"Chuck" Will Return to NBC

The campaign to save "Chuck" apparently paid off. According to EW.com, NBC will renew the spy-comedy for its third season, giving it a 13-episode order.

While the renewal news is good, it will come at a price for members of the show. Warner Bros. agreed to "make significant budget concessions, including scaling back the number of episodes several members of the show's stellar supporting cast will appear in and, per one insider, possibly eliminating one actor altogether."

Still, the Twitterverse was excited by the news:

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   MikaylaLeigh Chuck has been renewed! So so happy.
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   brickfrenzy Yes! Chuck has been renewed! *happy dance*
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   msigsby AHHHHH!!! Chuck got renewed for a third season!!! Hallelujah!!!
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   KRife Calling all geeks! NBC has renewed nerd-spy comedy Chuck for a 13-episode third season for the fall. YAAAAY!!!! SOO HAPPY!
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   GaryW3 Wearing an ear to ear grin after reading about "Chuck" pickup! Whoo Hoo!! VICTORY! #savechuck
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   thejork Chuck & Dollhouse renewed. No such luck for Terminator. I'm satisfied.
   

Conan O'Brien To Be Jay Leno's Last Guest

Jay Leno announced today that his final guest on "The Tonight Show" will be Conan O'Brien, according to NYTimes.com. The finale of the late night show's current incarnation will air on May 29.

O'Brien, who is set to take over the show from Leno on June 1, was "a natural for the final guest," Leno said, according to the article.

In addition to O'Brien, viewers should anticipate another surprise during the finale. NYTimes.com reported that Leno "had something special planned for the show’s last moments."

After ending "The Tonight Show," Leno will debut a new series on NBC in September.

Twitterers shared mixed reactions:

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   SplashVaFashnWk BIG Surprise! Conan will be the final guest on Jay's final Tonight show! Maybe Conan will be Leno's first guest on his 10 pm show?
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   tram_mai Just finished getting off the phone with Jay Leno- he announced his guest for his last show... CONAN! How appropriate! I love them both!
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   karengeier in a move as lame as the writing on his show, jay Leno's final guest will be conan o'brien.
   #thatsenoughjayleno
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   minunianda RT @todayshow: Jay Leno's final Tonight Show guest will be Conan O'Brien. http://tr.im/lmCS The handing of the baton... I'm gonna watch!!!
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   Lam1126 Jay Leno's final Tonight Show guest will be Conan O'Brien.(via @todayshow) Great idea! Probably hard to top Bette Midler with Johnny

Farrah Fawcett In Legal Mess With National Enquirer

Farrah Fawcett, currently battling cancer, now has another fight brewin. The U.S. General Attorney and the FBI are in the process of determining whether or not the National Enquirer paid a hospital worker to leak confidential information about her condition, according to Entertainment Weekly.

A story in the L.A. Times reported Lawanda Jackson, an administrative specialist, was the UCLA Medical Center employee who allegedly accessed Fawcett's records. When the hospital tried to remove her in July 2007, she quit her job.

American Media Inc., the parent company of the National Enquirer, continues to write stories about Fawcett, despite the severity of the pending issue.

Fans of the former Charlie's Angels star showed their support through Twitter.

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   Makenzesgranna Farrah Fawcett's fight for privacy while battling cancer ~ she deserves this!!!!! Come on media.... http://bit.ly/jrucy
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   belladonnarose I don't know why the news of Farrah Fawcett in the hosp is hitting me so hard! I can't stop crying!! What the hell
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   JackDiamond Feeling really sad about Farrah Fawcett. Just talked with Mary Hart about her condition, and sadly - she continues to deteriorate.
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   LaneyRay On Farrah Fawcett, Ryan O’Neal said that she had taught all her friends how to be better people. Prayers & love out to Farrah.
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   delbertino How is Farrah Fawcett? We love her, and pray for her and her family;

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Many also tweeted about the upcoming NBC special on Farrah's fight against cancer, using licensed footage documenting her battle. "Farrah's Story" will air on May 15.

