Gene Shalit retires from the Today Show, Conan's ratings drop, Jonas: L.A. has been canceled by the Disney channel, Lopez Tonight fans form "Team Loco" and IFC will develop eight new shows (and one is by David Wain!)

Photo: Tina Fey receiving the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. The ceremony will air on PBS this Sunday at 9pm. [via Tina Fey Avenue]

In TV News...

  • Good news! IFC is developing 8 new series, one of which is David Wain's Cartoon Show. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Gene Shalit and his mustache movie reviews are leaving the Today Show. [Variety]
  • Ratings dipped for the second night of Conan. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • The Bachelorette now has a porn parody out! So... it's better than the regular version? [Warming Glow]
  • Is Bristol Palin dating her partner on Dancing With the Stars? My guess would be yes, based on the fact that Mark Ballas dated that Cheetah Girl when they were partners, too. [Page Six]
  • Steven Weber and D.L. Hughley have been tapped to star in a new pilot from TNT. [Deadline]
  • Disney has canceled Jonas: L.A. after two seasons. I think the Bieber Fever has turned the ladies away from the Jonas Brothers. [Zap2it]
  • I honestly can't tell if this campaign is a joke or not... but if you're pissed that TBS moved Lopez Tonight back an hour, you can join up with this "Team Loco" group. [Buzzfeed]

Around the Web...

  • You guys— you can hope and pray as much as you'd like, but Alec Baldwin is not going to run for Congress. [Observer]
  • Looks like Philadelphia truly was too classy for Kendra — she moved back to L.A. [Pop Eater]
  • The nominees for this year's People's Choice Awards have been announced and you can vote online. [People's Choice]
  • The singer Pink is pregnant. Can we place bets on whether or not she'll name her baby after a color? [Showbiz Spy]
  • Have some free time today? Take this quiz called "Sarah Palin and Alaska." [New Yorker]
  • Check out over 200 video game characters imagined in the style of Mega Man. [Pikimal]
  • Zooey Deschanel is rumored to be cast in the new Spider Man movie. [Splash Page]
  • Here's a list of five things you should be excited about over the next 8 weeks— in terms of TV and movies. [Movieline]
  • Nintendo is seeking to trademark the phrase "It's on like Donkey Kong." [CNN]


Why Nick Jr. is better than MTV. [Buzzfeed]