Report: "Jersey Shore" cast's deal with MTV is officially done
The entire cast will be back, at a rate of $10,000 per episode, according to TMZ. UPDATE: MTV is moving "Jersey Shore" out of Jersey for its wintry Season 2.
"Parks and Rec" renewed for Season 3
The early renewal came about due to production timing issues.
CBS rejects gay Super Bowl ad
CBS says the 30-second ManCrunch ad didn't meet the network's Standards and Practices rules. Meanwhile, ManCrunch is working on a protest petition.
All Hail Oprah! All Hail Oprah!
Watch Jimmy Kimmel get his audience to sing a tribute to our fearless leader on her 56th birthday.
"Survivor" Olympic Gold medalist Crystal suspended for doping
Gabon season contestant Crystal Cox admitted to using anabolic steroids and will most likely lose her gold medal as part of a four-year suspension and disqualification of her results.
16-year-old Taylor Momsen under fire for smoking
The Foundation for a Smoke-Free America says of the "Gossip Girl" star: "For her to be smoking sends the wrong message to kids. Evidence shows that stars do influence kids to smoke."
Greg Louganis lobbying for a "Dancing with the Stars" spot
The four-time Olympic gold medal swimmer, who was diagnosed with HIV in 1988, says he'd have a "blast" on the ABC show.
"Everyone was so sad," she says of the final day of shooting, "but we're all really thrilled to have gotten a second season and we're really proud of the second season. The first season was great, but the second just really gelled, and I feel like people that were watching the show can tell. They can feel and see the difference."
Jay Leno never wanted to discuss the late-night war when he invited Kimmel to do his 
Harris, who took over co-hosting duties for Lisa Canning after Season 1, says she's departing to concentrate on her work at "The Insider" and "Entertainment Tonight Weekend." "I loved every single second of it and I’ve made lifelong friends at the show," she says. Conrad Green, "Dancing's" producer, says a search for her replacement will commence. “She’s done an incredible job. Some of the most memorable moments on the show have been facilitated by Samantha," he says.
Jay Leno told Oprah Winfrey he never wanted to give up "The Tonight Show," but in 2004 NBC asked him to leave and he "told a little white lie" to go along with the plan that left him 
Tonight's CBS special, says Hank Stuever, "winds up being one of the skeeviest and most exploitative things on television since . . . well, not that long, because television finds so many ways to skeeve and exploit in the name of 'reality." He adds: "Hammering viewers over the head with its empty platitudes ('Life is what you make it" and "If you want something bad enough, just go for it'), this show is a bathetic example of the misguided charity that defines a modern culture obsessed with conspicuous acts of altruism." PLUS: Probst manages to 
Harris, says Jim Cantiello, "was quick-witted and charming. (He critiqued a contestant's sign for not leaving enough space for her last name. That is hilar … wait for it … ious.) But he also avoided the usual condescension that comes with the judge's panel, particularly around contestants with medical issues. (See NPH's straightforward, 'I think you’re crazy brave' reaction to Dave Pittman, the white boy with soul who can suppress his Tourette's syndrome when he sings. Yep, that really happened.)"
ABC has opted to end the "soapcomedy" after four years and declining ratings. Exec producer Silvio Horta and ABC said in a joint statement: "We’ve mutually come to the difficult decision to make this Ugly Betty’s final season, and are announcing now as we want to allow the show ample time to write a satisfying conclusion. We are extremely proud of this groundbreaking series, and felt it was important to give the fans a proper farewell."
Katy last night gave Kara DioGuardi a long-deserved dissing (
Those arguing that Leno doesn't deserve "The Tonight Show" seem to forget that mainstream America doesn't care for edgy and quirky comedians like Conan O'Brien, according to Michelle Cottle. She writes of "The Tonight Show": "For many, it’s like a televised sleeping pill. And for this, viewers do not want cutting-edge quips or hip snark or comedic artistry. They want vaguely topical humor that makes them feel like they’re in touch with the news of the day but that doesn’t make them think too hard. Just as key, they want that humor delivered by someone familiar, someone benign, someone as soothing as a glass of warm milk. The scarier the times, the greater the need for a reassuring (in Leno’s case, downright cartoonish) face reinterpreting the day." PLUS: 
A closer look at Snooki's sayings reveals that there is a certain wisdom to her words. "Imagine my delight in discovering that every single word out of Snooki's mouth is rich with metaphor!" says Heather Havrilesky. "Remember Peter Seller's simpleminded gardener, Chance, in the 1979 comedy 'Being There,' whose statements ('As long as the roots are not severed, all is well') were revealed to be cunning explorations of larger philosophical and socioeconomic themes? Snooki is just like that, but with bigger hair."
Just days after their divorce, NBC has ordered the pilot for Conan's "Justice," about a Supreme Court justice who quits to tsart his own legal practice. The pickup isn't all that unusual considering that Conan's settlement with NBC required that his Conaco production company continue operating from the NBC Universal lot.
