Carson Daly surfaces on "Jimmy Kimmel Live"
"What do you think is going to happen to my show?" asked The Forgotten NBC "Last Call" host, who once worked as Kimmel's intern at a Palm Springs radio station. He then asked, "Can I have your show?" Kimmel spent a few minutes talking about NBC's late-night debacle, bringing out a pumpkin pie to explain it all.
Fox crunching numbers to see if Conan (and his "soft" ratings) are worth it There have been "approaches" by other networks over the past two days, according to the Wall Street Journal, but it appears Fox is most serious about pursuing Conan O'Brien. Fox's interest in Conan, however, hasn't turned serious due to his contract with NBC. As the Journal reports, "Among Fox's concerns are the shrinking profits of late night as competition grows, and Mr. O'Brien's soft ratings, the people said. The network could also have trouble persuading local Fox TV stations to give up shows they have already purchased to fill their late-night hours." PLUS: Fox affiliates could lose money with Conan, but the network has the right to clear out the 11 o'clock hour for a nightly talk show and sources say Conan will likely land at Fox.
Conan finally addressed the rumors in Friday's monologue
ABC: We're not interested in Conan
"With all due respect to Conan, we like the late-night hand that we are current playing," says the network, which has seen "Nightline's" ratings soar while Jimmy Kimmel has performed solidly.
Jay Leno tells more NBC-bashing jokes
You know, Leno said during Friday's monologue, what cancelation means? "I didn't sleep with any of my staff for nothing," adding that he still hasn't unpacked from the last show. PLUS: Even more jokes.
"Gumby" creator Art Clokey dies at 89 Clokey, who also was one of the voices of Gumby, died Friday morning at his home near San Luis Obispo, California. Clokey created Gumby in the early '50s, but the clay character didn't make its debut until 1956 on the "Howdy Doody" show. As the San Luis Obispo Tribune notes, Gumby's appearance was inspired by Clokey's dad, who died in a car crash when he was just 9 years old.
"Lost" producers offer to tell all to Obama
"In excahnge for moving his speech, Damon and I promise to answer ANY questions the President has about LOST," Carlton Cuse tweeted.
ABC orders "Scoundrels"
Based on the New Zealand drama "Outrageous Fortune," the show follows a family of small-time criminals whose mom has to take charge and set everybody straight when the dad goes to jail.
Fox expresses interest in Conan "We love Conan," one anonymous Fox exec tells the New York Times. Another Fox employee added: "We’ve always been interested in late night and we’re always looking to bring great new talent to Fox. While Conan would be a great fit for Fox, he’s still under contract with NBC, so we’ll just see how all of this plays out." PLUS: Conan now has to deal with a $45 million dilemma.
Nina Garcia: "Project Runway" changed its casting for Season 7
"It’s a good, good, good season," with more compelling contestants, she says. "The casting was a little different for Season 7. They really focused on people’s portfolios much more seriously and scouted in a more professional manner."
Obama's favorite "Mad Men" character is Peggy Olson New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, who gave President Obama the "Mad Men" Season 1 DVD box set during the campaign, says that he ended up liking the show, and watching all three seasons. "It turns out that Obama really liked Peggy Olson. She reminded him of his grandmother, who had to work her way up in the same kind of man's world."
ABC: We want to keep the "Lost" franchise alive after it ends
A movie? A theme park attraction? A spinoff? "We want to keep it alive but make sure we maintain the integrity of the franchise," says ABC marketing boss Mike Benson "We're not about milking this thing for all that it is right now; it's important to see this live for years to come." But if "Lost" survives in another form, it'll likely be without Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.
Jay Leno fan: All this Leno hatred comes from "the hipster demographic"
"The hipster demographic hates Jay Leno," says Erik Wemple. "All the ingredients for a bad relationship are right on the shelf: Leno is a big, rich white guy who radiates establishment. He has way too many cars. And his brand of entertainment comes via a behemoth broadcast network, so there’s no process of discovery, no in-the-know cachet, to tapping into Leno."
Dianne Farr credits "Californication" with saving her sex life
"If I ever win an Emmy for my work on 'Californication,'" she jokes, "I'll open my speech with, 'I'd like to thank the cast, the crew, and David Duchovny for inspiring me to have sex with my husband again.'"
