NBC Cancels 'The Playboy Club'

NBC is known for quickly giving low rating shows the ax and they didn't make an exception when it came to their newest fall show The Playboy Club staring Eddie Cibrian.

As if getting cut wasn't bad enough the shows also gotten the tittle of being the first cancelled show of the season...sucks.

I never watched the show and don't think I would have cared to but it's always sad when a network doesn't even give it a chance to make it.

According to EW, the show premiered to low ratings and just kept dropping with each new episode. In it's place NBC will repeat the fantastic (IMO) Prime Suspect staring Maria Bello as a bad ass Homicide Detective in NY. However there are rumors that this great cop-drama won't get renewed either due to it's somewhat lower ratings. Watch it people! <-- me begging

NBC did however pick up a full season of Up All Night and Whitney*.

I guess it's back to Lifetime movies for Eddie Cibrian, or should I say Mr. LeAnn Rimes.

*I watched this show 2x & no lie, it's so lame!

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Christina Applegate To Star In New NBC Pilot

New mom Christina Applegate has just signed on to star in a new pilot show for NBC. There isn't much information on the show as of now but OK! Magazine reports the 39-year-old actress will be playing a play a mom married to a stay-at-home dad. 

I'm sure this show will be a hit as long as Christina is it. I loved her in ABC's 'Samantha Who?' and was beyond sad when it was cut.

Christina Applegate recently gave birth to her first child Sadie Grace, with fiance musician Martyn LeNoble.

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Chelsea Handler Is Getting Her Own Show On NBC

Comedian and TV host Chelsea Handler not only has her own talk show and TV show based on what it's like to work on her TV show but now she's getting a sitcom based on her autobiography.

Chelsea Handler has penned three books, all of which have been NY Times Bestsellers and two of those have been #1. 

'That 70's Show' alum Laura Prepon has been cast to play the comedian in pilot. It's rumored that Chelsea will be playing her own older sister in the show!

I've never read any of Chelsea Handler's books but I've seen clips of her TV show, 'After Lately' which premieres tonight (Sunday) at 11pm on E!, and it looks hilarious.

Hopefully NBC will get behind this show, I could use adding a new comedy to my DVR. Have you read her books or watch her show(s)? Would you tune into her sitcom?

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Jimmy Fallon Get His Own Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Flavor!

Former SNL star and current Late Night host Jimmy Fallon received one of the biggest honors by having a Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream flavor named after him.

Jimmy and Ben & Jerry's teamed up to launch their newest flavor "Late Night Snack". The ice cream was inspired by Jimmy and his house band, 'The Roots', sketch entitled "Lady Smith Snack Mamazo" in which the group sings about their love for B&J ice cream.

The new "Late Night Snack" ice cream flavor is the {strange} combination of salty and sweet which includes Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, salty caramel swirl and fudge covered potato chip clusters.

I don't know that I'll run out to the store and buy this new flavor but it sure is cool that Jimmy Fallon has his own.  Jimmy still can't believe that has his own flavor, he told OK! Magazine:

“I was talking to my wife and she was like did you ever dream you would have your own flavor ice cream? I was like ‘Never!’”

NBC and Jimmy Fallon have pledged to share their proceeds to the Fair Trade Universities to encourage the use of Fair Trade products on campus and around the county. The new flavor will hit Ben & Jerry's stores and supermarkets around the US starting this week!

Will you be trying Jimmy Fallon's new "Late Nate Snack" flavor?

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Christina Aguilera Has New Job With NBC

Just a day after her arrest fiasco occurred the singer and occasional actress Christina Aguilera signed on to be a judge/coach on NBC's new show 'The Voice'. 

'The Voice' is a new singing competition which will be a lot like 'American Idol'. Participants will compete to win $100,000 and a record deal with Universal Republic. The host of the show will be Carson Daly and will air April 26. 

Christina will be joining fellow judges Hip Hop artist Cee Lo Green and 'Maroon 5' frontman Adam Levine for the show.

I'm not a fan of 'American Idol' so I won't be tuning in for this show either. The fact that it's a like a low-budget Idol doesn't do it for me. Nice try NBC but maybe you can try coming up with something more original next time around.

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