Reuters - Reality TV producer Mark Burnett is setting Season 4 of "The Contender" in Singapore, taking production of the boxing series outside the U.S. for the first time.

Reuters - The nationally televised sparring session last week between John McCain and Barack Obama drew 52.4 million U.S. viewers, Nielsen Media Research reported on Monday, a substantial but mediocre figure as U.S. presidential debates go.

AP - Court documents show a company founded by Merv Griffin is suing Ed McMahon for a $100,000 loan it claims has gone unpaid.

Reuters - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the half-time slot at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, snagging the most-watched musical showcase of the year, according to the organizers.

E! Online - I'm confused by Hollywood's habit of using Catholic symbols either in an overly generic way or in a way that any reasonably well informed person knows isn't accurate. Case in point: Lost. The whole Mr. Eko thing just had my skin crawling because of the stuff that was wrong. You don't baptize a baby by making the sign of the cross; you aren't a priest just because you sign a letter.*

E! Online - Hollywood uses symbols in either generic or wrong ways. Case in point: Lost. The whole Mr. Eko thing just had my skin crawling because of the stuff that was wrong.

AP - Heather Locklear was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of a controlled substance in the upscale Santa Barbara area, authorities said Sunday.

Reuters - "Saturday Night Live" continues to go on a ratings tear, thanks in part to another appearance by Tina Fey as Sarah Palin and Chris Parnell as presidential debate moderator Jim Lehrer.

AP - Savannah Guthrie filed a hard-hitting report on NBC's "Nightly News" recently questioning the truth of some McCain-Palin campaign statements on the "bridge to nowhere" and Sarah Palin's foreign travel. Guthrie's story challenged the claims in one of McCain's TV commercials.

Reuters - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will play the half-time slot at the Super Bowl in Tampa, Florida, snagging the most-watched musical showcase of the year, according to the organizers.