Adam Lambert upset ABC censored his AMA performance for West Coast
Simulated fellatio and man-on-man kissing got his racy performance (watch the video) resulted in ABC censoring the American Music Awards for West Coast viewers. "If it’s gonna be edited, then in a way that's discrimination. I don't mean to get political, but Madonna, Britney and Christina weren't edited," Lambert said. "It’s a shame. Female entertainers have been risqué for years. Honestly, there's a huge double standard." PLUS: ABC edits out Jennifer Lopez's fall from the West Coast broadcast.

"Entourage" creator "shocked and horrified" by racism and homophobia on set
Rex Lee recently revealed to TMZ that the crew "occasionally" makes jokes about his race and sexual orientation. "I try not to let it bother me," he says. "Entourage" creator Doug Ellin responded by saying that "will be speaking to everybody before we start filming again in March. It's not something condoned or acceptable."

Al Roker writes "Today" show-inpspired murder mystery
The protagonist in "The Morning Show Murders: A Novel" is loosely based on Roker.

National Geo's "The Lost JFK Tapes" reveals local TV coverage of Nov. 22, 1963
Made in conjunction with the Sixth Floor Museum in the former Texas School Book Depository, tonight's documentary looks at the local angle of that fateful day.

Chris Elliott used Balloon Boy's dad as inspiration for Lily's "HIMYM" father
"That's the kind of dad he was when she was growing up — a guy obsessed with invention," he says of his character. PLUS: Josh Radnor has no idea who is the mother.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt: The Jackie Chan of "SNL"?
"His opening monologue dance number to 'Make Em Laugh' was adorable, eager (very very very eager) and physically intimidating," says Gina Carbone, who wonders why all the good material was saved for Gordon-Levitt and not January Jones. "Gordon-Levitt was a sweet puppy of a host (so excited, so effusive), but it was the regular SNL players who picked themselves up after last week's debacle and brought back the funny they used to do fairly regularly."
Best episode ever? // Al Gore makes a cameo on "Update" and in a sketch
Seth Meyers' post-"SNL" routine: Alcohol, then arrive home at 5 a.m.

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