"24" movie is closer to becoming a reality
The writer of "Shattered Glass" and "State of Play," Billy Ray, has been hired by Twentieth Century Fox's film and TV studios to bring "24" to the big screen after he successfully pitched a movie that sends Jack Bauer to Europe. Kiefer Sutherland reportedly signed off on the script proposal. But as Variety points out, a "24" movie is still in the preliminary stages.
Leno jokes about his reunion with Letterman after more than 18 years
"He found me on Facebook," Jay said in tonight's monologue. "He made a friend request. I accepted, and we hooked up and watched the game." PLUS: Leno tells the story of the Super Bowl ad.
Letterman sidekick Biff Henderson hospitalized after "Late Show" stunt
Biff fell off the stage after Dave threw him a football.
Why was this Super Bowl the most-watched TV show ever?
The bad weather, Peyton Manning, Kim Kardashian, "Dancing with the Stars" and Hurricane Katrina were all contributing factors to Super Bowl XLIV's big success. PLUS: "MASH's" record is more impressive because the United States had 75 million fewer people in 1983.
Minka Kelly jumps to CBS for "True Love"
The "Friday Night Lights" star will play a Midwsterner in the CBS comedy about four NYC pals.
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Stern said this morning if he judged "Idol," he would've told 
A potential deal between Conan O'Brien and Fox will have to be unprecedented in the late-night world, according to Joe Adalian, who explains: "If Coco is to find a home on Fox, both parties need to act as if they're launching a business together — with shared risk and mutual reward. That means managing expectations, committing to a long-term plan and figuring out a way to ensure nobody gets soaked if the whole venture simply doesn't click with viewers."
As Newsweek's Joshua Alston notes, that's just the way our society is: "People still overwhelmingly date and marry within their own race. White people are the majority in this country and, therefore, the best audience to target from a ratings standpoint, and there's risk in alienating viewers who may have less enlightened views on interracial couples. Could they cast a black man? Sure. Would it be smart to? Probably not. The Bachelor is one of many pop-culture artifacts that highlight the uncomfortable gap between the way we'd like to think of racial integration and the way it actually is."
