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Leading up to "5 of 9" on House, which gives fans an on-the-job view of the Dean of Medicine through the eyes of Dr. Cuddy, we joined a conference call with actress Lisa Edelstein to learn more about the challenges Dr. Cuddy faces in her daily routine, her feelings for both House and Lucas, how Cuddy has changed over the years, and whether we'll ever see Lisa Edelstein step behind the camera to direct an episode of House.

As talk of Ellen DeGeneres on American Idol heats up, Fox has released a new Idol promo with Ellen behind the judge's table with Randy Jackson, Kara DioGuardi, and Simon Cowell. Fans of both American Idol and The Ellen DeGeneres Show have been waiting on the edges of their Idol seats for Ellen to take a seat at the American Idol judge's table. This week, as American Idol moves into the Hollywood Round, Ellen Degeneres makes her Idol premiere on Tuesday, February 9 at 8pm.

With the third episode of Life Unexpected about to air, The CW shot us a few new behind-the-scenes photos of "Bong Intercepted" for Life Unexpected fans to enjoy. After subtle but good hype for the new CW series ahead of its premiere, Life Unexpected, fans of Life Unexpected have embraced the life challenges of the Britt Robertson character, Lux, a young girl struggling to cope with her attempt to become legally emancipated from her parents. Now that Life Unexpected has settled into the Monday, 9pm time slot on The CW, fans can look forward to another strong series in the teen demo as Life Unexpected continues its first season run.

The late night dust has settled on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and now Jay and NBC are giving one lucky Tonight Show fan plus a friend a chance to see Jay live in the studio for the taping of a Tonight Show episode. After announcing the new See Jay Live contest to his Tonight Show audience last week, Jay Leno and NBC launched the Tonight Show contest on Facebook where fans of Leno and The Tonight Show can be part of history when Jay Leno returns to The Tonight Show on March 1.

With the hype building for Super Bowl XLIV and the showdown between Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, we joined CBS Sports head Sean McManus, Dan Marino, Boomer Esiason, and Shannon Sharpe on a recent conference call for Super Bowl XLIV to get their thoughts on the many match-ups on the field, the story behind the Saints, why the Colts are such a force, and the ingredients necessary for a successful NFL franchise.

With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver only days away, TheDeadbolt recently hit the Q&A slopes with U.S. Olympic skiers Ted Ligety, Sarah Schleper, and Truth in Motion director Brett Morgen to learn more about the Olympic magic captured in Truth in Motion: The U.S. Ski Team's Road to Vancouver, how Sarah Schleper left her injury in the past to move forward to Vancouver, how both Ted and Sarah find that all important edge on the slopes, and what Brett Morgen learned from filming the U.S. Ski Team ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

The 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver get underway on February 12 in beautiful British Columbia, with Winter Olympic opening ceremonies kicking off at BC Place Stadium before the games head to such locations as the world renowned ski resort in Whistler, the new speed skating oval in Richmond, GM Place, the home of the NHL's Vancouver Canucks, and many more in and around the greater Vancouver area.

For those looking to cop out on restricted red band goodness, Warner Brothers has just released the red band trailer for the new Kevin Smith helmed buddy cop movie, Cop Out. After making waves with Zack and Miri Make a Porno, director Kevin Smith is back in the director's chair for the February 26 Warner Brothers release, Cop Out, starring Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan, cop partners out to crack a case surrounding a stolen mint condition baseball card.

Time flies when you're having Heroes fun, especially given how the fourth season of Heroes: Volume 5: Redemption feels like it just got going. The Season 4 finale of Heroes airs Monday, February 8 at 9pm with the episode "Brave New World" and we have a few photos of Robert Knepper as Samuel and the Heroes carnival freak show, which played a large role in Season 4 of Heroes.