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Jeffery R. Stabb/CBS David Letterman turns 67 in about a week. He’s been a late night host since 1982, on CBS since ’93. On Thursday night’s Late Show, he’ll announce he’s had enough. He spilled the beans to the audience prior to the taping of Thursday night’s show. The  photo, above, is identified on the

This week, CHML’s Scott Thompson wanted to know if I was happy with the ending for How I Met Your Mother. “No,” I say. “At least it’s over.” This makes Scott laugh, although his wife is a big fan of the CBS comedy. We toss theories around about why this show was on for nine

Ferguson and Carey. Monty Brinton/CBS Now that’s how to pull off an April Fool’s joke. On Tuesday, in the wee hours on The Late Late Show and later that morning on The Price is Right, the hosts of those two shows–Craig Ferguson and Drew Carey–switched places. Carey and Ferguson have known each other for years,

Josh Radnor and Cristin Milioti seek shelter from all the anger on Twitter What if, in the final episode of Cheers, Rebecca gets hit by a bus, freeing Sam to finally marry Diane? Or, as Newhart is counting down to its last few minutes, instead of waking up to find first TV wife Suzanne Pleschette

How I Met Your Tailor (l-r): Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders, Josh Radnor, Alyson Hannigan and Jason Segel All successful major network American sitcoms last a season or three too long. Case in point: How I Met Your Mother, which airs its hour-long series finale beginning tonight at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and City.

Napoleon once said that an army travels on its stomach. Sure, armys are important, but what he really meant to say was “crews working TV shows.” Smart producers know that hiring the best craft services chef is more important than tax incentives. Well, okay, not that important, but important.Reporters on set visits occasionally get to

Juan, Paula, George (with ladder) and Brioux LONDON–Folks who come to this alleged TV site often are probably a little Beatled out by now, but in the spirit of 50 years since ’64, please forgive another indulgence.I’ve been fortunate to come to England this week as a guest of Shaw Media to visit the set

Will Bauer battle atop Big Ben? You’ll hafta watch  LONDON–#JackIsBack! That’s the way Fox wants to promote the return of Jack Bauer on Twitter. Another way they’re hoping to promote 24: Live Another Day, the new, 12-part re-launch of the 24 franchise, is by bringing reporters to the West London studios for interviews.This week, I’m