<p>a TV taping is certainly an experience, especially when it’s a favorite show. It’s usually an all-night type of deal though, for a 30 minute show I’ve found you show up 3/4/5pm and depart 4 or 5 hours later (usually slice of pizza/water bottle provided, free) late-night TV like jay leno, jimmy kimmel is shorter, maybe 60-90 mins + arrive early to get in line.</p>
<p>in short, it’s great for the locals but kind of hard to fit in a 2-day trip, unless its something you really want to get to.</p>
<p>I can’t imagine going on a bus tour in LA. you’d have to spend more time getting from point to point then actually sightseeing. I second the “pick a small number of things to do” and really give time to enjoy them.</p>
<p>The Huntington and Getty are really nice “cultural” things to do, but if you’re not into that stuff it might seem anticlimactic for such a trip.</p>
<p>A note on getting around in LA. Usually the freeway is the fastest way except at certain hours of the day, when it can be horrendously slow. For example, there are two ways between Burbank and LA: the 405 and the 101. Attempting to get to Burbank along either of these routes around the hours of 4pm-5pm is a nightmare that simply should not be attempted - reorg your schedule to leave earlier or late enough to miss.</p>
<p>In short, either ask a local who typically drives on the freeways what the conditions are like, or use Google Traffic (on google maps) to look up the average traffic during that time.</p>