How will Ellen juggle "Idol" with her talk show?
"It's going to be challenging," she says. "I moved my schedule up on the show so I'll shoot the show earlier in the day and jump in the car and run over to "Idol." It will be energizing also because I'll be able to come on my show the next day and talk about things that happened that people didn't get to see."
Meet your "Idol" guest judges
Check out Neil Patrick Harris, Avil Lavigne, Mary j. Blige, Shania Twain, Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham and Joe Jonas on the judging panel.
"Big Love" returns with a 9-episode "compromise" Why just nine episodes? "It was a demand about getting the show ready for January that shortened the order," co-creator Will Scheffer says of starting the season so early in the calendar year, which was made to accommodate HBO's "The Pacific." As for this season, he says, "We've become much more integrated into the deeper meaning of what polygamy is and whether it is a fundamentally viable lifestyle. Whether this can really work in true consenting adult relationships between women and a man." "Big Love" is really 2 stories // Storylines are becoming ridiculous
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There have been "approaches" by other networks over the past two days, according to the Wall Street Journal, but it appears Fox is most serious about pursuing Conan O'Brien. Fox's interest in Conan, however, hasn't turned serious due to his contract with NBC. As the Journal reports, "Among Fox's concerns are the shrinking profits of late night as competition grows, and Mr. O'Brien's soft ratings, the people said. The network could also have trouble persuading local Fox TV stations to give up shows they have already purchased to fill their late-night hours." PLUS: Fox affiliates could lose money with Conan, but the network has the right to clear out the 11 o'clock hour for a nightly talk show and sources say Conan will likely land at Fox.
Clokey, who also was one of the voices of Gumby, died Friday morning at his home near San Luis Obispo, California. Clokey created Gumby in the early '50s, but the clay character didn't make its debut until 1956 on the "Howdy Doody" show. As the San Luis Obispo Tribune notes, Gumby's appearance was inspired by Clokey's dad, who died in a car crash when he was just 9 years old.
"We love Conan," one anonymous Fox exec tells the New York Times. Another Fox employee added: "We’ve always been interested in late night and we’re always looking to bring great new talent to Fox. While Conan would be a great fit for Fox, he’s still under contract with NBC, so we’ll just see how all of this plays out." PLUS: Conan now has to deal with a 
New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd, who gave President Obama the "Mad Men" Season 1 DVD box set during the campaign, says that he ended up liking the show, and watching all three seasons. "It turns out that Obama really liked Peggy Olson. She reminded him of his grandmother, who had to work her way up in the same kind of man's world."
That best sums up this whole debacle, says Heather Havrilesky. "No one enjoys hating Jay Leno," she says. "Don't blame the leash. It's the parents who are the real dummies in this picture. NBC has mismanaged this situation from the very start: Giving Leno the 10 p.m. slot every single night was a terrible idea, widely proclaimed so. Not only did NBC sally forth, but they tolerated how awful the show turned out to be, even for Leno. They allowed his terrible show on the air. Not surprisingly, most people hated it, even many loyal Leno fans."
It's exciting, it's dramatic and it is, simply, fun, says Alan Sepinwall. "Because the comedy is so strong, the cast is so likable, and everyone involved so obviously has a passion for making the show as entertaining as it can be, there's a sense of joy around 'Chuck' that's infectious," he explains. "Rare is the episode that doesn't make me smile for the hour."
Why just nine episodes? "It was a demand about getting the show ready for January that shortened the order," co-creator Will Scheffer says of starting the season so early in the calendar year, which was made to accommodate HBO's "The Pacific." As for this season, he says, "We've become much more integrated into the deeper meaning of what polygamy is and whether it is a fundamentally viable lifestyle. Whether this can really work in true consenting adult relationships between women and a man."
“I think I was picked because maybe everybody else was busy," he jokes when talking about “The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special: In 3-D! On Ice!." “I was kind of the one that was left over. When Al Jean and everybody called me up, they wanted to make a documentary that kind of looked at the series, but did it in a way that was a little different than kind of a pat on the back kind of show. They wanted to know what my take would be in terms of looking at the show through my eyes, which I thought was a cool and fun thing to get to do.
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