The New York Times was blown away by Jimmy Kimmel's routine at yesterday's ABC upfront; Nikki Finke, who has been covering the presentations since CBS announced its first fall cave-painting schedule (it was the year that "Thok Say 'Urg'," "Find Warm Thing Make Light And Cook Food" and "The Simpsons" all debuted) adds some historical perspective and trashes the Times's Dave Itzkoff, ("a former Maxim editor," she snidely notes) for his excitability.

Broadcasting and Cable has a good laugh at those who were shocked by the Times profile of NBC boy-honcho Ben Silverman this weekend past. It's true: any Silverman story, even one as unrevealing and friendly as Carter's, can sound shocking if you're not accustomed to The Silverman Way! READ MORE

It's upfront season in New York, when the TV networks have 50 or so reporters in to tell them all about their new shows. This morning I hit Bravo's. Most notable were their terrifying new young-skewing reality series, NYC Prep and Miami Social. READ MORE