Clooney, Stern Among Piers Morgan's Opening Guests

Piers Morgan will hit the ground running with his new talk show.

CNN says guests for the first week of "Piers Morgan Tonight" will include radio shock-jock Howard Stern, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, comedian and Golden Globes host Ricky Gervais, and actor George Clooney.

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Previously announced as Morgan's opening-night guest is Oprah Winfrey.

"Piers Morgan Tonight," a nightly hour-long interview show, debuts Jan. 17 at 9 p.m. Eastern.

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The British-born Morgan is best known to U.S. viewers as a judge on NBC's "America's Got Talent."

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