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   marnweeks #WHCD #nerdprom Disgusting to watch ET ask EVERY celebrity if they will watch Farrah Fawcett Doc on NBC & what think bout her illness.
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   jarreauman This Friday, NBC presents Farrah Fawcett, Get the tissues out people!
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   popbytes oh my gosh! i have to watch that farrah fawcett special airing this fri on NBC - i already know i'll need plenty of tissues on hand - so sad
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   memilybk why is nbc touting the final moments of farrah fawcett? is it that bad?

Rivers Beats Duke In Final "Apprentice" Faceoff

Comedian Joan Rivers was hired and poker champ Annie Duke was fired Sunday during the finale of "Celebrity Apprentice."

According to the Associated Press, Rivers' fundraiser gala was a better success than Duke's, cinching the win for Rivers and her chosen charity, God's Love We Deliver. The charity, which brings meals to the seriously ill who are home-bound, will receive $250,000.

The three-hour finale showed Duke and Rivers in a live boardroom session at Manhattan's Museum of Natural History. There they were given the verdict and host, Donald Trump, uttered the infamous line, "You're fired!"

Duke and Rivers exchanged barbs throughout the series, so it was no surprise when the two continued to hurl insults at one another during the finale.

The two women were the last of 16 celebrities vying for the title of Celebrity Apprentice. This was the show's eighth season, and it'll be back next year for a ninth one.

Many Twitterers were disappointed by the results, though a few were pleased with Rivers' win:

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   SMILEZ0713 still in shock that annie duke lost celebrity apprentice!!!!
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   dsforest I'm so pissed that Joan Rivers won the celebrity apprentice. This was a sympathies vote for an old lady, not a business decision.
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   semperfifi Disappointed Annie Duke didn't win Celebrity Apprentice. But not in the least surprised.
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   glamorousamanda What a bogus outcome on the celebrity #Apprentice last night. Money & name makes the world go around when you have millions at stake.
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   AdrianneMachina Still reeling from Celebrity Apprentice results. I cannot believe Joan Rivers "beat" @realannieduke. No way. Not on merit.
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   ttechservices Disappointed with results of Celebrity Apprentice:(
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   MikellRenee Joan Rivers won celebrity apprentice...yeah!! I love her..she is crazy and real. Won 250K for a great charity for aids patients. You go girl!

NBC Reveals Fall Lineup

Those waiting to see if their favorite NBC shows have been renewed have received confirmation--for some of them. According to EW.com, NBC announced "Heroes," "Southland," and "Parks and Recreation" will air in the fall. They join already-renewed shows like "The Office," "30 Rock," "Law & Order: SVU," "Friday Night Lights," "Celebrity Apprentice," and "The Biggest Loser."

But if you were one of the many fans hoping to hear about bubble shows like "Chuck," "Law & Order," "Medium," "Life," or "My Name is Earl," you'll have to wait a little longer. The announcement today did not mention any of these shows, but EW reports that a final ruling on those shows should be made by May 19. It is believed "Law & Order" and "Medium" will both return, but are finalizing episode counts.

NBC also announced four new dramas, and called for six expanded episodes of "Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday." The new shows include "Day One," a show about life on earth following a global catastrophe; "Parenthood," a re-imagining of the movie of the same title; and two new medical dramas, "Trauma" and "Mercy." There will also be two new comedies, "Community" and "100 Questions for Charlotte Payne."

