· The Writers Guild, SAG, AFTRA, and the Teamsters picketed FremantleMedia yesterday over the game show Temptation, a protest that followed four writers walking off the show last month because they are working way too hard on a Sale of the Century clone not to have Guild benefits: "'We worked 14 to 18 hours a day on 'Temptation' for two months,' said guild member Aaron Solomon, head writer for Temptation and one of the four who walked. 'The fact that Fremantle wouldn't negotiate with the WGAW felt like a slap in the face.'" [THR]
· The Office's hourlong premiere—which is sure to inspire a resurgence of rabies-awareness 5K fun runs at places of business all across the country, complete with stripper nurses and huge checks—tied its best-ever rating in the 18-49 demo. [THR]