AP - No, last week's Emmy broadcast wasn't the most dismal sight on television lately. Nonstop TV coverage of the economic crisis has made sure of that.

AP - On a massive sound stage at Hollywood's Raleigh Studios, a woman is dying of ovarian cancer. One doctor wants to treat her traditionally, by removing her uterus and ovaries. Another wants the patient to participate in a clinical trail that might preserve her ability to have children, but could have serious side effects.

AP - Bill Maher has taken his crusade against religion to the big screen.

Reuters - MTV Networks will track second-by-second viewing of Web commercials and videos, and link viewer online communities built around its TV programs, the network's digital chief said in an interview focused on the company's new advertising strategy.

E! Online - Note to Jim Halpert: Keep your dukes up and your eyes on your girl!

AP - Dual scoreboards on live television flashed the U.S. House of Representatives' vote on a financial bailout and the Dow Jones industrial average. In the end, they both came up losers.

AP - Jesse Ventura will be working on a new conspiracy-theory series for truTV.

AP - The first debate between John McCain and Barack Obama, seen by an estimated 52.4 million viewers on Friday, was one of the first events of the presidential campaign that was not a huge TV hit.

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.