The Twitterverse was buzzing with excitement and criticism following the announcement:

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   ISiddiqui NBC's new announced fall show "Parenthood" sounds interesting. Any show with Peter Krause, Maura Tieney and Craig T. Nelson has potential!
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   ssigafoos I love that NBC has unveiled just pieces of its fall slate... "Here's our new schedule, please pardon that it resembles swiss cheese!"
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   Chance815 NBC rolls out its new fall lineup and looks promising. Southland is a great show. NBC's New Shows are all lamers.
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   GreetingsADM NBC announced a Medical Drama for this fall that focuses on Nurses. Too bad most nurses will be too busy with their jobs to watch it.
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   ericjesusgrimm Thrilled by NBC's fall offerings. Nothing I like more than rip-offs of 'Third Watch', 'Brothers & Sisters', and 'Grey's Anatomy'.
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   iramadison Is there a reason why NBC has two new medical dramas on in the fall? Besides the reason being that they suck?
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   dalami NBC's fall line up includes two medical dramas. Talk about #fail. ER is over, ship is sunk, no more med dramas, please. PLEASE!!!!
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   rohitkohli Well this is joyous news! RT @parksandrecnbc Parks and Recreation will be back for Season 2, this fall on @NBC!!!
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   Psiqueue NBC announces Parenthood TV series for fall- umm, they did this back in 1990, and it flopped. So wait 19 years to try it again?!? WTF?!?

Predictably, "Chuck" fans were frustrated that they'll have to wait longer:

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   careyford Need help telling NBC to save Chuck. Please help at www.petitionspot.com/petitions/renewnbcchuck
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   SeenON @BuddyTV We heard NBC is waiting 2 more weeks to make the Chuck announcement - until mid-May. Suspense! #SaveChuck
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   meikoseymour NBC set to announce their programming for the fall this afternoon. Still wont know about Chuck for a few weeks apparently grr
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   jandralee NBC's renewals list is out!! Heroes and Parks & Recreation are saved. What about Chuck?? It's in the air. http://dailyyours.blogspot.com
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   wildworks is "what the!" Chuck's future with NBC is delayed. #Chuck #SaveChuck I hope @GrantLCBCR3 doesn't make fun of me on that. :)
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   BabyTease Hope NBC will save Chuck. They postponed their decision until May 19th. Why so much drama?

This story is one to be continued...

No Doubt Reunites On "TODAY Show"

Kicking off NBC's "TODAY" summer concert series, rock band No Doubt belted out its punk-infused sound across Rockefeller Plaza Friday morning, marking the band's first live performance in five years.

Per MSNBC, frontwoman Gwen Stefani sported her signature style while performing classic hits "It's My Life," "Spiderwebs," and "Don't Speak."

With the exception of a few disappointed fans, the Twitterverse responded with a mix of nostalgia and excitement:

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   jasonpontillo Perhaps no doubt should have rehearsed more before the today show.... Horrible!
   
   


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   ryanvogue No Doubt was pretty bad on the Today Show.. She forgot the lyrics more than once and their performance was very lackluster.
   
   


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   ilikedginger Dang, I'm watching No Doubt's Today Show clip and it's making me all like ... don't know. They were the first cd I ever bought.
   
   


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   JaclynRJohnson No Doubt performing Spiderwebs on the Today show..feels like I'm back in my angst filled jelly sandals #goodolddays
   
   


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   plumbrains Saw No Doubt's performances from this morning on the Today show. It's so weird seeing Gwen in her rock outfit and whacked out hair! Ha!
   
   


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   Krysick Just saw a vid of No Doubt performing on the Today show and I'm glad I didn't buy my ticket to their show at the Bell Centre.
   
   


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   vabeachmktg No Doubt was on the Today show this am! Can't wait to see them on 6/10 at the VB Amp. Lawn tix are only $10 plus fees! http://bit.ly/s4jv2
   
   


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   Lulamaybelle Watching the today show to see no doubt. Currently in love with some Lamb shoes at shopbop. So not practical.
   


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   sandersroman Just saw the Today Show video with No Doubt performing. Gwen Stefani...Wow. Her voice is amazing... And she gets more and more beautiful.
   
   


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    SadaoTurner Watching No Doubt's Today Show performances with the rest of team seacrest. We're taking bets on how old Gwen Stefani is. Wiki here I come..