day 3.138

lilo does leno

can she make a comeback? lindsay lohan popped up on last night's late night to promote, well ... nothing really. it was all about image rehabilitation for lilo, trying to convince us she's learned from her mistakes and she's excited to head back to the big screen with her new role in a john gotti biopic. i love me some lilo, but i think it would be better for her to shy away from the spotlight and just prove to us that she still has the acting chops.

day 2.244

coco coming back to your tv

well that didn't take long. after being booted from his late night post at nbc in favor of bringing back former host jay leno from the oblivion of primetime, former tonight show host conan o'brien has landed himself a new nightly gig. the red haired funny man will be bringing his comedy stylings to tbs come fall. conan's show will premiere sometime in november and run four nights a week (monday through thursday) alongside current tbs late night-er george lopez. lopez's show will get pushed back to the 12/11c time-slot to make room for conan at 11/10c. early reports had conan taking his schtick to fox, but i never bought it. fox never seemed all that interested in getting coco - he didn't work on nbc so why would he work on a different network without an established late night schedule? fox affiliates make tons of money of syndicated shows like friends and sex and the city in the time-slot he would have taken, too, so it would have been a lose-lose for the network. i would say conan's move to basic cable is a downgrade for him, but the right move. cable late night series are growing in popularity and are where comedy is going. it will be interesting how conan does; i predict tbs' biggest ratings ever for his premiere, but for him to taper off around 900,000 viewers a night (those are the type of ratings chelsea lately gets). i guess we'll just have to wait and see.

day 2.65

it's official

conan has left the building. well, he'll be leaving the building tomorrow night, jan 22. conan was already scheduled to go on hiatus starting next week so the end of his short tonight show reign is not as abrupt as it may seem. jay leno will regain the 11:35/10:35c time slot beginning march 1st, after the olympics. the new tonight show with jay leno will be a hybrid of the original show and jay leno's primetime disaster. between friday and march 1, nbc will rerun early episodes of the tonight show with conan o'brien - you know, the ones without him talking crap about the peacock net. conan's severance package includes $45 million, $12 million of which will go to pay his now job-less staff. as part of his deal to leave nbc, conan cannot return to the airwaves until september 1. though, that would be the normal start date for any new show he would have, so it's really not that big of a deal. rumor has it that fox is interested in getting into the late night game, though i saw an anonymous quote that if conan didn't work on nbc, why would he work on fox? but, with the recent renewed interest in the ginger comedian, fox's tune may have changed. truth be told, i'm a leno fan (though i think conan was good for late night, just too juvenile for the earlier show) and i'll be very interested to see how all this works out. either nbc is going to bounce back big or keep on falling. i guess we'll find out starting in march.

day 2.51

the ginger always loses

it looks like conan o'brien may be looking for a new job starting next month. the red-headed funnyman is reportedly on his way off the peacock airwaves. and jay leno would be in. it hasn't even been a year since conan took over hosting duties for nbc's the tonight show from leno, but nbc is feeling the loss. ratings are down for the net all around, with cbs's letterman-hosted late show beating nbc for the first time since leno was host. and the primetime numbers are weak, weak, weak with leno's new format taking 5 hours of programming time away from the network. according to tmz, leno's current show will go on indefinite hiatus starting february 1 and the veteran comic will return to 11:30/10:30c after the network's airing of the olympics winds down later this year. sources say there was a long staff meeting at leno's nbc studio today to figure out what exactly will happen when the star returns to the airways, with one option cutting leno's program down to a half hour which would then be followed by an hour of conan, pushing the jimmy fallon hosted late night to directly compete with abc's ratings winner jimmy kimmel show. the second option would be for the network to completely buy mr. o'brien out of his contract and give jay back the show that made him a household name. this was one of the plans being tossed around before jay was offered his primetime showcase, but was tossed to the curb because it would be a major million dollar payout. looks like the audience and ad sale lost is more costly for the net than conan's severance. hopefully the network will release some sort of statement in the next couple of days once they've figured out what exactly will happen, but either way leno will get back his after hours comedy slot. looks like the peacock may finally be getting its mojo back. my question is, what the hell are they going to be putting in those 5 hours a week at 10/9c??

ka ka ka ke$ha

here's a mini-music review for you. the other night i decided to grab ke$ha's debut, animal, on itunes while it was still specially priced for under $7. i've been listening to the she-rap/singer since september - long before "tik tok" fell on anyone else's radar. animal lives up to the build up of "tok" and then some. my one critique is that the way the tracks play, the disc progressively goes from high energy pop to slower songs. but, with the help of itunes shuffle, that little complaint is nbd. there are plenty of radio-friendly songs, including my favorite from the cd, "dinosaur." check it out above and consider downloading the disc while it's still cheap.

day 325

kate gosselin is likeable!

in the continued war of team jon versus team kate, it looks like kate is continuing to win. not only is she getting the exclusive interviews with big time media outlets like the today show (john has been saying his piece to the insider and entertainment tonight), but she also knows how to poke fun at her image and not be a walking contradiction. jon says he hates fame, yet makes appearances at hollywood's millions of milkshakes store to make a milkshake in his honor (previous milkshake makers include miley cyrus, lindsay lohan, and latoya jackson). kate, on the other hand, took some time out of her schedule to film a funny parody for jay leno's new show. while i doubt many people saw it live, the video has gone viral. i like when people in the public eye don't take themselves seriously and can play along with those who are laughing with them, not at them. check out kate in the skit above and get your laugh fix for the day.

