SUNDAY TALK LINE UP

* MTP: National Journal’s Ron Brownstein; WaPo’s E.J. Dionne; PBS’s Gwen Ifill; NBC’s Chuck Todd; National Review’s Byron York; a look at 60 years of MTP
* FTN: John Edwards (D-NC); Politico’s Jeanne Cummings
* This Week: Fred Thompson (R-TN); roundtable of NYT’s David Brooks, Donna Brazile, Jake Tapper and George Will; Kayce Freed Jennings on the new biography, “Peter Jennings: A Reporter’s Life.”
* FNS: Mike Huckabee (R-AR); atty Billy Martin (represents Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID), Michael Vick and other bold-faced names)
* Late Edition: Japan PM Yasuo Fukuda; John Edwards (D-NC);

TV ALERTS

* Tim Russert Show 11/17-18: Ron Brownstein (author, “The Second Civil War: How Extreme Partisanship Has Paralyzed Washington and Polarized America”); Michael Gerson (author, “Heroic Conservatism: Why Republicans Need to Embrace America’s Ideals (And Why They Deserve to Fail if They Don’t)”)
* Political Capital w/ Al Hunt (Bloomberg, repeats throughout weekends): Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD); analysis on the pres. race
* Chris Matthews Show 11/17-18: Dan Rather, Katty Kay, Howard Fineman, Michele Norris discuss “With Women Voters in the Majority, is it Smart Politics for Republicans to Demonize Hillary Clinton? Will Rudy Giuliani Benefit from his Negative Polling Among African-Americans?”
* Waging War on the VA on CNN 11/17 & 11/18 at 8pm & 11pm. Special on gaps in veterans’ disability benefits.
* SNL: Brian Williams rerun (with Barack Obama cameo) 11/17
* Newsmakers (C-SPAN, 10am, Sunday): Rep. Nita Lowey (D-NY)
* 60 Minutes (CBS, Sun): Steve Kroft & WaPo’s John Solomon on flawed science used to convict defendants; Omar Khadr (Guantanamo Bay prisoner) awaits trial; calories in restaurant food
* Q&A (C-SPAN, 8pm, Sun): LATimes’ Bob Drogin (author, “Curveball: Spies, Lies, and the Con Man Who Caused a War”)
* Today Show: author Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 11/19; Faith Hill performs for the troops 11/19;
* Charlie Gibson interviews George W. Bush and Laura Bush 11/20 (World News & Nightline) & 11/21 (GMA). Portions of the interview will air on GMA, World News, Nightline, and on digital platforms. Topics include war in Iraq, turmoil in Pakistan, the state of the economy and rising gas prices.