And Biden! And Cheney! And not quite Obama, but close! The nomination acceptance / unveiling of Sarah Palin drew an Alaska-sized 37.2 million viewers last night on the broadcast plus cable news networks, besting the tallies of Hillary Clinton (26 million) and Joe Biden (24 million) at the DNC, doubling night 3 of the 2004 [...]

Love the show now, but… seriously? / NBC Oooh, this should be a good way to blow off some work this afternoon. TV Guide has come up with its list of the 10 Best TV Pilots in the issue on newsstands now. Their list, my knee-jerk cavils and additions, and your invitation to play along, [...]

NBC appeals to the heartstrings of ER fans—and reminds the rest of us that the thing is still on the air—by announcing that it will bring back Anthony Edwards for one episode of the we-swear-this-is-the-last season: BURBANK – September 4, 2008 — NBC announced that Golden Globe winner and Emmy® nominee Anthony Edwards will reprise [...]

OK, I am already probably the last blogger on the planet to link to Mike Murphy and Peggy Noonan’s hot-mike embarrassment, but it’s too good not to. They now have something in common with Jesse Jackson! 1. Note to cable-news guests: Until they unclip that mike from you, assume that it is on. 2. More [...]

A few more morning-after RNC thoughts: * The more I think about the Sarah Palin speech, the more I wish I were writing this column again today. Mind you, I’m not saying that Palin is a national figure because of the popularity of reality shows like Deadliest Catch, or that the popularity of these blue-collar [...]

Bravo Photo: Barbara Nitke Spoilers for last night’s Project Runway coming up after the jump: