ALMA Awards, on NBC
Comedian George Lopez and actress Eva Longoria team up once again to honor fellow Latinos in the entertainment industry at this year's ALMA Awards. Five-time Grammy winner Christina Aguilera will receive a 2012 NCLR Special Achievement Award.
Q: Settle a bet for me: Is it true that Willem Dafoe was in a movie with Madonna?
Any great actor, especially one as prolific as Willem Dafoe, will tell you that they can't all be gems.
And so yes, offbeat cult favorite Willem Dafoe did star in Madonna's financially disastrous erotic thriller "Body of Evidence" in 1993.
Parks and Recreation, on NBC
When Leslie and Andy travel to Washington, D.C., to visit Ben and April at their new jobs, Leslie meets Senators Barbara Boxer and Olympia Snowe. Meanwhile, Ron organizes a barbecue as a thank you for the staff.
Tipping the scales: Network and cable giants battle for Emmy supremacy
Jimmy Kimmel hosts the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards
Just as the fall season kicks into high gear, the industry celebrates the best television has to offer. As networks and popular cable channels fight for a piece of the lucrative ratings pie, The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences honor this past season's outstanding work in comedy, drama, reality TV and more.
Survivor: Philippines, on CBS
Eighteen contestants travel to Southeast Asia where they'll be divided into three tribes. Three of this season's castaways are getting another shot at the prize after being medically evacuated in previous editions of the game.
Q: Other than the obvious actor crossovers, are there any connections between "Roseanne" and "The Big Bang Theory"?
The biggest connection is definitely "Big Bang Theory" creator Chuck Lorre.
Before becoming the hit-sitcom machine we know today, Lorre was a writer and producer for "Roseanne" from 1990 to 1992, the show's third and fourth seasons.
So he knew Johnny Galecki, Laurie Metcalf and Sara Gilbert before casting them on "The Big Bang Theory." He also brought along a few other folks he worked with on the "Roseanne" set.
Go On, on NBC
Former "Friends" star Matthew Perry portrays a not-so-friendly sports talk radio host who is struggling to move on after the loss of his wife. He reluctantly finds solace in a support group when his alpha-male boss forces him to attend grief counseling.
Q: I love "The Closer," and Kyra Sedgwick has made the show. Why is she leaving? The spinoff, "Major Crimes," looks like the same type of show with the same people, so the only difference will be the loss of Kyra Sedgwick.
This is pretty much what all actors say about leaving a long-running series, but "The Closer" star Kyra Sedgwick just said "it was time, as an artist, for me to do something else."
In a news conference (quoted by TVFanatic.com), she said that, "When I started to contemplate the idea of what Season 8 would look like, it felt daunting and overwhelming and didn't feel right."
The Mob Doctor, on Fox
Jordana Spiro stars as promising young surgeon Dr. Grace Devlin, who makes a deal with the devil when she agrees to work for the Mafia to pay off her brother's gambling debt.
Late Laughs for the week of September 16 - 22, 2012
The Tonight Show: Jay Leno
Donald Trump was bumped from speaking at the Republican convention because of hurricane Isaac. See, nobody ever talks about the good things hurricanes do!
Hurricane Isaac is officially a Category 1 hurricane. It was so windy that gas stations needed three guys working outside: two to hold the ladder while the other guy climbed up to raise the prices.