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You hate Starbucks with a vengeance. But who's to blame, really? Well, tonight on Biography, "Howard Schultz and Starbucks" (9 p.m. EDT on Biography) tells the story of how Starbucks chairman Schultz transformed a company that sold coffee beans into a ubiquitous global menace, with 13,000 stores in 39 countries. Is Schultz a brilliant entrepreneur or a diabolical genius? And is he the one who dreamed up the pretentiously moronic Tall-Grande-Venti nomenclature?
"Nureyev: The Russian Years" airs on Great Performances (9 p.m. EDT on PBS, check local listings). And in "Crazy Sexy Cancer" (9 p.m. EDT on TLC), 31-year-old Kris Carr documents her battle with cancer, traveling the country in search of other women determined to beat the disease.
Regis and KellyABC, 9 a.m. EDT | Relly Nominees: Funniest Guest |
The ViewABC, 11 a.m. EDT | Julia Stiles, Zac Efron, guest co-host Chelsea Handler (repeat) |
Ellen DeGeneresSyndicated, check local listings | Barbara Walters, Gym Class Heroes, Serena Williams (repeat) |
Oprah WinfreySyndicated, check local listings | An Oprah Special Report: Katrina -- What Will It Take to Recover? |
Charlie RosePBS, check local listings | Connie Schultz, Alfred Taubman, Shen Wei |
Larry KingCNN, 9 p.m. EDT | TBA |
Jon StewartComedy Central, 11 p.m. EDT | Denis Leary (repeat) |
Stephen ColbertComedy Central, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Michael Jacobson (repeat) |
David LettermanCBS, 11:30 p.m. EDT | Ellen DeGeneres, Jeff Garlin, Against Me! |
Jay LenoNBC, 11:35 p.m. EDT | Jeff Foxworthy, Sen. John McCain, Mat Kearney |
Tavis SmileyPBS, check local listings | Hurricane Katrina Anniversary |
Jimmy KimmelABC, 12:05 a.m. EDT | Mandy Moore, Jon Hamm, Joss Stone, Vaclav Klouda |
Conan O'BrienNBC, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Kelly Preston, Ryan Reynolds, Ozomatli |
Craig FergusonCBS, 12:35 a.m. EDT | Brenda Blethyn, Mike Rowe, Army of Me (repeat) |
Contributors: Matthew Fishbane, Heather Havrilesky, Amy Reiter
