Sarah Palin wanted to grill Tina Fey, avoid Alec Baldwin on "SNL"
The former Alaska governor's new book reveals that she wanted to play a journalist who interviews Tina Fey as Palin. But "SNL" vetoed the idea. According to The Hill, the book also reports that Palin's aides "balked at her planned interaction with actor Alec Baldwin." Palin's campaign wanted her to tell Baldwin, "Hey, weren’t you supposed to move to France after the election?"

"Wipeout" contestant dies of a stroke, possibly due to pre-existing condition
Tom Sparks, 33, was competing on the ABC reality show two weeks ago when he was hospitalized for pain in his knee. His death, however, might have been caused by a pre-existing condition.

Video: Fox as the "Seth McFarlane Network"
"So many different shows, you own't realize they're exactly the same!"

George Hamilton is ready for UK's "I'm a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here"
The 70-year-old tanned actor says he's ready to live in the jungle.

Fox deserves credit for sticking with "Dollhouse"
"The show had its shot, and then some," says James Poniewozik. "Yes, Fox meddled too much early on. The first several episodes of the show forced a case-of-the-week procedural format on it that didn't really fit. But it got a promotional campaign to rival Barack Obama's general election. It got a second-season order with one of the lowest ratings for any renewed broadcast show ever. And once it found its voice, Fox committed to it and, apparently, let it be the show Whedon envisioned." PLUS: Eliza Dushku calls it "the MOST rewarding experience of my career."

Conan, Letterman, Leno have a combined ZERO female writers
Craig Ferguson has one female writer — his sister — and Jimmy Kimmel has one, too — his girlfriend. Jimmy Fallon, meanwhile, has three. David Letterman's first head writer, his ex-girlfriend Merrill Markoe, thinks she might have an explanation for why late-night has become a boy's club, attributing it to "an odd shift toward more boys’ humor" in the ’90s might have kept some women." "The massive popularity of Howard Stern might have had something to do with that," she says.

"Lost" might grab "Eastwick" timeslot away from "Ugly Betty"
ABC insiders tell Michael Ausiello that "Betty" is likely to stay put on Fridays.

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