memorial day-related stories
Andy Rooney on the meaning of Memorial Day
Today is Memorial Day (formerly Decoration Day), and between the burgers, beaches, and the day off from work, there are probably some people who aren't quite sure what the day means. Andy Rooney talked about it last night (actually a repeat from last year) on 60 Minutes. His book My War is a really interesting take on World War II.
Jay Leno's exit from NBC
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.
Continue reading Jay Leno's exit from NBC
What's On Tonight: NBA Playoffs, Andromeda Strain, Denise Richards
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.
Here's your guide to Memorial Day marathons and other shows
TCM has classic war/military movies all day and night. - At 6am, USA has an NCIS marathon.
- At 8, A&E has a marathon of City Confidential episodes.
- History Channel has a MonsterQuest marathon at 8.
- Sci-Fi has a Star Trek: Enterprise marathon at 8.
- Also at 8: TV One has a Day Break marathon.
- At 9, BBC America has a Monty Python's Flying Circus marathon.
- FX has a That 70s Show marathon starting at 9.
- GSN has a Match Game marathon at 9.
- Spike has a CSI marathon starting at 9.
- At 10, TNT has a Law and Order marathon.
- At 11, G4 has a Cops marathon.
- Lifetime has a bunch of "sex" movies starting at 11.
- At noon, GSN will have a special GSN Live from Iraq, featuring ex-game show contestants who are stationed there.
- There's a Top Chef marathon on Bravo starting at 2:30.
- At 4, Discovery has a Deadliest Catch marathon.
(Thanks to Interesting Pile)
What's On Tonight: On The Lot, Miss Universe, The Riches, Simple Life
At 8, ABC has a new Wife Swap, followed by the debut of The Ex-Wives Club and a new Supernanny. - FOX has a new, two-hour On The Lot at 8.
- NBC has a new Real Wedding Crashers at 8, then the Miss Universe Pageant.
- Four good Friends repeats on TBS starting at 8.
- TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World, then a new Big Medicine.
- At 9 on CNN, Larry King interviews journalist Kimberly Dozier.
- There's a new Monday Night RAW on USA at 9.
- Lifetime has the new movie My Name Is Sarah at 9.
- Also at 9: Food Network has a new Challenge, then a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
- At 10, FX has a new episode of The Riches.
- Discovery has a new Stunt Junkies at 10.
- E! has the season premiere of The Simple Life at 10, then the premiere of Sunset Tan.
Check your local TV listings for more.














