Kelly Clarkson is thankful (and soulful) ...

It was 11 p.m. when "DWTS" ended last night. I was tired, I was disgusted. So I decided to sleep before I posted ...

Although the complete "50 Reasons To Have Sex" list was not in last night's "HIMYM," CBS did post it -- in napkin form -- online, and I have included it above. Fairly funny list, too. Just wish the episode had been better. ...

Looks as if it's done, and the judges have completely tilted the competition toward one couple. ...

Yeah, you should be wearing a mask after being in that episode...

Spent part of Thursday evening at a red-carpet event with Will Smith. My story for today's Beacon Journal is here. It's an expanded version of what I posted online yesterday, but kind of fun. Good pics from Ed Suba, too, like the one above. I have a few more stories about how things went, which I hope to post later today. And I caught last night's "The Office" and "30 Rock," both of which were reasonably amusing. More on that later, too, I hope. Haven't gotten to "Grey's Anatomy," so still in the cone of silence on that as well as "Survivor" and "CSI."

Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman star in "Australia"

After the jump...

Been a little slow getting this posted here. Apologies. Above, our discussion of Maurice Greene's ouster. (More apologies if the sound is as bad for you as it sounded when I checked it.) Below, the previous week's.

Results after the jump ...

I'm a fan of Paul Rudd but let's face it: Justin Timberlake saved the day last night. Couple of good-ish sketches before him; one good laugh in the guys-in-the-car sketch, and I liked the Rudd-Kristen Wiig "Ode to Billie Joe" parody. And Seth Meyers did very well with the armless-thief jokes. But JT had the very funny "SNL" synopsis, above, as well as giving full attention to the Beyonce dancers sketch. In fact, at the end of this one, the episode JT describes sounded a lot better.

Full announcement from FX, after the jump.

As you most likely know, "Friday Night Lights" survived for this season through a deal with DirecTV. Under that agreement, the satellite-program service has gotten the first telecast of "FNL's" current-season episodes, with the episodes showing up on NBC in 2009. I wrote a post back when the season premiere aired, but recently I had a chance to see the six subsequent episodes, including tonight's. I will post specifics about tonight's episode later, after it airs, and may offer some more detailed thoughts about episodes 2-6 over the weekend. For now, though, after the jump I'll have some thoughts about the season so far; it's spoiler-ish if you haven't been watching, but I'm trying to keep it somewhat general.

"Ever since those PTC rankings came out, there's nothing good on!"

"The Secret Life of the American Teenager" returns Jan. 5; "Kyle XY" will be back on Jan. 12. Both shows also have new DVD releases due on Dec. 30. Full announcement after the jump.

Announcement and complete list after the jump. The ceremony will be on Jan. 7.

MSNBC has voted for four more years of Keith Olbermann and the top-rated "Countdown with Keith Olbermann," it was announced today by Phil Griffin, President, MSNBC, the network said in an announcement today. The rest is after the jump.

The new four-year agreement calls for Olbermann to continue as host of "Countdown;" additionally, Olbermann will play a prominent role in MSNBC's coverage of all major news events. He will also continue to co-host NBC's "Football Night in America" studio show.

D-I-V-O-R-See-Ya

(Photo from Salon.com)

The full announcement is after the jump...

Do not miss tonight's "30 Rock," with guest star Oprah Winfrey. Above is a clip from the episode, but it doesn't begin to hint at the comedy that awaits. Oprah will also be hosting Fey, as well as Will Smith, on her show today.

Today's Beacon Journal includes people commenting on how Tuesday's election changed America. I contacted several TV folks who were nice enough to send comments; unfortunately, by the time I got a couple of them, I had gone home with a wicked cold. Since they went to the trouble of offering their thoughts, I am putting them here.

Leon Bibb, above, the longtime TV newsman for WEWS (Channel 5) offered these words:
We took another step -- a major one -- toward making America what it always said it was, but for too many generations feel short. This country is about people from all backgrounds living under the same flag. What does an American look like? An American looks like me. And an American looks like you. America is a great democracy which shows the world people from many backgrounds, colors, and religions can live under a banner of democracy with each person respecting the next one and allowing each to attain heights which his or her character can find.

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Charles McGraw and Millie Black, early '70s

ABC has announced changes in its Washington team, with Jake Tapper becoming senior White House correspondent, Martha Raddatz moving from the White House to foreign affairs and Jonathan Karl becoming senior congressional correspondent. It's a response to "the transition to the new administration," ABC says. Full announcement after jump.

Because I have no attention span, I of course stopped what I was doing to join some other folks here in taking a look. (I have posted a local itinerary after the jump.) Because I have watched entirely too much TV in my life, the Wienermobile made me remember this ad:

Did you vote yet?

Two reports were sitting in my morning e-mail that "Grey's Anatomy" is not only dropping the Callie-Hahn storyline, it's dropping Hahn entirely. Michael Ausiello of EW.com has an interview with Smith, which I have posted after the jump. And E! Online's Kristin says a new "Grey's" character, originally written as bisexual, is being rewritten as straight; details also after the jump.

Ken and Tina finished last on this leg, and were saved by this being a non-elimination leg. Of course, that sets them up for a speed bump next time. And I prefer the speed bump to the old no-money rule, which led to too many shots of begging. Speed bump keeps things moving while still penalizing the last-place team.

The opening sketch, embedded above, was reasonably funny. But it brought to mind two questions. First, why do you suppose McCain signed off on the part about Palin "going rogue" unless there is some tension on the GOP ticket? Second, why was the rest of the show so bad? Well, maybe not the entire rest. But certainly the hour I managed to sit through. Ben Affleck is affable and eager, but the material for Jon Hamm was way better.