I don’t know how I’ve managed to not get sick so far.

• Letterman’s back on Jan. 2 — with writers. Jimmy Kimmel too — without.
• Rob Thomas is talking to DC about a comic on Veronica Mars (and more in Ask Ausiello).
• NBC is going to start airing Monk and Psych.
• New York and Tailor Made are now living together.
• E-Kristin talks to the cast of Scrubs.
• Denise from Survivor has turned down Mark Burnett’s check after admitting she was less than honest on the Survivor finale.
• Simon Cowell has, um, smaller boobs.
• Ali Larter from Heroes got engaged.

Dry air, anyone?

• Kristin Cavallari is ready to make us pay attention to her again.
• Spoiler chat with E-Kristin including Desperate Housewives.
• There will be no writers working on the Oscars or the Golden Globes, potentially sparing us from insufferable presenter chit-chat.
• Take a look at a longer version of the Lost season four trailer.
• NBC denies putting The Bionic Woman out to pasture.
• Joan Rivers will be in a celebrity UK spin-off of Big Brother.
• AfterElton talks to Survivor’s Todd.
• ROFL!  Ashley Tisdale’s new nose! GTFO!
• What happens on the next Desperate Housewives.
• Survivor’s Denise wasn’t actually fired, says her school district.

Survivor ended last night.

I watched every episode this season. That’s because I watch every episode of every season because I love this damn show. And, because of the you-know-what, the next season will be coming up sooner rather than later.

In any case, just to prevent any spoilage, I’ll post my reactions behind the jump.

I love those peanut butter cookies with the Hershey kisses in them. I know they have a real name, but I always call them Grandma Millers.

• MSN rates the best and worst TV of 2007.
• Lost is coming back on Thursdays.
• Project Runway’s Steven talks to TV Guide.
• The late night talk show hosts are getting ready to get back to work.
• The LA Times discusses Pushing Daisies’ Golden Globe nods.
• Survivor Micronesia will be super-fans versus all-stars.
• E-Kristin has a spoiler chat including stuff on the Dexter finale.
• Dexter’s cast and crew talks about the finale.

I haven’t had Mexican in forever. This must change.

• First and foremost, Jack from Project Runway talks about his sudden departure.
• Hypeful counts down the year’s top ten musical moments.
• Like Christmas with the creepy uncle, Isaiah Washington is picketing with the Grey’s Anatomy cast.
• Reno 911 will be back in January with Christina Applegate and Seth Green.
• In more questionable decision-making, Will Arnett will voice KITT in the Knight Rider movie.
• Strikers want the WGA to get back to the bargaining table.
• Will there even be upfronts next year?
• Keifer is a popular prisoner.
• Israel will have its own Survivor.
• Watch clips from the next season of The Tudors on YouTube.
• Colombians don’t like the American Ugly Betty.

I refuse to believe I’m too old for rock concerts.

• Don’t worry, Alex Trebek is okay.
• Gossip Girl is “dangerous for America.” Meanwhile, TV Guide is having a love-fest with the show.
• David Chase is testifying in court to prove he didn’t steal the idea for The Sopranos.
• The TV Critics’ Press Tour is kaput due to the strike.
• Journeyman has been canceled.
• Joss Whedon and his disciples are joining the picket line.
• A new Ask Ausiello has news on Friday Night Lights. (although commenter Sara advises against reading it)
• There will be another Idol Gives Back.
• What is the status of Lost?
• TV Guide and Jeff Probst weigh the options to determine the winner of Survivor.

There are 43 calories in one mini Snickers bar.

• The lead in the Knight Rider pilot has been cast.
• Rescue Me is coming back for 22 episodes.
• An interview with the producers of Pushing Daisies.
• 21 Jump Street’s Dustin Nguyen is still around.
• Survivor’s next season will be an all-star one — TV Squad lists possible cast members.
• In reality star train wreck news, Big Brother’s Mike Boogie (allegedly) beat up a waitress. Meanwhile, Kristi Swanson’s charges were dropped for assaulting her babydaddy’s ex-wife.
• E-Kristin reports that the writer’s strike is near. She also has more with the folks from The Office.
• Matt Roush defends Grey’s.
• The Hills is casting for Spencer and Heidi’s wedding. They’ve almost found a maid of honor.
• Amne$ia has a cool premise, but is hosted by Dennis Miller.
• A band called Sam Champion was on Gossip Girl as Dan’s dad’s band.
• Brian Williams chronicles his experience on SNL.

It’s really hard to drink anything else once you’ve gotten used to it.

• Schrute farms is on Trip Advisor.
• Viva Laughlin — it was a damn short ride. The show’s been canceled already.
• Grey’s Anatomy has recruited dreamboat Joshua Jackson.
• Niki Taylor and Tyson Beckford will host Make Me A Supermodel on Bravo.
• The Real World’s Kevin Powell (season one) is running for Congress (again).
• Veronica Mars: Season Three is out on DVD.
• Brad and Angelina are working on a project for HBO.
• Spoiler chat with e-Kristin.
• The latest Survivor cast-off is pissed.
• Moonlight gets good news — four more scripts.
• Aliens in America’s Dan Byrd talks to E!
• Watch Marie Osmond faint on Dancing with the Stars.[kml_flashembed movie="http://youtube.com/v/OGGC5NPH514" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

C’mon guys. Everyone else is doing it.

• Stephen Colbert wrote an op-ed for the New York Times.
• Zachary Quinto talks about Heroes (and, ahem, So NoTORIous).
• Dan Byrd from Angels in America talks to TV Guide.
• The great zombie series that never arrived.
• Sci-Fi will re-air Lost when the time comes.
• Joss Whedon: the cancellation of the Buffy sing-alongs is “hugely depressing.”
• Things are already looking bad for Jezebel James.
• Brian Williams to host SNL?
• Jay Leno is pissed about leaving The Tonight Show.
• First: The Wire. Next: New Orleans.
• Is The Office becoming a collection of caricatures?
• Kim Catrall is lying when she says she doesn’t regret turning down Ugly Betty.
• E-Kristin spoiler chat.
• Dean Cain comes to Smallville.
• Survivor’s Crazy Dave speaks.
• Finally, via Best Week Ever, here’s an ancient clip of Creed from The Office back when he was in a rock band. Like, the first rock band ever. He’s the one on the far left playing guitar.[kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/hnFZsrs32Co" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]

Would that be good for my energy level?

• T.R. Knight demands respect in a PSA.
• NBC bought Oxygen for $925 million [corrected].
• Survivor: China is the most-DVRed show.
• Jack Bauer’s headed to the slammer. For real.
• Judd Apatow is pissed at the guy who axed both his shows: Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared.
• Gossip Girl has been picked up for a full season.
• Bradley Cooper and Patton Oswalt are working on a show for HBO.
• A story about the creators of The Real World.
• Are there too many professionals in the new Project Runway?
• Which shows are in trouble?
• AfterElton talks to the Queer Eye guys.
• The dude from Brothers and Sisters, Balthazar Getty, has become a dad for the fourth time. I just think this is weird because I remember him from Young Guns 2.
• Finally, Battlestar fans, take a look at this: [kml_flashembed movie="http://www.youtube.com/v/VysVxz2_rQg" width="425" height="350" wmode="transparent" /]