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It's always fun when Bill O'Reilly visits The View. Bob posted about it yesterday, too, talking about how weird Whoopi was acting.

My first thought whenever O'Reilly visits The View is Joy Behar. She always looks like she'd rather be anywhere else but sitting next to him. But I suppose she puts up with it -- and has no choice in the matter -- because O'Reilly and Barbara Walters have been friends for a long time, and Barbara, of course, has the final say on who gets on the show and who doesn't.

This is all speculation, of course. I have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. Just reading the body language, which I've learned a little about while watching Tonya Reiman on O'Reilly's Fox show, The O'Reilly Factor.

• TBS has a marathon of The Office all night.
• At 8, ABC has the series premiere of V, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
• CBS has a new NCIS at 8, then new episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife.
• NBC has a new, two-hour Biggest Loser, followed by a new Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance at 8.
• The CW has new episodes of 90210 and Melrose Place.
• PBS has a new Nova at 8.
• ESPN has a new 30 For 30 at 8, followed by two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
• At 9, History Channel has a new episode of The Universe.
• Bravo has Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel at 9, then the season premiere of Tabatha's Salon Makeover.
• Syfy has two new episodes of Scare Tactics at 9, followed by a new ECW.
• BBC America has a new Dragon's Den at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
• Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
• A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
• Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of The Hills, followed by a new episode of The City.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

You don't usually see Stephen Colbert talking about sports. He even addresses that a little bit in this clip from last night's show, where he talks about the winner of the New York City marathon and Olympic speedskating.

This show remains one of the funniest shows on television.

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One last Halloween post. Bill O'Reilly appeared on The View on Friday, dressed as Dracula. It's a basic costume, but it suits him. Of course, the talk turned to the Fox News vs. the White House story, and then O'Reilly, for some bizarre reason, calls Whoopi "jealous" because he has a best-selling book. But what's equally odd is Whoopi's response, where she lists the awards she has won. I think that has been boiling inside her for a while (that part happens about 7:48 in).

And what's with all the weird mugging and looking around that Whoopi is doing? She's actually kinda of an odd person, isn't she?

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Practical jokes are funny, to a certain extent. Until someone loses an eye or something.

This clip is from an episode of Ellen last week. Taylor Swift was the guest so Ellen decided to sneak up on her as she went into her dressing room's bathroom. It doesn't look like a set-up, as Swift looks truly shocked, so my question is this: what if Swift had broken her ankle or slipped and hit her head on the toilet? She comes really close. What an embarrassing way to die that would have been. Yeah, really funny Ellen, you killed America's sweetheart in the toilet!

Swift's heels look about 9" tall.

• At 7:30, FOX has Game 5 of The World Series.
• At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, followed by a new Castle.
• CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8, then episodes of Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami.
• NBC has new episodes of Heroes, Trauma, and The Jay Leno Show.
• The CW has a new One Tree Hill at 8, followed by a new Gossip Girl.
• ABC Family has a new Lincoln Heights at 8, then the season finale of Greek.
• There's a new Good Eats on Food Network at 8.
• ESPN has a new Monday Night Football at 8, the Falcons vs. the Saints.
• At 9, PBS has a new American Experience.
• USA has new Monday Night RAW at 9.
• Food Network has a new Unwrapped at 9.
• At 9:30, Lifetime has three new episodes of Rita Rocks.
• At 10, Food Network has a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
• TLC has two new episodes of Cake Boss at 10.
• Bravo has a new Million Dollar Listing at 10.
• Also at 10: E! has a new episode of The Soup Presents.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

• At 7, MTV has the movie My Super Psycho Sweet Sixteen.
• At 8, ABC has a new Supernanny, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
• CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
• NBC has a new Law and Order at 8, followed by new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
• The CW has a new Smallville at 8.
• PBS has new episodes of Washington Week, NOW, and Bill Moyers Journal.
• There's a new Smackdown! on MyNetwork TV at 8.
• Lifetime has a new DietTribe at 8.
• AMC has Young Frankenstein at 8.
• Travel Channel has Ghost Adventures Live! at 8.
• At 9, USA has a new Monk, then a new White Collar.
• Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 8, followed by a new Sanctuary.
• Cartoon Network has a new episode of The Othersiders at 9.
• Also at 9: BBC has a new Friday Night with Jonathan Ross.
• At 10, STARZ has a new Crash.
• E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

If things don't work out for Project Runway winner Christian Siriano in the fashion biz, he might want to consider a full-time gig as a talk show diva. As the number one guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show today, Christian was fierce, fun and oh-so-comfy that at times I thought Ms. O had her own little Ed McMahon or Andy Richter... but with a lot more style.

Oprah devoted the show to reality TV and the big get was Adam Lambert, the runner up in last season's American Idol. You wouldn't have guessed he was second place based on the assertion by Oprah that he was the top choice of her viewers when asked which reality star they wanted to see on her show.

I know I'm cynical, but I think it was planned. Adam's album is coming out on November 23 and there's already been lots of buzz, including the CD cover.

Today I made an executive decision and gave the podcast an oh-so-creative name: "The TV Squad Podcast." This was after we recorded it on Tuesday, so I still refer to it by its old APB name. If you have any suggestions, let me know at tvsquad [at] gmail [dot] com.

