Queerview Television Guide (Monday, November 16, 2009)

Bravo debuts a new culinary reality show tonight with Chef Academy, which follows Chef Jean-Christophe Novelli as he tests his plan for a culinary academy with nine aspiring chefs. His students include out personal chef Leonard and Jean-Cristophe's assistant Joel is also gay.

But first, Noah is taken to the hospital after Friday's (not so) explosive cliffhanger on As the World Turns and we'll be following the action with a liveblog so be sure to join us starting at 2PM Eastern!

Live with Regis and Kelly (syndicate) Check local listings
Gay-fave Anderson Cooper is scheduled to visit today, though it's still unclear if he'll be visiting as a guest or a guest-host.

The Doctors (syndicated) Check local listings
Gay icon Barbra Streisand stops by to discuss heart disease and, presumably, her work to spread information on the topic for the Barbra Streisand Women’s Cardiovascular Research and Education Program.

The Tyra Banks Show (syndicated) Check local listings
Tyra explores the stories of intersex individuals which, considering the way Tyra has treated her transgender guests, probably means a good number of well-intentioned but cringe-inducing questions. After that, former ANTM hopefuls model the "hottest gender-bending looks".

As the World Turns (CBS) Check local listings
With Noah injured, it's time for soap opera hospital dramatics with waiting room pacing, angry blame-placing and difficult decisions.

How I Met Your Mother (CBS) 8:00 PM EST
With Barrobin out of the picture, Barney is a single man again, but after being in a relationship full of awesomeness, can he go back to his old ways?

Gossip Girl (CW) 9:00 PM EST
In a season that has included an attention-seeking guykiss and Eric shedding his do-gooder image, gay-fave Lady Gaga shows up on the guest cast list.

Chef Academy (Bravo) 11:00 PM EST
With Top Chef Masters a success and one more spin-off on the way, will Bravo be able to a culinary reality-show not based on Top Chef to work? I have to admit, I haven't been impressed by what I've seen so far, but hopefully tonight's premiere will change my mind.

Chef Academy's Leonard

Chelsea Lately (E!) 11:00 PM EST
It's bound to be a lively show when gay-fave Kathy Griffin is scheduled to chat with Chelsea.

Late Show with David Letterman (CBS) 11:30 PM ET
Gay-fave Cyndi Lauper, who is known in every hood, joins Wyclef Jean for a performance tonight.

Daytime Preview for Tuesday, November 17

As the World Turns (CBS) Check local listings
Yikes. Tuesday, Lily and Damien follow-up on their solution to today's hospital crisis and, er, I'm hoping things end up better than it sounds. We're going to have a lot to talk about.

It's On with Alexa Chung (MTV) 3:30 PM EST
Ugly Betty's Vanessa Williams and Michael Urie is scheduled to visit with Alexa this afternoon.