This year's Emmys will be a rerun of last year's
With no suspense this year — "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" are winning big! — CBS is counting on the element of surprise to keep viewers from switching to NBC to watch the Dallas Cowboys play for the first regular game in their $1.2 billion new stadium. Says Lisa de Moraes: "The trophy show that loves redundancy is expected to really knock itself out this year. Practically everyone who has weighed in on the subject — online bookies, television industry navel gazers, TV critics, you name it — expects this year's ceremony to play like a rerun of last year's. Which is not to say this year's Emmy broadcast won't be worth watching. It'll be a doozy."
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"Weekend Update Thursday" starts off bumpy — Darrell Hammond is back!
Lorne Michaels used "bumpy" to describe last night's return, though the Joe Wilson sketch and a "WU" glitch turned out to bolster the show. Meanwhile, Darrell Hammond — whom cast members bade farewell to during last season's finale — is back for likely the rest of the season. "I like having him here and I think he's great on the show," says Michaels, who adds that he is "not very good at goodbyes."
Kate Gosselin tells Kathy Griffin: Your impersonation of me was "awesome"
On this morning's "View," Kate "didn't rise to the bait" of Griffin's Jimmy Kimmel sketch, says Lisa de Moraes, but the episode wasn't without fireworks. PLUS: Kathy wears Tyra's weave.
Kate Gosselin's talk show tapes Sunday with Paula Deen, Rene Syler, Bob Woodruff's wife
Gosselin will join the trio on Sunday to tape a pilot for a "View"-like talk show from the perspective of working moms. PLUS: Why Kate will fail as a talk show host.
Paula Abdul mocks Ellen DeGeneres
Check her out in a blonde wig at the "VH1 Divas Live" concert. PLUS: Ellen calls Paula "hilarious. You’ve left me some big shoes to fill."
Jay Leno drops to 8.5 million, "Community" retains "Office" viewers
The 4th outing of "The Jay Leno Show" sank to to its lowest numbers Thursday, with a repeat of "The Mentalist" edging it out in the ratings. "Survivor" brought in 11.5 million, but "SNL" disappointed with only 5.7 million viewers.
