The start of the television season is busy and there are a lot of things going on. Here are just some of the highlights:
* Conan slipped and fell and hit his head hard on the floor while filming a triathlon skit with Teri Hatcher for The Tonight Show Friday night. She reports that he has a concussion. The show was cancelled and Conan went to the hospital by ambulance. He is expected to be back at work today.
* Good news for some new series: NCIS: Los Angeles, The Good Wife, Modern Family, FlashForward, and Cougar Town. All had strong ratings in their debut episodes.
* The Emmy Awards had 1 million more viewers this year compared to last and host Neil Patrick Harris has been unanimously praised for his opening number, quick wit, and likeable presence.
* The Jay Leno Show started with high ratings (18 million viewers), but has now slipped to average nightly viewership of around 5-6 million per night. This still is likely to make the show profitable for the network because of the low costs, though.
* The first casualty of the new season was Ashton Kutcher's The Beautiful Life starring Mischa Barton. It pulled in a meager 1.1 million viewers and was cancelled after only the second episode.
* Dancing with the Stars still pulls in ridiculously good ratings, while the vastly superior So You Think You Can Dance can never quite catch fire, bringing in less than a third of the numbers of its competitor.
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