Letterman finally apologizes to his wife and staff
David Letterman opened his "Late Show" monologue (watch a preview) by continuing to joke about his scandal while offering a few mea culpas. Letterman said of his wife: "She has been horribly hurt by my behavior. And when something happens like that, if you hurt a person and it's your responsibility, you try to fix it. And at that point, there's only two things that can happen: either you're going to make some progress and get it fixed, or you're going to fall short and perhaps not get it fixed. So let me tell you folks, I got my work cut out for me."
"Fantasy Island" becoming a reality show
Mark Burnett is returning to his island reality TV roots in a show that has 12 contestants battle it out to live in the lap of luxury on an island.
CBS renews "Flashpoint"
Season 3 of the Canadian drama is coming soon.
"Top Chef" renewed for Season 7
No city has been set yet for next year's edition.
Sarah Palin's grandbaby's daddy films pistachio ad
Check out Levi Johnston with "bodyguard/manager" Tank Jones.
The New York Post says that Robert Halderman started growing incensed with David Letterman years ago when he began dating Stephanie Birkitt, but wasn't allowed to attend "Late Show" staff parties with her. "He wanted Stephanie there, not Halderman — he didn't like him," a source tells The Post. Halderman reportedly started dating Stephanie earlier this decade, not long after Dave and her broke up.
Kate went after Jon on the "Today" show: "He took $230,000 of the $231,000 we had,” Kate told Meredith Vieira. “I have a stack of bills. The last thing I wanted was to do this show and end up not being able to pay our bills." PLUS: Kate tells "The View": "My kids are upset that it's on hold, that the opportunities that they did have."
According to David Zurawik, "Saturday Night Live" took on "the president's record and said many of the things the mainstream press can't or won't say about the lack of accomplishments. The timeliness was great in coming off the president's Olympics embarrassment. It is good to see 'SNL' is on the case taking on ALL politicians." PLUS: 
"The Big Bang Theory" already beats the No. 1 sitcom, "Two and a Half Men" in the all-important 18-49 demo, but it's inching closer to the ratings of the Charlie Sheen sitcom. “There’s a lot of ambivalence,” says Chuck Lorre, creator of both shows. “It’s ‘Yeah!’ then ‘Awww.’ But it’s all good. I can’t claim to understand how this works; I’m just thrilled that it’s working.” The ratings, though, aren't bad for a show that had to be retooled after CBS rejected it. The result was a much-improved Penny, and the casting of Kaley Cuoco to fill the roll, replacing another actress. PLUS: 
"What is going on? First Conan hit his head, and then somebody tries to extort money from Letterman. I'm so glad I'm out of late-night," Leno joked right away in his monologue. Conan avoided the issue altogether, until Drew Carey brought it up. "I would hate to be on opposite Letterman tonight with all that sex stuff going on," Carey said. "That's got to be tough." 
Manhattan Disctrict Attorney Robert Morgenthau says that "48 Hours" producer Robert "Joe" Halderman, who once lived with Letterman assistant Stephanie Birkitt, approached David Letterman outside his Connecticut home three weeks ago with copies of Stephanie's diary and personal correspondence he had with Dave. He also gave Letterman a letter stating that his 
"I didn't realize we'd be able to integrate the Seinfeld cast into his show so smoothly," Seinfeld says of the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" storyline that begins Sunday.. "There was no acting at all — zero. I was totally relaxed because I didn't have to remember any lines, and you say whatever you would normally say." Seinfeld adds that, in real life, the cast would never do a "Seinfeld" reunion. PLUS: 
"Two things strike me," says Hank Stuever, "beyond 'Stargate Universe's' stiffened pace: the predictability of the action and the characters, and the apparent tolerance for borrowing that the sci-fi genre treats as a matter of course. Plagiarism is the notable rhetoric, down to how things look in space and what people out there ever say to one another. What, exactly, gives 'Stargate Universe' the right to beam its heroes from ship to surface the way 'Star Trek' does? Why, except for budget and/or lack of imagination, do the interiors of the enormous starcruiser here bring to mind the dank hallways of 'Alien' and the neo-brutalism of George Lucas's 'Star Wars,' with LED-bulb gizmo decor from 'Star Trek' and 'Battlestar Galactica'?"
"CoCo can't GoGo," Mayor Corey Booker said today after 
After a disappointing season finale, the "Grey's Anatomy" spinoff appears to be back on track, according to Alan Pergament. "Give the show a second chance," he says. The opener is sensitive, creative and emotionally moving as it deals with the pressure on Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) to save her friend's life and protect her colleagues from massive guilt."
Jon's lawyers have ordered TLC to stop filming his kids, effective immediately. His lawyer also claims that TLC violated child labor laws and failed to make the appropriate payment for Jon's kids. "Effective immediately no production crews are to enter Jon Gosselin's family home for any reason," said the attorney. "In the event that anyone enters the marital property, Jon Gosselin will notify the local authority to effectuate Police action against any trespassers." PLUS: 
