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• NBC has the Olympics all night.
• TCM is showing Barbara Stanwyck movies all night.
• At 8, ESPN has two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
• Over on ESPN2, more coverage of The Little League World Series.
• At 9, CBS has a new Big Brother.
• Bill Maher is the guest on Larry King Live, on CNN at 9.
• Sci-Fi has a new Eureka at 9, then a new ECW.
• There's a new Food Detectives on Food Network at 9, followed by a new Road Tasted with The Neelys.
• At 10, A&E has a new episode of The Cleaner.
• Lifetime has a new How To Look Good Naked at 10.
• History Channel has a new Evolve at 10.
• Bravo has a new Million Dollar Listing at 10.

Now that we're past the rumors of Ryan Seacrest replacing Larry King as host of King's CNN show, Bill Zwecker has another rumor to report: it's Jay Leno who might replace the veteran talk show host.

It's no secret that several networks are interested in Leno after he leaves his NBC show in 2009. Both ABC and FOX have shown interest in offering him a late night spot, and there's even been talk of NBC keeping him in-house to do some sort of new show with them. But Zwecker is reporting that CNN might actually want to grab Leno, give him a show on the network (perhaps even late night), and then when King finally does retire in a few years Leno will be already on the network and ready to take over in the 9pm slot.

Sometimes I wonder if Leno is sitting at home, laughing at all of the rumors and speculation because he really has no intention of doing anything but stand-up and working on his collection of cars.

[via TV Tattle]

• At 8, ABC has Vacation Swap, followed by a new episode of The Bachelorette.
• NBC has a new American Gladiators at 8, then a new Dateline.
• ABC Family has a new Greek at 8, then a new Wildfire.
• Also at 8: TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon.
• At 8:30, ESPN has the NBA Playoffs.
• At 9, Larry King Live has all the finalists from American Idol.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• A&E has the premiere of The Andromeda Strain at 9.
• At 10, Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• E! has the premiere of Denise Richards: It's Complicated, then the premiere of Living Lohan.
• Also at 10: MTV has two new episodes of The Paper.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• USA has an NCIS marathon all night.
• At 8, The CW has a new Smackdown!
• PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, followed by new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
• TCM has two Jack Lemmon movies starting at 8: How To Murder Your Wife and The Out-of-Towners.
• At 9, NBC has a new, two hour Dateline.
• Larry King Live welcomes American Idol winner and runner-up David Cook and David Archuleta at 9.
• Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• There's a new episode of The Soup on E! at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• ESPN has NBA Playoffs all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Ugly Betty, then a new Grey's Anatomy and the season finale (part one) of Lost.
• NBC has the one hour season finale of My Name Is Earl at 8, followed by the one hour season finale of The Office and the season finale of ER.
• The CW has the season finales of Smallville and Supernatural.
• FOX has a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader? at 8, followed by a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• At 9, CBS has a new CSI, followed by a new Without A Trace.
• Ryan Seacrest is the guest on a new Larry King Live, at 9 on CNN.
• Also at 9: Hallmark has the new movie Bridal Fever.
• At 10, Spike has a new TNA Impact.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new 'Lil Bush.

Check your local TV listings for more.

If you're a regular viewer of CNN's Larry King Live, you know that's not an Onion headline. Seacrest has filled in for Larry King several times over the past few years, usually on pop culture-oriented shows, and now it looks like Seacrest wants the gig permanently.

MSNBC "The Scoop" column is reporting that the American Idol host is in secret negotiations to take over for King, and the change could take place as early as the end of this year. Of course, this goes against the recent news that King had signed a contract extension through 2011, but that contract doesn't necessarily guarantee him the 9 pm slot, just that he'll stick with CNN in general.

There have been approximately 400 stories written about CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric in the past few weeks: she's thinking about leaving, she's getting her lowest ratings ever, etc, etc. And now TV viewers are weighing in on what Katie should do.

A Gallup Poll asked 1,016 adults (I'd love to hear why they come up with such numbers, why they didn't keep calling until it was 1100 or at least stop calling at 1000) what Katie should do. And you know what? 46% of respondents say she should stay as anchor of the show! Where are those viewers when she needs them?

