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This week on Talk Shows: 11/28-12/2

This week’s talk show highlights are brought to you by TV’s funny ladies Maya Rudolph, Betty White, and Melissa McCarthy. Catch Maya on Today, Live with Kelly, and Jimmy Fallon on Friday where she’ll be talking NBC’s Up All Night and being a working mother. Ms. Betty White is revving up for her 90^th birthday next January and can been see this week on Jimmy Fallon (11/28) and the Daily Show (11/29) and this year’s Emmy winner for best comedic actress, Melissa McCarthy  has high marketing potential for a good brand fit and can be seen this week on Jay Leno (12/1).

Be sure to check out the full Talk Show lineup after the jump--

Monday, November 28

Today: Hal Rubenstein, Jason Denton, Michael Buble performs

David Letterman: Robert Pattinson, Annie Leibovitz, David Crosby & Graham Nash (R 11/8/11)

Jay Leno: Kirstie Alley, Damon Wayans Jr., She & Him

Jimmy Kimmel: Regis Philbin, the Civil Wars

Craig Ferguson: Aisha Tyler, Justin Moore, Tom Lennon as the voice of Geoff

Jimmy Fallon: Betty White, Jack Huston, Diggnation, Jimmy Cliff

Carson Daly: Michael "Mafia Boy" Calce, "Knuckle", Cold War Kids (R 11/1/11)

Tavis Smiley: Howard Dean, Ralph Fiennes

Daily Show: Merrill Markoe

Colbert Report: Siddhartha Mukherjee

Chelsea Lately: Miranda Kerr, Josh Wolf, Fortune Feimster, Greg Fitzsimmons

Conan O'Brien: Jason Segel, Shaun-T, Das Racist

The View: Meredith Vieira, Richard Cohen, Nancy Travis

The Talk: Tori Spelling, Dylan McDermott, Billy Miller

Live with Kelly: Angie Harmon, Avril Lavigne, guest co-host Neil Patrick Harris

Ellen DeGeneres: Minnie Driver, Sarah Hyland

Wendy Williams: Simon Cowell, Tracy Dimarco, Olivia Blois Sharpe, Gigi Liscio

Rosie: Roseanne Barr (R)

Tuesday, November 29

Today: Chef Ed Brown, Hot Chelle Rae performs

David Letterman: Johnny Depp, Foster the People (R 10/27/11)

Jay Leno: Kathy Bates, Jay Mohr, Switchfoot

Jimmy Kimmel: Shaquille O'Neal, Julia Jones, David Guetta featuring Usher

Craig Ferguson: Margaret Cho, Michael Connelly, Tom Lennon as the voice of Geoff

Jimmy Fallon: Jesse Eisenberg, the Dodos, Neko Case

Carson Daly: Wil Willis, Eriberto & Estevan Oriol, Trentmoller (R 11/16/11)

Tavis Smiley: Marsha Coleman-Adebayo, Bob Knowling

Daily Show: Betty White

Colbert Report: Tinariwen

Chelsea Lately: Jaime Pressly, Mo Mandel, Sarah Colonna, Ross Mathews

Conan O'Brien: Nathan Fillion, Angela Kinsey, Morrissey

The View: Richard Lewis, Mary J. Blige

The Talk: Regis Philbin, Landau Eugene Murphy Jr.

Live with Kelly: White, Molly Sims, Cobra Starship featuring Sabi, guest co-host Neil Patrick Harris

Ellen DeGeneres: Alison Sweeney, Usher, David Guetta

Wendy Williams: Cyndi Lauper, the latest "Biggest Loser" castoff, Michael Lomanaco

Rosie: Phyllis Diller (R)

Wednesday, November 30

Today: Neil Diamond performs

David Letterman: Justin Timberlake, Jennifer Esposito, the Civil Wars (R 10/26/11)

Jay Leno: Bill Cosby, Raini Rodriguez, Iron & Wine

Jimmy Kimmel: Jim Parsons, Taylor Kitsch, My Morning Jacket

Craig Ferguson: David Sedaris, Needtobreathe, Jeff Cesario, Tom Lennon as the voice of Geoff

Jimmy Fallon: Jeremy Piven, T.I., Hot Chelle Rae

Carson Daly: Amber Heard, Chef Jacques Gautier, Mona (R 10/26/11)

Tavis Smiley: Harry Belafonte

Daily Show: Bono

Colbert Report: Stephen Sondheim

Chelsea Lately: Moshe Kasher, Arden Myrin, Gary Valentine, Brad Wollack, Josh Wolf, Jeff Wild, Chris Franjola

Conan O'Brien: Claire Danes, Nick Kroll

The View: Jeremy Piven, Dane Cook

The Talk: Debbie Reynolds, Elizabeth Mitchell

Live with Kelly: Jaime Pressly, Kristen Johnston, Hot Chelle Rae, guest co-host Neil Patrick Harris

Ellen DeGeneres: Stevie Wonder, Kristin Chenoweth, Kym Douglas

Wendy Williams: Monica, Linda Evans

Rosie: Lisa Kudrow (R)

Thursday, December 1

Today: Richard Branson, Len Berman

David Letterman: Adam Sandler, Peter Gabriel (R 11/9/11)

Jay Leno: Melissa McCarthy, Gov. Rick Perry, T-Pain

Jimmy Kimmel: Terry Bradshaw, Maggie Q, the Civil Wars

Craig Ferguson: Kristin Chenoweth, Ken Tucker

Jimmy Fallon: Steve Buscemi, Darrell Hammond, Dum Dum Girls

Carson Daly: Cee-Lo Green, Reggie Watts, Delta Spirit (R 10/27/11)

Tavis Smiley: Harry Belafonte

Colbert Report: Richard Branson

Chelsea Lately: Scott Porter, Jeff Wild, Loni Love, Matt Braunger

Conan O'Brien: Zooey Deschanel, Laurie Kilmartin

The View: Emily Watson, the Broadway cast of "Godspell"

The Talk: Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Stephanie Izard, Amy Ephron

Live with Kelly: Marcia Cross, Science Bob Pflugfelder, guest co-host Neil Patrick Harris

Ellen DeGeneres: Vince Vaughn, Shea Vaughn, Bono, Shailene Woodley, She & Him

Wendy Williams: Sandra Bernhard, T.I. & his wife Tiny

Rosie: Wanda Sykes, Gloria Estefan (R)

Friday, December 2

Today: Maya Rudolph

David Letterman: Salma Hayek, Keith Olbermann, Jane's Addiction (R 10/24/11)

Jay Leno: Hilary Swank, Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, Dia Frampton

Jimmy Kimmel: Rerun TBA

Craig Ferguson: Ana Gasteyer

Jimmy Fallon: Maya Rudolph, Damian Lewis, John Besh

Carson Daly: Lisa Ling, Anamana Guchi, Goldheart Assembly (R 10/28/11)

Tavis Smiley: Carey Mulligan, Shelby Lynne

Chelsea Lately: Brad Wollack, Natasha Leggero, Josh Wolf, Heather McDonald, Jen Kirkman, Sarah Colonna (R 11/23/11)

The View: Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer

The Talk: Larry King, John Michael Higgins, the Bangles

Live with Kelly: Maya Rudolph, Matt Czuchry, guest co-host Neil Patrick Harris

Ellen DeGeneres: Sting

Wendy Williams: Mekhi Phifer, Victoria Gotti, Ben Lyons

Rosie: Brett Butler (R)