“THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO” LISTINGS (January 4 – January 13, 2012)

Wednesday, January 4 – Guests include Tracy Morgan, Rick and Corey Harrison and musical guest Shaggy

Thursday, January 5 – Guests include Michelle Williams, Josh Lucas and musical guest Chris Cornell

Friday, January 6 – Guests include Glenn Close, Trevor Noah and musical guest Van Hunt

Monday, January 9 – Guests include Janet Jackson, Larry The Cable Guy and musical guest Eli Young Band

Tuesday, January 10 – Guests include Queen Latifah, Pauly D. and musical guest Augustana

Wednesday, January 11- Guests include Liam Neeson and musical guest Jack’s Mannequin

Thursday, January 12 – Guests include Gerard Butler and Betty White

Friday, January 13 – Guests include Tilda Swinton and Jennifer Hudson

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THE “CELEBRITY APPRENTICE” RETURNS TO NBC WITH MORE DRAMA AND STARS THAN EVER, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12

NEW YORK – Wednesday, January 4 – Donald Trump, executive producer and star of “Celebrity Apprentice,” announced today the newest and largest-ever lineup of famous faces appearing on the fifth installment of the series, premiering Sunday, February 12 at 9pm EST/PST on NBC.

The men are: late-night legend Arsenio Hall, pop star Clay Aiken, radio host Adam Carolla, the “Incredible Hulk” Lou Ferrigno, magician/comedian Penn Jillette, rock star Dee Snider, actor George Takei, IndyCar legend Michael Andretti, and star of “American Chopper,” Paul Teutul, Sr.

The women are: supermodel Cheryl Tiegs, pop star Debbie Gibson, actress and multi-Grammy winner Tia Carrere, author and reality star Victoria Gotti, comedienne Lisa Lampanelli, former Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza, singer and actress Aubrey O’Day, actress and model Patricia Velásquez, and star of “Real Housewives of New Jersey,” Teresa Giudice.

“This season of ‘Celebrity Apprentice’ will be the most exciting yet. The show will be great, with a record number of contestants and 15 episodes. We are thrilled to bring 18 new and talented celebrities who will help me make ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ one of the hottest shows on television this spring. This will be season 12 — Amazing!” said Mr. Trump.

All 18 business-savvy celebrity contestants will compete with the goal of raising money and awareness for their charity of choice. The last person standing will be chosen as the Celebrity Apprentice and have the honor of delivering a $250,000 bonus check to their designated charity, following in the footsteps of previous winners Piers Morgan, Joan Rivers, Bret Michaels and John Rich.

The celebrities will be subject to long hours, grueling deadlines, intellectual challenges, personality clashes, and intense scrutiny under the careful watch of Donald Trump and his advisors, Don Jr., Ivanka, and Eric Trump. Last season, “Celebrity Apprentice” raised a record amount for the contestants’ charities, donating over $3.1 million to charity.

“We’ve never seen such a smart and funny group as this year’s lineup of celebrities,” said executive producer Mark Burnett. “‘Celebrity Apprentice’ is better than ever, and it’s all for a great purpose – raising millions for charity.”

“Celebrity Apprentice” airs Sundays at 9:00p.m. ET/PT on NBC

Photos and bios of the cast are now available at http://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/networks/nbcentertainment/celebrityapprentice

To watch interviews with some of the cast, visit NBCUniversal Direct here http://www.nbcudirect.com/celebrityapprentice010312/

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“The Celebrity Apprentice” is produced by Mark Burnett Productions in association with Trump Productions LLC. Mark Burnett, Donald Trump, Page Feldman, and Nancy Gunn are executive producers. Sadoux Kim, Johnny Petillo, and George Sealey are co-executive producers.

“LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON” LISTINGS (January 3-13, 2012)

**Tuesday, January 3 Guests include William H. Macy, Chris Gethard and musical guest Black Star. Show 0563

Wednesday, January 4 Guests include Ed Burns, Alexa Chung and Geoffrey Zakarian. Show 0564

**Thursday, January 5 Guests include Rachel Maddow and Fred Armisen. Show 0565

** Friday, January 6 Guests include David Duchovny and musical guest Wild Flag. David Murray sits in with The Roots. Show 0566

**Monday, January 9 Guests include Mark Wahlberg, Napoleon Dynamite and musical guest Glen Campbell. Show 0567

**Tuesday, January 10 Guests include Tina Fey and musical guest The War on Drugs. Show 0568

**Wednesday, January 11 Guests include Rosie O’Donnell and musical guest Robin Thicke. Show 0569

**Thursday, January 12 Guests include Daniel Radcliffe, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and musical guest Common. Show 0570

**Friday, January 13 Guests include Queen Latifah and Miranda Cosgrove. Meshell Ndegeocello sits in with The Roots. Show 0571

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“LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON’ LISTINGS (December 27, 2011-January 6, 2012)

Tuesday, December 27 Repeat: Guests include Zac Efron, Method Man and musical guest Coldplay (OAD 12/7/11)

Wednesday, December 28 Repeat: Guests include Tom Cruise, Joshua Topolsky and musical guest Rufus Wainwright (OAD 12/20/11)

Thursday, December 29 Repeat: Guests include Helen Mirren, Damon Wayans, Jr. and musical guest Paul Simon (OAD 4/7/11)

Friday, December 30 Repeat: Guests include Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Pauley Perrette and Chef Marcel Vigneron (OAD 3/18/11)

Monday, January 2 Repeat: Guests include Tina Fey, Tom Welling and musical guest Twin Shadow (OAD 5/5/11)

Tuesday, January 3 Guests include William H. Macy, Sean Avery and musical guest Black Star. Show 0563

Wednesday, January 4 Guests include Ed Burns, Alexa Chung and Geoffrey Zakarian. Show 0564

Thursday, January 5 Guests include Fred Armisen. Show 0565

Friday, January 6 Guests include David Duchovny, Chris Gethard and musical guest Wild Flag. David Murray sits in with The Roots. Show 0566

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GIANTS HOST COWBOYS FOR NFC EAST DIVISION TITLE ON “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL”-COVERAGE BEGINS WITH FOOTBALL NIGHT IN AMERICA AT 7 PM ET

NEW YORK – December 28, 2011 – The NFC East division title is on the line as the New York Giants (8-7) host the Dallas Cowboys (8-7) in a win-and-in game on Sunday Night Football. The winner will be the No. 4 seed in the NFC and will host a Wild Card round playoff game next week, while the loser’s season is over. The last time these two teams met was Week 14 on Sunday Night Football with the Giants rallying from 12 points down in the fourth quarter to defeat the Cowboys, 37-34, in Dallas. The game was seen by 24.5 million people, the second-most watched SNF game this season (see chart below).

Calling Cowboys-Giants will be six-time Emmy Award-winner Al Michaels (play-by-play), in his 26^th season as the voice of the NFL’s premier primetime package; 12-time Emmy Award-winner Collinsworth, who won the Emmy for outstanding event analyst in both of his seasons in the Sunday Night Football booth; and sideline reporter Michele Tafoya, in her first season on SNF.

Coverage begins Sunday with Football Night in America at 7 p.m. ET with 22-time Emmy Award-winner Bob Costas hosting the program live from inside MetLife Stadium. Costas is joined on site by Michaels and Collinsworth for reaction to the afternoon games.

Dan Patrick co-hosts Football Night from Studio 8G at NBC’s 30 Rockefeller Plaza studios and is joined by Super Bowl-winning head coach Tony Dungy, two-time Super Bowl winner Rodney Harrison, Peter King of Sports Illustrated and Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk on NBCSports.com. Alex Flanagan will report from Sports Authority Field at Mile High on the Chiefs-Broncos game.

ON COWBOYS-GIANTS:
Collinsworth: “There were so many points and so many yards put up in that last one (Week 14 game) that maybe it comes down to the defensive side of the ball on Sunday. Jason Pierre Paul was remarkable in the last game. He really almost won the thing by himself. And DeMarcus Ware is going to have to get after Eli Manning.”

Harrison: “It’s going to be more of a defensive-minded game. The Cowboys are going to come out and try to slow down the Giants pass rush by running the ball. The Giants will win. They will run the ball with Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw, and in tight games like this, I trust Eli not Romo.”

Dungy: “This is a playoff game.”

