| List of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno episodes | |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Season chronology | |
This is a list of episodes for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno that aired from 2000 to 2009.
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | May 10, 2000 | Joaquin Phoenix | LeAnn Rimes |
| TBA | May 11, 2000 | Cindy Crawford,Dennis Quaid | Mary J. Blige |
| TBA | May 12, 2000 | Sofia Coppola,Charlie Sheen,Jeremy McGrath | N/A |
| TBA | May 15, 2000 | Richard Harris | Enrique Iglesias |
| TBA | May 16, 2000 | Nicolas King,Tom Selleck | Brian McKnight |
| TBA | May 17, 2000 | Tom Green,Judy Sheindlin | 3 Doors Down |
| TBA | May 18, 2000 | Tom Cruise,Tracey Ullman | Stone Temple Pilots |
| TBA | May 19, 2000 | Dennis Franz,Charlie Sheen,Jeremy McGrath | Supergrass |
| TBA | May 22, 2000 | Kenneth Branagh | En Vogue |
| TBA | May 23, 2000 | Ving Rhames,Martha Stewart,John Pinette | N/A |
| TBA | May 24, 2000 | Halle Berry,Jackie Chan | Shelby Lynne |
| TBA | May 25, 2000 | Billy Crystal,Jon Guenther | The Mighty Mighty Bosstones |
| TBA | May 26, 2000 | Pat Riley | The B-52’s |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | September 5, 2000 | Jamie Lee Curtis,Stacy Dragila | Sixpence None the Richer | |
| TBA | September 6, 2000 | Joan Embery,Howie Mandel | Rickie Lee Jones | |
Animals on display | ||||
| TBA | September 7, 2000 | Terry Bradshaw,Rick Lazio | Joan Osborne | |
Kid inventors | ||||
| TBA | September 8, 2000 | Sylvester Stallone | Savage Garden | |
| TBA | September 11, 2000 | Allison Janney,Geraldo Rivera | Al Green | |
| TBA | September 12, 2000 | D. L. Hughley,Ralph Nader | Gloria Estefan | |
| TBA | September 13, 2000 | Patricia Heaton,Dennis Rodman | The Corrs | |
| TBA | September 14, 2000 | Renée Zellweger | Santana ft. Maná | |
| TBA | September 15, 2000 | Penélope Cruz,Fred Willard | Son by Four | |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | July 20, 2001 | Darrell Hammond | Craig David |
| TBA | July 23, 2001 | D.L. Hughley | *NSYNC |
| TBA | July 24, 2001 | Michael Clarke Duncan | Mary Chapin Carpenter |
| TBA | July 25, 2001 | Roy Jones Jr.,Bill Maher | Aaliyah |
| TBA | July 26, 2001 | Jackie Chan,Estella Warren | Alan Jackson |
| TBA | July 27, 2001 | Antonio Banderas,Wanda Sykes | TBA |
| TBA | July 30, 2001 | Tara Reid,Chris Tucker | TBA |
| TBA | July 31, 2001 | Arsenio Hall | Blu Cantrell |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | September 3, 2001 | Arsenio Hall,Julie Scardina | N/A | |
| TBA | September 4, 2001 | Jennifer Aniston,Dane Cook | Snoop Dogg and The Eastsidaz | |
| TBA | September 5, 2001 | Mark Wahlberg,Anthony Anderson | The Isley Brothers | |
| TBA | September 6, 2001 | Kelsey Grammer,Howie Mandel | Don Henley,Trisha Yearwood | |
| TBA | September 7, 2001 | Tom Hanks | N/A | |
| TBA | September 10, 2001 | Keanu Reeves,Aisha Tyler | Babyface | |
Headlines | ||||
| TBA | September 11, 2001 | Charlie Sheen | Gillian Welsh [1] | |
Headlines. Episode never aired due to September 11 terrorist attacks. | ||||
| TBA | September 12, 2001 | David Spade | Jamiroquai [2] | |
Episode never aired due to September 11 terrorist attacks. | ||||
| TBA | September 18, 2001 | John McCain | Crosby,Stills and Nash | |
| TBA | September 19, 2001 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | PJ Harvey | |
Exotic Birds with Jon Guenther | ||||
| TBA | September 21, 2001 | Leelee Sobieski | Cake | |
| TBA | September 24, 2001 | Alyssa Milano,Emeril Lagasse | Diana Krall | |
Headlines | ||||
| TBA | September 25, 2001 | David Spade,Daunte Culpepper | N/A | |
| TBA | September 26, 2001 | Megan Mullally | Train | |
| TBA | September 27, 2001 | Cuba Gooding Jr.,David Willey | Live | |
