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Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg; a discussion of the iPhone (must have been postponed the other night); and author Ken Pollack
• The Daily Show: T.J. English
• The Colbert Report: Nas
• The Late Show with David Letterman: John C. Reilly, Jane Mayer, and Grizzly Bear
• Jay Leno: Kevin Costner, D.L. Hughley, and The Time
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Paul Giamatti, Mitch Rouse, and Los Lonely Boys
• Tavis Smiley: Henry Winkler and Henry Zoglin (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Liam Neeson, BJ Novak, and The Duke Spirit (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Val Kilmer
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Eddie Izzard and Rick Ross (repeat)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: chef David Chang
• The Daily Show: Will Ferrell
• The Colbert Report: Margaret Spellings
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Amanda Peet, Jon Hamm, and Augustana
• Jay Leno: Gillian Anderson, Dave Atell, and The Duke Spirit
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: George Foreman and Alanis Morissette
• Tavis Smiley: Debbie Allen and Anne Lamott (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Jason Lee, Eva Amurri, and Galactic (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Julie Chen, Adam Scott, and Ricky Skaggs
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Bear Grylls (repeat)

Just to be complete, I wanted to go over a few more tidbits from the NBC executive session with entertainment co-chiefs Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff. We already know about Leno copying Kimmel, and the late night news that came out of it, and we already know about the non-spin-off and the actual spin-off for The Office. But what else did they talk about?

• Life will get two Monday night showings, starting on September 29 at 10 PM ET, which will allow them to premiere Christian Slater's My Own Worst Enemy on October 13, and run it straight through December. Silverman called having that show after Chuck and Heroes a kind of a "male Heroes sandwich."
  

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Senator Jim Webb, and a discussion of Apple's new iPhone
• The Daily Show: Richard Bitner
• The Colbert Report: Senator Jim Webb
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Will Ferrell and the guys from Mythbusters
• Jay Leno: Kyra Sedgwick, Chris Matthews, and Alanis Morissette
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Angie Harmon, Adam Perry Lang, and Def Leppard
• Tavis Smiley: Alanis Morissette and Governor David Paterson (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Patricia Heaton, Katt Williams, and Thrice (repeat)
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Aisha Tyler, Jarod Miller, and Keaton Simons
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Perez Hilton, Sig & Edgar Hansen, and Katy Perry (repeat - seriously, just cancel this show already, please?)

Taking a cue from ABC, NBC had Jay Leno pose as a reporter and ask NBC's two-headed entertainment chief, Ben Silverman and Marc Graboff, about when Leno would be leaving and when Conan would be starting. Only, instead of just wearing a baseball cap like Kimmel did, Leno donned a bald cap and beard to make him seem extra stealthy.

Some of the "funny" lines are after the jump, but here's the gist of the news: Leno's last day on the Tonight show will be on May 29, with Conan O'Brien taking over the following Monday, June 1. Conan will do his last Late Night sometime during the first quarter, according to Graboff and Silverman, and Jimmy Fallon will take over the timeslot at an undetermined time during either March or April (that's after starting online, as Lorne Michaels announced yesterday). No word on what will play in Conan's 12:30 slot in the interim period.

Goodbye, Jay -- you don't mind if we push you out of the chair, do you? If you thought NBC made a mess of the David Letterman/Jay Leno replacement switch-off back in 1992, then you might find it not very surprising that the hand off from Jay (I don't want to go) Leno to Conan O'Brien is portending to be just as sticky.

According to TV Week, NBC is poised to announce the official Jay Leno departure from The Tonight Show and Conan O'Brien arrival today. Our man at the TCA, Joel Keller, could have all the details later on, so keep checking back with TV Squad.

Reportedly, Leno will be exiting in late May, possibly on the anniversary of the date he took the chair from Johnny Carson, May 25. Carson's last Tonight Show was May 22, 1992; Jay's tenure commenced on Monday, May 25. The problem with re-creating that symmetry in 2009 is that those dates are Memorial Day weekend.

Here's who's on the late night talk shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: a discussion of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Rosie Perez and David Sedaris
• Jay Leno: Tim Allen, Demi Lovato, and OneRepublic
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Ant and Dec, and Minus the Bear
• Tavis Smiley: Famke Janssen, John Dean, and Barry Goldwater, Jr. (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Senator John McCain and The Steeldrivers
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Mary Steenburgen and Criss Angel
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Daryl Hannah and Josh Kelley (repeat)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Neil Young
• The Daily Show: Maggie Gyllenhaal
• The Colbert Report: Elizabeth Edwards
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Ricky Gervais and John Mellencamp
• Jay Leno: David Spade, Jordana Spiro, and Coldplay
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian, and Cool Kids
• Tavis Smiley: Jewel and Sarah Sentilles (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Aaron Eckhart, Caroline Rhea, and Dr. Dog
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Jet Li and Rita Rudner
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Chelsea Handler and Serj Tankian (repeat)

Hot on the heels of Jimmy Kimmel's questions to ABC chief Steve McPherson about Jay Leno coming to ABC comes this: Leno says he's leaving NBC for good.