In this episode, Late Show writer Bill Scheft joins me, Danny Gallagher and Kona Gallagher to talk about his new book Everything Hurts. Of course, there's lots of good behind-the-scenes info about what it was like to work at The Late Show, especially on how the events of the past month affected the staff and the show's writing, including the monologue.

He also tells some funny stories about being canned from Sports Illustrated (and spawns a new catchphrase), feeding lines to the guy who played Mike Singletary and more. It's 45 minutes of fun.

After the interview, Kona, Danny and I give our picks of the week. Run time is 1:03:02.

You can listen to the podcast below; or download from here or by subscribing to our RSS podcast feed. It is also available via iTunes. Feel free to leave us feedback in the comments.

By the way, the music at the beginning and end of the podcast is "Life" by Justin Trawick.

• At 7:30, FOX has Game 2 of The World Series.
• ABC has a new FlashForward at 8, then new episodes of Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice.
• CBS has a new Survivor at 8, followed by new episodes of CSI and The Mentalist.
• NBC has new episodes of Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, 30 Rock, and The Jay Leno Show.
• The CW has a new Vampire Diaries at 8, then new episodes of Supernatural.
• Cartoon Network has a new Chowder at 8.
• At 9, Comedy Central has a new Jeff Dunham Show.
• TLC has a new American Chopper at 9.
• Spike has TNA Wrestling at 9.
• Cartoon Network has a new Total Drama Action at 9.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Real Housewives of Atlanta.
• FX has a new It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia at 10, then the series premiere of The League.
• Food Network has the season finale of Ace of Cakes at 10.
• Current has a new Rotten Tomatoes at 10.
• Also at 10: Lifetime has a new Project Runway.
  

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Whenever a celebrity cook appears on a talk show like The Late Show or The Tonight Show, it's hardly ever a real cooking demonstration. Letterman will start drinking cooking sherry right out of the bottle or Conan will just go nuts and spread butter all over something he shouldn't.

Last night was particularly crazy, as Conan, Garry Shandling, and Andy Richter helped Paula Deen make... something for Halloween. It gets kinda hectic so I'm not sure what it was.

• At 7:30, FOX has Game 1 of The World Series.
• At 8, ABC has It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, followed by new episodes of The Middle, Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick.
• NBC has Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins From Outer Space, then new episodes of Law and Order: SVU and The Jay Leno Show.
• The CW has a new America's Next Top Model at 8.
• At 8:30, Disney XD has four new episodes of Naruto: Shippuden.
• At 9, DirecTV has the season premiere of Friday Night Lights.
• Discovery has a new Mythbusters at 9, followed by a new Time Warp.
• Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters at 9, then a new Destination Truth.
• Showtime has a new Inside The NFL at 9.
• At 10, Bravo has a new Top Chef: Las Vegas.
• Comedy Central has a new South Park at 10, then a new Secret Girlfriend.
• FX has a new Nip/Tuck at 10.
• There's a new Dinner: Impossible on Food Network at 10.
• Also at 10: TCM has Harold and Maude.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

We've all heard about the Northwest Airlines pilots that flew their plane full of passengers 150 miles past their destination. First they said they were arguing and not sleeping, then yesterday it came out that they were on their laptops. Probably on Facebook.

Last night, David Letterman had a list of the top ten excuses the pilots made.

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• At 8, ABC has It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, followed by new episodes of Dancing with the Stars and The Forgotten.
• NBC has a new, two-hour The Biggest Loser at 8, then a new The Jay Leno Show.
• FOX has a new, two-hour So You Think You Can Dance.
• ESPN has a new 30 For 30 at 8, followed by two new episodes of The World Series of Poker.
• TCM has Poltergeist at 8.
• At 9, PBS has a new Frontline.
• Discovery has a new Dirty Jobs at 9, then a new Ghost Lab.
• There's a new episode of The Universe on History Channel at 9.
• At 10, FX has a new Sons of Anarchy.
• Food Network has a new Chopped at 10.
• Bravo has a new Flipping Out at 10.
• A&E has two new episodes of Parking Wars at 10.
• Syfy has a new ECW at 10.
• Spike has the Spike 2009 Awards at 10.
• Travel Channel has a new Bizarre World at 10.
• HBO has a new Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel at 10.
• Also at 10: MTV has a new episode of The Hills, followed by a new episode of The City.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

Apparently, Jennifer Aniston has been hanging out with Chelsea Handler a lot. She's so impressed with Chelsea Lately and the format of her show, that she's found a reason to come back to the small screen. Aniston mentioned it to Oprah Winfrey, who took the idea and ran with it.

See, Oprah is launching The Oprah Winfrey Network in 2010. Now, suddenly, she could have a very high-profile project to help promote the new channel: a weekly talk show fronted by both Winfrey and Aniston. I've always found Aniston to be very friendly, funny and personable, so this could work out very well.

It's an interesting pairing, Oprah and Jen. I'm curious to see if the new venture will be formatted like a traditional late-night talk show, or more like the daytime staple Winfrey has mastered. I have a feeling Oprah will want to differentiate the two a bit more. Perhaps with Aniston's influence, there'll be a much more playful and comedic atmosphere. What do you think? Nothing's been signed yet, but would you watch Oprah and Jen helm a talk show?