By NEAL JUSTIN, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Late night TV gets diverse comics
During last week's season finale of "Real Time With Bill Maher," newsman Chris Matthews ribbed the host about the evening's lineup: five middle-aged white guys. It wouldn't have taken a "Dateline" investigation for Matthews to take the observation one step further.
TV execs hope viewers still biting on vampire fare
Stefan Salvatore has bloodshot eyes, mangled teeth, terrible sleeping habits and a severe drinking problem. In other words, he has a good chance of becoming TV's hottest heartthrob.
TV: Why the appetite for fuller-figured personalities?
Have a sandwich, Twiggy. In fact, go ahead and down a 6-foot sub. With cheese. Fat is suddenly fabulous, at least on TV, a realm once thought to be the exclusive playground for stick figures.
"Drop Dead Diva," a dramedy about a rail-thin model reincarnated as a plump lawyer, is scoring the highest ratings for a new Lifetime series since "Army Wives" debuted in 2007.
TV: Too bad Letterman critics don't go after reality shows
Willow Palin needs your help. Thousands of viewers expressed outrage recently when David Letterman cracked jokes about Eliot Spitzer and Alex Rodriguez taking runs at the Alaska governor's daughter.
TV pumps the election pomp, but crowd really dazzles
It may have been election night, but the media approached Tuesday's coverage like they were putting on a July Fourth party, decorating the historic event with garish, bombastic visuals and special effects that would rival a billion-dollar fireworks display.
Cosgrove connects with the 'i' generation
Miranda Cosgrove appeared to be a typical 15-year-old shopper -- applying the latest flavor of lip gloss at the cosmetics counter, fawning over designer sneakers, trying on headbands -- except most of the other Nordstrom customers on this crowded Sunday afternoon weren't accompanied by security guards and didn't have the ability to make youngsters audibly gasp, as if they'd just spo

