What’s On TV This Weekend: Friday, October 16th thru Sunday, October 18th

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The imbroglio between Conan and the Mayor of Newark comes to a peaceful end tonight on The Tonight Show. Last thing we need is any more East Coast / West Coast violence.

CHECK OUT WHAT TO WATCH AFTER THE JUMP

NOTE: ALL TIMES EASTERN & PACIFIC!!!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16th, 2009

CATCH THAT KID
Network: Disney
Time: 7:30 – 9:30PM

Reasons to watch: Wow. They made a movie about the balloon kid already? That was quick.

THE TONIGHT SHOW

Network: NBC

Time: 11:30PM – 12:30AM

Reasons to watch: A feud began in late September when Conan made a joke at the expense of Newark. After O’Brien quipped "The Mayor of Newark New Jersey wants to set up a citywide program to improve Newark residents’ health. The health-care program would consist of a bus ticket out of Newark," That joke lead to a long drawn-out feud between the two that will end tonight when Booker guests on the show.

"I admire and respect Mayor Booker, and I look forward to our summit on "The Tonight Show" this Friday," stated host Conan O’Brien. "My apologies for bumping Brad Pitt, J.D. Salinger and a reunited Led Zeppelin, we’ll have them back real soon."

WHO’S ON LATE

LENO
Rachel Griffiths

LETTERMAN
Uma Thurman; Tim McGraw performs

CONAN
Mayor Cory Booker; Max Records; Dashboard Confessional performs

KIMMEL
Serena Williams; Dr. Drew Pinsky; Eric Church performs

FERGUSON
Michelle Monaghan; Toby Keith performs

FALLON
Eddie Izzard; Gina Gershon; Amy Schumer

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17th, 2009

CALIFORNICATION
Network: Showtime 2
Time: 10 – 10:30PM

Reasons to watch: If you missed Eva Amurri‘s breakout performance as a coed stripping her way through college on last Sunday’s Californication, tonight’s your second chance perve-ball (he says as he adds Kleenex to his weekend shopping list).

CELEBRITY GHOST STORIES
Network: Biography
Time: 10 – 11PM

Reasons to watch: Tinseltown’s most stable, Carrie Fisher, John Waters, and Rue McClanahan, recount their experiences with the supernatural.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 2009

DEXTER
Network: Showtime
Time: 9 – 10PM

Reasons to watch: Dexter gets a little time to himself when his family heads out of town and finds himself identifying with his latest victim — a cop who murdered her family. Note to Dexter‘s family: DON’T COME HOME.