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! TONIGHT'S TV !
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Saying goodbye to "Monk."
After eight seasons and three Emmys for Tony Shalhoub, "Monk" is signing off tonight. The series finale may answer some of the lingering questions about the murder of Detective Monk's wife a decade earlier. It's on USA.
Tonight, ABC's "20/20" has an interview with singer Chris Brown. He's is on probation after pleading guilty to beating then girlfriend Rihanna. Rihanna had her say on ABC last month. "Dreams Come True: A Celebration of Disney Animation" is first up on ABC this evening. Betty is coping with a terrible photo shoot on "Ugly Betty."
"Dollhouse" is back on the Fox schedule -- but not for long. The sci-fi series was yanked during the November ratings period. It's back tonight with a two-hour episode. But after the current run of fresh shows, "Dollhouse" will be gone for good next month.
The Muppets start the night for NBC, with their "Letters to Santa." ''Dateline NBC" is next. Jay Leno's guests include actor Kelsey Grammer and singer Taylor Swift
CBS has all new episodes tonight. On "Ghost Whisperer" Melinda suspects the death of a skateboarder may not have been an accident as police reported. "Medium" and "Numbers" follow.
TONIGHT'S TALKS
CARSON DALY: TV host Mike Rowe.
JIMMY FALLON: Actress January Jones.
CRAIG FERGUSON: Actress Emily Blunt.
JIMMY KIMMEL: Comic Don Rickles.
JAY LENO: Actor Kelsey Grammer and singer Taylor Swift.
DAVID LETTERMAN: Former Vice President Al Gore and country star Brad Paisley.
CONAN O'BRIEN: Actress Rachel McAdams and musical guest Diane Birch
TAVIS SMILEY: Brown University President Dr. Ruth Simmons.
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! TOMORROW'S BIRTHDAYS !
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Tomorrow's birthdays: Singer Little Richard is 77. Guitarist J.J. Cale is 71. Actor Jeroen Krabbe (yeh-ROHN' krah-BAY') ("The Fugitive") is 65. Opera singer Jose Carreras is 63. Singer Jim Messina (Loggins and Messina, Poco) is 62. Actress Morgan Brittany ("Dallas") is 58. Actor Brian Backer ("Fast Times at Ridgemont High") is 53. Country singer Tyler England is 46. Singer-guitarist John Rzeznik (REZ'-nik) of The Goo Goo Dolls is 44. Country singer Gary Allan is 42. Comedian Margaret Cho is 41. Actress Alex Kapp Horner ("The New Adventures of Old Christine") is 40. Bassist Regina Zernay of Cowboy Mouth is 37. Actress Amy Acker ("Angel") is 33. Singer Keri Hilson is 27. Actor Frankie Muniz ("Malcolm in the Middle") is 24. Actor Ross Bagley ("Fresh Prince of Bel-Air") is 21.
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