"Survivor" Russell launches RussellGotScrewed.com
"It kind of shook me up," he said on Monday of his loss. "I knew I didn’t win because I can read people that good. It’s like, you try so hard for something, and when you hear you didn’t win it, it’s rough. I thought maybe there’s a shot, but I started thinking and thinking about it when I was home, and analyzing everything that everybody said, and I was like, ‘I didn’t win.’ That’s why I already opened the website, russellgotscrewed.com."
Jeff Probst calls Russell "the victim"
"Okay, now that the show is officially over I’m going to take off my hosting and producing hat and just give you my personal reaction to what went down last night," the "Survivor" host writes on his EW blog. "I think Russell was the victim of a jury of bitter people."
Fox yellowing itself in honor of "The Simpsons"
The week of Jan. 3rd will see just about everything Fox-related turning yellow, from Web sites to promos to on-air graphics.
ABC falls for another gender comedy: "Women Are Crazy, Men Are Stupid"
Just days after picking up "Awkward Situations for Men," ABC has ordered another gender-based comedy inspired by a book.
Stewie Griffin does his Top 10 on Letterman
Here's a preview of "Things You Don't Want to Hear from Your Child."
Kate is keeping the "Gosselin" name
The mom of eight has opted not to return to her maiden name, Kreider.
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Report: Nancy O'Dell quit "Access Hollywood" over Billy Bush's bad behavior
"The atmosphere at ‘Access Hollywood' is like walking on a landmine because of Billy," a show insider tells the NY Daily News. "He throws tantrums and tirades and oftentimes for no apparent reason. It was one of several things that had Nancy at her wit's end after 13 years."
Rage Against the Machine defeats Simon Cowell
Thanks to a Facebook campaign, "Killing in the Name" became the Christmas No. 1 in Britain, beating "The X Factor" winner's debut single.
Alyssa Milano transforms into a "Jersey Shore" guidette
She almost looks just like Snooki, poof and all.
Carrie Underwood gets engaged to a hockey player
Ottawa Senator hockey player Mike Fisher popped the question on Sunday: "We're both obviously excited and very happy," he says.
Jimmy Fallon accuses British talk show host of ripping him off
Fallon says Jonathan Ross stole his bit when the UK host had Christopher Walken do a dramatic reading of Lady Gaga.
What is it like to watch TV without a DVR?
Once upon a time, we used to watch whatever happened to be on TV. But, as Jon Caramanica points out, "the DVR isn't the death of appointment viewing so much as it's the death of happenstance."
Why does "Men of a Certain Age" have a '70s-flavored soundtrack?
Ray Romano calls the show's music "needle-drop songs," adding that that's all he has on his iPod. "It’s kind of a lame iPod," he says. "It’s all classic rock, it’s soft rock, it’s Neil Sedaka, it’s Chicago, it’s Air Supply."
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Why Natalie's "Survivor" victory over Russell was well-deserved
Ultimately, Natalie played a better game than Russell, despite gripes by naysayers. As James Poniewozik points out, "Not that I especially cared for Natalie, but I was kind of glad to see her win, if only to reject this idea that the "coattails" strategy is somehow any less legitimate than any other strategy in Survivor. For one thing, if you're a less physically strong player, you have fewer protections, especially in the early rounds, and the coattail strategy is one of the ones available to you. Saying that Russell's strategy was more legitimate on some Calvinist grounds that it required harder work, supposedly, is not only nonsensical, it's unfair."
Russell: "I don't think she deserves it. That's my opinion"
Natalie: I had as much game as Russell // Finale gets ratings boost
Did Russell not winning ruin this season? // What a satisfying end!
Reality TV mostly celebrates the "utterly mundane"
Sure there are reality shows like "Project Runway" and "SYTYCD" that are informative, says Mary McNamara. "But from the nurse log of 'American Idol' and 'The Amazing Race' have sprouted all manner of shows in which the time-honored division between fame and notoriety has been unforgivably mangled, creating a pop culture smoothie in which there is not so much flavor as sensation. Raising children, surviving marriage, gossiping with your friends, looking for a job, losing weight and buying expensive things — for all their bravura, most reality shows celebrate nothing quite so much as the utterly mundane."
Showtime giving "Ronna & Beverly" a midnight tryout tonight
The "Jewish AbFab" from "Weeds" creator Jenji Kohan was filmed as a pilot but never picked up. Instead, the comedy about two Boston Jewish divorcees will get a special airing tonight and Dec. 29.
"Amazing Race" returns Feb. 14, paired with "Undercover Boss"
"Cold Case," meanwhile," will move to 10 pm on Sunday nights.
"SNL's" comedy secret: Repeat, repeat, repeat!
Repetition is hilarious on "Saturday Night Live," as Roger Catlin points out: "Just about every sketch on 'SNL' Saturday dealt with repeating a phrase or action, ad infinitum, to the end of the sketch." PLUS: Jack McBrayer & Mike Tyson pop up on the umpteenth "What Up With That?" sketch.
NBC affiliates seem peeved over Jay Leno's low ratings
“We remain hopeful that it will get better,” Howfield says NBC's Las Vegas affiliate GM says of November's "a little scary" ratings. “But we'd sure like to have a few of those ratings points back.”
Fox sends "Fringe" to knock out "Heroes"
"Fringe" will remaining in its Thursday timeslot, but an unaired "Fringe" episode from Season 1 has been scheduled to air on Monday, Jan. 11.
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