AP - Which late-night comedian poked fun at the presidential candidates' debate performance?

AP - Maybe it's true that "fall season" is an outdated concept in a world where TV series are introduced year-round. But if there were a Fall TV Season '08, the harvest would include only three more notable new shows.

AP - Does life imitate "The West Wing"?

AP - Hugh Hefner is down a girlfriend.

E! Online - At least Minnie Driver will have more time to spend with her baby boy.

E! Online - Lost's fifth-season premiere is still at least four months away, but I've just gotten some exclusive insight into next year's stories.

E! Online - It's really over.

Reuters - In theory, a hit format overseas should have an edge over an untested format developed at home. If Latin Americans love "Ugly Betty" and Brits adore "The Office," then American viewers will enjoy U.S. versions, right?

Reuters - You don't really need 11 hours -- merely two -- to discern that the new Jerry Bruckheimer procedural "Eleventh Hour" is pretty standard stuff, kind of like "CSI" meets "House."

Reuters - The second nationally televised presidential debate between John McCain and Barack Obama drew 63.2 million viewers, over 10 million more than their first, Nielsen Media Research said on Wednesday.

AP - It seems like the inevitable comedic summit of this fall's presidential campaign: the real Sarah Palin coming on "Saturday Night Live" to meet her look-alike impersonator, Tina Fey.

Reuters - ABC Family has picked up two half-hour pilots -- "10 Things I Hate About You," based on the Heath Ledger film, and "Ruby and the Rockits," starring David Cassidy and "Spy Kids" veteran Alexa Vega.

Reuters - The Writers Guild of America on Wednesday warned its members not to work on Ozzy Osbourne's new comedy-variety show at Fox.