MTV yanks "Jersey Shore" punch
The punch to Snooki's face won't be shown because MTV says it's "extremely disturbing." "After hearing from our viewers," said the network, "further consulting with experts on the issue of violence, and seeing how the video footage has been taken out of context to not show the severity of this act or the resulting consequences, MTV has decided not to air 'Snooki' being physically punched in next week's episode."
"Biggeset Loser" returns in January with 526-pound contestant
Michael Ventrella will be the show's first-ever 500 pound-plus "Loser" star, topping the previous heaviest contestant by 50 pounds.
"24" masterminds will dramatize "The Kennedys" for History channel
Joel Surnow and Jon Cassar are behind the eight-hour miniserie, which will start with JFK's election in 1960.
MTV picks its "Teen Wolf" cast
"Criminal Minds" creator is working on the pilot starring Crystal Reed, Tyler Hoechlin, Dylan O'Brien and Tyler Posey.
Melissa Rycroft weds
The rejecgted "Bachelor" star tied the knot with Tye Strickland on Saturday in Mexico.
That's because, according to GQ, the real star of the show is Pawnee, which is kind of Springfield-like: "Unlike 'The Office,' which exists in a hermetically sealed lucite box of sadness that hits WAY too close to home these days, 'Parks and Recreation' pulls back the lens and lets the town become a character," says Dan Fierman, adding: "'Parks and Recration' is absurd. Hilarious. Packed with polished jokes, unexpected turns, and boasting real heart. Simply put, this is the funniest show on television right now."
"They do a great job and I can't quibble with them," exec producer Clyde Phillips says of the promo, which ruined Sunday's episode. Clyde adds that the show took extra precautions to make sure details of the final episode didn't leak. "No one was allowed on set during the finale," he said. "We watermarked the scripts when they left the building and we watermarked the actual DVDs as they left the building."
The HBO series won't return for a 3rd season, Jemaine Clement, Bret McKenzie and James Bobin announced today on their 
From "The Sopranos" to Springsteen to "The Real Housewives of New Jersey," the NY Times says "if you want real reality, not silly poseurs sneaking into the White House, there’s no better place to find it than New Jersey." Robert Galinsky, head of the New York Reality TV school, agrees: "If you went through all the casts of people on reality shows, you would find more people from New Jersey than any other area, except maybe L.A. People from New Jersey run the gamut. They’re eccentric, they’re from rich areas and poor areas. Maybe it’s because they’ve got that chip on their shoulder because of New York, but they always put out that little extra effort."
"You would think that any show going on hiatus for four months would set up plenty of teasers, if not outright cliffhangers, to keep us interested over the break," says James Poniewozik. "You would think that most of all about Glee, which spent most of its brief life to date piling problem upon calamity upon twist …Instead, 'Glee' changed up, and gave us—besides a couple of exultant performances and a heart-stopping smooch—what was almost an anti-cliffhanger. The wedding's off; the losers won; the show choir is united. The question instead is: what problems are they going to run into the second half of the season?"
Gervais said today in conference call that won't do politics or anything that will offend when he hosts the Globes: "I'm going to certainly not do anything cruel or distasteful," he says, "but I think gentle ribbing. Anyone who's younger and thinner and richer and more attractive than me. … Rainn's Wilson's safe again. Steve Carell's on the cusp." PLUS: 
Fox News reports that MTV staffers have been barraged by abusive e-mails, phone calls and Facebook messages — many of which involve death threads. “People were going totally crazy, it was a nightmare,” an insider tells Fox, adding: “The MTV building in Times Square was getting crazy threats and they are in the process of hiring more security in bodyguards."
