Here's who's sitting down on the couch on the late night shows tonight.

• Charlie Rose: Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Prime Minister of Turkey
• The Daily Show: Ken Burns
• The Colbert Report: David Schwartz
• The Late Show With David Letterman: Whoopi Goldberg and Melissa Etheridge
• Jay Leno: Ben Stiller, Tony Snow, and Raul Midon
• Jimmy Kimmel Live: Danny DeVito, Mario Batali, and Frankie Valli
• Tavis Smiley: Jamie Foxx
• Late Night With Conan O'Brien: The Rock, Ed Helms, and Bjork
• The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Hudson, and The Cary Brothers
• Last Call With Carson Daly: Perez Hilton and Mystery Jets

Even more series and season premieres rule Thursday...

• At 8, NBC has the one-hour season premiere of My Name Is Earl, then the one-hour season premiere of The Office and the season premiere of ER.
• ABC has the season premiere of Ugly Betty, then the season premiere of Grey's Anatomy and the series premiere of Big Shots.
• CBS has a new Survivor: China, followed by the season premieres of CSI and Without A Trace.
• There's a new Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader on FOX at 8, then a new Don't Forget The Lyrics.
• The CW has the season premiere of Smallville, then a repeat of the Reaper debut.
• At 9, PBS has a Political Forum with Republican candidates, hosted by Tavis Smiley.
• At 10, AMC has a new Mad Men.
• Food Network has a new Ace of Cakes at 10.
• FX has a new It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia at 10.
• Also at 10: Bravo has a new Tim Gunn's Guide To Style.
• At 11:30, STARZ has a repeat of the first episode of Richard Roeper's series STARZ Inside, focusing on "Fog City Mavericks" such as George Lucas, Clint Eastwood, and Francis Ford Coppola.

Check your local TV listings for more.