Just when you stopped humming the theme, here comes the return of Hawaii Five-O.

Daniel Dae Kim of ABC’s Lost will be staying in Hawaii to play the lead in the CBS remake of the classic cop series. Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, a role originally played by Kam Fong.

The role of partner Steve McGarrett remains open with no casting as of yet although Moonlight star Alex O’Loughlin is holding final talks with the studio.

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In January, CBS made the controversial decision to air the premiere of an unseen reality series instead of a popular show after the Super Bowl. But CBS’ Undercover Boss pulled in solid ratings for the network according to Nielsen overnight ratings.

In the early preliminary market numbers Undercover Boss had a 20.3/33 (household rating/share) between 10:15pm-11:15pm. These are the best numbers since Grey’s Anatomy in 2006 and trumped NBC’s The Office, which scored a 14.4/24 after the Super Bowl.

“The journey of watching a chief executive walk a mile in their employees’ shoes is always very revealing, often humorous and in some cases very inspiring,” said Nina Tassler, president of CBS Entertainment.

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Late last month Brian Williams’ Nightly News was viewed by an average of 10.1 million viewers each evening, beating not only Leno’s numbers, but that of every other NBC show in prime time all week. Reality series The Biggest Loser was closest at 9.7 million according to Nielsen data.

Williams also had the lead in the 25-to-54 age group, which is most important to news advertisers.

Both NBC’s Today show and Nightly News have increased leads in the ratings over second-place broadcasts on ABC News since each of those networks switched anchors in December.

“Having turned 50 this year, I suddenly woke up and I’m in the demographic that my parents were in when they were in the prime of watching an evening newscast,” Williams said.

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In a few of my past blogs, I’ve harped on the fact that more and more people will switch from cable/satellite to an internet stream to get their entertainment.  But there hasn’t been any concrete figures or instructions on how to do so or how much one might save.  Enter Eleanor Cook, a Buffalo native who recently moved out of her parent’s house, ending her “free cable subscription”.

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Unless you were living under a rock or were lost at sea, you were either aware of or watching the Super Bowl yesterday.  The Saints beat the Colts (don’t even get me started on that one), but more press-worthy is the fact that it was the most watched program in US television history.  For those old enough to remember, it overtook the 27-year old record held by the final episode of MASH, the old military comedy.

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In last night’s episode of Big Love, the distance between Bill (Bill Paxton) and Ben (Douglas Smith) grew as the tension continued over that kiss that Ben shared with Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin). Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn) insists that Bill resolve the dispute immediately and even tried to make nice with Marg until she found out it was Marg’s fault the kiss happenened. By the end of the episode Ben had run off with Bill’s mother, that can’t lead to anything good.

Bill also wins the Republican nomination for Senate after he gives a heartfelt speech about being a lost boy. Its important to note the only reason he admitted he was a lost boy was because a mugshot of a young Bill surfaced. That’s the sign of a great politician, take a mugshot and turn it into a campaign slogan.

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According to SpoilerTV.com,The CW is in the thick of contract negotiations and things don’t look good for Melrose Place.

They claim that Gossip Girl, 90210, Smallville, Supernatural, America’s Next Top Model and The Vampire Diaries are all safe for next season.

One Tree Hill could go either way thanks to some messy contracts and if it is renewed it will most likely come with some serious budget cuts which means losing more cast members and producers. There is the possibilitiy that SoapNet could renew the show if The CW decides to cancel it. SoapNet currently plays daily reruns of the show which do well for the network so it might be in their best interest.

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Brothers & Sisters had locked in three guest stars for a flashback episode that gives viewers a glimpse into the lives of the Walker siblings when they were teenagers, but it looks like one of those guest stars has already dropped out.

Early reports had teen heartthrob Joe Jonas playing a young Tommy Walker (Balthazar Getty), but a scheduling conflict forced him to back out. Make It or Break It’s Cody Longo is taking his place in the episode.

Kay Panabaker (Fame) will play young Kitty (Calista Flockhart), newcomer Anna Wood (Royal Pains) will play the eldest sibling, Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) and Kasey Campbell is in rumored to play Kevin (Matthew Rhys). Justin (Dave Annable), the youngest Walker, may not appear in the episode at all. The show will also portray a younger William and Nora Walker, as well as William’s mistress, Holly Harper but those roles have yet to be cast.

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For those that just can’t wait for Sunday’s premiere of HBO’s How to Make It in America, the pilot episode has been leaked onto YouTube.

The show is a kind of east coast version of Entourage, minus the money and sunshine. It follows a couple of struggling young New York guys, Ben (One Tree Hill’s Bryan Greenberg) and Cam (Lords of Dogtown’s Victor Rasuk), and their buddies (including rapper Scott ”Kid Cudi” Mescudi as Domingo) as they try to hustle their way to wealth. As the show begins, Ben is folding jeans at Barneys for a living but wants to run his own denim empire which he thinks will help him win back the girl of his dreams (Boston Legal’s Lake Bell).

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Last night the Saints won the big game, but who won the competition for best commercial?

Everyone seems to agree that the the Jay Leno/Oprah Winfrey/David Letterman ad for The Late Show was the best, or at least the one most worth talking about at the water cooler today. In the ad, David Letterman and Oprah Winfrey reprise their Super Bowl ad from a few years ago where they sit on the couch and watch the game, only this year they’re joined by Jay.

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