Chris Kattan just landed his first post- Saturday Night Live TV series, joining the cast of ABC’s new comedy The Middle . Kattan plays Bob, a good friend of fellow car salesman Frankie Heck, portrayed by Everyone Loves Raymond nutjob Patricia Heaton . Sounds like this may also be his first cancelled post SNL TV series! In August, the comedian will appear in IFC’s Bollywood Hero , a three-part miniseries in which Kattan plays himself as he moves to India, because he has been promised a starring role in a Bollywood film. We wonder if Chris has a dart board with Will Ferrell ’s face on it? [ Image via WENN .]

And in the least surprising MJ news of the week… Sunday night’s live broadcast of the BET Awards-turned-Jackson tribute drew 10.2 million viewers - most likely the highest-rated show in the history of the network! Even though viewers panned the awards for being “distasteful and offensive,” the viewership was up 61% from 2008’s BET Awards. Host Jamie Foxx received the most criticism from the broadcast for his constant self-promotion and distasteful sketch with comedian Martin Lawrence on a night transformed to honor the late King of Pop. Did U watch the awards?? Thoughts???? [ Image via WENN .]

Susan Boyle may appear on ABC’s Ugly Betty in the fall! The Britain’s Got Talent breakout star has reportedly been tapped by producers of the show to appear in an episode next season! Sources say Boyle has been offered loads of job offers from the States, but “[ Ugly Betty ] is something she is really keen on.” “She will definitely play herself,” the source continued to tell. SuBo’s management has not confirmed the offer, only stating: “Susan has many offers on the table. At the moment she is looking forward to recording her album.” [ Image via WENN .]

So are the Sopranos getting Desperate ? Nicolette Sheridan’ s pumps will be filled by the Sopranos’ Emmy award-winning Drea de Matteo , who is joining Housewives this coming season. As a series regular, de Mateo will play the matriarch of an Italian family who move into Wisteria Lane, straying not too far from former gig. Whatever pays the bills! [ Image via WENN .]

Bravo’s spotlight-loving head of programming, Andy Cohen , has anointed himself the channel’s newest host! Cohen, most famously known for hosting the Real Housewives reunions, will be hosting his own midnight talk show for the cable network. Watch What Happens , named after the Bravo web series Cohen has hosted for years now, will air weekly on Thursday nights starting in July. Will U tune in? [ Image via WENN .]

Plagiarism is a big no-no Elisabeth Hasselbeck , especially when you are a celebrity. A woman in Massachusetts filed a lawsuit against the View personality, claiming that Hasselbeck got the idea for her new book, The G-Free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide , from a sample the woman sent to her. Susan Hassett , a self-published author, allegedly sent a copy of her own book, Living With Celiac Disease , in April 2008, along with a homemade cooking video, a personal note, a newspaper article and a business card. We doubt anything will come of this as money tends to get things like this swept under the rug. And it does help Hasselbeck’s case having Barbara Walters in her corner. Babs takes no mercy! [ Image via WENN .]

Lindsanity LOLhan : actress, singer, hard-pAArtier and… humanitarian??? That is if Ryan Seacrest has anything to do with it! Apparently Seacrest wants to create a new series centering around celebs helping folks in need, and RyRy has tapped La Loca for the pilot! “Ryan thinks Lindsay would be a great way to start the series, and Lindsay thinks it will help rehabilitate her image,” a source close to Ryan Seacrest Productions spilled. The insider says that LOLhan is “very interested” in Seacrest’s project. Guess it’s a step in the right direction? And one step in the opposite direction! LOLhan and Seacrest ‘got acquainted’ by pAArtying it up in El Lay on Thursday night - dinner at Linds’ old stomping grounds, the Chateau Marmont, hitting up H.Wood nightclub, and a brief trip to Lohan’s house before the two retreated to Seacrest’s McMansion at 6 a.m. We’re positive they were discussing ‘business’ the whole night! [ Image via WENN .]

It ain’t over till its over… and it is sooooo over! T.R. Knight has released the official word that he is leaving the series that made him mildly famous, Grey’s Anatomy . He says: “Leaving Grey’s Anatomy was not an easy decision for me to make. I am extremely grateful to have had the opportunity to play this character and will miss my fellow cast and crew very much. I continue to wish them the very best, and wholeheartedly thank all of the fans who have supported me and the show with such passion and enthusiasm.” Not to be outdone, creator Shonda Rhimes followed suit and released her own statement regarding Knight’s departure. She adds, “I think I speak for the entire Grey’s Anatomy family when I say we wish T.R. Knight the best in his future endeavors. He is an incredibly talented actor and a person whose strength of character is admired by all of us.” So George is dead and Izzie lives. But now who will Katherine Heigl bitch to about meaningless crap behind-the-scenes? Sounds like the show needs another resident gay! Get to work people! [ Image via WENN .]

Well it looks like after all that dramz, the bitch is back! Unconfirmed by ABC, sources are saying that Katherine Heigl is indeed returning to Grey’s Anatomy next season, the Hollywood Reporter claims . The show’s season finale left her character undergoing surgery for cancer, during which she flatlined and lost her short-term memory. But without her BFF T. R. Knight , who will the Hagel hang out with between shots? [ Image via AP Images .]

As Lauren Conrad is pimping out her new book, she is letting her mouth fly open and revealing all kinds of secrets from her former show The Hills . The biggest thing she let drop this morning while on The View was that the so-called “apology” she received from Spencer Pratt about her sex tape NEVER HAPPENED! Nope! The conversation never happened. She wasn’t even on the line to speak to him. So Spencer pretty much apologized to a phone and LC pretended to be surprised and angrily forgiving. Gee, doesn’t that sounds a lot like scripted acting? Go figure! We give it maybe an hour before Spencer seeks out the media to tell his side of it. Call us Spence! We want to know! [ Image via WENN .]