. >> don draper is a master of the universe ad executive in mid-1960s manhattan. battling his demons at the same time. we're seeing him rise and fall over the course of the 1960s. in a lot of ways, the most interesting arc of the show is peggy olson's career. she goes from this little church mouse secretary to a really tough and bold and confident career woman. >> i like the way she's handing out the pops. >> who knows what to do and will try to get it even during a really sexist period for the industry when it was so hard for women to get anything. >> peggy, can you get me some coffee? >> no. >> the female characters in "mad men" are great because they each represent different aspects of when women were going through at that time. >> daddy! >> i had this incredible experience of reading "the feminine mystique" and "sex and the single girl" in the same week. >> you glide around that office like some magnificent ship. >> and i said, this is my show. >> you're never going to get that corner office until you start treating don as an equal. >> it is the choice of what

tony soprano, both villain and hero, kind of paving the way for characters like don draper or walterhis series, did you have a sense that you all were breaking the mold in american tv? >> well, i was 16 when we shot the pilot. so i didn't have any perspective. it was really my first time on a film set. i mean, my knowledge of quality television was, you know, "saved by the bell" and saturday morning things. but it felt special. i think just because of the chemistry on set. but i remember even after filming the initial pilot, we weren't sure that it would ever even see the light of day because it was so different. and hbo wasn't necessarily a network -- you know, they had a couple tv shows but nothing that maybe felt like you can go the long run with a successful show the way we did. but i remember even when we were talking about, you know, premiering the show, they weren't even sure how to market it. they were like, is this a comedy? is this a drama? obviously we found our way, but i think it was just a surprise for everyone. >> i have to ask you, because when i was watching this epi

i will quote don draper, who said, if you don't like what people are saying, change the conversation.t's what michael cohen did with george stephanopoulos. he is in a position he is going to seek a deal at some point. i know what people are saying, my goodness, he hasn't even been charged yet. you put a state trooper on somebody for 500 miles, somebody will get a ticket. it will be sooner rather than later. he wants to convince the people in the sdny and special counsel's office he is the kind of guy you want as a free agent on your ball club. it's a genius move on his part to hire guy patrillo, in sports analogy, somebody to get him the best deal. >> i have a feeling the free agency of lebron james influenced both of you guys tonight. thank you very much. >>> next, the trump administration saying it will stop revealing how many children return custody. i will talk to an immigration lawyer, trying to reunite families. (man 1) my guess would be, about... (man 2) i'd say about two hundred. (man 1) yeah... (burke) gives houseplant a whole new meaning. and we covered it. talk to farmers.

our first guest is an emmy-winning actor whose don draper suit hangs in the smithsonian museum which. starting tomorrow, you can see him as a grown man in a never-ending game of tag in the movie "tag." please welcome jon hamm. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> jimmy: how are you doing? >> i'm all right. >> jimmy: i heard you were under the weather? >> fighting off a cold. i've been traipsing around the country promoting the movie. >> jimmy: you don't mind if i purell, i have a big game on saturday. >> i don't mind. the last thing i want to do is cause you any -- handicap it at all. >> jimmy: do you have any advice for me in this game? >> uh -- i'm dying to see it. i can't believe this is happening. i want to put money on it. is sal taking bets? >> jimmy: cousin sal and i -- i found out today they have a line on it. >> they established a line. >> jimmy: somehow i'm the underdog. which infuriates me. >> that's impossible. >> jimmy: infuriates me. the city of las vegas, where i you up, is giving me the underdog. >> that's impossible. that feels like the fix is in. >> jimmy: well, you know wh