Oprah exploring other options, besides the Oprah Winfrey Network
Will she leave CBS for another syndicator in 2011?

UK rejects Benny Hill stamp
Political correctness sunk a proposal to celebrate "The Benny Hill Show."

Showtime announces return dates for "Jackie," "Tara," "Tudors" and more
"Nurse Jackie" and "United States of Tara" return March 22, while "The Tudors" begins its final season April 11. Meanwhile, "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and "Tracey Ullman's State of the Union" are back Jan. 25.

Levi Johnston accepts Conan's apology
"I'm glad I gave him something to talk about on his show," he says of the fake tweets. "Obviously it's good that I'm on there."

Lady Gaga: I sat down with "Gossip Girl" writers to make the most of her cameo
"I was like, 'Look, I want to do this, and the reason I want to do this is because I am trying to say something that is not mainstream in a mainstream capacity," she says. "So, if I can say it on your show, that would be, like, a real coup d'état for me as a performance artist.'"

Wanda Sykes: The voice of a new generation?
When her talk show premieres Saturday, Sykes will be "breaking into the parade of white men on late-night TV," says Joanne Ostrow. "Whether or not her late-night talk enterprise clicks, her distinctive presence on the entertainment landscape is undeniable. There is an essential honesty and a rarely glimpsed political attitude shining through her act. Whether she's talking about the day's headlines, her wife or their 7-month- old twins, hers is a fresh take."
Wanda's writers are 50/50 male and female and 50/50 black and white
Sykes: It's about my personality — not about being a black woman

Mom: My kids don't want to watch "Sesame Street"
KJ Dell'Antonia says her children don't "want humans on their small screen, doing all of the boring things humans do—they wanted cartoons, often devoid of any background, facial expression or ability to speak." To her, "Sesame" has "too many grown-ups, too many scene changes, too many intervening videos of kids getting dressed or going about their day."

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