Saturday, January 9, 2010

January 9, 2010

Check out "Survivors" Richard, Rudy, Susan & Kelly — 10 years later
The original Final 4 — including Rudy Boesch, who turns 82 this month — were among the more than 200 ex-"Survivors" gathered for a 10th-anniversary reunion tonight. Also check out Rupert & Russell, Boston Rob & Colby and Tom Westman, Parvati, Cirie and Tyson. PLUS: Mark Burnett toasts 10 years of "Survivor."


NBC brings a Jay Leno moving truck to the TV press tour
On the side of the truck reads the words: "It's about time."


Matt LeBlanc will go gray for his Showtime series
"Episodes" will feature Matt LeBlanc playing former sitcom actor "Matt LeBlanc."


"Vampire Diaries" won't turn Elena into a vamp
"It’s fake," exec producer Julie Plec said of the rumors. PLUS: Nina Dobrev isn't dating Ian Somerhalder.


Hitler and Stalin will get fair treatment in Oliver Stone's Showtime doc
"Secret History of America" promises to put notorious figures like Stalin, Hitler, Mao and McCarthy "in context."


"Supernatural" inching closer to a 6th season
It's up to creator Eric Kripke, who may be interested in extending the Thursday drama.


Lindsay Lohan's TV documentary revealed
Watch a preview of BBC's "Lindsay Lohan in India," which has the acttress investigating the trafficking of women and children in India.

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January 9, 2010

Conan hasn't accepted NBC's plan — and he won't accept it anytime soon
That's what his reps are saying, at least privately. PLUS: Why Conan should go to cable, and ditch network TV.


Conan/Leno imbroglio could cost NBC more than $200 million
Yet it's unlikely that the bulletproof Jeff Zucker will end up taking the fall for bungling late-night.


CBS takes swipe at NBC over the Jay Leno debacle
NBC boss Nina Tassler told critics this morning that "The Jay Leno Show" has helped CBS "get a bigger piece of the ad revenue pie at 10 p.m." and ultimately "bruised" the creative community.


CBS is "very close" to signing Letterman & Ferguson around through 2012
Their new contracts will run "deep into 2012," CBS boss Nina Tassler told critics Saturday.


Watch "Better Off Ted" curse like sailors, unbleeped
Check out these vulgar outtakes posted on YouTube.


CBS: "CSI" improving thanks to Lawrence Fishburne
"He’s assimilated more into the ensemble," said CBS' Nina Tassler. "Audiences have found that as he is more comfortable with his team, his team is more comfortable with him and the show is able to build more intimacy with the relationships. As he’s settled in and become part of the team, you’ve seen more humor."


Wanda Sykes breaks her foot
She apparently tripped over a baby toy.

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January 9, 2010

CBS: It's business as usual at "Two and a Half Men"
"We are being very sensitive to the fact that this is a very personal and very private matter for Charlie," said CBS' Nina Tassler. "Right now it is business as usual." "Two and a Half Men" creator Chuck Lore, meanwhile, called Sheen "a consummate pro. He shows up and he delivers." PLUS: Studio audience was supportive of Sheen during his first episode back.


"Big Bang" nabs Stan Lee
Co-creator Bill Prady says of the big get: "We had an episode coming up that needed Sheldon to be rude to a celebrity, so we got Stan Lee." PLUS: Penny & Sheldon may never hook up.


Showtime sends Jeremy Irons back to 1492 for "The Borjias"
"The Tudors" replacement will be set in 1492, with Irons leading a powerful crime family from the Renaissance era.


CBS may keep "Numb3rs" and "Medium"
Neither show has been ruled out for next season.


Kris Allen's  wife lands her own Web TV show
Check out Katy Allen in "The Bloodstone Diaries."


Introducing the "TV Hat"
As the Wall Street Journal notes, "The concept is simple — a baseball cap with an iPhone/iPod holder at the tip of the cap that drops down. In between your eyes and the screen is a rectangular magnifying glass that makes it look like you’re watching video on a bigger screen."


CBS finally cancels "Three Rivers" — but it wants to keep Alex O'Loughin
"We’re trying to find something for him," says CBS' Nina Tassler. PLUS: CBS claims "Moonlight" helped spark the latest vampire revival.

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