Jay Leno has booked a number of celebrities for the debut week of his return to "The Tonight Show" starting  Monday night. Guests include, among others,  Matthew McConaughey, Jason Reitman,  Morgan Freeman, Meredith Vieira, Sarah Palin, Shaun White, Lindsey Vonn and Apolo Anton Ohno.

Now comes word fron the New York TImes that rival David Letterman will counter next week with the likes of Jerry Seinfeld, Mitt Romney, Matt Damon and Tom Brokaw, among others.

—Chuck Ross