Ben McKenzie in "Southland."

Reports late Thursday were that NBC has pulled the plug on “Southland” before its season premiere. The John Wells cop drama, starring Ben McKenzie (”The O.C.”), debuted last spring in the “ER” time slot to good response,…

Here’s the transcript of my Sept. 17 live chat, for your reading pleasure. If questions or comments occur to you while you’re perusing, click HERE to post them for next week’s discussion.

We’ll talk TV at 1 p.m. today, and wow, do we have a lot to chat about. The Emmys are Sunday, new shows are already trickling onto the schedule, and the fall season starts next week in full force. We can…

Jerry Seinfeld with Jay Leno

“The Jay Leno Show” at 9 p.m. is essentially the same as “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” was at 10:35 p.m. So why was Leno’s show so painfully unfunny?

I was never the biggest fan of…

Joan Allen and Jeremy Irons in Lifetime's "Georgia O'Keeffe."

The official start of the fall TV season is Sept. 21, but this week is busy enough, thank you very much. Fox and the CW have more premieres and season premieres (see…

Despite the hopes of creator Josh Schwartz that “Chuck” could return to NBC sooner than March and air more than 13 episodes, NBC Entertainment president Angela Bromstad the plan is still March and 13. The network never considered slotting “Chuck”…

NBC is building an edifice on the back lawn of the Langham hotel in Pasadena, home of the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour. The second of the broadcast networks (after CBS) to present its fall schedule, NBC will gather its…

Host Wayne Brady (center) with original host Monty Hall and executive producer Mike Richards for CBS' new "Let's Make a Deal."

“Let’s Make a Deal,” with host Wayne Brady, will replace the canceled “Guiding Light” on the daytime schedule, CBS…

“The Jay Leno Show” arrives Sept. 17 14, ”30 Rock” not till Oct. 15. Most premieres and season premieres on NBC start rolling out the week of Sept. 21. * Note: “Chuck,” renewed for 13 episodes, is expected back in March 2010…

Will Farrell with Conan

Conan O’Brien got his feet wet Monday night as host of “The Tonight Show,” and he did just fine in his debut. Or not. The subject of late night TV talk is unusually polarizing. After Conan’s debut,…