Why Ellen DeGeneres will make "Idol" a better show
She'll have all of Paula Abdul's strengths but none of her weaknesses, says Ramin Setoodeh. He says the hiring "could very well be one of the most brilliant casting decisions on TV. Until last night, most Idol fans (myself included) were still furious at Paula Abdul's premature dismissal from the show. They were demanding boycotts and write-ins, and they were ready to hate her replacement, whoever she may be. Now the Idol world has been turned upside down. Nobody can hate Ellen. She's the most lovable woman on TV, and she might even make American Idol a slightly better show."
Ellen signed a 5-year deal with "Idol" — after signing a 3-year deal with her talk show
Ellen tells Ryan Seacrest: Fox and I haggled over when to spill the beans
"I'm not going to be mean," says "compassionate" Ellen
"Hell to the no"!: Ellen likely signals the end of "Idol" as we know it
Randy: Ellen could be the panel's voice of the people // Fans have mixed reactions
Ellen asked Simon about a job opening in May // Will Ellen outshine Simon?

It's official: Networks and advertisers unite to form a Nielsen rival
Fourteen companies, including Procter & Gamble, CBS and Disney, will come up with a better way to measure viewership across many platforms. The partnership has been dubbed CIMM for Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement.

"SNL" will follow Megan Fox with Ryan Reynolds, Drew Barrymore, Gerard Butler
"Saturday Night Live" will kick off Season 35 with four straight weeks of shows, with musical guests U2, Lady Gaga, Regina Spekter and Shakira.

Study: TV increases intelligence
The University of Illinois and Britain's University of Surrey jointly studied 170 viewers, and found that they had a better understanding of complex political issues after watching shows like "Lost," "24" and "The Simpsons."

Washington, D.C.'s "Real World" declared boring
It's been 10 weeks since MTV started filming in D.C., and the housemates have been on their best behavior when it comes to the neighbors. The D.C. "Real World"-ers are so dull that an Anti-Real World D.C. blog has apparently given up following their antics, or lack thereof.

What if CW remade "Seinfeld"?
What would a Gen Y version of Jerry and the gang look like?

"Behind the Music" is back with more active and black music stars
Three of the six new episodes cover hip-hopers, starting tonight with Lil Wayne.

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