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The producers of the new musical Bare have announced the upcoming series of speakers for the January TalkOUT events. Audiences at select performances will be invited to stay after the show to participate in a discussion with some of the foremost leaders in the fight for LGBT equality. This month's special guests will include Ross Murray (GLAAD) with Missi Pyle (BARE's own 'Sister Joan'), Nathan Schaefer (Empire State Pride Agenda), Maggie Keenan-Bolger and Derrick Miller-Handley (The Point Foundation), Rabbi Michael Mellen, The Clementi Family (Tyler Clementi Foundation) and Taylor Trensch with Stafford Arima (BARE's 'Peter' and the show's director).

60 MINUTES is on Nielsen's Top 10 List again, making it for the fourth consecutive broadcast. It was also the eighth time over 13 broadcasts this season that 60 MINUTES finished among America's 10 most-watched programs. Sunday's edition drew 10.3 million viewers to land at #7 for the week.

Kathy Griffin stopped by David Letterman (on the episode scheduled to air tonight) to give a little recap of her New Year's Eve hosting gig on CNN alongside Anderson Cooper. Check out her interview below!

It's time for the newest episode of BWW's exclusive TV series - CHEWING THE SCENERY WITH Randy Rainbow! In this week's episode, Randy chats with Anderson Cooper about the biggest events of the end of 2012! Click below to watch episode 20!

TVGuide.com reports that Ann Curry may be heading to the CNN network to take on a 'high-profile anchor position'. The newswoman, who was recently fired from her post at the Today Show, has reportedly asked NBC executives to release her from her contract.

The cast of the North American tour of "Million Dollar Quartet" (MDQ), led by Cody Slaughter as Elvis Presley and Lee Ferris as Carl Perkins; South Korean rapper Psy, whose viral hit song "Gangnam Style" recently earned more than one billion views on YouTube; and Canadian singer-songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen, the artist behind the catchy pop hit song "Call Me Maybe'; among others pumped up more than one million revelers yesterday at the 2013 New Year's Eve Ball Drop in Times Square, a tradition dating back to 1907.

Comedians Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow sat down with 60 MINUTES OVERTIME reporter Anderson Cooper to reminisce about the early days of their careers when they shared a $900 per month apartment in the Valley. Check out the interview in full below!

The most famous New Year's Eve celebration nationwide is in Times Square tonight. See the complete schedule below:

It's a tradition like no other, Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin will once again be on the platform in Times Square, delivering laughs, and sometimes gasps, to ring in the new year on CNN. The party continues for the sixth year this Monday, December 31 at 10 p.m. ET.

60 MINUTES is set to present AN EVENING OF MUSIC hour-long special devoted solely to the most prominent vocal artists of our time. The special is set to air this Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. Musicians Adele, Rodriguez, and Taylor Swift will be profiled.

He's just as nervous as his characters. Comedy filmmaker Judd Apatow sits down with Anderson Cooper for a 60 MINUTES profile and exhibits the same angst he imbues his film's characters with. Cooper's interview with the fidgety filmmaker of hits like "Knocked Up" and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," will be broadcast on 60 MINUTES, Sunday, Dec. 16 (7:30-8:30 PM, ET/7:00-8:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Check out a clip below!

Composer Fred Coscia has announced the release of his holiday single, 'Magical Christmas Cheer' featuring vocals by renowned actress and vocalist Leandra Ramm. Fred Coscia wrote 'Magical Christmas Cheer' in 2011 as an expression of the joy he has experienced during the holiday season. Coscia has re-recorded the song with Leandra Ramm in hopes of bringing this heart warming new holiday classic to audiences across the globe.

"WEEKEND UPDATE" anchor SETH MEYERS was on his game this weekend. Check out the highlights from Dec. 8: "On Thursday, Washington State's new laws legalizing marijuana and gay marriage both went into effect. So either way, great news for people who make cakes."

December 10, 2012 - MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" at 9 p.m. ET and "The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell" at 10 p.m. ET were both #1 in the A25-54 demo, topping both Fox News Channel and CNN for the week, according to data from Nielsen. For the week of Dec. 3-7, "Maddow" at 9 p.m. was #1 with 337,000 A25-54, while FNC's "Hannity" was second with 320,000 and CNN's "Piers Morgan Tonight" placed third with 126,000. Rachel Maddow hosted Monday-Tuesday, Chris Hayes hosted on Wednesday and Ezra Klein hosted Thursday-Friday.

Below, check out some hilarious quotables from NBC's LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON for the week of DECEMBER 3 - DECEMBER 7

Talk Show Listings For Today, December 10

Talk Show Listings For Monday, December 10

Anchor, television host and 60 MINUTES contributor Anderson Cooper discussed his temporary blindness, CNN and reporting in danger zones in an interview with co-hosts Charlie Rose, Gayle King and Norah O'Donnell that was broadcast live today, Dec. 6, 2012, on CBS THIS MORNING on the CBS Television Network (7:00 AM - 9:00 AM). Check out the interview in its entirety below!

It's a week of big shows and big stars in New York City as THE TALK, network television's fastest growing daytime talk show, returns to the Big Apple for the third time for a week of holiday shows, Monday, Dec. 10 - Friday, Dec. 14 (2:00 PM, ET / 1:00 PM, PT) on the CBS Television Network.