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TV Junkie: Michael & Michael Premieres; PBS Leads Emmys; Paul McCartney on Letterman

"Michael & Michael Have Issues" premieres tonight at 10:30pm on Comedy Central - we wish we had a real pic from the show but this is all we could find
Fans of The State, Stella, or anything that Michael Ian Black or Michael Showalter have ever done or thought about doing are beholden to watch their new show, "Michael & Michael Have Issues" on Comedy Central at 10:30pm tonight. You can also check out today's interview with the Michaels or even, the now ancient, interview with Michael Ian Black from 2007.
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PBS is leading the Emmys nominations! Oh, in just the News & Documentary Category.
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The TV Junkie Plan: "Wipeout", "Leverage", "Michael & Michael Have Issues", Letterman, Fallon.7:00pm Johnny Got His Gun TCM - (1971) A World War I soldier (Timothy Bottoms) missing arms, legs and a face ponders life in a hospital bed.
8:00pm Time Team America PBS/KCET - The scientists investigate when North America's first human inhabitants came to the land.
8:00pm Wipeout ABC - A skinny medical student and a 58-year-old grandmother face obstacles such as the sweeper trees, the slippery swing set and the scary-go-round to win cash.
8:30pm Destroy Build Destroy Cartoon Network - Andrew W.K. moderates the Gamers versus Musicians battling it out by transporting their Builders across treacherous water.
9:00pm Leverage TNT - Season Premiere
9:00om Gordon Ramsay's F Word BBC America - Gordon travels to America to catch catfish with his bare hands.
10:00pm The Philanthropist NBC - Teddy's friend, Dr. Chima Balo, is kidnapped by a local rebel leader who objects to Teddy's activities in the village
10:00pm Dark Blue TNT - Series Premiere
10:30pm Michael & Michael Have Issues Comedy Central - Series Premiere
11:35pm Late Show With David Letterman CBS - Musician Paul McCartney.
11:35pm The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien NBC - Actor Dana Carvey; Kris Allen performs.
12:05am Jimmy Kimmel Live ABC - Author Larry King.
12:35am The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson CBS - Actress Rosie Perez; author Alan Furst.
12:35am Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC - Actor Kevin Connolly; TV personality Alexa Chung.
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Donald Trump was a fading TV presence when the WGA strike put a dent in network schedules.
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Pickets are being held outside at movie and TV studios across the city
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For some critics, this feels less like a momentous departure and more like a footnote.
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Disneyland's famous "Fantasmic!" show came to a sudden end when its 45-foot animatronic dragon — Maleficent — burst into flames.
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Leads Ali Wong and Steven Yeun issue a joint statement along with show creator Lee Sung Jin.
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Every two years, Desert X presents site-specific outdoor installations throughout the Coachella Valley. Two Los Angeles artists have new work on display.