A slimmer Leno details his new show, admits it was right to leave "Tonight"
“I got in a bit of a rut," Jay Leno says of his last gig. To prepare for his new job, Leno has taken to jogging four miles a day, resulting in a 12-pound weight loss. The new show, he says, will be greener, with a “Green Car Challenge” and a set built with recycled cloth. The show will start with a monologue, with one or two guests thrown into the desk-less set. Each night will end with a comedy bit like "Jay Walking." Leno also appeared to be very confident in his new project because, as he puts it, "I'm rich now." He adds: “If we go down in flames, we’ll be laughing all the way down."
Leno: I never seriously considered jumping to ABC or Fox
Brian Williams WILL be featured, as well as The Dan Band and D.L. Hughley
"True Blood's" Rene joins "Terrier"
Michael Raymond James will star opposite Donal Logue in the FX series.
"Supernatural" makes Paris Hilton a guest star
Details of her appearance are being kept under wraps.
NBC regrets calling Conan the "king" of late-night
"I think it was premature," admits NBC's late-night chief, who adds that he's "not disappointed in Conan's ratings at all."
Katharine McPhee goes blonde
The "Idol" runner-up changed her hair color for her new album.
Will "White Collar" become another USA success story?
Matt Bomer stars in yet another odd-couple action-comedy, this one revolving around a con artist and an FBI agent.
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NBC would love to have Paula Abdul
NBC reality boss Paul Telegdy is "absolutely" interested in Paula. "Is it something I have given thought to? Yeah. I think she is a huge talent," he says.
NBC moves "Friday Night Lights" to next summer, Leno will be judged on a 52-week basis
In addressing critics, NBC's Angela Bromstad also responded to the Conan O'Brien situation by saying the "true test is going to come this fall." PLUS: "Chuck" will return in March.
Steven Spielberg may get his own Discovery channel
Oprah has her own Discovery channel, and now Spielberg is in talks to create a digital network devoted to "high-end non-fiction series and documentaries."
NBC's "Day One" could get the ax after Season 1
As NBC exec Angela Bromstad explained to critics, "We've always looked at Day One as a big event for us and not necessarily a show that would be an ongoing, returning show for a second season."
Report: Elle Macpherson's bad acting worries "The Beautiful Life" producers
It's not Mischa Barton producers are worried about. It's Macpherson, who apparently doesn't have the acting chops for her big "TBL" role.
Shonda Rhimes jokes about a "Private Practice" ghost
"Maybe she's a ghost," said while Amy Brenneman was present as TV critics visited the show's set yesterday.
Why "SYTYCD" beats "DwtS"
Dance critic Sarah Kaufman says "So You Think You Can Dance" is superior to "Dancing with the Stars" because it "offers an education, teaching viewers that the dance profession is not about pampered divadom, nor does it rest on achieving a look or aping a style."
Read everything Tracy Jordan said on Season 1 of "30 Rock"
After transcribing everything Tracy Jordan said in Season 3, the Unlikely Words blog has decided to tackle Season 1.
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Paula Abdul was "vital" to "Idol," and her exit leaves the show "badly hurt"
So says Verne Gay, who points out that Paula was a key component that even Kara DioGuardi can't replace. He writes: "Paula, as a judge, star, presence, indefinable something on this show, was vital to its success – that goes without saying – but particularly vital to that indefineable thing known as 'chemistry.' She made Simon Simon, Randy Randy. She was that extra dimension, that human, relateable element. That she sometimes, oftentimes, babbled, or misspoke, or said silly things…that babble, that silly stuff, WAS OUR SILLY STUFF. Paula was the relateable judge. She was the audience stand-in."
Good riddance!: "'Idol' needs Abdul far, far less than she needs 'Idol'"
Can she take back her resignation? // "Idol" is losing what made it fun to watch
Report: Fox shocked when Paula turned down 2nd offer // She demanded $20M?
Watch Paula's best bits // Her best and worst moments
"Idol" fan tells a "bummed" Seacrest she'll quit watching
Kris Allen: "We love you" // Paula is still welcome as "SYTYCD" guest-judge
Eddie Van Halen will play guitar on "Two and a Half Men"
Chuck Lorre personally approached the Van Halen star for a cameo.
Jay Leno's new correspondents: D.L. Hughley … AND Brian Williams!?!
The NBC News anchorman will reportedly become a special "correspondent" for the show, joining comics like Jim Norton, Mikey Day and Rachael Harris.
NBC: 80% of the public know about the "The Jay Leno Show"
Leno’s comedy bits have appeared or will appear in movie theaters, airplanes, gyms, elevators and in New York City taxi cabs.
Woman sent to prison for her bad "Bridezillas" behavior
Authorities say that aspiring actress Karee Gibson, 21, violated her parole when she displayed out-of-control behavior on "Bridezillas." Gibson, for her part, says she was just acting on the reality show.
Shaq tries to egg on Lance Armstrong for a "Shaq Vs" battle
Armstrong's response, on Twitter: "Hey @the_real_shaq, you don't want none of this.."
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