They've been warming up all week. But this morning NBC kicked off its Olympics coverage in earnest from the temporary mountaintop studio of the Today Show. The network's decision to put Matt Lauer and Meredith Vieira 3800 feet above Vancouver on Grouse Mountain was brilliant. The mountain agreed to open to the public around the clock (snow problems aside) so that the live broadcast at 4am Pacific Time wouldn't have a lifeless backdrop. (more...)

video The millions of soccer moms who may have previously been unaware about the smushing that occurred on MTV Thursdays at 10pm were introduced this morning to the cast of Jersey Shore on NBC's Today show. It went pretty much how you'd expect - the cast members were themselves, and Meredith Vieira conducted the anthropological exploration as a curious outsider. (more...)

As if Today show weather anchor Al Roker doesn't have enough jobs already, he's adding a new title to his resume - murder mystery author. And his first release, The Morning Show Murders, takes place at a morning show and involves the murder of the show's executive producer. How does that make you feel, Today show EP Jim Bell? (more...)

Now that Pres. Barack Obama got his Nobel Peace Prize victory out of the way, it was time to bomb the Moon. As predicted on Office Hours yesterday, the entire event, taking place this morning at 7:30amET, was mostly hype, at least in terms of usable video. Still, every cable and broadcast news morning show took it live, with team reporting. Here's a look at how each show dealt with the anti-climactic Moon bombing: (more...)

video Conan O'Brien suffered a concussion Friday night after hitting his head during a segment with Teri Hatcher. After O'Brien played the footage of the incident last night (the show never aired Friday because O'Brien was taken to the hospital), the TV world has been covering the story thoroughly. (more...)

Internships are usually about working ridiculous hours and learning how to prepare a killer expense report.  But here at Mediaite, we're lucky enough to have bosses that don't know what a fly-on-the-wall mentality is.  Our tasks often include roaming the streets of New York, reinventing data entry, and now, going on field trips!  (more...)