THIS WEEK AT THE TV BARN
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posted Jul 8, 2009 9:25:52 AM

NOTE: I'll try to do better next week. It's a standard-issue apology for another
late newsletter ... but I still mean it! -- AB

*** What's working for me ... ***

1. Michael Jackson tributes. The funeral was over-the-top and worldwide -- but
so was he. The streetmobs in New York, London and New Orleans paying tribute to
the King of Pop were great. And no, I don't think it was an overreaction to blow
out four days of cable TV on a slow-news summer weekend to cover his death, or
his funeral on daytime TV -- Oprah's on vacation, for heaven's sake! He was an
entertainer who filled countless hours of prime-time television from "The Ed
Sullivan Show" to that weird Martin Bashir expose. Seen that way, this was a
proportionate coda to a singular career.

2. Max Weinberg's departure from the "Tonight Show." Conan's bandleader
announced he was leaving for a month of touring with The Boss. Then he and his
drum kit and the platform it was sitting on all rolled out of the studio and
headed to LAX. It was a sight gag that Steve Allen would be proud of.

3. Soccer: the pride is back. The whole sports world noticed when the USA men's
team nearly upset the legendary Brazilians in last weekend's Confederations Cup.
That's what making your first final in the 105-year history of FIFA will do.

... AND WHAT'S NOT

1. Twitter punkers. "On 09/18/1979, Farrah Fawcett Michael Jackson were both
guests on the Tonight Show w/Johnny Carson, co-hosted by Ed McMahon," someone
posted assertively to Twitter following Jackson's death. Wow! I thought, and
immediately re-posted this "factoid" to my followers, many of whom sent it
further downstream. Only later did it occur to me to check -- and learn that
Johnny didn't even tape that night.

2. Other Michael Jackson tributes. All that crotch-grabbing on the "BET Awards"
made me think of the Sunday-night baseball game I was missing. A member of the
USA men's soccer even made the between-the-legs grab after scoring a goal. At
least Al Sharpton didn't pay that kind of homage at the funeral.

3. Farrah Fawcett, Gale Storm, Billy Mays and Fred Travelena, RIP. A memory for
every decade of my time on Earth.


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

THE FALL 2009 PILOTS: FIRST LOOK
The nation's television critics have spent a generation -- or two, if you count
the DVD and VCR as s ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/07/pilots.html

OBAMA NOMINATES KCUR'S PATTY CAHILL
President Obama on Monday nominated the general manager of Kansas
City's public radio station KCUR-F ...
http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/07/cahill.html

PREPARE YOUR DIALING DIGIT ... AND YOUR DIGITAL CAMCORDER ... FOR THE PRIMETIME
"MILLIONAIRE" QUALIFIERS
All right, the road show component of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" is over.
Producers were in KC ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/prepare-your-dialing-digit-and-your-d\
igital-camcorder-for-the-primetime-millionaire-qualifiers.html

JAMIE QUIRK'S MLB NETWORK DEBUT
During the Royals' last home stand I reported a feature that will be appearing
sometime this month ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/jamie-quirks-mlb-network-debut.html

FRANK BOAL TAKES THE BUYOUT AS FOX 4 GETS THINNER
Things have been awfully quiet over at Fox 4 lately. In part that's because
Kansas City's oldest TV ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/frank-boal-takes-the-buyout-as-fox-4-\
gets-thinner.html

DISCOVERY BLOWING OUT WEDNESDAY SKED FOR BILLY MAYS
So you may recall I wasn't too impressed with Discovery's very generic reaction
to the loss of Billy ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/discovery-blowing-out-wednesday-sked-\
for-billy-mays.html

HOW THEY REMEMBERED MICHAEL JACKSON IN NEW ORLEANS
I'll be honest with you: I shut off the Michael Jackson coverage after Friday
night. There was no r ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/how-they-remembered-michael-jackson-i\
n-new-orleans.html

THE HOME THEATER THAT SHAKES YOUR BOOTY
As a high-energy guy, I don't think I really need something like the ButtKicker.
This home-theater a ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/the-home-theater-that-shakes-your-boo\
ty.html

RELENTLESS BILLY MAYS DIES AFTER HEAD TRAUMA
You may have heard during the endless Michael Jackson tribute coverage that the
TV pitchman Billy Ma ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/relentless-billy-mays-dies-after-head\
-trauma.html

SEVEN TV PICKS FOR THIS WEEK (JUNE 28-JULY 4)
Remember, all times Central, all stations local, so if you're reading this in
Aruba, Zimbabwe, or an ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/seven-tv-picks-for-this-week-june-28j\
uly-4.html

