Are you complaining about the spelling or that they listed those two hacks as “fine guest stars”? I will miss Monk. I think that ew should have had a reviewier who actually liked the show do the final review. Full Article at Entertainment Weekly

Despite CSI and The Mentalist airing in repeats, CBS finished first in the overnights on this first Thursday in December, with a 23 percent advantage over second-place ABC. Full Article at MediaWeek

Airing against all first-run programming on the competition, CBS was first Thursday night in viewers and key demos, powered by a time-period winning SURVIVOR and two rebroadcasts of CSI (6.4/10, 9.88m), and THE MENTALIST (7.1/12, 10.72m), according to... Full Article at TVbyTheNumbers.com

THE Nine Network may have jumped the gun at the Sydney launch of its 2010 program line-up yesterday by telling advertisers that shows in its programming supply deal with Warner Bros would be made available free online. Full Article at The Australian

It’s a lighter night than usual this week with The Vampire Diaries on hiatus until January and The Mentalist taking break. Maybe it’s time to catch up on Fringe? Full Article at NiceGirlsTV.com

ABC is new with FlashForward and has two new episodes of Private Practice CBS is new with Survivor and has repeats of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and The Mentalist Fox is new with Bones and Fringe NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The... Full Article at BuzzSugar

Simon Baker was feeling communicative on the set of The Mentalist today. The Australian actor took a call in between scenes of the CBS crime drama filming in Los Angeles. Broadway veteran Aunjanue Ellis was recently added to this already fabulous cast. Full Article at Accidental Sexiness

a lot of (people) have been touched by it in their lives and want somebody to come in and be the white knight to clean it up." "NCIS: LOS ANGELES," starring LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell, is a big hit for CBS. Full Article at Inside Bay Area

Our Renew / Cancel Index predicts potential renewal or cancellation for scripted broadcast primetime shows for the 2010-11 season (includes results through November 29, 2009): CBS is again shaping up as the network with the most shows on “the bubble”... Full Article at TVbyTheNumbers.com

STORY LINE Cho is asked to help with a low-profile homicide involving a former fellow gang member, and, of course, Jane goes along for the ride... [ELISE HAN] 28-35.. Full Article at Spolier TV

Jay Leno loses his audience to DVRs By DAVID BAUDER The Associated Press Frank Ockenfels Friday shows like “Medium” are falling victim to DVRs. Full Article at KansasCity.com

Actress Aunjanue Ellis has signed on for a recurring role on CBS drama The Mentalist. Full Article at Digital Spy

NBC's thinking went something like this. The Jay Leno Show likely would come up short of first-run episodes of hit CBS crime dramas such as CSI: Miami and The Mentalist. But wait'll the repeats kick in. Jay will be both cost-efficient and competitive. Full Article at Pegasus News

Aunjanue Ellis, most recently seen on Broadway in Lincoln Center's 2009 revival of JOE TURNER'S COME AND GONE, will have a recurring role on CBS' The Mentalist, with her first appearance tentatively scheduled for April. Full Article at Broadway World

Much of the prime-time audience lost to NBC when Jay Leno moved into prime-time has gone not to its rivals, but to the digital video recorder. Full Article at Cincinnati Enquirer

*Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of sophomore CBS drama "The Mentalist" in a recurring role as the "beautiful but tough new head of the California Bureau of Investigation," according to the Hollywood Reporter. Ellis' Full Article at EURweb

TIGER WOODS 'HAS NOTHING MORE TO ADD': Golfer's lawyer says he now has no plans to speak to police about the car crash. Full Article at EURweb

The Winners: Seven News averaged 1.374 million, with Today Tonight on 1.277 million, with Nine’s repeat of The Mentalist at 8.30pm 3rd with 1.221 million. Seven’s Destroyed in Seconds averaged 1.174 million at 8pm. Full Article at Crikey

Prime time versus late night ... Jay Leno (right) interviews Conan O'Brien, during Leno's final show before O'Brien took over his timeslot. Full Article at The Age