- Lucky Fives for the King of Pop. Michael Jackson is 50 years old, he's giving a 50-gig farewell concert series in London this summer -- and five hours after the tickets for those dates went on sale, they were gone. It's been 12 years since he was last on stage. [Reuters]
- Fallon Isn't Falling in Late-Night Ratings. Jimmy Fallon whooped Conan this week in the ratings, and in fact garnered the title of "most-watched late-night premiere" in over a decade. With ratings steadily in the 2.4 million range through this entire week, his viewership was 25 percent higher than Craig Ferguson's and 21 percent higher overall than Conan's. No reason to sweat anymore. [Variety]
- Fans and Critics Decry 'Judges' Save.' A day after the panel of four judges on "American Idol" announced that they can revoke the voters' rights to definitively choose who gets booted, fans and critics are starting to make noise about the impurity of the system. But "Idol" absolutely thrives on controversy -- and since ratings are down nearly double-figures from mid-season last year, brace for the kitchen sink. [BBC]
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