Dear "SNL": Until you hire black women, stop featuring them in sketches!
"Keenan Thompson in a dress is old," says Leslie Gray Streeter. "And it’s insulting. Whoopi Goldberg and Jennifer Hudson don’t look like  men. If women of color are prominent enough to be parodied, they’re prominent enough to be employed. On a related note – I noticed that in 'The View' sketch, Sherri Sheppard was supposedly away. Is that because you ran out of black men to put in dresses?"

Taylor Swift saves "SNL's" lackluster season
The singer proved that she has comedy chops, but should she have gone for the jugular? PLUS: "SNL" spoofs "Twilight" with Frankenstein and Swift does Kate Gosselin.

Can the Parents TV Council help boost "Gossip Girl's" ratings?
Tonight's threesome had gone largely unnoticed for the declining CW drama — that is, until the conservative PTC stepped in to "promote" tonight's show. Meanwhile, CW affiliates and advertisers have stuck with "Gossip Girl." PLUS: TV's Top 3-ways.

Ben McKenzie dressed as Jay Leno for Halloween
The "Southland" star tells Ryan Seacrest: "He kind of canceled our show." (MP3 link)

"The Prisoner" to combat DVR use
AMC will roll out "podbusters" to prevent viewers from skipping ads.

Why does NBC seem to despite being a brodcast network?
Under Jeff Zucker's leadership, the Peacock has become a symbol of the death of ambition.

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