Friday

• Live! With Kelly (synd) — Kathy Bates (Harry’s Law), Big Time Rush, guest co-host Martin Short
• The Talk (CBS) — Rick Springfield, Jewel
• The View (ABC) — Designer Vera Wang
• Ellen DeGeneres (synd) — Robin Thicke (Duets)
• David Letterman (CBS) — Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jack Hanna (repeat)
• Jay Leno (NBC) — Denzel Washington, Octavia Spencer, Estelle (repeat)
• Jimmy Kimmel (ABC) — Steven Tyler, Melanie Fiona (repeat)
• Craig Ferguson (CBS) — Kristin Davis (Of Two Minds)
• Jimmy Fallon (NBC) — Paul Rudd, Gabrielle Union (repeat)
• The Travel Channel premieres Ghost Adventures.
• IFC airs the season finale of Portlandia.
• FX brings The Ultimate Fighter back for a 15th season.

Saturday

• Jonah Hill hosts Saturday Night Live, with musical guests The Shins.
• HBO airs Game Change, the controversial bio-pic about Sarah Palin’s failed vice-presidential run.
• Nickelodeon airs the Big Time Rush flick Big Time Movie.

Sunday

• Bravo launches the reality series Shahs of Sunset — which profiles successful Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles.
• TLC airs the season finale of Hoarding: Buried Alive.
• The Food Network introduces the new reality show Restaurant Stakeout.
• Bob’s Burgers returns to FOX.