On TV: Paula Abdul, John Mayer Trio, Cyndi Lauper
Pop acts on television this week include Paula Abdul, who joins her ‘American Idol’ judges Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno’ on Monday (Barry Manilow performs as well), while Paula goes solo with ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’ on Tuesday; John Mayer Trio, who perform on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Monday; Natasha Bedingfield, who performs on ‘Last Call with Carson Daly’ on Thursday; and Cyndi Lauper, who appears on ‘The View’ on Thursday. Additionally, ‘American Idol’ kicks off its fifth season on FOX Tuesday and Wednesday at 8 PM ET/PT.
