Colbert magazine covers are always best-sellers — even besting Jon Stewart
Stephen Colbert, as Vanity Fair notes, "boosted Wired’s newsstand sales by 38 percent, Esquire’s by 17 percent, Newsweek’s by 16 percent (according to unaudited numbers), and GQ’s by 6 percent … A solo Jon Stewart, on the other hand, hasn’t been as much of a draw on the newsstand." Why the disparity? As Matt Pressman notes, "Stewart is low-key, using sarcasm and self-deprecation to make his points and his jokes. Colbert is a classic ham, specializing in bombast, faux-confrontation, and outrageous stunts."
Bravo yanks "Real Housewives" White House crashers poll
NBC Universal decided its questioning of the public on the Salahis shouldn't be public anymore.
Hulu gets "Idol" backing for "If I have a Dream" — the 1st "post-reality" project
It's "Idol" meets "Truman Show": "Idol" boss Simon Fuller is launching a Hulu original series that will follow five young people who are striving to make it in Holywood, from a musician to an actor to a model.
Chuck Lorre gets another sitcom at CBS: "Mike and Molly"
The man behind "The Big Bang Theory" and "Two and a Half Men" is making a comedy about a couple battling weight-loss.
Emmy Rossum is "Shameless" — so is Allison Janney
Rossum will play Fiona, William H. Macy's eldest daughter, in the Showtime remake of the hit British series about a drunken father and his large mother-less family living in the slums. Janney will reunite with "West Wing" exec producer John Wells on the project, playing a romantic interest for Macy. Showtime has also tapped Justin Chatwin to play Rossum's boyfriend, the James McAvoy role from the original series.
Jay Leno jumps on the "Jersey Shore" bandwagon
The half Italian-American Leno is the latest to have the "Jersey" cast on the show, having them compete on "The Jay Leno All-Stars."
MTV met with small "Jersey Shore" protest
"Down with Snooki," read one sign this afternoon outside the Viacom building. PLUS: SnookI lost her job due to "Jersey"
