ON THE SUNDAY CHAT SHOWS

All the Sunday talk shows are doing reviews of the year soon-to-be-past with a view into the crystal ball for 2006. Airtimes may be different than usual, as affiliates may choose to broadcast holiday special programming.

ABC / This Week with George Stephanopoulos: Terry Moran subs for George this week. The featured guest will be General Peter Pace, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The roundtable will include conservative columnist George Will, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile, Sarah Lawrence College Middle Eastern studies professor Fawaz Gerges, and ABC News correspondents (unnamed)

CBS / Face The Nation with Bob Schieffer: No announcement posted at present.

CNN / Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer: Secretary of Health & Human Services Mike Leavitt will discuss the prospects for a bird flu pandemic. Also scheduled: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar (R - IN), Senate Minority Whip Richard Durbin (D - IL), and former Defense Secretary William S. Cohen

FOX / Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace: Senators Mitch McConnell (R - KY) and Charles Schumer (D - NY) will discuss prospects for the upcoming year politically, while Mesirow Financial chief economist Diane Swonk and Vanguard Group founder John C. Bogle will look ahead financially. And the roundtable discussion featuring the Washington Times' Bill Sammon, Cici Connolly of the Washington Post, syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer, and Juan Williams of National Public Radio.

NBC / Meet The Press: Featuring presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham of Newsweek, William Safire of The New York Times, and Eugene Robinson of the Washington Post.