QUOTABLES FROM “LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON” (DECEMBER 19 – DECEMBER 23, 2011)

“How are feeling tonight? Welcome to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! Thank you I appreciate that. It’s good to be back we have a whole week of funny shows. Hey guys, huge international news, you guys. Kim Jong Il – you know, the crazy leader of North Korea who hate us? – well, he passed away over the weekend. And get this — his 28-year-old son, Kim Jong Un is taking over. It won’t be easy – he’s got some BIG women’s sunglasses to fill.”

“Hey guys, tomorrow is the first night of Hanukkah, and the White House already had its annual Hanukkah reception. Yeah, first Obama lit a menorah – then Biden made a wish and blew it out. (‘Somebody keep him away.’)”

“And this is nice. President Obama and his family just released their official Christmas Card, which features their dog Bo in front of a fireplace. Of course, when the Chinese president got his, he didn’t think it was a card – he thought it was a take-out menu.”

“Speaking of the holidays, the Salvation Army says that someone actually dropped a diamond ring into one of their donation kettles. Or as Kobe Bryant’s wife put it, ‘You’re welcome.’ (‘I won’t be needing that. That’s the end of that.’)”

“I read about a 94-year-old woman who recently died, and left 13 million dollars to her pet cat. You should have seen the cat’s face when he heard – it was like, (EMOTIONLESS, LICK PAW.)”

“This is weird. A man in Israel recently changed his name to Mark Zuckerberg. Which explains that guy’s new website, ‘Facebuchhhas.’ ‘Hey what did you write on my wailing wall?’ ‘There is no ‘like’ button, there’s an ‘eh’ button. Eh.’”

“Hey, this is pretty interesting. Scientists just discovered that rats can actually show compassion. Which explains why this morning on the subway, I saw a rat give up his seat to an older rat with shopping bags. (‘It was just sweet…’)”

“And finally, a man in Washington known as the ‘Fast Food Bandit’ was just arrested for robbing 12 Subway restaurants. But the good news is, when he gets to prison, they’ll be offering unlimited footlongs.”

“How are you guys feeling tonight? Welcome to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! I’m so excited, you guys! It’s gonna be such a huge show – tonight we have Tom Cruise on the show! And tech expert Josh Topolsky! Yeah, you heard it right, ladies—tech expert Josh Topolsky.”

“Hey, did you see this? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg apparently went hunting, killed a bison, nicknamed it ‘Billy,’ then mounted its head on a wall. Yeah, then Zuckerberg was like, (WIPE HANDS) ‘Anyone else wanna complain about the new Facebook Timeline?’”

“That’s right, Mark Zuckerberg killed a bison and mounted its head on the wall. Which explains why today, all my Farmville animals migrated to Friendster.”

“Get this. According to a new survey, the most annoying word of 2011 was ‘whatever.’ Which is why I always go with the much less annoying option: “Whatevsies.”

“I just read this. In honor of Christmas, a town in the UK held a reindeer race on Friday night. And of course, it happened to be RIGHT when my Grandma was crossing the street.”

“That’s right, there was a reindeer race on Friday. The runners included Dasher, Dancer, Prancer and the winner of the race—Mutumbe, the reindeer from Kenya.”

“And finally, I heard that the Kardashian family just released a special 3-D Christmas card. And this is nice – the card even plays Kim’s favorite Christmas song, ‘The 12 Days of Marriage.’”

“How are you guys feeling tonight? Welcome to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! Christmas is just around the corner, and everyone’s traveling for the holidays. So get this — yesterday TSA workers sang ‘I Believe I Can Fly’ for passengers at LAX. And I thought this is cool – for JetBlue passengers, they sang ‘I Believe I Can Fly Six Hours Later Than I Was Supposed To.’”

“The TSA workers also sang ‘Deck the Halls’ — not to be confused with their normal song, ‘Check the Balls.’”

“Hey, here’s an election update. In a new interview, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie said he advised Mitt Romney to be ‘edgier and bolder.’ Or as Romney put it, (REBELLIOUS) ‘Goodbye black socks, hello blue socks.’”

“Some sports news. The NCAA announced that Ohio State will be banned from bowl games for a year because of a bribery scandal involving players. Then Penn State was like, ‘Wait, but WE’RE still okay??’”

“Hey listen to this. I heard that Jay-Z and Kanye West were paid three million dollars each to perform at a sweet 16 party in Dubai. Well, I don’t want to brag, but when I was 16…I had my birthday at (COCKY) ‘The Ground Round.’”

