TV Daily

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Monday, May 12, 2008

Prime Pick

TV Daily

Left to right: ABC, NBC, MTV

Tonight, if you're in the mood for sugary reality fluff, you're in luck! Matt gives out his final rose on the season finale of "The Bachelor: London Calling" (10 p.m. EDT on ABC), Lauren runs into more trouble on the season finale of "The Hills" (10 p.m. on MTV), and the muscular behemoths return on the season premiere of "American Gladiators" (8 p.m. on NBC). So many empty calories of reality TV to watch, so little time!

-- H.H.

Also…

Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart star in "The African Queen" (6 p.m. EDT on TCM); then the season finale of "Medium" airs at 9 p.m. on NBC, while a repeat of "FDR" on "American Experience" (9 p.m. on PBS, check listings) examines Roosevelt's early childhood and marriage. The four-part documentary "Sex: The Revolution" (10 p.m. on VH1) begins with a profile of sexuality in the '50s.

Last night

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On the talk shows

Regis and Kelly

ABC, 9 a.m. EDT		 Eric Dane, "American Idol" castoff Jason Castro, the winner of "Survivor"

The View

ABC, 11 a.m. EDT		 Cast members from Broadway's "Passing Strange"

Ellen DeGeneres

Syndicated, check local listings		 Matthew Fox, "American Idol" castoff Jason Castro

Oprah Winfrey

Syndicated, check local listings		 TBA

Charlie Rose

PBS, check local listings		 TBA

Larry King

CNN, 9 p.m. EDT		 TBA

Jon Stewart

Comedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT		 TBA

Stephen Colbert

Comedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 TBA

David Letterman

CBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT		 Stupid Pet Tricks, Shia LaBeouf, N.E.R.D.

Jay Leno

NBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT		 Jack Black, Clay Aiken

Tavis Smiley

PBS, check local listings		 Kelsey Grammer, Sen. Harry Reid

Jimmy Kimmel

ABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT		 Robert Downey Jr., "Dancing With the Stars" castoff Mario, Lyfe Jennings (repeat)

Conan O'Brien

NBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 William Shatner, Gary Vaynerchuk

Craig Ferguson

CBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT		 John Stamos, Judith Smith-Levin, Jaymay

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