| TBA | September 28, 2001 | John Travolta | Aaron Neville | |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | December 3, 2001 | Benjamin Bratt | Creed |
| TBA | December 4, 2001 | Matt Damon,Brad Pitt | Busta Rhymes |
| TBA | December 5, 2001 | George Clooney,Kenny Hodgkins | R. Kelly |
| TBA | December 6, 2001 | Jennifer Connelly,Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. | Melissa Etheridge |
| TBA | December 7, 2001 | Penélope Cruz,Bernie Mac | Pink |
| TBA | December 10, 2001 | Tom Cruise | Elton John |
| TBA | December 11, 2001 | Hugh Jackman,Lennox Lewis | Alicia Keys |
| TBA | December 12, 2001 | Meg Ryan,Bob Dole | Garbage |
| TBA | December 13, 2001 | Russell Crowe,Roger Ebert,Richard Roeper | Sting |
| TBA | December 14, 2001 | Cameron Diaz,Luke Wilson | Macy Gray |
| TBA | December 17, 2001 | Will Smith | Neil Diamond |
| TBA | December 18, 2001 | Charles Barkley,Cokie Roberts | Yolanda Adams |
| TBA | December 19, 2001 | Shannen Doherty | The Nutcrakers |
| TBA | December 20, 2001 | Wolfgang Puck | Lit |
| TBA | December 21, 2001 | Halle Berry,Bob Marley | The Paulist Choristers of California |
| TBA | December 26, 2001 | Maria Bamford,Jamie Foxx | Alien Ant Farm |
| TBA | December 27, 2001 | Jules Sylvester,Billy Bob Thornton | Barry Manilow |
| TBA | December 28, 2001 | Elijah Wood | Tantric |
| TBA | December 31, 2001 | Chris Isaak,Bill Maher | Blue Man Group |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | February 1, 2002 | Jimmy Pardo,Marisa Tomei | David Willey |
| TBA | February 2, 2002 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Kylie Minogue |
| TBA | February 5, 2002 | Howie Mandel,Rebecca Romijn | Willie Nelson |
| TBA | February 6, 2002 | Jillian Barberie,David Spade | Default |
| TBA | February 7, 2002 | Jon Bon Jovi,Bernie Mac | Pete Yorn |
| TBA | February 11, 2002 | Laura Bush | Britney Spears |
| TBA | February 12, 2002 | Kevin Costner | TBA |
| TBA | February 14, 2002 | Denzel Washington | TBA |
| TBA | February 20, 2002 | Mel Gibson | Marc Anthony |
| TBA | February 21, 2002 | Tristan Gale,Bill Maher,Lea Ann Parsley,Jennifer Rodriguez,Tara Lipinski | TBA |
| TBA | February 25, 2002 | Greg Camp,Sean Combs,Julia Louis-Dreyfus,Jim Shea | Busta Rhymes |
| TBA | February 26, 2002 | Apolo Ohno,Jon Stewart | Ryan Adams |
| TBA | February 27, 2002 | Heidi Klum,Kevin Smith | Norah Jones |
| TBA | February 28, 2002 | Michelle Kwan,Chris Tucker | TBA |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | March 1, 2002 | Pamela Anderson,Chris Klein | Union Station &The Soggy Bottom Boys |
| TBA | March 4, 2002 | Heather Locklear,Guy Pearce | Chris Isaak |
| TBA | March 5, 2002 | Denis Leary,Sarah Paulson | Alejandro Sanz |
| TBA | March 6, 2002 | Ron Howard,Steve Irwin | The Blind Boys of Alabama |
| TBA | March 7, 2002 | Ben Curtis,Rene Russo | Natalie Imbruglia |
| TBA | March 8, 2002 | Rachel Griffiths,Will Smith | Ben Harper |
| TBA | March 11, 2002 | Kim Delaney,Christopher Titus | Kirk Franklin |
| TBA | March 13, 2002 | Jennifer Connelly,John Leguizamo | John Mayer |
| TBA | March 14, 2002 | Tom Green,Julie Scardina | Jewel |
| TBA | March 15, 2002 | Goldie Hawn,Daniel Gómez Rinaldi | Jack Johnson |
| TBA | March 25, 2002 | Roger Ebert,Richard Roeper,Arsenio Hall | TBA |
| TBA | March 26, 2002 | Jodie Foster,Janet Reno | Faith Evans |
| TBA | March 27, 2002 | Dennis Quaid | Dwight Yoakam |
| TBA | March 28, 2002 | Sally Field | Brandy Norwood |
| TBA | March 29, 2002 | Ozzy Osbourne,Sharon Osbourne,Jack Osbourne,Kelly Osbourne,Andy Richter,Roni Size | Cypress Hill |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | May 1, 2002 | Bhagavan Antle,Willem Dafoe | Michelle Branch |
| TBA | May 2, 2002 | Edward Burns,Lauren Graham | Re: |
| TBA | May 3, 2002 | TBA | Paul McCartney |
| TBA | May 6, 2002 | Sean "Diddy" Combs,Tobey Maguire | Usher |
| TBA | May 7, 2002 | Carole King | Louise Goffin |