Here are some other results from the poll:

• TLC has a Little People, Big World marathon all night.
• TNT has the NBA Playoffs all night.
• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, then new episodes of Supernanny and Boston Legal.
• CBS has a new Price Is Right Million Dollar Spectacular at 8, followed by new episodes of Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.
• NBC has a new, two hour Deal Or No Deal at 8, then a new Law and Order.
• FOX has new episodes of 'Til Death, Back to You, and American Idol.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8, then the series premiere of Farmer Wants A Wife.
• PBS has a new Secrets of the Dead at 8, followed by a new installment of Carrier.
• At 9, Rachael Ray guests on a new Larry King Live, on CNN.
• Sci-Fi has a new Ghost Hunters at 9.
• Also at 9: Oxygen has the new movie Husband For Hire.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef.
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
• There's a new Real World on MTV at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, ABC has a new Dancing with the Stars, followed by new episodes of Samantha Who? and The Bachelor.
• CBS has a new Big Bang Theory at 8, then new episodes of How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Rules of Engagement, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has new episodes of Deal Or No Deal and Medium.
• FOX has a new Bones at 8, followed by a new New Amsterdam.
• ABC Family has a new Greek at 8, then a new America's Prom Queen.
• Also at 8: CMT has the 2008 CMT Music Awards.
• At 8:30, Food Network has a new Heavyweights.
• At 9, The CW has a new One Tree Hill.
• Stephen Colbert is the guest on a new episode of CNN's Larry King Live at 9.
• USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• There's a new Dirty Jobs on Discovery at 9.
• GSN has a new World Poker Tour at 9.
• At 9:30, Food Network has a new Unwrapped, then a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• At 10, MTV has a new episode of The Hills, then the series premiere of The Paper.

Check your local TV listings for more.

This is approximately the 57th "Katie Couric is doing badly in the ratings and will probably will fired or quit her job at CBS" story that has surfaced in the past year, but since it's The Wall Street Journal, perhaps he has a little more gravitas to it?

Possibly.

The newspaper is reporting that "CBS executives" and "people close to Couric" say that she will probably leave her job as anchor of The CBS Evening News well before her contract is up in 2011. She might even leave in early 2009, right after the current Presidential election is over.

We seem to be in the middle of a Valerie Bertinelli renaissance.

First Bertinelli signed up with Jenny Craig and is the new spokesperson (bye-bye Kirstie Alley), then she became a correspondent for Rachael Ray, then she released a memoir, and then she made the inevitable appearance on Oprah. She was also on Larry King Live earlier this week and when he asked her if she would like to do a talk show, she didn't say "hey, I already have one!" but that must have been the case, because she has one. Bertinelli has signed with CBS to develop a new talk show for the 2009-10 season.

• At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by new episodes of Supernanny and Cashmere Mafia.
• FOX has a new, two hour American Idol at 8.
• CBS has a new Big Brother at 8.
• NBC has a new Deal Or No Deal at 8.
• PBS has new episodes of America's Ballroom Challenge and Great Performances.
• At 9, Jon Stewart is the guest on a new episode of CNN's Larry King Live.
• At 9:30, HGTV has a new Design on a Dime.
• Also at 9:30, HBO has a new In Treatment.
• At 10, NBC has a new Law and Order.
• Bravo has a new Project Runway at 10.
• Food Network has a new Dinner: Impossible at 10.
• At 10:30, Comedy Central has a new Reno 911.

Check your local TV listings for more.

• At 8, CBS has A Home for the Holidays, a special about adoption.
• ABC has a new Duel at 8.
• NBC has two new episodes of Singing Bee at 8, then a new Dateline.
• PBS has a new NOW at 8, followed by new episodes of Washington Week and Bill Moyers Journal.
• There's a new Smackdown! on The CW at 8.
• Alton Brown makes eggnog at 8 on Food Network's Good Eats.
• Also at 8: TCM has Bette Davis in Dark Victory.
• At 9, FOX has a new Next Great American Band.
• Larry King has holiday music on CNN at 9.
• Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild at 9.
• Lifetime has the movie Under The Misletoe at 9.
• Food Network has a new Paula's Party at 9, then a new Rachael Ray's Tasty Travels.
• At 10, ABC has a new 20/20.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

We've all seen the video clip of Larry King asking a surprised Marie Osmond about her 16 year-old son being in rehab, and now inside sources have told the New York Post that he did it on purpose, to get even with her for having the Osmond family reunion on Oprah's show instead of his show (I didn't realize the Osmond brood was causing such a booking war).