Ear on TV: Week of 08.16.10

While most your favorite talk show hosts are applying another layer of sunscreen this week, fans of heavy metal can enjoy a 'staycation.' Wolfmother (Lopez Tonight on Monday), Five Finger Death Punch (Jimmy Kimmel Live Tuesday) and Ted Nugent (Lopez on Thursday) all make appearances this week. Throw in some Meat Loaf (Lopez Tuesday) and a little KISS rerun (Tonight Show Wednesday) and there should be enough guitar to get you through the week.

So here's the calendar until next week, when a few of the talkies (Letterman, Ferguson) will be back, while others (Leno, Fallon) will still be running repeats.

Picks for the week
Monday, August 16
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Ozzy Osbourne
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Sheryl Crow (REPEAT)
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Flo Rida (REPEAT)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Gossip (REPEAT)
SUNDANCE: A Skin Too Few: Days of Nick Drake: Nick Drake
TBS: Lopez Tonight: Wolfmother
Tuesday, August 17
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Five Finger Death Punch
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Interpol (REPEAT)
FUEL: The Daily Habit: Local Natives (REPEAT)
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Sheryl Crow (REPEAT)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: She & Him (REPEAT)SYNDICATION: The Ellen DeGeneres Show: Mika (REPEAT)
TBS: Lopez Tonight: Meat Loaf
Wednesday, August 18
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: T.I.
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Steel Train (REPEAT)
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: KISS (REPEAT)
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Macy Gray (REPEAT)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: The Xx (REPEAT)
Thursday, August 19
ABC: Jimmy Kimmel Live: Hey Monday
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Alejandro Escovedo (REPEAT)
NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Of Montreal (REPEAT)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: Citizen Cope (REPEAT)
TBS: Lopez Tonight: Ted Nugent
Friday, August 20
ABC: Good Morning America: Rihanna
ABC: The View: La Roux (REPEAT)
CBS: The Early Show: David Gray
CBS: Late Show With David Letterman: Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue (REPEAT)
CBS: Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Mumford and Sons (REPEAT)
FUEL: The Daily Habit: High On Fire (REPEAT)
NBC: The Today Show: Keith Urban
NBC: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: K'naan (REPEAT)NBC: Late Night With Jimmy Fallon: Green Day (REPEAT)
NBC: Last Call With Carson Daly: RJD2 (REPEAT)
Saturday, August 21
NBC: Saturday Night Live: Vampire Weekend (REPEAT)
Sunday, August 22
SMITHSONIAN: Inside the Music: All You Need is Klaus: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Carly Simon, Van Dyke Parks