Friday, January 29, 2010

The Situation will work as a Grammys correspondent
Catch him on the red carpet Sunday representing "Access Hollywood." PLUS: Is Pauly D dating a "Teen Mom"?

NFL Network arrives on Hulu
Now you can watch everything from "Hard Knocks" to the NFL Films' Super Bowl showcase "America's Game."

Travel site lets you book flights on "Lost's" Oceanic Airlines
Kayak.com offers a flight from Sydney to L.A. on Sept. 22 for $4,839.

Gail O'Grady obtains a restraining order against an alleged stalker
The "NYPD Blue" star says that a man has been scaring her at a store she owns and at her son's school.

ABC greenlights "How to Be a Better American"
The comedy from a pair of "Scrubs" writers is about a guy who forces his family to become better people.

Sarah Silverman dating a "Family Guy" writer
Her post-Jimmy Kimmel squeeze is Alec Sulkin, whose voice also can be heard on "Family Guy" and "The Cleveland Show."

"Mad TV's" iPad sketch star reacts to Apple's new tablet
Finally, "Mad TV" is hot, says Arden Myrin, who plans to buy an iPad for herself.

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Budweiser may lift this year's ban on Clydesdales Super Bowl ad
The Clydesdales have appeared in Super Bowl ads in 12 of the past 14 years, but Anheuser-Busch's decision to not have the horses this year raised so many hackles that the beverage company is reconsidering its decision.

Diddy, Queen Latifah, Pharrell to host BET's Haiti benefit
"SOS Saving OurSelves — Help for Haiti" will also get performances by Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Wyclef Jean.

Danielle Staub becomes a "born-again virgin"
“I’m abstinent now," says the "Real Housewives" star. “I realized that with abstinence, if you really, really believe in yourself like I do, you discover your own self-worth.

Spike TV calling its late-night guys' talk show "Manformation"
The "Man Show"-esque series will showcase everyday guys who have had extraordinary experiences, with two hosts, correspondents and comedy bits.

ABC Family orders "Melissa & Joey"
The sitcom starring Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence will have her playing a politician who hires Joey to help her out with her family issues.

Rachel Griffiths unhappy with "Brothers & Sisters" love scenes
Filming in bed with Gilles Marini six months after giving birth amounted to "cruelty," she says.

"Dynasty's" Stephanie Beacham places 5th on "Celeb Big Brother"
Meanwhile, Hard Man and recent "Chuck" guest-star Vinnie Jones was booed when he came out in 3rd place.

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ManCrunch.com accuses CBS of lying, discrimination over gay Super Bowl ad
"There are two parts to the whole situation," says ManCrunch  spokesman Dominic Friesen. "After nearly two weeks, CBS broadcasting standards, which reviews Super Bowl ad submissions, has yet to approve or reject our Super Bowl ad. This is clearly a stall tactic. And in turn, they've been lying to us all along and telling us there is no ad space available for sale."

"Mad TV's" writers "demand" residuals for iPad, which they came up with in 2005
Bruce McCoy and Tami Sagher aren't really expecting residuals, but the did find it funny that their prescient sketch from five years ago has become somewhat a reality.

MTV orders "Breakfast Club" reality show, plus more "Teen Mom"
"If You Really Knew Me" will go from high school to high school bringing together members of different cliques for a "Challenge Day."

Damon Lindelof fears "darkly ironic headlines" every time he flies with "Lost" people
He says on Twitter that he's "always nervous" when he flies with Carlton Cuse and other "Lost" staffers. PLUS: Evangeline Lilly up for auction, watch the surreal Russian "Lost" trailer and — if you dare — watch the first four minutes of the leaked season premiere that ABC itself leaked to pump up interest in the show.

Why do late-night hosts always keep their desks on the right?
"Because it makes them seem powerful," explains Noreen Malone. "In Western culture, we read from left to right, and we watch theater and television that way, too. Our eyes end up on the right side of the screen—where the host sits (also known as stage left)."

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Eliza Dushku reflects on tonight's "Dollhouse" series finale
"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."

Neil Patrick Harris tapped to host "The Cube" on CBS
He's flying to London to film a pilot for the American remake of the British game show.

Jake Pavelka: "The Bachelor" you love to hate?
Trista Rehn wasn't allowed to eliminate her "Bachelorette" suitors en masse. But now that Jake is allowed to do it, some viewers aren't liking the wholesale eliminations.

Ex-Conan staffers are planning to make a Web show
The show won't have anything to do with Conan or NBC, says "Tonight Show" blogger Aaron Bleyaert, who has posted some celebrity guest wall signatures that were made during Conan's brief "Tonight" run.

"Trashmen" get a TLC reality show
The series follows the "Rembrandt of Refuse," New Orleans garbage man Sidney Torresis who cleans up Bourbon Street — "and looks good doing it," according to TLC.

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Rush Limbaugh will judge Miss America this weekend
The Mario Lopez-hosted event will also include judges Vivica A. Fox and former Olympian Shawn Johnson. PLUS: Miss America has vanished into obscurity on cable.

"Pants on the Ground" guy NOT invited to the Grammys, but he'll be on the red carpet
Gen. Larry Platt will be performing outside the CBS awards show.

NBC orders "The Cape" crusader and "Outsourced" to India
"The Cape" centers on a framed cop who becomes a masked hero, while "Outsourced" will send a demoted manger to India to manage a group of customer service reps.

Lifetime has found a loyal female audience on Saturday nights
A Lifetime exec says of the day of the week every network has seemingly abandoned: "We've found an audience for Saturdays — single women, women who want something to watch after their children have gone to bed, women who don't necessarily have HBO or Showtime."

Tinsley Mortimer & Constantine Maroulis break up after filming CW reality show
When cameras stopped rolling, their love for each other seemed to fizzle out.

"Arrested Development's" Tony Hale gets "Awkward" for ABC
Hale, along with "Eli Stone's" Matt Letscher, wills tar in the comedy "Awkward Situations for Men."

Steve Carell wants to remake Britcom "Only Fools and Horses"
"That is my dream role," he says of wanting to play Del Boy on the BBC series.

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What happens when Pee-wee Herman gets ahold of an iPad?

Report: Padma Laksmi's baby daddy is the brother of Dell's founder

Chelsea Handler dumps Grey Goose for Belvedere … for sponsorship?

BET is planning its own Haiti relief telethon, which would also air on MTV and VH1

Tonight's "Caprica" will be the true test of the Syfy series // 9 secrets of "Caprica"

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