*NBA star Shaquille O’Neal will make a surprise appearance on a special episode of “Judge Mathis” airing Monday, Nov. 24. (Check local listings.) Mathis was the judge who married Shaq and his wife Shaunie in 2002. Both men share a love of the law and equal justice, Judge Mathis celebrating 10 years of courtroom success and Shaquille O’Neal a deputized sheriff in three states.
*In a visit to "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" this week, Snoop Dogg had some advice for Barack and Michelle Obama when it comes to hosting White House sleepovers for their two young daughters. "You need to learn how to bake a cake," said Snoop, who has hosted his share of slumber parties for his 9-year-old daughter Cori. "It scores points, when the father of the house is able to do that." Also on the list? "Popcorn and cotton candy," he said. But also, parents must know when to get lost. "They like you to get out of their face and let them be kids," he warned.
*Eight comics will compete for a spot in the finals and the ultimate title of “Jokes Champion” on “Bill Bellamy’s Who’s Got Jokes?” beginning tomorrow (Nov. 22) at 10 p.m. on TV One. The two semi-final rounds feature the nation’s funniest comics performing for U.S. soldiers and their families stationed at the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern. The finalists selected in Germany will compete in an episode that premieres Saturday, Dec. 6, and TV One’s audience will pick this year’s “Jokes Champion,” who will be crowned on Saturday, Dec. 13.
*BET’s longest-running gospel program, "Bobby Jones Gospel," returns for its 28th season at 9 a.m. on Sunday (Nov. 23) with guests Fantasia, Melonie Daniels and Isaiah Thomas & Elements of Praise. Joining host Bobby Jones this season will be Vickie Winans, Richard Smallwood, Byron Cage, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, Pastor Shirley Caesar and Tye Tribbett & G.A., as well as special performances by newcomers Spensha Baker, Damita and BET’s "Sunday Best" winner Crystal Aikin.