REALITY TV TO WATCH WHILE WAITING FOR JON TO MOVE OUT OF KATE'S HOUSE
As of Tuesday morning this week, the official website for Jon and Kate Gosselin
still greets visit ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/reality-tv-to-watch-while-waiting-for\
-jon-to-move-out-of-kates-house.html

TV ONE TO RE-AIR 2001 JACKO SPECIAL THAT FEATURED JACKSONS REUNION
Remember this? The last really big Michael Jackson TV special that didn't
feature the Neverland Ranc ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/tv-one-to-reair-2001-jacko-special-th\
at-featured-jacksons-reunion.html

DTV UPDATE: ALL ABOARD! PITY THOSE DISH USERS, THOUGH...AND WILL CABLE USERS NOW
GET 4 AND 5 ON 4 AND 5?
At right: The Eye-Full Tower of Channel 5 (courtesy Scott Fybush), which will be
getting a new stick ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/dtv-update-all-aboard-pity-those-dish\
-users-thoughoh-and-what-the-heck-is-ingress.html

MAX WEINBERG LEAVES FOR SPRINGSTEEN TOUR IMMEDIAMENTE
I'd like to think that in the special waiting lounge for skeptics in the Great
Beyond, the late grea ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/max-weinberg-leaves-for-springsteen-t\
our-immediamente.html

SORRY, BUT JACKO, FARRAH AND ED MCMAHON NEVER APPEARED TOGETHER ON "THE TONIGHT
SHOW"
Boy, here is a great lesson of "if it seems too good to be true ... look it up!"
Fellow Twitter nut ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/sorry-jacko-farrah-and-ed-mcmahon-nev\
er-appeared-together-on-the-tonight-show.html

IT'S A NEW DAY IN LATE NIGHT, AS DAVE TOPS CONAN IN RATINGS; IS IT BETTER TO BE
THE KING OR THE PRINCE?
Those of us monitoring the night-to-night ratings knew this was coming, and now
Nielsen has just mad ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/its-a-new-day-in-late-night-as-dave-t\
ops-conan-in-ratings-is-it-better-to-be-the-king-or-the-prince.html

AUDIO: MY FEARLESS "JON + KATE + 8" PREDICTION!
On San Diego's KOGO Radio this morning, Chip Franklin and I talked about
baseball, then golf, then s ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/audio-my-fearless-jon-kate-8-predicti\
on.html

HOW'S CRONKITE DOING? NOT AS BAD AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ... BUT NOT GREAT
Walter Cronkite's right hand, Marlene Adler, asserts that he is NOT "gravely
ill," contrar ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/our-walter-is-in-grave-health.html

KMBC #1 AMONG ABC STATIONS ... IN BIG CITIES
Every now and then, I receive a version of the following press release from
KMBC-9 (and yes, I'm go ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/kmbc-is-first-among-abc-affils-in-big\
-cities.html

KCPT'S VIDEO PLAYER NOW ONLINE
The super-duper new video player from KCPT — the first in the market to
combine both national and ...

http://blogs.kansascity.com/tvbarn/2009/06/kcpts-video-player-now-online.html



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

LATE SHOW WITH DAVID LETTERMAN, CBS
Mo 7/6: Serena Williams, Hayden Panettiere, Conor Oberst and the Mystic
Valley Band
Tu 7/7: Sacha Baron Cohen, Joel McHale, Rob Thomas
We 7/8: Queen Latifah, Emma Watson
Th 7/9: Daniel Radcliffe, Veronika Part, Levon Helm
Fr 7/10: Rainn Wilson, Larry Miller, Maxwell

Mo 7/13: Jonah Hill, Metric
Tu 7/14: Wilco with Feist
We 7/15: Anna Paquin, Kelly Clarkson
Th 7/16: Jeff Altman, Grizzly Bear
Fr 7/17: Tom Arnold, Kumail Nanjiani, Judy Collins

Mo 7/20: Katherine Heigl
Tu 7/21: Kevin Spacey, the Flatlanders

THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH CONAN O'BRIEN, NBC
Mo 7/6: Howie Mandel, Alanis Morissette, Death Cab for Cutie
Tu 7/7: Samuel L. Jackson, Kevin Connolly, Andrew Bird
We 7/8: Meredith Vieira, Andy Hillstrang, Al Madrigal
Th 7/9: Playing For Change
Fr 7/10: Bob Newhart, Cat Deeley, Ray LaMontagne