NBC has said several times that even though Conan O'Brien is going to replace Leno as host of The Tonight Show next year, they were very interested in having him stay with the network to do...well, something else. Host another show, host specials, fix the cars of the executives, whatever. But now Leno tells USA Today that he's not interested in any of that and he's leaving NBC. He doesn't say that he's going to retire (he's just not that type, and it's the one thing I like about him), he just says he's leaving NBC and that he'll get another job and be fine.

Leno will probably have many offers to choose from as 2009 approaches, so I wouldn't worry about him.

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: New Yorker editor David Remnick
• The Daily Show: Kenneth Pollack
• The Colbert Report: Rush
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Neil Young, and The Hold Steady
• Jay Leno: John C. Reilly, Venus Williams, and Gavin Rossdale
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Nick Lachey, Gabrielle Union, and Nas
• Tavis Smiley: Van Jones and Parag Khanna (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Meryl Streep, Russell Brand, and Eugene Mirman
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Sir Ben Kingsley
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Kenny & Spenny and Fat Joe (repeat)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Neil Young
• The Daily Show: Pierce Brosnan
• The Colbert Report: Jason Riley
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Meryl Streep, Aaron Eckhart, and Randy Travis
• Jay Leno: David Duchovny, Reese Hoffa, and Jakob Dylan
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Andy Samberg, Minnie Driver, and Shwayze
• Tavis Smiley: John Cho and Richard Thaler (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Heidi Klum, Joel McHale, KT Tunstall, and Daryl Hall
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Julie Andrews and Raymond Crowe
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Zachery Levi and hellogoodbye (repeat)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Michelle Rhee
• The Daily Show: Andrew Ward
• The Colbert Report: TBA
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Pierce Brosnan, Bud Selig, and Jason Mraz
• Jay Leno: Will Ferrell, Mary McCormack, and James Hunter
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Adam Carolla, Peter Berg, Romany Malco, and Billy Idol (repeat)
• Tavis Smiley: John Laroquette and Aaron David Miller (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Gary Oldman, Joe Buck, and Kenny Chesney
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Chris Isaak and Debbie Reynolds
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Melora Hardin and Lupe Fiasco (repeat - another one? Seriously, just cancel this show.)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Nicholson Baker, and a discussion of Africa's Virunga National Park
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Steve Carell, Lance Armstrong, and Dr. John (repeat)
• Jay Leno: Michael Caine, Elizabeth Banks, and Ludo
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Whoopi Goldberg, Fred Willard, and Cyndi Lauper (repeat)
• Tavis Smiley: Carly Simon (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Sean Hayes, Ed Helms, and Tom Papa
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Holly Hunter (repeat)
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Sheryl Crow and Josh Gomes (repeat)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: a discussion with the National Teachers of the Year
• The Daily Show: James Harding (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Barbara Ehrenreich (repeat)
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Paris Hilton, Steve Wyrick, and Panic at the Disco (repeat)
• Jay Leno: Kathy Griffin, Adam Carolla, Willie Nelson, and Wynton Marsalis
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Regis Philbin, Sharon Osbourne, and Lil' Wayne (repeat)
• Tavis Smiley: Helen Hunt and Majora Carter (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Al Roker, Paul Pierce, and Pilobolus
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Valerie Bertinelli, Paulina Porizkova, and Estelle (repeat)
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Aviva Yael and The Game (repeat)

Here's who's on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Ted Koppel and Jim Courier
• The Daily Show: James McAvoy (repeat)
• The Colbert Report: Representative Robert Wexler (repeat)
• The Late Show with David Letterman: Harrison Ford, Ali Lohan, and Leona Lewis (repeat)
• Jay Leno: Jarod Miller and Sara Bareilles
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama (repeat)
• Tavis Smiley: Barbara Walters and Daniel Beaty (repeat)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien: Kyra Sedgwick, Jim Cramer, and Joe Cocker
• The Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson: Kristin Davis, Joel McHale, and Shooter Jennings (repeat)
• Last Call with Carson Daly: Kathy Griffin and Gavin DeGraw (repeat)