Just came from the ABC party at the Beverly Hilton, where I made a beeline for The Bachelor host Chris Harrison. Will Jason Mesnick be the next Bachelor? America needs to know!

"We would be bona fide idiots not to consider him for the show," Chris told me. "He's on my short list." He added that if…

How do you solve a problem like Katherine Heigl?

"I would put her [character] in a coma," deadpanned Ugly Betty's Silvio Horta in a Q&A panel with the showrunners of ABC's Grey's Anatomy, Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters and Lost.

The questions about Katherine Heigl didn't stop, though. A…

Actor and filmmaker Eric Schaeffer describes himself as "just a regular guy" looking for love. If "regular" means self-absorbed and insensitive with a fondness for kinky sex, then OK.

Then again, maybe he's more of a typical guy than members of either gender would want to admit. And that's part of…

UPDATE: Amy Poehler confirmed to the Associated Press this morning that she will leave Saturday Night Live to join NBC's spinoff of The Office. Poehler just received an Emmy nomination for her work on SNL, where she honed her Hillary Clinton impersonation. Ungrateful much? Kidding.

Poehler said she…

When I heard the Academy of Television Arts and Science was adding a new category to this year's Emmy contest -- Best Reality Show Host -- my mind raced.

Oh, the possibilities!

If we are ready to embrace such a gratuitous ploy to give Ryan Seacrest an Emmy for his work on American Idol (who else…

Can I have you gather 'round? Project Runway has premiered at long last with a fifth season of fabulousness. Here's the rundown from last night's episode, featuring my first impressions of the designers and their looks from the throwback supermarket challenge (with guest judge Austin Scarlett).

Bla…

The Hold Steady are one of the most unlikely of indie rock bands to be on the verge of stardom. They pretty much mirror a lot of their fans, they're paunch, balding, pushing 40, and are excited about the free beer.…