Find out which major character is leaving Heroes!  SPOILER after the jump! (more…)

These pictures totally crack me up!! (Al Roker gives me the creeps!)

The hosts of “The Today Show” dressed up for Halloween as the cast of “Star Wars”. Matt Lauer was Luke Skywalker, Meredith Viera was Princess Leia, Ann Curry was Darth Vader, Al Roker was Hans Solo, Kathie Lee Gifford was C-3PO, Hoda Kotbe was Yoda and Natalie Morales was Queen Padme Amidala.

PCN

It’s been a busy morning. Let’s get to the headlines:

* NBC has pulled the plug on My Name is Earl. The show’s sidekick, Ethan Suplee, confirmed the news via Twitter. “Just got the call that My Name Is Earl has been canceled,” he wrote. “They sure did take their time with that decision — or rather informing us of it.” An Earl insider says execs at 20th Century (the show’s producer) are in discussions with Fox and ABC about picking up the four-year-old comedy.

* NBC has passed on ordering another season of Medium. However, CBS, which owns the show, is expected to pick it up and pair it on Fridays with Ghost Whisperer.

* CBS is disbanding The Unit after four seasons. No talk of another network rescuing it.

My Fall TV Cheat Sheet has been updated to reflect all of these developments.

Source

Calling all Lipstick Jungle fans!  Want to save the show?  YOU CAN!  All of you need to tell everyone – WATCH IT LIVE!  Do not Tivo/DVR it – watch it live!  Only two more episode’s left!!

Nearly a month after the news first broke that the series may be a goner, scores of you fans are still emailing in—daily—to ask about the show’s fate.

Well, E! just checked in with highly placed sources who work on the show, not to mention the fabulous Brooke Shields herself, and there is some good news…

“We’re still going,” Brooke tells us. “We’re still airing, we’re still on at 9 on Friday. I know that they’ve kept the sets up, and in all senses of the word, we’re still going.”

And according to a high-placed source who works on Lipstick: “I know that they have addressed the back nine…just as far as having Oliver Goldstick, our show runner, start to flesh those episodes out. So there is a game plan for our back nine.”

NBC insiders say that a decision on Lipstick’s fate will come soon, and naturally, will depend on how the ratings are swinging. The season started off with about 5 million viewers, then hovered around 3.5 million for a few weeks, but it has bounced back somewhat in the most recent airing (Dec. 12) with 3.8 million viewers.

A well-placed source close to the decision tells us LJ needs to pull in about a million more viewers during the final two episodes to be considered for reneweal.

Brooke tells us: “I think our biggest problem is that on DVR and TiVo, we’ve got such huge numbers, but then in the live [ratings], I guess advertisers aren’t happy with that that. So they have to figure out how to reconcile that.”

There currently are two more episodes left of Lipstick Jungle: Jan. 2 and Jan. 9 on NBC.

So you know what that means: Only two chances left to try and make a mark on the ratings by telling your friends, colleagues and your mailman to watch.

And you should also know that Brooke and the rest and the cast and crew are most assuredly touched by the fantastic support that has been shown so far.

“The amount of lipstick tubes that have come to the set—they have literally been coming in blocks,” Brooke says. “I was amazed by the outcry when they thought we were canceled. They started sending out lipsticks, so it’s out there, we have the audience. It’s just people have to watch it live, and then watch it on TiVo.”

You can send your letters of support and/or lipstick to:

Jeff Zucker, c/o NBC
30 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 2502 E
New York, NY 10112

Source

From Kristin with E!:

First, widespread reports that the show is done. Over. Kaput. Then, today, a story in the New York Times exclaims to the world that “Lipstick Jungle Lives!”

So what’s the true story? Is it dead or alive? I’ve done some digging with sources and here’s what I can reveal…

Really, it all comes down to semantics: It’s not dead, but it’s not alive either.

While Lipstick Jungle isn’t officially canceled—NBC has not made any announcements—there also has been no indication that it will be picked up beyond its initial order of 13 episodes.

What was reported in the New York Times today is that NBC will produce all 13 of the original order to fulfill its commitment, which is the same case for a series like CBS’ canceled dramedy Ex List.

So it’s a bit premature to say that the series will survive beyond that. And sadly, I’m told by NBC insiders that the chances of it receiving an order for the remaining nine episodes are, at this point, “minimal.” It could happen, but it would take something of a miracle.

Bottom line: It’s going to take a major showing of fan support, and a noticeable uptick in the ratings, to keep this series around.

The good news? The sets remaining standing, despite the fact that NBC has not ordered a back nine of the series. And as James Hibberd explains in depth over at The Hollywood Reporter, the show remains in production for a few more days, ratings are up a bit since the “cancellation” and fan response and producer lobbying could add up to second thoughts in NBC’s executive suites.

If L.J.’s numbers are not enough to keep it alive on NBC, I’m told producers might be able to sell it elsewhere. Among other things, L.J. would fit in brilliantly with NBC cousin Bravo’s brand image and lineup. Better than cancellation, right?

Despite reports, Brooke Shields says her NBC drama Lipstick Jungle hasn’t been scrapped.

“They thought that because My Own Worst Enemy has been shut down that the same thing had happened to us, and it’s not true,” she told reporters at Sunday’s Kidsfest in NYC.

“They’re not breaking down the sets,” she added. “We’re still working. We still have more to do, so it’s erroneously presented that we’ve been canceled, thank God.

“Our bosses are saying, ‘You’re not canceled, don’t worry. We’re just trying to figure out how to make this make sense.’”

Shields said fans have already sent in tubes of lipstick to Jeff Zucker, president & CEO of NBC Universal, to show their support.

“It’s been insane,” she went on. “I think that the public outcry has been crazy, and it’s kind of wonderful.”

Is she optimistic for the show?

“I actually am,” Shields said. “I mean, we’re basically No. 1 if you look at DVR. And you look at all that. So the public is watching it.

“The problem that they have is it’s not the same day live,” she continued. “They just need to figure out how to reconcile advertisers’ money because the advertisers don’t want you fast forwarding commercials.”

If the show gets canned, she said she’ll be heartbroken.

“The family atmosphere and the excitement of being all together and working — that’s the perk,” she said. “I think they would be remiss if they decided not to continue next season.”

Co-star Kim Raver (who also denied that the show’s been canceled) said she would take the cancellation “really hard.

“The main thing is that me and Brooke and Lindsay [Price] have such a great time, not to sound corny,” she said.

She added, “I think on Monday there are emergency meetings as to what’s going to go on. But I know the executives are really pushing it and believe in it.”

Source

While I like the idea of this show – for the most part, it’s really sucked this season.  Everyone’s character is terribly boring.  I don’t blame NBC (but I feel bad for the actresses!).

No big shock here: Sources confirm that NBC has canceled struggling dramas Lipstick Jungle and My Own Worst Enemy.

NBC isn’t commenting, but multiple insiders say that the network informed Enemy and Lipstick producers today that they would not be ordering additional episodes. It remains unclear whether both shows will be pulled from the schedule immediately.

One thing it will be pulled from immediately: my DVR!

Source