467. The Bachelor

(tags: Entertainment Series, Television, The Bachelor, Bachelor, Sex,  STD)

430. The X Factor

After all the hype, Fox's The X Factor debuted to a relatively underwhelming 12.1 million viewers with an 8.7 household rating and a 4.2 among 18-to-49-year-olds, preliminary Nielsen data show — far shy of American Idol's numbers for its Season 10 opener.

X Factor creator Simon Cowell previously stated that he wanted the US version of The X Factor to perform better than American Idol in the ratings, but the first show attracted only about half the audience numbers of the rival talent show.



(tags: Entertainment Series, Television, Reality TV, Reality TV, Simon Cowell, X Factor, Paula Abdul, American Idol)

426. Reality TV

(tags: Entertainment Series, Reality TV, Television, TV, Death, Suicide, Noose)

373/232. Hello-Doody-Howdy-Kitty

The first encounter of two icons of the children's entertainment industry, Hello Kitty and Howdy Doody. Their friendship was gratuitously natural . . .  or naturally gratuitous.

357/207. Black (Joe) Friday

(tags: Holiday, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Friday, Entertainment Series, Television, Dragnet, Joe Friday)

332. American Telly: The New BBC

(tags: Entertainment Series, Television, Reality TV, Telly, American, British, BBC, Howie Mandel, Hugh Laurie, Nigel Lythgoe, Cat Deeley, Simon Fuller, Piers Morgan, Gordon Ramsay, Sharon Osbourne, Simon Cowell)

242. Conan Starts Over

This Clandestine shot of Conan O’Brien’s dresser top shows that he was indeed betrayed and bought out by the NBC-Leno juggernaut. Never one to quit, Conan interns at FOX on while moonlighting at Wal-Mart to earn his self respect back. (This DEEP DIVE was completed prior to Conan and NBC’s final $45mil settlement, which was preceded by reports of a $30mil deal.)

236. Poop On NBC

TEAM COCO

235. Stuttering John and Jay

Concept by JLA.

In light of the new late night television schedule mix up at NBC, and to the amusement of Jay Leno, "Stuttering" John Melendez makes a move to get his old tonight show announcer job back.

234. The Kardashians

(tags: Bruce Jenner, Entertainment Series, Kardashians, Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Khloe Kardashian, Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Olympics, Reality TV, Sports Series, Television, Humphries, Kardashian)

231. Leno's New Sound Stage

Concept by JLA

link to this cARToon featured in Harper's Magazine on line, Links, 1/12/2010 http://www.harpers.org/subjects/Links#hbc-90006346 (Jay Leno link, last para)