Late Shift

I'm sorry if I got your hopes up to see a Tom Hanks vs. Tom Hanks grudge match tonight. It seems somebody at CBS also noticed the scheduling coincidence and The Eye blinked. So they've replaced America's favorite actor with America's favorite actress:


Hanks for nothing, CBS!

However, CBS will be replaying Hanks' chat with Letterman on Friday, so if you want to achieve the same effect of an all-Hanks, all-channels universe, I suggest recording Leno and then playing it back at 11:35 pm Friday so you can switch back and forth between Hankses.

The Two Timers Club

We here at The Dish just love fun little late night scheduling quirks - even when they involve Toms other than Cruise. While browsing ahead in the TiVo schedule, a new one popped up, as coincidental as any plot turn in The DaVinci Code - Tom Hanks vs. Tom Hanks! At 11:35 PM on May 31st, Hanks will complete his quest for world domination by appearing on both The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Late Show with David Letterman (through the magic of re-runs).


Tommy Two-Time

My suggestion for the best way to view this lunar eclipse of talk show appearances? Flip back and forth between the two every few seconds, seeing if you can catch Hanks delivering the same spontaneous amusing anecdote at the same time.