09)
Tu 6/30: Ty Pennington, David Sedaris, the Jonas Brothers (R 6/16/09)
We 7/1: Shia LaBeouf, June Diane Raphael, Eric Hutchinson (R 6/25/09)
Th 7/2: Megan Fox, David Cross, Phoenix (R 6/26/09)
Fr 7/3: Josh Duhamel, Tracy Hutson, Bat For Lashes (R 6/24/09)

Mo 7/6: Artie Lange, Adam Perry Lang, No Doubt (R 6/11/09)
Tu 7/7: Kathy Griffin, Ramon Rodriguez, Ben Harper (R 6/18/09)
We 7/8: David Arquette, Jill Wagner, Linkin Park (R 6/23/09)
Th 7/9: Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell (R)
Fr 7/10: Magic Johnson, Jack Black, Michael Cera (R)

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 6/22: Nancy Grace
Tu 6/23: Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Benjamin Bratt, Warren Boyd
We 6/24: Joan Rivers, designer Michael Smith
Th 6/25: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Darius Rucker
Fr 6/26: John Edward

Mo 6/29: Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ron Howard (R 5/15/09)
Tu 6/30: Lenore Skenazy, Dolly Parton, Allison Janney, Stephanie J.
Block, Megan Hilty, Marc Kudisch (R 5/1/09)
We 7/1: Neil Patrick Harris, Lionel Richie (R 7/5/09)
Th 7/2: Black Eyed Peas (R 7/12/09)
Fr 7/3: George Lopez, Mario Cantone, Lewis Black, MVP (R 6/19/09)

Mo 7/6: Larry Miller
Tu 7/7: Denis Leary, Rob Thomas
We 7/8: TBA
Th 7/9: Margaret Cho

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 6/22: Dwayne Johnson, Kelly Clarkson, Bruno Tonioli
Tu 6/23: Nick Cannon, Ashanti, guest co-host Kara Dioguardi
We 6/24: Cameron Diaz, Mark Feuerstein, guest co-host Bernadette Peters
Th 6/25: Shia Labeouf, Il Divo, guest co-host Joanna Philbin
Fr 6/26: Ray Romano, Megan Fox, guest co-host William Shatner

Mo 6/29: Josh Duhamel, Katie Brown, guest co-host Mark Consuelos
Tu 6/30: Seann William Scott, Kristinia Debarge, guest co-host Anderson
Cooper
We 7/1: John Leguizamo
Th 7/2: Guest co-host Jerry O'Connell
Fr 7/3: Brad Paisley, Neal E. Boyd

Mo 7/6: Mary McCormack, The Jonas Brothers, Nigella Lawson
Tu 7/7: TBA
We 7/8: Hayden Panettiere
Th 7/9: Rupert Grint, Sugar Ray
Fr 7/10: Daniel Radcliffe

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 6/22: Anne Hathaway (R 1/8/09)
Tu 6/23: Dustin Hoffman, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, 6-year-old
solar-system enthusiast Brandt Bickford (R 1/14/09)
We 6/24: Anderson Cooper, Katy Perry (R 3/19/09)
Th 6/25: Steve Martin (R 5/25/09)
Fr 6/26: George Lopez, No Doubt (R 5/19/09)

Mo 6/29: Ted Danson, Ernie Bjorkman (R 1/28/09)
Tu 6/30: Bette Midler, Pink, Hans Klok (R 11/24/08)
We 7/1: Wayne Dyer, Queen Latifah, Rob Thomas (R 5/22/09)
Th 7/2: TBA
Fr 7/3: TBA

Mo 7/6: Patrick Dempsey, Tione Johnson (R 11/5/08)
Tu 7/7: Drew Barrymore, Taraji P. Henson (R 2/5/09)

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 6/22: Trita Parsi, Hilda Solis
Tu 6/23: Francis Ford Coppola
We 6/24: Francis Ford Coppola, Femi Kuti
Th 6/25: Mary Mary
Fr 6/26: Katty Kay, Paul Giamatti

Mo 6/29: Shohreh Aghdashloo
Tu 6/30: Lisa See
We 7/1: Lisa Kudrow, James Young
Th 7/2: Bill Pullman
Fr 7/3: Jane Mayer, Malina Saval

CHELSEA LATELY, E!
Mo 6/22: Derek Fisher, Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar, Jeff Wild, Sarah
Colonna
Tu 6/23: Tyrese Gibson, Jo Koy, Guy Branum, Christian Finnegan
We 6/24: Penn and Teller, Ben Gleib, Whitney Cummings, T.J. Miller
Th 6/25: Holly Williams, Bryan Callen, Chris Franjola, Ken Baker (R
6/18/09)
Fr 6/26: MC Hammer, John Caparulo, Ross Mathews, Sarah Colonna (R
6/16/09)

Mo 6/29: Brooke Hogan, Michael Yo, Josh Wolf, Natasha Leggero
Tu 6/30: Lauren Conrad, Kevin Hart, Jo Koy, Jen Kirkman
We 7/1: Greg Proops, Sarah Colonna, Ross Mathews
Th 7/2: Heather McDonald, John Caparulo
Fr 7/3: Derek Fisher, Randy Sklar, Jason Sklar, Jeff Wild, Sarah
Colonna (R 6/22/09)

THE HOUR WITH GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS, CBC
Mo 6/22: Mariane Pearl, Tony Bennett (R)
Tu 6/23: David Frost, Super Dave Osborne, David Foster (R)
We 6/24: Mafiaboy, Farley Mowat, Spike Lee (R)
Th 6/25: Barbara Walters, Gordan Ramsay, Michael Buble (R)
Fr 6/26: Paul Martin, Valerie Bertinelli, Bob Newhart (R)

Mo 6/29: Bill Maher, Larry Charles, Finesse Mitchell (R)
Tu 6/30: Howard Zinn, Sean Avery, Ricky Gervais (R)
We 7/1: Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Nickelback (R)
Th 7/2: Smashing Pumpkins, Howie Mandel, James Cameron (R)
Fr 7/3: Gov. Sarah Palin, Marlee Matlin, John Legend (R)

Mo 7/6: David Frum, Levar Burton, Margaret Atwood (R)
Tu 7/7: Azar Nafisi, Chris Cornell, Joey Lawrence (R)
We 7/8: Tim Robbins, Ricky Gervais (R)
Th 7/9: Jimmy Carter, Eckhart Tolle (R)
Fr 7/10: Gordon Ramsay, Moby, Norman Jewison (R)

THE BONNIE HUNT SHOW, syndicated
Mo 6/22: Paula Deen, Gurbaksh Chahal (R 12/11/08)
Tu 6/23: Zachary Levi, Tony Hawk (R 11/7/08)
We 6/24: Jeff Probst, Debbie Reynolds, 7-year-old chef Jake Littell (R
3/5/09)
Th 6/25: Tom Bergeron, Lisa Lillien
Fr 6/26: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddy Rodriguez, REO Speedwagon (R
12/12/08)

Mo 6/29: Sherri Shepherd, tennis player James Blake (R 3/10/09)
Tu 6/30: Denis Leary, Aisha Tyler (R 12/3/08)
We 7/1: Kyra Sedgwick, Micky Dolenz, Nick Malis (R 1/26/09)
Th 7/2: TBA
Fr 7/3: TBA

Mo 7/6: Jamie Lee Curtis, 8-year-old golfer Elizabeth Wang, Dave
Annable (R 9/24/08)
Tu 7/7: Blair Underwood, Olivia Newton-John (R 10/22/08)