TV RATINGS RELEASED 9/1/10

Sunday night's Emmys topped last week's ratings with an average of 13.5 million viewers for its 3-hour coverage.  It was also the most watched Emmys since 2006, when 16.1 million people tuned in.  Here's a quick look at last week's Top 20 shows...
1.)  "The 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards",  NBC,  13.5 million viewers
2.)  Tuesday's "America's Got Talent",  NBC,  10.8 million viewers
3.)  Wednesday's "America's Got Talent",  NBC,  10.5 million viewers
4.)  "Preseason Football - Steelers vs. Broncos",  Fox,  10.1 million viewers
5.)  "NCIS",  CBS,  9.2 million viewers
6.)  "60 Minutes",  CBS,  8.7 million viewers
7.)  "Two and a Half Men",  CBS,  8.4 million viewers
8.)  "The Big Bang Theory",  CBS,  8.36 million viewers
9.)  Wednesday's "Big Brother 12" episode,  CBS,  8 million viewers
10.)  Tuesday's "Wipeout",  ABC,  8 million viewers

MTV reality "star" KRISTIN CAVALLARI... from "Laguna Beach" and "The Hills"... is reportedly dating Chicago Bears quarterback JAY CUTLER. Witnesses say they were, quote, "kissing and acting all in love" at a Chicago club on Monday night. (The word is that Jay pursued Kristin... by arranging a meeting with her Saturday night, after the Bears played the Arizona Cardinals.  The Cards, incidentally, are the team that Kristin's ex, Matt Leinart, plays for.)

"Modern Family," "Mad Men" And Fresh Faces Among Emmy's Big Winners (Los Angeles, CA)  --  ABC's take on the "Modern Family" is getting a warm embrace from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.  The freshman sitcom stole the show and the Outstanding Comedy category at the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Sunday night.  "Modern Family" bested three-time Emmy champion "30 Rock" to nab the top honor.  The series also picked up awards for Outstanding Comedy Writing and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Eric Stonestreet who plays one of the show's two gay fathers.
AMC's ad executive series "Mad Men" continued its winning streak in the Outstanding Drama category.  "Mad Men" snagged its third consecutive win for Outstanding Drama on Sunday night.
"Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston also managed to make it three in a row in the category for Outstanding Actor in a Drama.
Nominated for 19 Emmys, rookie Fox comedy "Glee" managed to pull in a few honors.  "Glee" creator Ryan Murphy picked up his first Emmy for directing, while star Jane Lynch took the honor for Outstanding Supporting Actress for her role as tough-as-nails high school cheer squad coach Sue Sylvester.

On July 30th, it sounded like a DONE DEAL that JENNIFER LOPEZ would replace ELLEN DEGENERES on "American Idol".
Since then, we've run the gamut:
She's in . . . maybe she's not in . . . she's in again . . . no one is in . . . she's in, but her contract is still being negotiated . . . she's out because she's SUCH A DIVA . . . she's not a diva, and she's still under consideration . . . and on and on and on.
It's been like reporting off a MOOD RING everyday.
And today, the mood is . . . GOOD.  If you like J-Lo as a judge, that is.
TMZ is now in Week Five of covering . . . whatever this is . . . and they're reporting that Jennifer's "Idol" deal is, quote, "imminent."
Supposedly, she's in the "final stages" of negotiations . . . and it's "all but a done deal" . . . and that unless there's a "last-minute snag," the deal could be closed by early next week.
And, for the record, a source says she has NOT been a diva . . . quote, "It's been typical negotiating."  (--"American Idol" will likely officially announce all their judges sometime next week.)


WILL FORTE is leaving "Saturday Night Live" . . . to, quote, "pursue other opportunities."  The "New York Post" is reporting that "Saturday Night Live" has added three new cast members for its upcoming season.
One of them is TARAN KILLAM, who has been a cast member on "MadTV" and NICK CANNON'S "Wild 'N Out".  (--He's also appeared on "Scrubs" as Jimmy, the overly touchy orderly. Taran's girlfriend is COBIE SMULDERS, who plays Robin on "How I Met Your Mother"... and his great uncle was the late ROBERT STACK.)
The other two are PAUL BRITTAIN and VANESSA BAYER... two Chicago comedians that you probably haven't heard of.
If "SNL" did hire these people... there's a good chance that at least two more regulars won't be returning next season.  There's been no official word on the cast.

Sometimes rumors are bunk... and sometimes they're right on.
ABC officially announced the cast of the next season of "Dancing with the Stars" during "Bachelor Pad"... and almost every "star" who's been rumored over the last two weeks IS actually doing it.  They are:
--BRISTOL PALIN
--DAVID HASSELHOFF
--"Jersey Shore" stud MIKE "THE SITUATION" SORRENTINO
--Former NFL Quarterback KURT WARNER
--Former NBA player RICK FOX
--Singer BRANDY
--Sappy singer MICHAEL BOLTON
--"Dirty Dancing" actress JENNIFER GREY
--76-year-old "Brady Bunch" mom FLORENCE HENDERSON
--"Hills" minx AUDRINA PATRIDGE
--"Comedienne" MARGARET CHO
--Actor KYLE MASSEY

The "Hollywood Reporter" has published a list of celebrities who were asked to appear on "Dancing with the Stars" . . . but turned down the opportunity.
Here's the list of people the show COULDN'T land... at least, not yet:
Sylvester Stallone...
former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice...
environmental activist and whistle-blower Erin Brockovich... (That's the REAL Erin Brockovich, of course... the woman JULIA ROBERTS portrayed in the movie of the same name)
conservative political commentator Ann Coulter...
Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, who's now 26 years old and worth around $4 BILLION...
Sir Richard Branson, the founder of the Virgin empire, who's now 60 years old and worth around $3.9 BILLION... Kirstie Alley, who's said she was scared to do the show, but might cave in if they ask her next time...
Drew Carey...
Suzanne Somers...
Ryan O'Neal
and Jamie Lee Curtis.
("Community's" Joel McHale and Tim Allen were also named, but they claim they were never asked.)

Meanwhile, the "Hollywood Reporter" says that there are numerous celebrities who have LOBBIED to be cast on the show.  Sadly, there isn't a list of those names, but a so-called "source" says, quote, "Melanie Griffith tries to get on every season." (I'm not buying it.  Look at some of the LAME celebs who've gotten on the show while they're supposedly turning Melanie down.  Are you telling me that Kyle Massey and Margaret Cho made the cut, but she didn't???)
The 11th season of "Dancing with the Stars" premieres on September 20th.

"Glee" Stars Are Being Cut Out Of The Profits From The Show's Soundtracks... And They Aren't Happy About It
Five "Glee" soundtracks... including three full CDs and two EPs... have been released in the past 10 months, and they've sold well.
Overall, the albums have sold over a million copies... and the most recent one, "Glee:  The Music, Journey to Regionals", debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of over 150,000 copies.  (--Which, by the way, is SAD.)
But apparently, the show's cast is being screwed out of any royalties from the discs.
In a radio interview . . . (--with Hot 99.5 FM out of Washington, D.C.)... CORY MONTEITH sarcastically said, quote, "I got 400 bucks from [that album] going #1. But you know what, that's OK, because if I'm patient, and if this thing does really well, maybe I'll see another 400 bucks."
But at least he's getting that much. MARK SALLING said that he hasn't seen, quote, "a dime."
It's unclear if anything will come of this in the short term.  But you have to think the producers will cut them in on the music royalties at some point.