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Ratings: Leno Returns Strong, Doesn't Match Conan's Tonight Debut

Jay Leno returned to the Tonight Show the same way he left it: At No. 1 in the ratings.

The Tonight Show scored 6.6 million viewers to handily defeat The Late Show, which earned 3.8 million viewers for Leno's longtime rival, David Letterman. Leno's ratings were up 45 percent over Conan O'Brien's average Tonight Show numbers, but were a whopping 58 percent lower than O'Brien's ratings on his first night on the job, back in June.

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Laurie Metcalf to Headline Strange Brew Pilot

Laurie Metcalf intends to make Strange Brew.

She will star in the Fox comedy pilot from Will & Grace creators David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, Entertainment Weekly reports.

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Big Bang Theory's Jim Parsons Takes it Off for Cancer

Ever wonder what Jim Parsons looks like in his skivvies? The Big Bang Theory actor tackles about 30 characters in a new Stand Up to Cancer video from Zach Selwyn, singing it's "Up2 You + Me" to fight cancer, not just celebrities. 

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From a comic-book nerd to several female impersonations, and even a nearly naked Parsons, the actor brings the funny in this video:

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Ratings: CBS Comedies Keep Rocking, Bachelor Hits Season High

The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men's continued ratings success led CBS to a Monday night win, according to Nielsen estimates.

Bang Theory (15.4 million viewers) scored the night's highest rating among 18-to-49-year-olds, while Men (16.5 million) was the night's most-watched program. The strong lead-in helped... read more

Ratings: Big Bang Theory Explodes to Series High

The Big Bang Theory was Monday's top-rated show, posting the biggest number of overall viewers in the series' history.

Big Bang was watched by 14.7 million viewers, and dominated the competition in the adults-18-to-49 demographic. The show got a boost from a strong lead-in from Two and Half Men (15.2 million viewers), the night's most-watched show.

CBS' comedies benefited from holiday programming on other networks, as How I Met Your Mother (9.1 million viewers) and Accidentally on Purpose (8.3 million viewers) defeated ABC's Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (8.4 million viewers) and Fox's Carrie Underwood Christmas special (8.1 million viewers over two hours)... read more

Tonight's TV Hot List: Monday, Nov. 23, 2009

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Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica and National Public Radio's Ira Flatow have cameos in tonight's episode, in which Sheldon is humiliated on NPR and then promises vengeance on his nemesis Kripke. Sackhoff appears as — and, no, this isn't a joke — Wolowitz's new love interest.

Read on for previews of Surviving the Holidays with Lewis Black, Jon & Kate Plus 8, Find My Family and Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode 2.5. read more

Big Bang's Wolowitz Scores a Battlestar Babe and a Girlfriend

Bubble bath + a bottle of champagne + Battlestar hottie = one nerd-tastic Big Bang Theory. Battlestar Galactica alum Katee Sackhoff drops by Monday's episode to dispense some words of wisdom to a newly dating Howard Wolowitz — and soap him up in the tub too. "It's an interesting way to meet someone, getting naked and stepping into a bathtub," Simon Helberg, who can also currently be seen in the film A Serious Man, tells TVGuide.com. "I usually wait until after a handshake, but we basically popped right in there and did it — did the scene, that is." See what advice Starbuck has for the skirt-chasing genius, what's in store for Wolowitz's love life, and get an update on the Dr. Horrible sequel!
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Mega Buzz: Scoop on V, Grey's, Vampire Diaries and More!

Every week, editors Mickey O'Connor and Adam Bryant answer your burning questions. Want some TV scoop? Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com.

You raised the question last week, so answer it. Will there be a Visitor-human birth on V? — Jim
MICKEY: We already know that Morris Chestnut's Ryan Nichols has a human lovah, but I'm hearing that a different human-V coupling will produce a bouncing baby reptile. Morena Baccarin, who plays Anna, the creepy-hot leader of the Visitors, is coy on the matter, but says it's definitely a possibility. There's your breaking news, Chad Decker.

V: Sit down with Visitors' leader Morena Baccarin

I loved the Arizona-centric episode of Grey's Anatomy. What's next for her? — Lori
ADAM: Show of jazz hands: Who wants a musical episode of Grey's? Well, you're...

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Matt Mitovich brings you the latest news and scoop on The Big Bang Theory and The Closer!
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