If you want an Emmy, you might have to sing for it.

Tags: boardwalk empire, cougar town, Ellen DeGeneres, Emmys 2011, glee, gwyneth paltrow, justin timberlake, Portia De Rossi, saturday night live, scrubs, spartacus, the carrie diaries

April is seriously coming!

Tags: 1600 penn, beauty and the beast, Bethenny frankel, counter culture, dancing with the stars, ellen degeneres, game of thrones, lady friends, Matin Landau, oh f**k it's you, sons of anarchy, the selection

Because we need a celebrity version of everything, ABC has ordered Celebrity Wife Swap, wherein celebrities from opposing walks of life will switch spouses for a week in the same chaste extended key party format as the regular people edition -- but better! Rumor has it the show is gunning for SNL alum and noted homophobe Victoria Jackson for an episode, so I think it's safe to say they're really reaching for the crazy stars here. And since I live to help the networks with these kinds of things, here are some fun swap ideas I know I for one would watch the hell out of.

Tags: ABC, Celebrity Wife Swap, Donald Trump, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Ellen DeGeneres, Harry Hamlin, Heidi Montag, James Carville, Jim Bob Duggar, Kathlee Gifford, Katy Perry, Kendra Wilkinson, Khloe Kardashian, Kody Brown, Lamar Odom, Lisa Rinna, Mariah Carey, Matt Roloff, Michelle Duggar, Nick Cannon, Ozzy Osbourne, Portia De Rossi, Randy Quaid, Rob Mariano, Russell Brand, Sarah Palin, Sharon Osbourne, Spencer Pratt, Teresa Giudice, The Fabulous Beekman Boys

Fall is usually a time of excitement for TV junkies like us, with so many new shows, returning favorites resolving last season's cliffhangers and the promise of a fresh start for stale plotlines. However, this year we're dreading some potential developments, which has put a damper on our enthusiasm. Some of these may not happen, while some are already in the works, but all of them make us more than a little bit wary.

Tags: 18 kids and counting, american idol, dancing with the stars, duggar family, ellen degeneres, fringe, grey's anatomy, helen hunt, lost, Megan Wants a Millionaire, parenthood, smallville, survivor, Tom DeLay, twop 10, vh1

It's early yet, but American Idol is already cleaning house for next season. Not all of it is official, but most of the news seems pretty definite, at least for the time being. Ellen's out (that's been confirmed). Kara's probably out, and being replaced by J.Lo. Randy, easily the most universally hated judge in the show's history, is reportedly staying, for reasons I cannot for the life of me discern. Seacrest isn't going anywhere, of course, and then there's the most baffling of all the news: Steven Tyler may replace Simon. Well, that should be terrifying.

Tags: American Idol, Ellen Degeneres, Jennifer Lopez, Kara Dioguardi, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest, Steven Tyler

While we've been hearing for months about all of the very special guest judges who are taking on the audition rounds (from Neil Patrick Harris to Katy Perry and everyone in between), the looming question has been if anyone would take over the fourth seat vacated by Paula Abdul on a permanent basis. Well, we now have an answer: Yes, Ellen DeGeneres. Hiring the popular daytime talk show host and comedian instead of any of the music industy vets we had hoped for could be a stroke of genius -- or it could spell disaster for TV's top-rated program. We've weighed the pros and cons of Idol's newest judge.

Tags: american idol, ellen degeneres, paula abdul