Mo 7/13: Bill Engvall, the cast of "Hair"
Tu 7/14: Sugar Ray
We 7/15: Dana Carvey, Zooey Deschanel, Kris Allen
Th 7/16: Gerard Butler, Daughtry
Fr 7/17: Seth Green, Steven Ho, Demi Lovato

Mo 7/20: Adam Sandler, Peter Sarsgaard, Kate Voegele
Tu 7/21: Jonah Hill, Cheryl Hines

LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON, CBS
Mo 7/6: Eric Idle, Dr. Lisa Masterson
Tu 7/7: Evan Rachel Wood, Christopher Gorham
We 7/8: Julie Chen, Michael Ian Black, Will Dailey
Th 7/9: Jeff Goldblum, Jackie Collins
Fr 7/10: Ray Romano, Michael Buble

Mo 7/13: Connie Schultz
Tu 7/14: John Larroquette, Minka Kelly
We 7/15: Mike Massimino
Th 7/16: Isaac Mizrahi, Shohreh Aghdashloo

LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, NBC
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)

Mo 7/13: Queen Latifah, Dylan McDermott
Tu 7/14: Seann William Scott, Keyshawn Johnson, Daniel Merriweather
We 7/15: Kevin Connolly
Th 7/16: Anna Paquin, Bill Engvall, the Jonas Brothers
Fr 7/17: The Dead Weather

Mo 7/20: Will Arnett, Emmanuelle Chiqui
Tu 7/21: Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter, Jordin Sparks
We 7/22: Bob Costas, the Mighty Boosh, Flo Rida

LAST CALL WITH CARSON DALY, NBC
Mo 7/6: Jimmy Fallon, Mistress Mary, Bobby Ray (R 5/6/09)
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 7/6: Justin Fox (R 7/1/09)
Tu 7/7: Dr. Oliver Sacks (R 6/29/09)
We 7/8: Robert Kenner (R 7/2/09)
Th 7/9: Mike Kim (R 6/30/09)

Mo 7/13: Rep. Barney Frank
Tu 7/14: Peter Mancall

THE COLBERT REPORT, Comedy Central
Mo 7/6: Alexi Lalas, Kevin Mattson (R 6/30/09)
Tu 7/7: Nicholas Kristof (R 7/1/09)
We 7/8: Ed Viesturs (R 7/2/09)
Th 7/9: Neil DeGrasse Tyson (R 6/29/09)

Mo 7/13: Paul Rieckhoff, Paul Krugman
Tu 7/14: Leymah Gbowee
We 7/15: Douglas Rushkoff
Th 7/16: Edmund Andrews

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, ABC
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: Dane Cook, 6-year-old genius Pranav Veera, Franz Ferdinand (R
4/17/09)
Th 7/9: Denzel Washington, Will Ferrell (R)
Fr 7/10: Magic Johnson, Jack Black, Michael Cera (R)

Mo 7/13: Kobe Bryant, Derek Fisher and additional team members from the
L.A. Lakers, 3OH!3 (R 6/19/09)
Tu 7/14: Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Sean Patrick McGraw
We 7/15: Larry King
Th 7/16: Zooey Deschanel, Terrell Owens
Fr 7/17: Josh Lucas, Danica Patrick, Daughtry

Mo 7/20: TBA
Tu 7/21: Seth Green, "Bachelorette" Jillian Harris
We 7/22: Kristin Cavallari
Th 7/23: Katherine Heigl
Fr 7/24: Tom Arnold, "Trailer Park Boys" Rob Wells, John Paul Tremblay
and Mike Smith

THE VIEW, ABC
Mo 7/6: Larry Miller
Tu 7/7: Denis Leary, Rob Thomas
We 7/8: Teri Hatcher, beauty expert Marie Czenko Kuechel
Th 7/9: Margaret Cho, LL Cool J
Fr 7/10: Minnie Driver, Tyler Florence

Mo 7/13: A day of Hot Topics
Tu 7/14: Jimmy Fallon, Kevin Connolly
We 7/15: Daughtry
Th 7/16: Bill Engvall, Dr. Donnica Moore
Fr 7/17: Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Tyler Florence

Mo 7/20: Charles Gibson
Tu 7/21: The Script

LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, syndicated
Mo 7/6: Mary McCormack, the Jonas Brothers, Nigella Lawson
Tu 7/7: Serena Williams, Rainn Wilson, Dr. Nisha Aurora
We 7/8: Hayden Panettiere, 100-year-old tennis champ Roger Gentilhomme,
Patti Wood
Th 7/9: Rupert Grint, Sugar Ray
Fr 7/10: Daniel Radcliffe, Tom Cavanagh

