Rob Corddry's Childrens Hospital gets a shout-out on Jeopardy, Foursquare might head to TV, it's Jersey Shore's one-year anniversary, and get ready for another Palin on Dancing With the Stars.


Minimalist Muppets! [Laughing Squid]

In TV News...

  • Emily Deschanel's directing debut will not be on Bones' Valentines Day episode as previously planned. Thanks to American Idol, the show will postpone her directing chops until April. [TV Guide]
  • Rob Corddry and Childrens Hospital were the subject of a Jeopardy question! [Pop Culture Brain]
  • Check out the new photos of Doctor Who's Christmas Carol episode. [Blastr]
  • Dexter has been renewed for a 6th season. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Caitlin Sanchez, also known as the voice of Dora the Explorer, has settled the lawsuit against Nickelodeon. Here's hoping she got a fat paycheck out of the deal. [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • You can watch Glee's Chris Colfer and Darren Criss perform "Baby it's Cold Outside" online! [Inside TV]
  • Rumor has it that Foursquare might be getting its very own television show. [New York Times]
  • Dave Price (aka the Early Show weatherman who was just fired from the show) remains positive, saying "it's just part of the business." [TV Squad]
  • Dancing With the Stars producers are apparently courting Todd Palin for the next season of the show. Haven't we had enough Palin in our dancing shows already? [E!]
  • 7.05 Million people tuned into LeBron James' return to Hot In Cleveland last night. [Broadcasting Cable]
  • The promotional poster for Carrie Fisher's upcoming HBO show Wishful Drinking is out and it's a playful homage to Star Wars. [Pop Culture Brain]
  • One year ago today, Jersey Shore premiered on MTV. How much we've all changed since then! [TV Tattle]

Around the Web...

  • Your ears will be happy today: Congress passed the law to regulate how loud commercials are. [AP]
  • Every Coen Brothers movie, ranked from best to worst. [Nerve]
  • Adam Sandler has invited 5,000 people to his holiday party this year. Does that mean our invites got lost in the mail? [The Hollywood Reporter]
  • Angry Birds has released their Christmas edition of the game. Goodbye, free time! [IGN]
  • A grammar lesson from Kanye West. [Thought Catalog]
  • Adorable! 20 pictures of Harry Potter dogs. [Best Week Ever]
  • Aaron Eckhart won't be in The Dark Knight Rises—not by choice, though! [Latino Review]
  • Zooey Deschanel now has a tumblr account. [Zooey Deschanel]
  • Josh Duhamel was kicked off of a plane when he refused to stop texting after the cabin doors closed. [Movieline]

Well, isn't this dandy: The Eras of The Simpsons, By the Numbers [Splitsider]