-The contract Mariah Carey just signed to become an "American Idol" judge is for one year worth $18M. People, stop getting too greedy when you want high-profile jobs!
-Sherman Helmsley of "The Jeffersons" fame died last night at 74. He appeared on "Millionaire", "Hollywood Squares" & "You Don't Say!".
-Also passing away yesterday was Chad Everett of "Medical Center" due to lung cancer. He was on the ABC version of "Password & "Super Password", the original version of "Tattletales" & all versions of "The Hollywood Squares".
-"Jeopardy!" just started its 29th season tapings yesterday.
Various sources contributed to this report.