Jon Hamm is the new voice of Mercedes-Benz
The "Mad Men" star will make his Mercedes commercial debut during the Academy Awards.
Pam Anderson calls "Dancing" a "leap of faith"
"This will keep me out of trouble," she says.
Pilots go to Jesse Bradford, Jon Seda, Lindsay Price, Missi Pyle
Also earning roles: "Scrubs" star Eliza Coupe and Jason Behr.
"Brotherhood's" Jason Isaacs lands on Fox
The British actor will star in "Pleading Guilty," a legal thriller based on Scott Turow's book.
Comedy Central yanking Jon Stewart & Colbert from Hulu
"The Daily Show" and "The Colbert Report," two of Hulu's most-watched shows, will be gone as of March 10.
Simon Cowell admits: Overworking made me depressed
In an interview with Piers Morgan, the 50-year-old Cowell said: "I came close (to giving up work) last year when I looked at about June/July and my PA showed me I had an 18 month schedule which took me all the way up to December of this year and every single day was practically planned and that really depressed me."
"Pawn Stars" may spin off in other cities
The History channel show is looking into branching out into New York and Miami.
TiVo gets a facelift with TiVo Premiere
The revamped, slender new TiVo box upgrades search, interface, and remote while easing its connectivity to Netflix, YouTube and Amazon.
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"Idol" males will sing tonight, females Wednesday
Crystal Bowersox's last-minute medical issues has forced "Idol" to swap nights.
HBO picks up "Game of Thrones"
Check out an image from the pilot, based on the George R.R. Martin books.
Oscar spoiler: How Academy Awards will begin
Get ready for a big surprise on Sunday.
"Acess Hollywood" spins off daytime "Live" show
"Access Hollywood Live" will feature news, gossip and in-studio guests.
Dick Wolf becomes a dad again at age 63
The "Law & Order" boss just welcomed Rex Wolf to the family. Rex already has a 2-year-old sister.
Comedy Central orders "Workaholics"
Based on the Web series "5th Year," the series follows a group of recently graduated telemarketers who slack off all day.
Evan Lysacek is the odds-on fave to win "Dancing"
Accoording to BoDog.com, Erin Andrews has the 2nd-best odds and Chad Ochocinco has the 3rd best. "Bachelor" Jake Pavelka has the worst odds, edging out Kate Gosselin and Buzz Aldrin.
It takes 15 people to write a Conan tweet
At least that's what it looks like, according to this photo.
Pierce Brosnan responds to Conan watching "Remington Steele," naked
"He doesn't get out much," Brosnan says of Conan O'Brien's tweet last week. "He's a sick boy. Keep taking the medicine — it's okay! Always have good hair, Conan. I've always loved your hair."
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Letterman's "Late Show": Like a cult?
Vanity Fair does an extensive probe of the David Letterman extortion scandal, and finds one former Letterman staffer who says working for Dave is like working for Jesus Christ. "The women usually speak only under the cloak of anonymity," writes Mark Seal, "or through intermediaries, perhaps for fear of retribution. They say the show is sort of a secret society, where staff members often become lifers, typically stuck in one job, never daring to leave, but whose bragging rights—'I work for Letterman'—are considered incalculable currency. Friends say (Stephanie) Birkitt wanted more."
Watch Roger Ebert use his computer voice on Oprah
He typed on his Macbook that he was "terrific." PLUS: Ebert launches The Ebert Club.
"Bachelorette" Ali quit her Facebook job on Monday
Ali Fedotowsky says she does plan to "fight for her job" after going through "The Bachelorette" process. PLUS: Ali to date 5 women!?
Julianne Moore returning to "As the World Turns"
The movie star is coming back to the soap that kicked off her career.
Today is Jimmy Fallon's 1-year anniversary
The "Late Night" host celebrated with "The Anniversary Song." PLUS: Behind the scenes of a "Late Night" taping.
"Gossip Girl" is done thinking about a spinoff
After last year's '80s "Gossip" spinoff failure, producers are ruling out any more spinoff possibilities. "No, I think we really like all of our characters together," says co-creator Stephanie Savage. "We don't want to take one of our characters away from the show and put them in their own show. We don't want to mess with that cast chemistry. We'd rather keep our energy focused on keeping 'Gossip Girl' healthy versus spreading ourselves too thin and trying to make more shows."
A&E puts NYC subway reality show on hold
Shooting started last month, but financial problems have delayed the "blue-collar" reality series.
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"Dancing" announcers partners
Chad Ochocinco has been matched with Cheryl Burke, ERin Andrews with Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Pam Anderson with newbie Damian Whitewood.
Kate Gosselin will commute from Pennsylvania each week for her "Dancing" stint
She and Tony Dovolani (interviewed this morning on "GMA") will fly back and forth each week, with the two of them practicing in her basement. Kate tells Jimmy Kimmel she didn't tell her eight kids about "Dancing" until yesterday.
Could "Dancing" be the start of Erin Andrews' post-ESPN career?
The "hot" sideline reporter just might leave sports behind for the entertainment world.
Does Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger have an unfair "Dancing" advantage?
She is a professional dancer, after all.
"Bachelor" Jake defends picking Vienna
Jake Pavelka has been accused of choosing Vienna based on Little Jake, but "The Bachelor" says she's his ultimate "fantasy, everything I wanted in life." PLUS: Finale drew 14.8 million / Which donut will Jake choose?
"Southland," the "next great cop show," debuts fresh episodes on TNT
The show NBC didn't want will compete with "Parenthood" tonight at 10 o'clock. "Southland," says Tom Shales, "is a show of high caliber and riveting brilliance, instantly one of the finest hours of TiVo-worthy drama anywhere on the tube … 'Southland' gives a more vivid view than most of its predecessors of the hazards, threats and daunting odds that cops face every day. And because the stress factors are more convincingly detailed, we can understand what makes some of the police officers inherently angry and suspicious and what can put entire blocks of the city on edge."
"Southland": A mediocre, overcrowded cop show // Ben McKenzie: We can return soon
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Jay Leno's new "Tonight Show": It's "The Jay Leno Show," supersized!
"Anyone," says Robert Bianco, "who thought Leno might have learned any great lesson from his prime-time debacle 'The Jay Leno Show'— a show that failed in large part because Leno was too hidebound to improve, or even tweak, his act for prime time — was quickly disabused of that notion. Instead, what he's done is sort of solder the two shows together. It's the old Tonight format, complete with that new Tonight desk, all done on the super-sized new Jay Leno stage, with its inlaid test pattern and its eager crew of worshipful audience greeters."
Leno's ratings beat Letterman, but not Conan's "Tonight Show" debut
Lame, tame, tepid // Like a corporate team-building event
While Conan was awkward, Leno is comfortable on "Tonight show"
Leno is talented in the most mediocre of ways, and this gives viewers great comfort
Shame on NBC for putting over-the-hill Leno in such a humiliating position!
Why was Jay so nervous? // Nothing spectacular: It was business as usual
Leno disses Conan by saying Sarah Palin had never been on late-night
Conan fans take to Twitter: "Sorry Chin, but my late night host is Conan O'Brien"
Howard Stern tells CBS' "Early Show": "Lapdog" Leno makes me want to vomit
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"If the two episodes NBC made available are any indication of the quality going forward, 'Parenthood' would rocket to the top tier of family dramas on network television," says Tim Goodman. "That's because it does the near impossible for any extended-family drama: It manages to be poignant and funny without becoming ridiculously soapy and larded with cliches. Better yet, it deftly touches on an impressive array of emotions that families go through – from the grandparents to the grandkids – and the writing, acting and directing in those scenes are stellar."