“Some celebrity news. This week, Chaz Bono announced that he split up with his longtime girlfriend after six years together. Yeah, it’s a classic case of girl meets girl, girl becomes boy, then other girl who stayed a girl leaves boy slash ex-girl.”

“And finally, a man in Connecticut proposed to his girlfriend by spelling out the words ‘Will you marry me” in Christmas lights. It was a little awkward – before she could answer, the guy’s neighbor Bill was like, ‘YES! A thousand times, yes!’”

“Hey guys! Welcome to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon everybody! Christmas is almost here, you guys! I’m excited! And this nice is—yesterday President Obama bought about 200 dollars worth of Christmas presents at Best Buy. Then it got awkward when he asked the Geek Squad if they fix economies.”

“The New York Daily News reported that Obama bought the Wii game ‘Just Dance’ for his daughters, Sasha and Malia. Or in other words – the New York Daily News just ruined the fun of opening presents for Sasha and Malia.”

“I just saw this. A recent survey found that 40 percent of parents tell their kids Santa isn’t real after they turn eight years old. (WORRIED) While the rest aren’t total liars – right, Mom and Dad??”

“Speaking of Christmas, this is interesting…A new study found that Christmas is the best time to tell loved ones they are overweight. On the other hand, no it’s not.”

“In a new interview, President Obama was asked to describe Michelle, and he used the words ‘beautiful, smart, and funny.’ When asked how he picked those, he used the words, ‘she’s, sitting, and right-next-to-me.’”

“Speaking of Michelle Obama, A Wisconsin congressman is facing criticism after saying that Michelle Obama has a quote ‘large posterior.’ Though Michelle took it as a compliment when she heard the guy’s name: Congressman Mix-a-Lot.”

“And finally you guys, I heard that a White Castle in Indiana has actually started selling wine and beer. Really? You don’t go to White Castle and get wasted – you get wasted and then go to White Castle.”

“How are you guys feeling tonight? Welcome to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon! Hey, I can’t believe this is our final show of 2011. And on a serious note, I don’t write these jokes by myself. So I want to thank the people who make them possible – Charlie Sheen, the Kardashians, Herman Cain, and Anthony Weiner.”

“Here’s an election update. Yesterday in New Hampshire, Mitt Romney spent an hour knocking on doors, trying to meet with voters. While Rick Perry spent an hour knocking on doors, trying to remember which house was his.”

“Hey, Happy Birthday to Ryan Seacrest, who turns 37 years old this weekend! His party was kind of annoying – he was like ‘We’ll find out what people gave me – (POINT TO CAMERA) right after the cake.’”

“Check this out. This week, a man in Indiana was arrested for robbing a bank with a hot glue gun. It wasn’t that scary – he was like, ‘Nobody move! Or I’ll…plug in this glue gun, wait for it to heat up, and then, I don’t know—you know what, just arrest me. What am I doing this is silly.’”

“This is interesting. It turns out that 80 percent of all fake Christmas trees are made in China. Yeah, it’s a little weird when kids in China all gather ‘round the tree…to finish making the tree.”

“And finally, did you guys hear this? Kobe Bryant’s wife says he cheated on her with 105 women during their marriage. Which means after 104 women, she was like, ‘Okay, NOW this is getting inappropriate.’”

BEARS-PACKERS CHRISTMAS NIGHT GAME ON “SUNDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL” EARNS 12.6 OVERNIGHT RATING

Highest NFL Christmas Primetime Rating Since 1995

Milwaukee Leads Metered Markets With 45.8/73; Chicago is Second With 29.2/55

Sunday Night Football Is No. 1 Show of Primetime Television Season

NEW YORK – December 26, 2011 – The Packers secured home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with their dominating 35-21 victory over the Bears at historic Lambeau Field on Christmas night on Sunday Night Football. Last night’s game earned a 12.6 overnight rating and a 25 share, according to overnight data released today by The Nielsen Company.

