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Jersey Shore Premiere Posts Record Ratings

The Jersey Shore Season 3 premiere was watched by 8.4 million people. In addition to being MTV’s most-watched event of all time, that’s up there with, if not surpassing, the viewership of many big-name network shows. Some critics say the premise of the show (yelling, drinking, hooking up) is becoming stale by season three, but the huge ratings suggest otherwise. The arrival of Deena Nicole Cortese and epic throwdowns like this one taking place as the credits rolled are sure to bring peeps back next week too: Jersey Shore Season 3 Premiere Fight

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Buzz Break: Glee Goes to the Leather Bar

Family of Mel Gibson Stands By Star

Mel Gibson is not only in a nasty fight with Oksana Grigorieva over custody of their baby daughter, he’s facing a domestic violence investigation and major fallout from her set of rage-filled, possibly career-ending leaked phone tapes. But he still has his family. “He has a good support system in his friends and family,” a friend tells People adding that his seven kids are “absolutely” standing by their father. Gibson regularly speaks to his soon-to-be-ex wife, Robyn, with whom he split in April 2009, and has seven children from a nearly 30-year union. It was Robyn Gibson who came to his defense last week, filing an affidavit swearing he was never once abusive during their entire time together. Mel has allies in Robyn Gibson and their seven kids. According to a source, it was her idea: “Mel didn’t ask Robyn for the affidavit in which she says that he never engaged in any physical abuse towards her.” “Robyn just felt that enough is enough … She still values her marriage to Mel and is sick of [how the press portrays] Mel as a heartless, abusive monster.” A new Mel Gibson tape leaked on Tuesday was perhaps the most damning of the six released to date, as he appeared to admit a violent outburst. But despite what you hear on the tapes, Robyn is standing by the actor, who she calls an amazing father. The source said, “she is still protective of him.” A Gibson family source says that the actor’s family has long seen Oksana Grigorieva , who Mel split with earlier this year, as a calculating person. “She pushed him over the edge,” the source says. “While they do think he needs help for his anger issues, Mel’s family is supportive of him.” Thoughts?

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Jersey Shore Cast Re-Ups For Season Three

The Jersey Shore salary controversy seems to have dissipated as quickly as it arose in the first place, with new reports saying the whole cast has re-signed. A rep for the network confirmed Tuesday that all principal castmates have inked new contracts to shoot the show’s third season, save for Angelina Pivarnick. Who? Oh, right, the quote-unquote Kim Kardashian of Staten Island who bailed after one episode last season, then came back, then evidently flaked again. Oh well. Guess she couldn’t hang with the wild times of Snooki, J-Woww, The Situation and friends, who will now bank an impressive $30,000 per episode. That’s up from $5,000 per episode in Season One. FIST-PUMP : They’re back in business. “MTV is pleased that the Jersey Shore cast will be returning to Seaside Heights to continue production on Season Three,” the network said in a statement. “Not only have they become a part of the MTV family, but fans worldwide have fallen in love with them. Stay tuned for Jersey Shore Season 2 on July 29.” MTV had quite the situation on its hands, as Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and Co. demanded a giant raise before allowing cameras to follow their awesome lives. The Situation was the first to re-sign. The rest followed. All water under the polluted bridge now. Let the Jersey Shore quotes , club-hopping, fist-pumping, hair-oiling, fake-tanning and boardwalk brawling begin.

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Will This Sexy, Misleading Mad Men Promo Yield Record Ratings?

With the season premiere of Mad Men just days away, AMC has done its best to make viewers hoping to hitch a ride onto the critically acclaimed drama feel welcome. That means airing a marathon of the best episodes from season three last night and scheduling Michael Clayton to run before the premiere (so they can capitalize on the “Jon Hamm is the Next George Clooney!” movement). But does this admittedly killer promo take things just a tad too far?

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30 Rock’s Season Finale Preview: Matt Damon’s Flying Colors

30 Rock ‘s been infested with guest-stars in its fourth season, so it’s only right to conclude (or justify) it the with the biggest guest-star yet: that bad Will Hunting himself, Matt Damon. He appears on tonight’s finale playing a pilot who shares Liz Lemon’s cynicism and works for a fictional airline called “Airbike.” Back in season three, Liz gleefully compared then-beau Drew Baird (Jon Hamm) as looking like “a cartoon pilot.” Will the real thing help invigorate Liz’s romantic desires before she marries Wesley, the non-love of her life? Clips of Damon in action and Tina Fey’s spoiler-y commentary are after the jump.

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True Blood Trailer: Revenge, Werewolves and More!

The CW aired the heart-pounding, shocking season finale of The Vampire Diaries last night. It ended with a major twist. But in case that somehow didn’t satisfy your craving for attractive blood suckers, the network also featured the first official trailer for new episodes of True Blood during a commercial break. Posted below, this preview depicts a vengeful Sookie ( They took someone I loved from me, but I was raised to fight back… ); a shirtless Bill; a bitten Tara; and a disturbed Jessica. Get your fill of True Blood spoilers from our pals at TV Fanatic and enjoy the following tease for season three, which premieres on June 13: True Blood Trailer

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Will Tonight’s Guest-Star-Laden 30 Rock Mark an Official Shark Jump?

Ever since the Megan Mullally-Oprah Winfrey-Steve Martin-Jennifer Aniston onslaught of season three, 30 Rock has garnered a reputation — good and bad — for booking esteemed guest-stars. We’ve been treated to appearances by everyone from James Franco to Jon Bon Jovi to Buzz Aldrin in the current season, and tonight’s episode, entitled “Emanuelle Goes to Dinosaur Land,” will present a full credits sequence worth of the show’s past gets — with room for surprises. Should we be worried that 30 Rock , a show that once gleamed with invention and singular personality, is now a carnivalesque showcase of showbiz connections?

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Late News: NBC Renews Parks and Recreation Early

• Parks & Recreation: Network reps confirm that NBC has renewed Parks & Recreation for a season three, about four months earlier than usual.

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