Rob Lowe leaving "Brothers and Sisters" The actor is reportedly feeling underutilized, especially after four showrunners. But ABC doesn't want him to leave. "We would like to keep Rob at ABC; we feel he should be anchoring his own franchise," says ABC entertainment chief Steve McPherson. "We are in talks now." This isn't Lowe's first TV show exit. He departed "The West Wing" during the middle of its run.
ABC's "The Deep End" borrows from "Grey's" — and every lawyer show
"It’s actually kind of depressing," says Matthew Gilbert, "just how obviously 'The Deep End' has been constructed of used parts from the likes of 'LA Law,' 'The Practice,' 'Boston Legal,' 'Damages,' 'Eli Stone,' and 'The Good Wife.' But the borrowing doesn’t stop there. The most prevalent ingredient isn’t a legal series, it’s 'Grey’s Anatomy,' with its emphasis on a fresh-faced crew of ambitious, competitive fledglings finding their way – and plenty of time for sex – in an all-consuming profession." PLUS: Associates seem to be cast from the prettiest head shots.
Seth MacFarlane takes a shot at NBC
At an Academy of Television Arts & Sciences tribute to Gene Roddenberry, the "Family Guy" creator couldn't help but note that it was the Peacock that had canceled "Star Trek."
Jeff Probst: I was very close with "Survivor: Palau's" Jennifer Lyon
"Over the past several weeks we had some beautiful talks about life and death," recalls Probst, who got to spend time with Lyon at the recent "Survivor" reunion. "Jenn was so willing to share what she was feeling, including the very real and very scary parts of dealing with terminal cancer."
NBC shows receive extra episodes to fill the Leno void
"Parks and Recreation," "Community," "Trauma," "Law & Order," "Trauma" and "SVU" are among the shows whose seasons have been expanded. "Trauma," which was once canceled at 13 episodes, will now air 18 or 19 episodes this season.
A&E gives David Hasselhoff a reality show
According to a press release, the "docu-series" — which is untitled — "will take a behind-the-scenes look into the life of 'The Hoff' focusing on his multiple entertainment and business endeavors, as well as his most important role as a single dad trying to help his teenage daughters’ break into the recording industry."
Sex on TV has turned into an "arms race"
Sex has become so rampant we'll soon see full-frontal male nudity and group sex ("Spartacus") and a teenager dealing with a big penis (MTV's "Hard Times"). "The line moves every day, so you got to move with it. You can't put the genie back in the bottle," says the president of MTV. Adds ABC's Steve McPherson: "If you can get a loud broadcast-acceptable 10 p.m. show, it's a time to take chances."
Emeril Lagasse: Now an Ion star
"The Emeril Lagasse Show" will, according to the barely watched cable network, "capture Emeril's passion for people, entertainment, music, food and celebration."
Late-night TV's future: Moments matter, timeslots don't
The Jimmy Fallon-style of disseminating "moments" is the future of late-night, argues S.T. VanAirsdale. "The 'show' isn't really the thing anymore," says VanAirsdale. "Late-night reputations going forward will be made instead by moments — any particularly indelible acts or exchanges that can be culled from an hour-long episode and sold and/or disseminated via the Web. From YouTube clips, Twitter memes; from forwards, memories."
Watch Artie Lange confront Conan on his $40M NBC exit deal — in 2008
Study: Kids are watching more TV than ever before
Children ages 8 through 18 spend upward of 4-1/2 hours a day watching television, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study. That's up by 38% over five years ago.
NFL Films gets its own reality show
truTV's "NFL Full Contact" will go behind the scenes with the cameramen and sound people who go behind the scenes of the NFL each week.
"Glee" live tour confimed
Cory Monteith confirmed it on his Twitter page: "There is going to be a live Glee concert tour in select cities; limited appearances. announcement and details soon. so excited!!!"
Howard Stern turns down Conan invite — Rosie offered a private jet
Despite Rosie O'Donnell's private jet offer, Stern said this morning he wouldn't fly out to L.A. to do some Jay Leno-bashing. Stern said that even if he flew out there, NBC wouldn't put him on air. If Stern had done Conan, he would've turned the tables on the "Tonight" host. “Not let him (Conan) off the hook, not let him do shtick, really talk to the dude,” said Stern.
Fox plans to Americanize "Torchwood"
The "Doctor Who" spinoff is getting a U.S. remake with the original production team and, possibly, John Barrowman.
Judge refuses to drop Letterman blackmail case
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Charles Solomon ruled that Robert Halderman's "constitutional right to free speech (has) not been impacted" by the case.
Why Wendell Pierce turned down Ray Romano for "Treme"
"The Wire" alum was original inspiration for the "Men of a Certain Age" role that went to Andre Braugher. But Pierce had to turn down the role because "Treme" was about his hometown, New Orleans, adding that it was "one of the most cathartic moments in my life."
