With the Olympic coverage preempting all late night programming on NBC, CBS and ABC were left to scavenge guest line-ups that could possibly compete with Johnny Weir's underrated men's short program and American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis's tragic disqualification. The resulting line-up? For the Late Night with David Letterman, it was dogs who jump rope and Ben Kingsley. For Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Michael Emerson of Lost. Those clips, as well as the other highlights you missed while running around naked watching The Real Housewives of Atlanta , after the jump.
5. Talking Twitter With Matt Lucas
This is what talk show segments have come to -- detailed conversations about Twitter accounts. We've already sat through Jessica Alba's mid-segment tweets and last night, comedian Matt Lucas (Alice in Wonderland) got competitive with Late Late Show host Craig Ferguson.
4. When Jackie Met Chelsea
The Poor Little Bitch Girl author (who spoke to Movieline) stopped by Chelsea Lately last night to throw compliments in the host's direction and reveal who she will be rooting for in that Best Actress Oscar race.
3. Talking Dog?
Sometimes those Stupid Pet Tricks just don't work out (0:35). And when they don't, Ben Kingsley is usually there, waiting in the wings, to save the day (Fast forward to 5:50).
2. Michael Emerson on Playing Sinister
Hardcore Lost fan Jimmy Kimmel interviewed Michael Emerson yesterday about the remaining four episodes the actor has to shoot, the outcome of the series and what it's like to play a villain.
1. Sir Krishna Bhanji
Shutter Island star Ben Kingsley stopped by the Ed Sullivan Theater to plug his film by revealing the origin of his stage name and discussing the horror of CGI.