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."
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Kara DioGuardi: ABC's Adam Lambert ban is all about ad money
"We're living in a pretty bad economic time, so they have to do what they have to do to keep their advertisers," DioGuardi tells E!. "Networks are doing what they think their viewers want and don't want, so it's just budgetary." PLUS: Jimmy Kimmel fought to keep Adam and Eminem disses Lambert.
Will Comcast dump Jeff Zucker, Conan, Leno?
Questions marks surround all three major NBC figures, despite Zucker being named CEO of the merged Comcast-NBC. PLUS: Press release ignores NBC, the broadcast network, until after 2,170 words.
Conan O'Brien is "Feelin' Comcastic"
Watch Conan mock the merger news with a "Kissin Ass-tic" song and dance routine that was reminiscent of his "Trouble at NBC" performance at the 2006 Emmys. PLUS: Leno ignores merger news.
Joss Whedon: Fox wouldn't let "Dollhouse" delve into sexuality and intimacy
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."
"Buffy" teaming up with Obama?
Check out the spoof comic cover from Dark Horse.
Complaint: Too many new holiday TV movies are "Christmas-ish"
From "Christmas in Canaan" with Billy Ray Cyrus to "12 Men of Christmas" starring Kristin Chenoweth, too many Christmas movies are of a "subgenre suited to a time of cutbacks and compromise," As Alessandra Stanley explains.
Watch Tina Fey & Jimmy Fallon's "Weekend Update" screen test
They look so young in September 2000.
"Jersey Shore": The best thing to happen at MTV since music videos!?
It isn't exactly "The Real World," but it sure is entertaining, says Amelia McDonell-Parry. She writes: "Will you remember where you were and who you were with the night 'Jersey Shore' premiered on MTV? I will, because the show was just that friggin’ awesome." PLUS: Lessons from "Jersey Shore" and the "Jersey" glossary and the "Jersey" name generator.
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Danielle Staub asks judge to punish "Real Housewives" co-star's daughter in hair attack
Staub had filed complaints against Teresa and Jacqueline, plus Jacqueline's teenage daughter over a fight last month in which her hair extensions were ripped out.
Comcast deal is sure to give "30 Rock plenty of jokes
Because when it comes down to it, nobody likes a cable company.
"Sons of Anarchy's" renewal wasn't always a lock
As Kurt Sutter explains, 20th Century Fox was initially reluctant to give him a long-term deal.
Alaskan werewolves coming to Fox
The network is revisiting werewolf mythology in "Howl."
Jeff Probst's advice to future "Survivors": Always, always be selfless
"Whenever you are given a selfish vs. selfless choice," he writes on his "Survivor" blog, "you ALWAYS choose the selfless option. Always, always, always. Survivor is a social game. John could have used that pie to buy a lot of good will from a lot of people, and I absolutely believe had he done so he would still be in the game. Instead he lost even more favor because he was seen as selfish. The truth is it was a golden opportunity that he wasted." PLUS: Will Russell get bitten in the butt?
"Glee" offers one of the most accurate portrayals of high school popularity
In fact, this week's episode really showed what it means to be a Mean Girl. PLUS: A "Glee" quadrangle?
Syfy's "Alice" is a far better remake than "Tin Man"
"Tin Man," as you'll recall, was Syfy's terrible attempt at reimagining "The Wizard of Oz." "What gives Alice a slight edge," says Robert Bianco, "over its Ozian cousin is a less-heavy hand, a few brighter performances and a source better suited to a darkling outlook. Nor does it hurt that Alice, while still overextended, has two fewer hours than Tin Man. None might have been best, but less is more." PLUS: "Alice" isn't bad — it's just silly and overlong.
Watch Syfy's giant "Alice" rabbits storm NYC streets
A YouTube user captured the action: "There were like 50 something dudes with rabbit heads rolling down Broadway at Union Square…"
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The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation appeared to 
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."