Conan jokes about NBC's "gag order"
"A lot of papers are reporting that I am now legally prohibited from saying anything negative about NBC. So goodnight ladies and gentlemen, it’s been a great show," he said at the top of Monday's monologue. "No, this is true—it’s been widely reported that I can’t say anything negative about the network. Luckily, they’re not saying I can’t sing anything negative about the network." Conan weighing "Dancing with the Stars" invite
"The Tonight Show" is polling viewers on what Conan should do next, including a real invitation to compete on "Dancing with the Stars." PLUS: Conan puts himself on Craigslist.
Jennifer Lopez subs on "Lopez Tonight"
"Welcome to 'Lopez Tonight," she said, where nobody gets fired. They just get replaced by a bigger star with the same last name."
Neil Patrick Harris to "Glee"? With Joss Whedon?
If CBS approves, the "How I Met Your Mother" star would reunite with Whedon in a Joss-directed episode of "Glee" that will air during May sweeps. Harris would take part in a song-and-dance number that was written especially for him.
Jennifer Lopez offered "Glee" cameo
“I have a meeting with Jennifer Lopez in a couple weeks," says Ryan Murphy. "She wants to come on. We want her to be a cafeteria lady."
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The actor is reportedly feeling underutilized, especially after four showrunners. But ABC doesn't want him to leave. "We would like to keep Rob at ABC; we feel he should be anchoring his own franchise," says ABC entertainment chief Steve McPherson. "We are in talks now." This isn't Lowe's first TV show exit. He departed "The West Wing" during the middle of its run.
The "Jersey" director sat down with Time's Joel Stein to see how much MTV "Jersey" they could stomach. "One episode down," Stein writes, "Smith developed an unnatural emotional connection to Snooki, who on her first night in the house stripped down to her bra and thong, got in the hot tub with all four male housemates and tried to make out with each of them. Smith figured that he would have hooked up with Snooki and then tried to save her." Said Smith: "I'd date Snooki, and she'd cheat on me repeatedly. 'Snooki, I'm trying to help.' 'I don't need your help, you fat canker-blossom!'"
Gavin Polone, Conan O'Brien's manager, confirmed early this morning that negotiations have ended and that "The Tonight Show" staff will be taken care of as part of a deal worth more than $40 million. "It's signed," he tells The Wrap. "In the end, Conan was appreciative of the steps NBC made to take care of his staff and crew and decided to supplement the severance they were getting out of his own pocket. Now he just wants to get back on the air as quickly as possible." It's been confirmed that Friday will be Conan's last day on the Peacock. As part of the settlement, Conan will lose his signature bits and characters and he'll be temporarily forbidden from trashing NBC, though it's expected that he'll be able to make NBC jokes on his new talk show. For a short period of time, Conan won't be able to give any media interviews. Conan won't be allowed to work for another network until September 1st. PLUS: Conan blows 
Call it "The Will Ferrell Curse": Turns out Conan's first — and very last — "Tonight Show" guest is zero for three when it comes to appearing as the first guest on a talk show. "You see," explains Mark Malkoff, "every time Ferrell has appeared as the first guest on a talk show the show hasn't lasted longer that a season. He was the first guest on John McEnroe's talk show on CNBC which lasted six months. Next Ferrell was the first guest on the very talented Megan Mullally's talk show that lasted a mere five months. Currently with Conan leaving Ferrell is zero for three."
In addition to the severance pay, talks between Conan and NBC have bogged down over the provision prohibiting Conan O'Brien from trashing NBC, according to TMZ. Conan's reps don't want him to be gagged for a long time. Meanwhile, TMZ is also reporting that "the network believes it can make $40 million in profits off of Leno the first year he's back and that they would lose $5 mil on Conan if he stayed. So NBC views the whole Conan buyout as a net savings."
An exit deal is expected to be 
"The reason you're not seeing hundreds of people show up in the rain to support Jay Leno is because his fans are your parents, and they're bundling up and complaining about how their joints hurt when it rains," says Dennis Romero. The Conan vs. Leno fight, he says, is "a battle between generations, with the geeky, brainy, coddled millennial kids clearly weighing-in for O'Brien. He's an honorary member of gen-y, and "I'm with Coco" has become their battle cry."
Leno spent a few minutes tonight explaining what had gone down the past 4 1/2 years. Leno said he originally went with the 2004 plan so everybody wouldn't have to "go through what we went through the last time." But earlier this month, they asked him to return to 11:30, and he agreed because he wanted to protect the jobs of his staffers. Leno also said they "told me you're still valuable…How valuable can I be? You fired me twice. "