| TBA | May 8, 2002 | Tom Green,David Willey | Unwritten Law |
| TBA | May 9, 2002 | Jamie Oliver,Kiefer Sutherland,Eliza Dushku | Neil Young |
| TBA | May 10, 2002 | Hayden Christensen | Remy Shand |
| TBA | May 13, 2002 | Magic Johnson,Noah Wyle | Diana Krall |
| TBA | May 14, 2002 | TBA | Dave Matthews Band |
| TBA | May 15, 2002 | Jules Sylvester,Reese Witherspoon | The Calling |
| TBA | May 16, 2002 | Ewan McGregor,Billy Bob Thornton | The Maloof Brothers |
| TBA | May 17, 2002 | Dave Chappelle | Marc Anthony |
| TBA | May 20, 2002 | Bill O'Reilly,Freddie Prinze Jr. | Bryan Adams |
| TBA | May 21, 2002 | Hugh Grant | Céline Dion |
| TBA | May 22, 2002 | Robin Williams | Tommy Lee |
| TBA | May 23, 2002 | Ben Affleck,Denise Richards | Jimmy Buffett |
| TBA | May 24, 2002 | Neve Campbell,Mekhi Phifer | Willie Nelson,Lee Ann Womack |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | July 8, 2002 | Geraldo Rivera,Michelle Williams | Bryan Ferry |
| TBA | July 9, 2002 | Jeff Corwin,William H. Macy | New Found Glory |
| TBA | July 10, 2002 | Barry Bonds,Tom Hanks | Lyle Lovett |
| TBA | July 11, 2002 | Shaquille O'Neal | TBA |
| TBA | July 12, 2002 | Phil McGraw | Kylie Minogue |
| TBA | July 15, 2002 | Simon Cowell,Harrison Ford | Bruce Hornsby |
| TBA | July 16, 2002 | David Arquette,Amy Grant,Natasha Henstridge | Vince Gill |
| TBA | July 17, 2002 | Melanie Griffith | TBA |
| TBA | July 18, 2002 | Dana Carvey,Shad Moss | Dropline |
| TBA | July 19, 2002 | Tyler Hoechlin,Martin Lawrence | Outkast |
| TBA | July 22, 2002 | Michael Caine,Tina Fey | TBA |
| TBA | July 23, 2002 | David Hyde Pierce | Beyoncé |
| TBA | July 24, 2002 | Sarah Silverman,Christian Slater | John Pizzarelli |
| TBA | July 25, 2002 | Mike Myers | Jewel |
| TBA | July 26, 2002 | Antonio Banderas | Goo Goo Dolls |
| TBA | July 29, 2002 | Portia de Rossi,Dennis Miller | La'Myia Good |
| TBA | July 30, 2002 | Fred Savage,Mark Schweizer | Norah Jones |
| TBA | July 31, 2002 | Joleen Lutz,Dennis Miller | Alice Cooper |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.98 | August 1, 2002 | Glenn Close,John Corbett,Samuel L. Jackson,Anna Kournikova | Alison Krauss |
| TBA | August 2, 2002 | John Ashton,Matt LeBlanc | Counting Crows |
| TBA | August 5, 2002 | Pete Correale,Vin Diesel | Tweet |
| TBA | August 6, 2002 | Clint Eastwood,Gabriel Iglesias | Gavin Rossdale |
| TBA | August 7, 2002 | Jennifer Aniston | Monica |
| TBA | August 8, 2002 | John Heffron | Dolly Parton |
| TBA | August 9, 2002 | Brian Dunkleman,Wesley Snipes | Marc Anthony |
| TBA | August 12, 2002 | Tracy Morgan,Seann William Scott | Moby |
| TBA | August 13, 2002 | Lauren Ambrose,Denis Leary | John Mayer |
| TBA | August 14, 2002 | Matthew Perry,Michelle Rodriguez,Martin Sheen,Anna Nicole Smith | Snoop Dogg |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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| 11.85 | May 12, 2003 | Katie Couric (guest host),Mike Myers,Simon Cowell | Robbie Williams | |
Ask Katie Anything (Cause Jay's Not Here) | ||||
| TBA | May 13, 2003 | Yoko Ono,Shepard Smith | Ben Harper | |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11.98 | June 6, 2003 | Charlize Theron,Chris Berman | Michelle Branch | |
Point - What's your point? | ||||
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | September 22, 2003 | Robert Downey Jr.,Tess Drake | Blue Man Group |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 11.195 | November 17, 2003 | Jim Belushi | Britney Spears |
| TBA | November 20, 2003 | Mike Myers | Al Green |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | January 19, 2004 | Simon Cowell,Kelly Ripa | Liz Phair |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | January 20, 2004 | Noah Wyle,Elon Gold | Toby Keith |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | April 21, 2004 | Bill Maher,Lacey Chabert | David Bowie |
