Our thoughts are with the family of veteran newsman, Walter Cronkite, who is reportedly gravely ill. If you were a kid in the '70s, chances are that Cronkite is still the voice and face of the news to you.
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The late night battle between Letterman and Conan is getting tighter. Conan still has a slight lead but this is rapidly closing and the two should achieve parity in the next few weeks but we're heading into summer which usually means viewers will spend a few less hours in front of the TV.
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Don't forget that next week: "Jon and Kate Plus 8" have a major announcement to make on Monday; Jason Jones will be reporting from Iran all week; and on The Weather Channel it's Hurricane Week all week long. Over on E! Online, some "House" folks spill the beans on the upcoming season.
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Tonight it's late night Lakers' night on Conan and Kimmel. Sunday we're psyched for another "True Blood" episode.

The TV Junkie Plan: Tonight - Bill Maher, Jonathan Ross, "The Soup", Conan, Fallon. Saturday - "The Bad Seed", "Ashes to Ashes". Sunday - "Storm Stories: Hurricane Week", "True Blood".

Tonight [Check the full weekend schedule after the jump]

7:00pm Real Time With Bill Maher HBO - Meghan McCain; Hooman Majd, writer; Katty Kay, journalist; Paul Begala, political strategist; Joel Stein, writer

8:00pm The Chopping Block NBC - Returns from hiatus



8:00pm Don't Forget the Lyrics FOX - Season Finale

8:00pm Friday Night With Jonathan Ross BBC America - Ben Stiller; Ewan McGregor; Eminem; Charlotte Uhlenbroek

8:30pm The King of Comedy TCM - (1983) A desperate would-be comic (Robert De Niro) hounds a late-night talk-show host (Jerry Lewis) for a break

10:00pm The Soup E! - The week in pop culture, sodomized.

10:00pm SuperNews Current - It's Gotta Be Swexty

11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Actress Jada Pinkett Smith; actor Michael Cera; The Sounds perform.

11:35pm The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actor Shia LaBeouf; Los Angeles Lakers coach Phil Jackson; Holly Williams performs.

12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Professional basketball players Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher.

12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actor Bryan Cranston; actor Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Actor Jeff Goldblum; comic Mike Birbiglia; director Tamra Davis.

Saturday

7:15pm The Bad Seed TCM - (1956) Odd fatal accidents lead a woman (Nancy Kelly) to realize that her 8-year-old daughter (Patty McCormack) was born to kill.

9:00pm Ashes to Ashes BBC America - Season Finale

10:00pm Eli Stone ABC - Returns from hiatus

Sunday

5:00-7:00pm Storm Stories: Hurricane Week Kick-Off The Weather Channel - "Hurricane Week" begins on The Weather Channel with in depth stories on Andrew, Ivan, and Ike and updates from the affected areas.

8:00pm Merlin NBC - Series Premiere

9:00pm True Blood HBO - Sookie and Bill contend with teen vampire Jessica; Jason impresses his Light of Day leaders

9:00pm Masterpiece Mystery! PBS/KCET - Poirot: Cat Among the Pigeons A princess is hidden away at a small girl's school, but the school may not be such a safe haven when teachers are found murdered.

9:00pm Web Soup G4 - Web culture, eviscerated

9:00pm Impact ABC - Original Miniseries



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