ABC's Adam Lambert ban lifted?
Lambert just tweeted that he'll perform live on "The View" next Thursday. UPDATE: ABC says his performance will be taped.
Domino's yanks ads from "Jersey Shore"
In what could be a sign of things to come, the pizza maker wants no part in the stereotypes of the MTV series. "The content of this particular program is not right for Domino's Pizza," says a spokesperson. Meanwhile, the actual Jersey Shore is objecting to "Jersey Shore." The head of the Jersey Shore Convention and Visitors Bureau says: "We’re flattered that MTV thinks we’re an interesting enough destination to warrant an entire reality series. But the national TV audience is hardly getting the full story.” PLUS: Premiere got low ratings.
Will the "Real Housewives" White House crashers crash "SNL"?
Word is the actual Salahis will appear in the opening sketch, which wouldn't be a surprise given their NBC connection.
"Glee's" music supervisor struggled with securing big songs, at least at first
Getting the rights to Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" and Neil Diamond's "Sweet Caroline" were particularly tough, says PJ Bloom. John Lennon's "Imagine" also took a while to secure. "It was very difficult to convince Yoko Ono that it was the right thing to do," says Bloom. "She needed to truly understand how the music was going to be used."
Bob Eubanks returns to host "The Newlywed Game" for 1 time only
He'll join Carnie Wilson on the GSN version of the show, which will pit Wilson against her celebrity family members.
Tom Brokaw OK after deadly car crash
Brokaw and his wife both survived a three-car accident that killed a 28-year-old victim.
Alec Baldwin: "30 Rock" should have Jack Donaghy rise up against Comcast
Baldwin is already thinking of Comcast jokes: "I wanted my character to barricade himself in his office, and he would not take orders from anyone at Comcast," he says. "And I would only take orders from Jack Welch — that guy doesn’t even work at G.E. anymore."
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation appeared to 
His original plan was to focus on the sexuality of the "Dollhouse" encounters, but Fox was too "twitchy" about it, says Whedon, adding that "when the show turned into a thriller every week, it took something out of it that was kind of basic to what we were trying to do." But why would Fox turn down sex? "First of all," says Whedon, "network television has taken great treads backwards in terms of dealing with sexuality or the body or anything. I mean, now on cable everybody is prancing about naked and whatnot. On the networks, it’s gotten different since I was last making TV."
Basic cable was mostly a backwater of game shows and broadcast repeats when "Monk" launched in 2002. Yet as Scott Collins and TV historian Tim Brooks point out, "Monk's" big ratings and buzz led to the creation of other basic cable hits, from "The Closer" to "Mad Men." "Now original scripted series (both dramas and comedies) are all over the cable dial," says Brooks. "'Monk' had a lot to do, I think, with sparking that."
