Charlie Rose: Jonathan Alter, with guest host Bob Schieffer, and Peter Bogdanovich, with guest host Isabella Rossellini- The Daily Show: Billy Connolly (repeat)
- The Colbert Report: Bill Bastone (repeat)
- The Late Show With David Letterman: Martin Short and James Blunt
- Jay Leno: Garry Shandling and Def Leppard
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Julia Stiles, Jason Ritter, and Atreyu
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Seth Green, Lee Evans, and Atmosphere
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Anna Paquin and Casper Van Dien
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Steven R. Schirripa and Rock Kills Kid
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What's on tonight: Idol, Desperation, Pepper Dennis, 10.5, country music
At 8, ABC has Stephen King's Desperation.- CBS the Academy of Country Music Awards at 8.
- NBC has a new Most Outrageous Moments at 8, followed by a repeat ep, then the conclusion of 10.5: Apocalypse.
- Over on FOX, a new American Idol, followed by the season finale of House.
- The WB has a repeat Gilmore Girls and a new Pepper Dennis, while UPN has repeats of America's Next Top Model and Veronica Mars.
- At 10, MTV has a new ep of The Real World.
- FX is showing X-Men all night.
- AMC has Diamonds Are Forever at 10:30.
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