Mo 7/13: Celebrity look-a-likes
Tu 7/14: Dylan McDermott, Emma Watson
We 7/15: David Beckham
Th 7/16: Adrian Grenier, Twisted Sister
Fr 7/17: Heidi Klum

THE ELLEN DEGENERES SHOW, syndicated
Mo 7/6: Patrick Dempsey, Tione Johnson (R 11/5/08)
Tu 7/7: Drew Barrymore, Taraji P. Henson (R 2/5/09)
We 7/8: Lindsay Lohan, Prince, Alec Greven (R 4/23/09)
Th 7/9: Kiefer Sutherland, T.I., Johnny Bench, Joe Morgan, George
Clooney (R 1/19/09)
Fr 7/10: Hugh Jackman, Chris Pine (R 5/6/09)

Mo 7/13: Ryan Reynolds, Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Emily Bear (R
4/30/09)
Tu 7/14: Miley Cyrus, Chris Matthews (R 11/20/08)
We 7/15: John Travolta, Robert Pattinson (R 11/21/08)
Th 7/16: Beyonce (R 11/25/08)
Fr 7/17: Matthew McConaughey (R 5/1/09)

Mo 7/20: Halle Berry, Flo Rida (R 3/31/09)

TAVIS SMILEY, PBS
Mo 7/6: Jeremy Renner, David Ignatius
Tu 7/7: Berry Gordy, the Homemade Jamz Blues Band
We 7/8: Lisa Kudrow, Mayor James Young
Th 7/9: Peter Peterson, Dr. Michael Roizen
Fr 7/10: Dr. Olufunmilayo Olopade, Jessica Queller, Diahann Carroll

Mo 7/13: Steve Martin (R)
Tu 7/14: Darryl Strawberry (R)
We 7/15: Larry King (R)
Th 7/16: Norman Lear (R)
Fr 7/17: Tracey Ullman (R)

CHELSEA LATELY, E!
Mo 7/6: Brooke Burke, Chris Hardwick, Gary Valentine, Megyn Price
Tu 7/7: Michael Buble, Josh Wolf, Brad Wollack, Whitney Cummings
We 7/8: Marissa Jaret Winokur, Heather McDonald, Brody Stevens, John
Caparulo (R 7/2/09)
Th 7/9: Florence Henderson, Chris Franjola, Loni Love, Janet Varney
Fr 7/10: Brooke Hogan, Michael Yo, Josh Wolf, Natasha Leggero (R
6/29/09)

THE HOUR WITH GEORGE STROUMBOULOPOULOS, CBC
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)

Mo 7/13: Russell Peters, Dave Foley, Pauly Shore (R)
Tu 7/14: Judah Friedlander, Finesse Mitchell, Cheech & Chong (R)
We 7/15: Billy Connolly, Margaret Cho, Samantha Bee (R)
Th 7/16: John Pinette, Howie Mandel, Kenny & Spenny, Nikki Payne (R)
Fr 7/17: Brent Butt, Susie Essman, Mark McKinney, Craig Ferguson (R)

Mo 7/20: Erin Brockovich, David Byrne, Tony Robbins (R)
Tu 7/21: Scott McClellan, David Foster (R)
We 7/22: Lily Allen, Garry Marshall, Dana White (R)
Th 7/23: Shai Agassi, Joshua Jackson, Chris Noth (R)
Fr 7/24: Gary Bettman, Jason Mewes, Darius Rucker (R)

THE BONNIE HUNT SHOW, syndicated
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)
We 7/8: Kathy Griffin, David Archuleta (R 11/18/08)
Th 7/9: Mary Tyler Moore, Kunal Nayyar (R 4/22/09)
Fr 7/10: Michael Clarke Duncan, Mel B., Alida Brill (R 2/24/09)

Mo 7/13: Diane Lane, Richard Gere, Ingrid Hoffman, Matt Grant (R
9/25/08)
Tu 7/14: Marcia Cross, Amy Smart (R 5/8/09)
We 7/15: John Stamos, Pat Sajak, Cat Cora (R 11/20/08)
Th 7/16: Swoosie Kurtz, Justin Kirk, Ivette Soler (R 9/9/08)
Fr 7/17: William Baldwin, Gavin Rossdale (R 10/1/08)

Mo 7/20: Cloris Leachman, 8-year-old guitar prodigy Tallan Latz, chef
Jesse Brune (R 9/15/08)