July 30, 2010

Obama's visit was the most-watched "The View" episode ever
About 6.59 million tuned in for the historic visit.


NBC's "Outsourced" is not mean-spirited, producers insist

The Indian call center comedy is loaded with Indian stereotypes, yet one-third of its writing staff is Indian. "We're gonna deal with culture clashes and some of those things come and both points of view will be presented," says exec producer Robert Borden.


Sarah Shahi: I'm glad to be playing something other than a bad girl

The "Facing Kate" star says of playing a mediator: "I wanted to play something that was similar to me in a way that it was upbeat. She's a beautiful mess. Her flaws, at the end of the day, are what make her interesting."


Mel Gibson's ex: "Dancing with the Stars"?

Oksana Grigorieva is the latest famous name being bandied about for a "Dancing" spot.


Emmys will try to finish on time

"We've got to hand out 27 of them in 2 hours, 6 minutes and 54 seconds — and we're already running over," says exec producer Don Mischer.


Eddie Cibrian joins NBC's" Chase"

He'll play a bounty hunter in at least two episodes.


What Jimmy Fallon learned from his "Late Night" predecessors

"The one thing I've learned from David Letterman and Conan O'Brien is hosting 'Late Night' is a one way ticket to not hosting 'The Tonight Show,'" Fallon jokes to TV critics while promoting his Emmy-hosting stint.


Is "Outlaw" the fall's worst new show?

The Conan O'Brien-produced NBC series starring a Jimmy Smits as a Supreme Court justice who quits to defend a death row inmate seems way too far-fetched.


"Hee-Haw" co-creator dies

John Aylesworth, 82, had just released a book titled "The Corn Was Green: The Inside Story of Hee-Haw" when he past away on Wednesday.

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