Kevin Eubanks, the guy who laughs at all of Jay Leno’s jokes, will be leaving The Tonight Show to pursue other projects. Though he is expected to be there when The Tonight Show returns on March 1st, he won’t be there much longer after that. Is Eubanks really “stepping down” or was he pushed out to breathe new life into Leno’s show? Maybe I’ve become too cynical.
Speculation is running rampant since the announcement that Chuck and Blair are going to break up after Chuck does something despicable. So what does he do? The rumor is that he cheats on Blair with Jenny Humphrey! I’m so excited! Watch the new promo below.
Is this really a smart move given the success of Jersey Shore? We will see. Mtv is trying to launch more scripted programming, and the new film, Turn the Beat Around, is the first step in the transition. Hopefully Mtv has learned something since the days of Undressed. Remember that cheesy soap opera they had on the air in the late 90s?
Fear not! The CW renewed Gossip Girl! Watch below for some great Chuck and Blair moments from Season 1. Rumor has it we will be seeing a lot more Chuck and Blair drama soon.
David Letterman called out the Olympic official that blamed Nodar Kumaritashvili’s tragic death on his own mistake, rather than the poorly designed track. The luge champion was said to have been concerned about the safety of the track prior to his death. Letterman stated, “I just wonder if it had anything to do with those exposed steel girders. Don’t blame the kid, for god’s sake.”
Doug Fieger, the singer of the song “My Sharona” has died. Sharona and Fieger dated for three years, and Fieger described her as being a bit of a muse for him. They remained friends over the years and she continues to capitalize on the song. As a tribute to Fieger, please watch the video below in the privacy of your own home so that you can dance around wildly. Nothing beats My Sharona!
Barbara Walters has decided to hang up her Oscar specials because she has “been there, done that.” I don’t know about you, but this makes me very sad. I love Barbara Walters, and I look forward to her Oscar special every year. This year she will be interviewing Sandra Bullock and Monique. Watch her make this announcement below.
Nancy O’Dell is rumored to be replacing Samantha Harris as the next co-host of Dancing With the Stars. Other rumored new co-hosts include Vanessa Minnillo, Melissa Rycroft, and Brooke Burke, but I think O’Dell is the front-runner. I still cannot believe that Samantha Harris would leave Dancing With the Stars to co-host The Insider. Aren’t you supposed to leave The Insider to co-host Dancing With the Stars? Interesting career move.
Despite viewership of around 97 million, NBC is still expected to lose 250 million dollars on the Olympics. So how did this monstrosity occur? In 2003, Dick Ebersol, the chairman of NBC Universal Sports and Olympics entered into a bidding war with Fox for the 2010 Olympics and won at the bargain rate of 2 billion dollars. Needless to say, Dick overbid. As Nikki Finke points out, Dick Ebersol is the same jerk that called Conan O’Brien an “astounding failure.”
