The Ellen DeGeneres Show (3-4 p.m., NBC10) - Presidential candidate John McCain (R); Steve McGarva, founder of Island Dog.

NCIS (8-9 p.m., CBS3) - Someone on the NCIS team didn't survive the fifth-season finale. But the surviving members aren't going to let the killer get away, even if it means putting their own lives in jeopardy.

House (8-10 p.m., Fox29) - House (Hugh Laurie) loses a big chunk of his memory in a bus crash and is desperate to get it back - because he saw someone on the bus exhibiting a deadly symptom.

The Cleaner (10-11 p.m., A&E) - William (Benjamin Bratt) is asked to help a promising prep-school basketball player with a multiple drug problem. The youngster's father resists his efforts, and the boy's reckless behavior tells William that he might be trying to kill himself.

Late Show With David Letterman (11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., CBS3) - Actor Nicolas Cage; actress Anna Torv; Terrence Howard performs.

The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (11:35 p.m.-12:35 a.m., NBC10) - Comic Russell Brand; actress Eva Longoria Parker; Ingrid Michaelson performs.

Jimmy Kimmel Live (12:05-1:05 a.m., 6ABC) - TV personality Jo Frost; actor Taye Diggs; Judas Priest performs.