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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - With a little help from Tina Fey doubling as Sarah Palin and from guest host Michael Phelps, 'Saturday Night Live' logged its best season premiere since 2001.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - As production begins Monday on the sixth and final season of FX's 'Nip/Tuck,' representatives for the show's actors are deep in salary renegotiations for their clients.

There was no Oscar-worthy crop of films looking for a boost heading into awards season this year. But a few biggies did emerge, ...

Fox quietly made two moves recently to stem worsening situations on two of its key television shows: It shut down production on '24,' the troubled action hit, and 'Dollhouse,' perhaps the most anticipated midseason series (headed up by wunderkind producer...

Sam Rockwell is starring in the Grace is Gone filmmaker's new film.

Ever since they first burst onto a scene that was unashamedly gay for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs with 'Damn Damn Leash', Nashville's Be Your Own Pet have parted opinion across the land. That was back in 2004, now they are seasoned pros, but tonight sparks the final bout

Ken Hoang has been watching Survivor since the 'race war' season, Survivor Cool Islands, during which producers recruited 85 percent of the cast because of the low numbers of non-white applicants. Ken told me that when he watched, he thought, 'hey, guys like me can compete,' and that's why he applied for the show. In other words, his interest and eventual casting are due to that season's inclusion of a more racially diverse cast.In our conversation, Ken had an intriguing mix of exuberant confidence and naivete. For example, talking about being called back even after producers first said they weren't interested, he said, 'I think that I've worked harder than anyone else to out here to even get to this point. I got called the second time. No one's ever done that.' He also called himself a 'huge fan of the show' and seemed confident in his complete understanding of it, even though he's only watched the last four seasons.In addition, while he probably has a better understanding than so

Oscar winner and American Idol 3 finalist Jennifer Hudson is engaged to be married to a cast member from I Love New York 2.Punk, aka David Otunga, proposed Friday 'with a Neil Lane diamond ring on the Dreamgirls Oscar winner's 27th birthday,' People reports. The magazine says the two Chicagoans 'have been dating less than a year.'Ortunga, who graduated from Harvard Law, came in third place during the second season of the VH1 dating series, behind only Buddha and Tailor Made. In an interview with The Ledger last year, he talked about his crush on New York, and said, 'I normally date women who are more quiet and humble. However, that can get really boring sometimes. I like a woman who is self-confident and has an outgoing personality.'Jennifer Hudson Engaged to Boyfriend David Otunga [People]Exclusive Interview with Punk From I Love New York 2 [The Ledger]>> share, link to, or e.mail this story >> read the latest news about American Idol 3 >> find more reality TV news and gossip at

A big list this week with more than 50 releases here. This includes very few top-notch, first run release, but the weakness there is made up for by the strength in the TV on DVD release. This includes a few contenders for DVD Pick of the Week like Duckman - season One & Two and Pushing Daisies - season One on DVD or Blu-ray. If I were to choose just one release this week, it would be the former; however, I think the latter has a better chance at mainstream appeal. As I previously said, this is a huge list this week, so much so that it had to be split into two parts. Part one can be found here.

Blackout Gossip Girl 8 p.m., Channel 56 Ah, it's the old Serena- and- Dan- get- trapped- in- an- elevator- during- a- New- York- City- blackout- and- are- forced- to- deal- with- all- their- unresolved- issues- from- last- season- before- they- can- truly- be- together- once- again trick.