Political Television

by Sheri Divers [courtesy of Blog for America]

This Week (ABC): The former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich discusses the tragedy at Virginia Tech and the rest of the week's news. Then, "This Week" continues its "On the Trail" series in New Hampshire with Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., and his wife, Jackie Clegg Dodd. Roundtable: ABC News' Sam Donaldson, Cokie Roberts and George debate the week's politics.

Meet the Press (NBC): Two Bush administration cabinet members who will conduct a nationwide review and issue recommendations on school safety in the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech, Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt and Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, plus two members of the review panel established by Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, retired VA State Police Superintendent Col. Gerald Massengill and Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, will join us to discuss the massacre and the broader issues of school safety.

Plus, a busy week in Washington. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced tough questioning on Capitol Hill with Republican calls for his resignation, while the President and the Democrats continued to clash on Iraq, and the Supreme Court handed down a major decision on abortion. Roundtable: Presidential Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, NBC News Chief White House Correspondent David Gregory, Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham and NBC News Justice Correspondent Pete Williams.

Late Edition (CNN): Presidential candidate and Senate Judiciary Committee member Sen. Sam Brownback (R-KS), Senate Select   Intelligence Committee member Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR),Virginia Attorney General Bob McDonnell, New York Times Columnist Thomas Friedman,
Former Clinton special counsel Lanny Davis, Former Reagan-Bush legal counsel David Rivkin, CNN’s Homeland Security   Correspondent Jeanne Meserve, Anchor of CNN’s "American   Morning"  Kiran Chetry, and Anchor at CNN’s "American   Morning"John Roberts.