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As Emmys host, Jimmy Fallon aims not to offend (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - Conan O'Brien and David Letterman have provided a valuable lesson for Jimmy Fallon, the comedian told journalists Friday. "The one thing I've learned from (O'Brien and Letterman) is (that) hosting 'Late Night' is a one-way ticket to not hosting 'The Tonight Show," the comedian quipped.

NBC hopes outsourcing is "in" with TV audiences (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - The controversial practice of outsourcing jobs to India has inspired a new comedy on U.S. TV in a striking departure from the dysfunctional families and romantic entanglements that typically make Americans laugh.

Snooki of 'Jersey Shore' arrested in NJ beach town (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.

"Law & Order" TV show fails to find a new network (Reuters)

July 31, 2010

Reuters - "Law & Order" creator Dick Wolf said on Friday that his TV crime drama had "moved into the history books" after failing to find a new network following its cancellation by NBC after 20 years on the air.

Heidi Montag files for divorce from Spencer Pratt (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - Fifteen months after saying "I do," reality TV stars Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are headed for divorce.

Terrence Howard to join `Law & Order: Los Angeles' (AP)

July 31, 2010

AP - "Law & Order: Los Angeles" is getting another big-name prosecutor.

Marion Ross Is Joe DiPietro's Leading Lady in West Coast Premiere of 'The Last Romance' (Playbill)

July 31, 2010

Playbill - Tony Award winner Joe DiPietro's The Last Romance, a romantic comedy written for Marion Ross and her longtime partner Paul Michael, gets its West Coast premiere starting July 30 at The Old Globe's Sheryl and Harvey White Theatre in San Diego.