TV

Entertainment Weekly reports that multiple sources confirm Rosie O'Donnell is in active talks with NBC to return to television with her own weekly primetime variety show.

Neil Patrick Harris - from the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother - plays the "Shoe Fairy" on the 39th season premiere of Sesame Street.

The Family Equality Council and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) ask community members to contact FX Networks and express their concern about a defamatory claim by an anti-gay activist that appears - unchallenged - in the June 24 installment of 30 Days.

She won’t be asking to sit on your lap forever. And you can keep your kid close longer if there’s a computer in front of you – with Sesame Street splashed on the screen.

According to the Smart Television Alliance, one of its favorite parenting sites - Babble.com - has compiled fifty great clips from Sesame Street.

The Backyardigans - premiered their new TV movie “Tale of the Mighty Knights” Monday January 14, on Nickelodeon.

In the hour-long special, royal knights - Uniqua and Tyrone - are asked by King Pablo to babysit a dragon egg, but they also have to deal with a feisty goblin - Austin - and a mischievous fairy - Tasha.

Rosie O'Donnell's negotiations with MSNBC have ended. She just posted the following explanation on her blog:

"msnbc
one hour
live
following keith olbermann

we were close to a deal
almost done
i let it slip in miami
causing panic on the studio end

well
what can u do

2day there is no deal
poof
my career as a pundit is over
b4 it began

just as well
i figure
everything happens for a reason
bashert - as we say

and on we go"

A group in D.C. is increasing awareness of quality children's programming by educating parents and caregivers about good choices for television. The Smart Television Alliance doesn't encourage kids to watch more TV - its goal is to help you find shows that are educational and entertaining.

The group says:

• The problem isn’t the amount of television watched, but the content your kids may be seeing. And two-thirds of children have televisions in their bedrooms. If you’re not watching with them, how do you know what they’re watching?