I'm interested to see The Cars. Age not withstanding they're one of the bands I never thought would do a reunion type thing. I'm unsure if I'm glad or not that they have. Otherwise, just another lame load of TV.
Monday, August 29
The View (11 a.m., ABC): Alison Krauss and Union Station (rerun)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (check local listings, syndicated): Sugarland (rerun)
Conan (11 p.m., TBS): The Head and the Heart (rerun)
The Colbert Report (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central): The Cars (rerun)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m., NBC): Cake
Jimmy Kimmel Live (12 a.m., ABC): Eric Church (rerun)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35 a.m., NBC): Neon Indian
Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35 a.m., NBC): Soundtrack of Our Lives (rerun)
Tavis Smiley (check local listings, PBS): Herbie Hancock
Tuesday, August 30
Red Hot Chili Peppers: Live from the Roxy (9 p.m., Fuse): Band performs hits and songs from new album, I’m with You.
The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m., CBS): Lenny Kravitz
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m., NBC): Jeff Bridges
Jimmy Kimmel Live (12 a.m., ABC): Incubus (rerun)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35 a.m., NBC): Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks
Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35 a.m., NBC): The Airborne Toxic Event (rerun)
Wednesday, August 31
The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m., CBS): Thurston Moore
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m., NBC): OK Go
Jimmy Kimmel Live (12 a.m., ABC): Josh Ritter (rerun)
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (12:35 a.m., NBC): Kirk Franklin
Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35 a.m., NBC): Foster the People (rerun)
Tavis Smiley (check local listings, PBS): Dave Stewart
Thursday, September 1
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (check local listings, syndicated): Josh Groban (rerun)
The Late Show with David Letterman (11:35 p.m., CBS): Lady Antebellum
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (11:35 p.m., NBC): Fitz and the Tantrums
Jimmy Kimmel Live (12 a.m., ABC): The Vaccines (rerun)
Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35 a.m., NBC): Goldheart Assembly (rerun)
Conan (11 p.m., TBS): Raphael Saadiq (rerun)
Friday, September 2
Good Morning America (7 a.m., ABC): Mary J. Blige
The Today Show (7 a.m., NBC): Lenny Kravitz
The View (11 a.m., ABC): “Weird Al” Yankovic (rerun)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (check local listings, syndicated): One eskimO (rerun)
Glastonbury 2011 (11 p.m., VH1): Performances from this year’s event, including Coldplay, U2 and Beyonce
Jimmy Kimmel Live (12 a.m., ABC): The Band Perry (rerun)
Last Call with Carson Daly (1:35 a.m., NBC): Mona (rerun)
Tavis Smiley (check local listings, PBS): Lindsay Buckingham
Saturday, September 3
Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp (10 p.m., VH1 Classic)
That Metal Show (11 p.m., VH1 Classic): Tom Morello, Doug Pinnick
Saturday Night Live (11:30 p.m., NBC): TBA
Austin City Limits (check local listings, PBS): Roy Orbison (special presentation)