TV Stars' Guilty Viewing Pleasures

Have you ever scrambled for the remote when someone walked into the room because you didn't want them to see what you were watching? We bet you have, and that's OK: We all have guilty viewing favorites -- even TV stars aren't immune. Here's what some of our favorite boob-tube bigwigs watch with the lights off and the shades down. -- By Marilyn Beck, Stacy Jenel Smith, Stephanie DuBois and Emily Feimster

Jason Priestley

'The Other Woman'

'The Soup' on E! I've got a little man crush on Joel McHale. It's true. He's a funny guy. I love the show.

Laila Ali

'American Gladiators'

I used to TiVo 'Flavor of Love'. It's almost embarrassing to say. The show was so ignorant it was like comic relief. No matter how bad my day was, I'd watch it and think, "I have nothing to complain about."

Denis Leary

'Rescue Me'

My wife and I pride ourselves on being people of taste. But we can watch 'The Real Housewives of New York City' for hours. On Sundays, when Bravo has marathons of the show, we will watch the episodes back to back to back to back. I can't believe we're doing it. It's a real train wreck!

Blair Underwood

''Dirty Sexy Money'

'Cheaters' is a syndicated show I find myself watching late at night that features people who are suspected of cheating on their partners. It's terrible. It's embarrassing watching people get busted in a very public way.

Rekha Sharma

'Battlestar Galactica'

I'm totally into 'America's Next Top Model'. Modeling's actually really hard work. I have two model friends and they're both extremely intelligent, fantastic women. It's not just about how you look. It actually takes skills to pull off those pics.

Bill Engvall

'The Bill Engvall Show'

I love 'Survivorman' and 'Man vs. Wild'. I would love to go out with one of those guys for a week to see if I could survive. That would be awesome. I'd want them there because they'd know what we could eat.

Jordana Spiro

'My Boys'

I am terribly, terribly addicted to 'Project Runway'. I'm shaking waiting for the new season. I just think it's amazing that they're like, 'Here's a Twizzler. Now make a gown.' The creative process is interesting to watch.

Regis Philbin

'Live With Regis and Kelly'

I love Dave Letterman's show. And I love sports on TV -- but I'd hate to say those are guilty pleasures. Once in a while I do tune in to 'The View' just to keep abreast of what's going on.

Hector Elizondo

'Cane'

I could watch Serena Williams play tennis every day. I could watch her run up and down the court all day long, thank you very much -- but that's a Puerto Rican perspective and you can quote me.

Lesley Stahl

'60 Minutes'

My husband and I love 'House'. We TiVo it. Our other guilty pleasure is Jon Stewart.

Jim Parsons

'Big Bang Theory'

I enjoy watching 'American Idol' and 'Project Runway' because they create something on those shows. But they say that reality TV hurts the prospects of us working actors, so I feel guilty about watching them.

Jo De La Rosa

'The Real Housewives of Orange County'

I am obsessed with 'Gossip Girl' and 'One Tree Hill'. My girlfriends and I don't have a lot of time, so we TiVo them, but after we're done shooting, we catch up on all of the episodes. We're addicted.

Justine Bateman

'Desperate Housewives'

There's a Web series called 'You Suck at Photoshop'. I can't wait for the next episode. It's about this guy with tremendous personal issues who's trying to give a Photoshop tutorial but can't help but weave his personal problems into it. It's hysterical.

Sam Harris

'The Class'

I am a 'Top Chef' fanatic. I'm glued to it. I am a good cook and the first season I thought, "I could be on this show," but now they're way, way ahead of me.

Joe Flanigan

'Stargate: Atlantis'

Any time I see rodeo or truck pulls on TV, I drop everything. I can't help it, I'm mesmerized. My wife looks at me as if she doesn't know who she married. I say, "It's a truck pull, honey!"

Luke Perry

'A Gunfighter's Pledge'

My kids got me into 'American Idol' this year. I don't know if it's going to catch me again next year, but yeah, this year it got me.

Billy Ray Cyrus

'Hannah Montana'

With my schedule right now I've just had to rule out watching TV. I don't want to interrupt the creative process while I'm focused on my shows, the 'Hannah Montana' movie and my next album.

Nancy Travis

'The Bill Engvall Show'

I love to watch television with my husband, so we end up seeing whatever he TiVos, which is usually news shows. I love to listen to Bill Maher. I also get sucked into the Animal Planet rescue shows. I'm a big sucker for animals.

Jason Kennedy

'Dance Machine'

I'm a sucker for reality TV shows. I love dating shows, and I like all the crime dramas. They always say "don't name names" when you're asked questions like this because you'll push other programs. So I'll just say I watch anything on ABC and E!

Shane Sparks

'America's Best Dance Crew'

My favorite show this year has been 'The Moment of Truth'. Oh my god! They asked one woman if she thought she was a good person. She said yes but the lie detector said no. She lost everything: her husband, her money, all for nothing.

Jim Gaffigan

'My Boys'

I watch 'Hardball' every night. I love it. It's the type of gossip I like, which is political. The primaries, I think, are just so fascinating. And Keith Olbermann has really grown on me.

Tim Meadows

'The Bill Engvall Show'

Occasionally I'll watch 'Flavor of Love'. The whole time I'm going, "Oh my god, I can't believe this is happening." It's so embarrassing on so many different levels, but it's also compelling.