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The Idolatry Holds Tight as 'Idol' Snags 37 Million Viewers

Proving that "American Idol" is big enough for a Vegas show, Madame Tussauds workers, from left, Adrienne Cammareri, Stephanie Freitas and Rosita Chapman, stood between wax figures of Simon Cowell, left, and Ryan Seacrest as they sang Tuesday at the unveiling of the interactive "Idol" attraction at the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino. (By Ethan Miller -- Getty Images)

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Ouch!

The new improv show is called "Thank God You're Here." David Alan Grier hosts and Dave Foley is the judge, kind of. Improv comedians get into costumes without knowing why they are in that particular costume, then go through a door onto an elaborate set where they are met by a bunch of actors who exclaim, "Thank God you're here!" and they take it from there.

It killed in Australia, Reilly assured critics.

NBC News chief Steve Capus flew out to announce that "Today" will grow to four hours starting in September. "Today" executive producer Jim Bell flew out to announce that he "can't wait." Matt Lauer flew out to say:

"I'm watching some of you typing away on your laptops, and I'm not going to tell you what your headline should be. Far be it from me. But the headline, we think, should be ' "Today" Show Team Boringly Happy.' And I mean that."

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His newish co-host, Meredith Vieira, on the other hand, flew out to say: "I need to apologize at this point because I can't get over the fact that I kissed a monkey this morning on the 'Today' show, and I initiated it, and, quite frankly, I can't stop thinking about it."

Now you're talking!

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