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Palin on ‘Tonight’ Trumps Letterman

The second night of Jay Leno’s revamped "Tonight Show" soundly beat its competition, boosted in part by a visit from former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin, tvbythenumbers.com reports. Leno posted a 1.6 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic versus CBS’…

Palin Takes In Double Dose of ‘Idol,’ but No Camera Time With Lambert

Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin took in a double dose of "American Idol" last night, the Los Angeles Times reports.  Palin sat with Jay Leno on Tuesday’s "Tonight Show," which featured last year’s "Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert. The…

NBC’s ‘Parenthood’ Opens Modestly, While Fox’s ‘Idol’ Rolls On

The heavily promoted "Parenthood" on NBC posted fairly modest numbers, which could spell a disappointing run for the Ron Howard-produced series, tvbythenumbers.com reports. "Parenthood" opened with a 3.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic, which is in the ballpark of the…

TLC Hopping on the Nordic Track

Discovery Communications will launch an international edition of TLC in Norway on March 4, according to Multichannel News. The network anticipates providing service in 75 markets and nearly 100 million homes a year by 2011. American programs on TLC like…

Neil Patrick Harris Denies Oscar Song and Dance

Nikki Finke’s Deadline.com reported yesterday that "How I Met Your Mother’s" Neil Patrick Harris and former "Saturday Night Live" alum Martin Short would be doing a musical number to open the Oscar telecast on Sunday. However, Harris today posted on Twitter…

Lorne Michaels Says Conan Will Continue to Succeed

Speaking at an event in New York City with "Saturday Night Live" head writer Seth Meyers, "SNL" executive producer and creator Lorne Michaels said Conan O’Brien will bounce right back from his messy departure from NBC, the Hollywood Reporter says. …

Hulu Loses ‘Daily Show,’ ‘Colbert Report’

Viacom is pulling its popular “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” and “The Colbert Report” from the online viewing site Hulu.com, after the two sides couldn’t agree on a price for keeping them there, The New York Times reports. Other…

February a Bad Month for CNN

CNN’s primetime audience dropped 54 percent in February compared to a year earlier, as Campbell Brown, Larry King and Anderson Cooper all hit new lows, the Los Angeles Times reports. Among adults 25-54, the network was off 57 percent in…

‘Mad Men’ Star to Voice Mercedes Ads

“Mad Men” star Jon Hamm is crossing over from playing an ad man in the AMC drama to starring as the new commercial voice of Mercedes-Benz USA, reports The New York Times. The first ad featuring his voice will make…

NYC and Miami Pawn Brokers: Prepare Your Head Shots

History Channel wants to take its popular “Pawn Stars,” about Las Vegas pawn brokers, to New York and Miami, reports The Hollywood Reporter. Plans are still preliminary but the network is high on the spinoffs, THR says, given the show’s…