| TBA | April 22, 2004 | Denzel Washington,Janeane Garofalo | Mario Winans |
| TBA | April 27, 2004 | Rosie O'Donnell | Lionel Richie |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | May 6, 2004 | Cast of Friends | N/A |
| TBA | May 28, 2004 | Spencer and Abigail Breslin | Tamyra Gray |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | July 16, 2004 | Robin Williams,Jerry Issac | Velvet Revolver |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | September 20, 2004 | Jon Stewart,Bernard Hopkins | Skye Sweetnam |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 12.180 | October 22, 2004 | Ben Affleck,Phil Jackson | N/A |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | January 24, 2005 | Ed McMahon,Bob Newhart,Don Rickles,Drew Carey | k.d. lang |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | April 7, 2005 | Brittany Murphy,Dave Attell | Velvet Revolver |
| TBA | April 8, 2005 | Paul Newman,Sandra Oh | Breaking Benjamin |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | May 23, 2005 | Steven Culp,Ron Howard,John Melendez | Shelby Lynne |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 13.187 | November 1, 2005 | Ty Barnett,Jimmy Smits | The Redwalls |
| 13.202 | November 22, 2005 | Tom Arnold,Phil Jackson | Audioslave |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) | |
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| 14.47 | March 10, 2006 | Terry Bradshaw;Marrian Morris and Boo Boo the Chicken; | Russell Crowe and the Ordinary Fear of God | |
The Audience Wants to Know | ||||
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | April 10, 2006 | Paula Abdul,Chris Matthews | Sean Paul |
| TBA | April 11, 2006 | Michael Douglas,Chelsea Handler | Toby Keith |
| TBA | April 12, 2006 | Mary Lynn Rajskub | Jamie Foxx |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | August 1, 2006 | Lisa Kudrow,Piers Morgan | Wolfmother |
| TBA | August 2, 2006 | Phil McGraw,Aaron Eckhart,Jessica Kirson | N/A |
| TBA | August 3, 2006 | Courteney Cox | Yung Joc |
| TBA | August 4, 2006 | Michael Clarke Duncan,Ant | 30 Seconds to Mars |
| TBA | August 7, 2006 | John McCain,Justin Long | Five for Fighting |
| TBA | August 8, 2006 | Bill Maher,Floyd Landis | Stone Sour |
| TBA | August 9, 2006 | Mariska Hargitay,Ashley Tisdale | Todd Snider |
| TBA | August 10, 2006 | Kevin Nealon,Kristen Bell | N/A |
| TBA | August 11, 2006 | David Duchovny,Jeff Corwin | Donavon Frankenreiter |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | September 8, 2006 | Travis Pastrana,Ashley Tisdale | N/A |
| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | October 6, 2006 | Michael Clarke Duncan,Lisa Lampanelli | Rod Stewart |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | February 13, 2007 | TBA | Taylor Swift |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | April 5, 2007 | Craig T. Nelson,Molly Shannon | N/A |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | June 29, 2007 | Ethan Hawke,Carlos Mencia | Breaking Benjamin |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 16.33 | February 15, 2008 | Kristin Chenoweth,Russell Peters | Lifehouse |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 16.136 | August 5, 2008 | Robert Downey Jr.,Anna Faris | Toby Keith |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| 16.196 | November 19, 2008 | Kristin Chenoweth,Bill Maher | Nickelback |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | January 8, 2009 | TBA | Lady Gaga |
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| No. | Original release date | Guest(s) | Musical/entertainment guest(s) |
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| TBA | March 19, 2009 | President Barack Obama | Garth Brooks |
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