Ryan Seacrest poised for a big "Idol" raise

The "Idol" host is closing a deal that would make him among the richest reality hosts, while allowing him to develop TV shows with "Idol' producer 19 Entertainment. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "The pact, which is believed to be for three years, will give Seacrest a major pay raise and make him one of the highest-paid reality hosts on television. He made slightly less than $5 million this season for his work on 'Idol,' which breaks down to about $100,000 per episode."
The face of the NFL Network tweets: "I am so horny"
Was Rich Eisen's Twitter account hacked, or was he drunk?
Sacha Baron Cohen returns to Letterman as "Bruno"
To present the Top 10 list.
"Napoleon Dynamite's" Jon Heder gets a Comedy Central sitcom
Will Ferrell and Adam McKay have tapped Heder to play an IT specialist who leaves the big city to move home with his parents.
HBO says "Big Love" did nothing wrong
Responding to the University of Utah's cease-and-desist letter, the cable network says: "We are confident that nothing in the program violates anyone's rights, and HBO will be responding in due course." PLUS: "Big Love" casting two new characters.
Could the brainiacs make "Big Brother" more strategic?
How will smart people competing as a high school clique influence Season 11?
Oprah to host a "Brady Bunch" reunion — without Jan
Eve Plumb won't attend the September gathering because of the lesbian rumor Maureen McCormick started several years ago, according to McCormick. "All of us said yes except for one person, Eve Plumb, who used to be my best friend but now apparently wants to distance herself from the show and, most troubling, from me," says McCormick.
Jerry Seinfeld stars in an Australian TV ad
After Microsoft and American Express, Seinfeld is now inexplicably doing commercials for Australia's Greater Building Society.
HBO taps Hope Davis to play Hillary Clinton
She'll replace Julianne Moore and star opposite Dennis Quaid as Bill Clinton in the TV movie "The Kids Are All Right."
"Bachelorette's" Wes claims he doesn't have a girlfriend, blames the editing
"Basically when you sign up for a show like this," says Wes, "you pretty much relinquish every right that you have. And I can understand them taking me and basing their ratings around me, because they did it for eight shows, and they never let up from the day I stepped out of the limo."
Greg Berlanti: "I call ABC the grown up WB"
The "Everwood" creator turned mega-producer of "Brothers & Sisters," "Eli Stone" and "Dirty Sexy Money" says: "When I was at The WB, it was: What is a 16-year-old girl gonna like about the story? Now it's: What is the 36 year-old woman gonna like about the story?"
Vincent Chase is going on Leno, even if Jay isn't on the air right now
HBO has a new "Entourage" clip about Vince's upcoming appearance.


