Daily Link Roundup: The Best of the Rest

What new shows were picked up by networks today? Which of our favorite TV actors are in the public eye and why? What's hot on the web right now? All of these answers, after the jump.

In TV News...

• Spike has picked up a midget wrestling show called Half-Pint Brawlers. They also renewed 1,000 Ways to Die.
• The Grammy's had their best ratings in years.
• It's official, Jersey Shore will be back for a second season.
• Here's a handy guide highlighting the best Black History Month TV for all of February.
• TLC ordered a second season of Cake Boss, yum!
• The Nate Berkus Show will begin airing episodes this fall.
• NBC finally made a good decision and renewed Parks and Recreation.
• Ausiello is reporting that Ugly Betty will end with a spectacular wedding.
• Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo will reunite as the Griswolds one again during an commercial during the Super Bowl.
• Holy crap, the entire premiere of Lost has been leaked onto YouTube.
• Wife Swap will be returning for a sixth season.
• Fred Willard is ordered a new comedy from the writers of Scrubs called "How To Be a Better American."
• Syfy is updating fairy tales for a new movie franchiese.
• Elle MacPherson is the new host of Britain's Next Top Model.

Around the Web...

• Some of Conan's recently laid-off Tonight Show staffers are putting their efforts into a web show of their own.
• Singer Imogen Heap accepted her Grammy award in a "twitter dress."
• Michael Gladis ranks his fellow Mad Men cast's off-season beards.
• Grammy fashions: a side-by-side comparison of Runway vs. Celebs.
• Behind-the-scenes photos of Vanity Fair's "New Hollywood" issue.
• The trailer for Why Did I Get Married Too is still crazy as it was when we first saw it.
• Today YouTube launched Disco, a "response to Pandora and Last.fm.
• The internet has been full of rave reviews about Jon Hamm's SNL performance.
• Tim Burton has a new website and it's pretty cool/insane.
• Gorilla vs. Bear just posted their mix for January 2010.
• Must be a slow news day: photos of Jets coach Rex Ryan flipping the bird made their way onto newspapers this morning.
• Netflix is adding new Indie flicks to their "Watch it Now" section.
• Someone has posted David Letterman's 1981 "forgotten HBO special."
• Lisa Brawn has painted many famous faces and you can now view them all online.
• Jim Gaffigan sat down with the AV Club to talk about why he's always cast on Law & Order.
• There are a bunch of cast photos from the Hawaii premiere of Lost.
• Videogum makes a good point about the Razzies and their horrible-looking website.