in some sadder news...

it looks like we won't be getting any daily words of wisdom from miss miley cyrus anytime soon. the disney darling has officially deleted her twitter. while the reasoning is unknown, it looks like peer pressure got the best of miley. apparently, her new boyfriend - the last song costar liam hemsworth - is anti-twitter and told miley she should lay off the cyber sauce too. cyrus went on - what else? - a twitter rant about the whole debacle and officially removed herself from the site last night/this morning. this lead to a domino effect, with cyrus's momma - tish - taking her page off the site as well. the only remaining cyrus on twitter is brother trace ... and, really, who cares what he's saying!? i want my moody miley tweets back. hopefully miley departing cyberspace won't lead to fellow disney star demi lovato peacing out, too. i need at least one tweeting child star on to keep myself feeling normal.

day 320

battle of the real housewives

there's nothing to really talk about today, but i thought i'd post these videos for you to check out. the real housewives of orange county (well, at least three of them) popped up on jay leno's new show this week to partake in a special edition of "battle of the jay walk all stars." needless to say, they're just as smart as anyone else who pops up on "jaywalking."

day 99

jobros jet from coast to coast

with their 3d concert experience movie opening in theaters this friday, it's no surprise that the brothers jonas would be doing some crazy publicity stunt.  in a press conference held today, the boys revealed that they'll be attending screenings of their film at a variety of theaters in a variety of u.s. cities all weekend.  but, of course, they want to keep the surprise alive and will not be revealing exactly where they'll be staying.  ergo, if you hear a sonic boom of tween screams in your town, you'll know they're there.  my guesses is they'll be stopping in new jersey (their home state), dallas (where they have a home), orlando (home to disney world), and california (mecca of entertainment) at the least.  and it can't be argued that the jonai's publicity team is genius.  now that they've announced this, you know thousands (maybe even millions) of girls begged their parents to pre order tics for a showing this weekend in hopes that they'll get a chance to see kevin, joe, and nick.  chances are they won't, but why crush dreams, right?

andy richter's back at home

andy richter, conan o'brien's former cohort on late night, is returning to help the floppy haired tv host in his new venture as host of the tonight show (a decision i still think was a major mistake on the part of nbc - they'll probably lose more money keeping conan around than it would have cost them to buy him out of his contract).  richter will take on the role of announcer when conan moves up to the 11:30/10:30c time slot. andy left conan's show in 2000 in order to pursue his own career aspirations, which amounted to a multitude of failed sitcoms and sporadic guest star gigs after taking on the role of sidekick in 1993.  but, will richter's reappearance help out ratings for conan? probably not.  i predict katie couric-esque ratings, meaning a bump in the beginning and a rapid decline to third place after a week.  and as for the man o'brien is replacing? leno will be debuting a new 10/9c show (similar to his current one) on the peacock net and i'm skeptical of how he'll do.  people commit to 10 o'clock dramas and don't necessarily want to see a talk show.  plus, leno will have to conform to stricter fcc rules in the pre-news slot.  we'll see how this all plays out in august when everyone is up and running.  

a fox is on the prowl

megan fox is a single woman.  but, that doesn't mean all you teen fanboys are her dating pool.  the angelina jolie-alike and rising star has ended her 5 year relationship (3 year engagement) to actor brian austin green because the twosome is "focusing on their careers" and had let the relationship run its course. meaning, megan is a hot commodity in the entertainment industry and brian, well, isn't. his only career highlight since 90210 is being a recurring star on fox's sinking terminator drama - there's a reason they put it in the tv graveyard, a friday night time slot.  fox's career, on the other hand, is booming with the transformers sequel and the diablo cody dramedy jennifer's body scheduled to be released later this year.  plus there was the whole age difference (13 years) and the fact that green had a kid from a previous relationship didn't help.  i wouldn't be surprised if megan had a new man on her arm by her next movie premiere.  and, as for brian? hopefully he'll be able to get over losing hollywood's it girl.

day 21

leno surprise

jay leno and nbc have thrown a huge curveball into the world of primetime.  after months of speculation, leno has decided to stay at the peacock net, in somewhat of a promotion.  when leno's tenure in late night is over, and conan o'brian takes over in 2009, leno will be on nightly at 10, 9 central.  therefore, nbc's primetime schedule will work more like fox's.  this will help nbc garner ratings to boost them from fourth place and gain advertisers.  nbc's late night ratings will probably take a dip when conan moves up and jimmy fallon takes his former spot.  this is sure to get the other networks upset, as both abc and fox seemed to be courting the late night staple.

cyrus recycles lindsay

miley cyrus's new music video for "fly on the wall" has hit the internets.  the video is very similar in concept to lindsay lohan's "rumors" video, which was executed better. click here to watch the video.  this is the video that justin gaston, miley's 20 year old boyfriend, allegedly hand picked the love interest for.  it seems like cyrus is trying to be a little too grown up and the song is not radio friendly at all...it probably won't play as well as "see you again."  

the nanny to take over the senate

fran drescher, most well known for her role as the nanny on cbs in the 90s, is hoping to take hilary clinton's recently evacuated senate seat.  recently named a us diplomat, fran is hoping someone will put her in the seat.  too bad it looks like caroline kennedy will get the appointment.  is new york ready from a flashing girl from flushing to be working on their legislation?