Bears-Packers produced the highest overnight rating for a game played on Christmas night since 1995 (Cowboys-Cardinals, 14.0/28 on ABC). The 12.6 for last night’s game is one percent higher than the last game played on Christmas night (Eagles-Cowboys, 12.5/29 on Christmas 2006 on NBC), and 19 percent higher than the Christmas night game in 2000 (Cowboys-Titans, 10.6/21 on ABC). Last year’s Week 16 game (Vikings-Eagles, 15.2/24) was an anomaly, played on a Tuesday night due to a snow postponement.

TOP 10 METERED MARKETS FOR BEARS-PACKERS:

1. Milwaukee, 45.8/73
2. Chicago, 29.2/55
3. New Orleans, 20.7/32
4. Las Vegas, 18.5/33
5. Minneapolis, 17.9/37
6. Nashville, 17.3/28
7. Albuquerque, 16.6/29
8. Greenville/Spartanburg, 15.5/25
9. Norfolk, 14.8/26
10. Richmond, 14.7/25

SNF DOMINATES PRIMETIME: Through 15 weeks of the NFL season (15 Sundays and one Thursday), Sunday Night Football is averaging 21.0 million viewers, and a household rating of 12.7/20.

• For the primetime television season,* Sunday Night Football ranks as the most-watched (persons 2+) and highest-rated show, and the No. 1 program across the key demographics of Adults 18-49, 18-34, 25-54 as well as Men 18-49, 18-34 and 25-54, based on Nielsen live + same day data. Additionally, SNF is the No. 5 show among Women 18-34 and Women 18-49.

*NOTE: The primetime television season began on Sept. 19 and does not include the first three NBC primetime games (Thursday night NFL Kickoff Opener and first two SNF games).

**Viewership numbers will be available when national ratings are released Wednesday.**

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“THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO” LISTINGS (December 22, 2011 – January 2, 2012)

Thursday, December 22 – Guests include Jonah Hill, Chris Paul and musical guest Il Volo

Friday, December 23 – Guests include Terry Bradshaw, Bailee Madison and musical guest Chris Isaak

Monday, December 26 – Guests include Dana Carvey, Jason Reitman and musical guest Lenny Kravitz

Tuesday, December 27 – Guests include Sandra Bullock, Diablo Cody and musical guest Pink Martini

Wednesday, December 28 – Guests include Ron Paul and Joe Rogan

Thursday, December 29 – Guests include Louis CK, Levi LaVallee and musical guest Young The Giant

Friday, December 30 – Guests include Charlize Theron, Kevin Hart and musical guest Foster the People

Monday, January 2 – Guests include Charles Barkley, “The Artist” Berenice Bejo and musical guest Amber Riley

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‘LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON’ LISTINGS (December 22, 2011-January 2, 2012)

Thursday, December 22 guests include Jerry O’Connell, David Alan Grier, Jeff Musial and musical guest The Rockettes. Show 0561

Friday, December 23 guests include Seth Meyers, Kim Wayans and musical guest The Muppets. Show 0562

**Monday, December 26 guests include Betty White, Jack Huston, Diggnation and musical guest Jimmy Cliff (OAD 11/28/11)

**Tuesday, December 27 guests include Zac Efron, Method Man and musical guest Coldplay (OAD 12/7/11)

**Wednesday, December 28 guests include Tom Cruise, Joshua Topolsky and musical guest Rufus Wainwright (OAD 12/20/11)

**Thursday, December 29 guests include Helen Mirren, Damon Wayans, Jr. and musical guest Paul Simon (OAD 4/7/11)

**Friday, December 30 guests include Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper, Pauley Perrette and Chef Marcel Vigneron (OAD 3/18/11)

**Monday, January 2 guests include Tina Fey, Tom Welling and musical guest Twin Shadow (OAD 5/5/11)

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“THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO” LISTINGS (December 16 – December 23, 2011)

**Friday, December 16 – Guests include Ron Paul, Joe Rogan and comedian Mario Joyner

Monday, December 19 – Guests include Sandra Bullock, Diablo Cody and musical guest Pink Martini

Tuesday, December 20 – Guests include Charles Barkley, “The Artist” Berenice Bejo and musical guest Amber Riley

Wednesday, December 21 – Guests include Thomas Haden Church, Turtleman Ernie Brown, Jr., and musical guest Johnny Mathis

Thursday, December 22 – Guests include Jonah Hill and musical guest Il Volo

Friday, December 23 – Guests include Terry Bradshaw, Bailee Madison and musical guest Chris Isaak

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