J.Lo's deal not signed, so no Fox "Idol" announcement on Monday
Fox is scheduled to meet the press on Monday, but there won't be any confirmation about the "Idol" judges because Jennifer Lopez's deal was agreed to "in principle" and now, according to the LA Times, "her representatives are trying to sweeten the deal with other perks which could include a development deal with the television and movie empire." PLUS: Why "Idol" should keep Kara DioGuardi.
Jennifer Aniston poised to reunite with Courteney Cox on "Cougar Town"
Aniston is set to appear in an early season episode.
Snooki released from jail
The "Jersey Shore" star didn't need bail money for her release for disorderly conduct. (Watch the video of Snooki's arrest)
NBC may let Conan bring his comedy bits to TBS
Conversations with Conan O'Brien haven't taken place, but NBC TV chairman Jeff Gaspin said he's ready to move on, point out that he allowed Conan to use Triumph the Insult Comic Dog during his tour. PLUS: TV Academy chairman will design Conan's TBS set (he designed Coco's "The Tonight Show" set, too).
Jennifer Love Hewitt signs on for "SVU"
She'll play a rape victim who is afraid to leave her house.
If, in fact, J.Lo and the Aerosmith singer are the new "American Idol" judges, then the show is doomed, says Heather Havrilesky. "Has Jenny on the block ever said anything sharp or witty on the record since she dragged her juicy, designer-festooned Fly Girl frame in front of a national audience almost two decades ago?" she says, adding: "With all of the other smart, sharp-tongued camera-loving extroverts in the universe, I just can't believe that we're going to be forced to listen to J. Lo and Steven Tyler prattle on each week. J. Lo giggles with Tyler, Tyler gently ribs Randy? Are you kidding me?"
The new AMC series, making its formal debut on Sunday, is smart, maybe too smart — brooding and dense with a very slow pace, but without the camp quality of "Lost," says Mike Ryan. "Having watched the first four episodes, I can tell you that Rubicon makes no apologies about being high brow. Watching it gave me the same awkward feeling I experience whenever people start discussing their academic credentials."
Both actors will play Larry David-like versions of themselves in separate half-hour series. In "Me and Lee," from "Weeds" creator Jenji Kohan, a young man with a bad back is turned bionic by Lee Majors himself. In "Legendary," Sorbo plays Kevin Sorbo, a former syndicated star.
"American Idol" won't renew Kara DioGuardi's contract for a 3rd season, according to TMZ, which means that Randy Jackson is the last judge standing after Ellen's departure. Says TMZ: "We're told the show will be going back to a three-judge format and assuming all deals are finalized, the judge's panel will consist of Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler. We're told the only way Kara could get a reprieve is if the J-Lo deal falls apart — but we're told that deal is done."
A deal between J.Lo and "American Idol" has already been signed, according to the 
Ellen DeGeneres, Fox and "American Idol" producers insist leaving was Ellen's decision, yet just last week her reps told The Hollywood Reporter she was 
Ellen DeGeneres just released a statement saying she's bowing out, saying that she couldn't handle the workload and hurting the feelings of aspiring singers: "A couple months ago, I let FOX and the American Idol producers know that this didn’t feel like the right fit for me,” she says in a statement. “I told them I wouldn’t leave them in a bind and that I would hold off on doing anything until they were able to figure out where they wanted to take the panel next. It was a difficult decision to make, but my work schedule became more than I bargained for.”
With Season 2's debut, we now see "Jersey Shore" in a whole different light than when it debuted just before Christmas, says Hank Stuever. "The key to 'Jersey Shore's' charm is that it's not a social study," he says. "As stupid as it looks, and as much as you can hate yourself for watching, it's a complex show about the nature of sin. There's a tendency to examine it too cerebrally in that regard, to think of "Jersey Shore" as pure performance art. Sometimes critics can be wrong in typing too many words."
The expanded 90-minute episodes means whole lot more dressing down on each episode, which makes the judges seem all the more ruthless. "When I reflect upon Season 7, we barely see the Q & A between the judges and the designers," says Tim Gunn. "We barely hear anything out of the deliberation. You get a sound bite, when in fact the Q&A and the deliberation go on anywhere from four to six hours. So you think about it, if you just want to be a fly on the wall, it's very easy to fill in that (extra) time."
If he was being honest to a TMZ photog, the Hall of Fame QB will become the 3rd member of the 
"I'm sorry, I don't know who that is," President Obama said when asked about the "Jersey Shore" star, according to several audience members (
Former "Late Night" stage manager Paul Tarascio filed a complaint with the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission alleging that he was fired from his job because Fallon "just prefers to take direction from a woman." In his complaint, Tarascio, who also worked for Conan O'Brien's "Late Night," claims that Fallon only allowed females to place microphones on him, and that he would only allow a man if there were no females available.
