Jennifer Love Hewitt is set to star in a new Lifetime movie, tentatively titled 'The List.' In it, the 'Ghost Whisperer' star will play an ex-beauty queen-turned-mother of three who is now facing the threat of foreclosure. Meanwhile, Love Hewitt will also play herself in the pilot of NBC's upcoming 'Love Bites' from 'Sex and the City's' Cindy Chupack. Becki Newton of 'Ugly Betty' stars. [Hollywood Reporter] [Ausiello Files]

More casting news after the jump.

• At 8, CBS has A Home For The Holidays with Faith Hill.
• ABC has the animated How the Grinch Stole Christmas at 8.
• AMC has the movie Prancer at 8, followed by the 1984 version of A Christmas Carol.
• History Channel has a new Modern Marvels at 8, then new episodes of The Universe and Extreme Trains.
• Food Network has Paula's Southern Christmas at 8.
• BBC America has a new Christmas episode of My Family, then Blackadder's Christmas Carol.
• At 9, TBS has Funniest Commercials of the Year 2008.
• Lifetime has the movie A Diva's Christmas at 9.
• ABC Family has the movie White Christmas at 9.
• Also at 9: Sci-Fi has a new ECW.
• At 10, ABC has The List.
• There's a new Real Housewives of Orange County on Bravo at 10.
• At 11, TBS has a new Frank TV.

Check your local TV listings for more.

After the jump, the late night talk shows.

I'm not sure I like this news. The television reporter at the Washington Post is reporting that every episode of My Name is Earl will not be about checking something off his list. According to Lisa de Moraes, the writers/creators felt confined by the format and only stuck with it to see if they could get through the first season (and be renewed). Apparently, some episodes will have nothing to do with the list. The Post reporter doesn't say what the other episodes will be about. The writing on the show is definitely hilarious but I kind of liked the gimmick of Earl having to cross something off his list each week. Although, I can see how that would get old after a few seasons. Guess we'll have to see what they come up with. See how I talked myself off the edge?

How do you feel about this change?