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WILL THE GRAMMYS SPIN OUT, TOO? Tuesday, January 15 2008 
The
Grammys
may
become
the
next
awards
show
to
bite
the
dust
as
the
result
of
the
strike
by
the
Writers
Guild
of
America.
Advertising
Age
reported
Monday
that
the
WGA
has
contacted
many
SAG
performers
scheduled
to
appear
on
the
show,
asking
them
not
to
do
so.
A
WGA
spokesman
told
the
trade
publication,
"The
[National
Academy
of
Recording
Arts
and
Sciences]
has
not
asked
the
WGA
for
a
waiver
or
interim
agreement
for
(more)NO WRITERS? NO PROBLEM FOR LENO Monday, January 14 2008 
Not
only
hasn't
the
strike
of
the
Writers
Guild
of
America
affected
Jay
Leno's
ratings,
but
a
study
by
the
ad
agency
Magna
Global
indicates
that
they
have
actually
risen
11
percent
from
what
they
were
prior
to
the
strike
among
viewers
18-49.
(They're
also
up
54
percent
from
their
level
during
the
first
two
months
of
the
strike.)
For
David
Letterman,
who
was
expected
to
gain
a
substantial
advantage
over
Leno
by
signing
a
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Add concert specials to the mix of talent contests, reality and game shows, and animated fare that will continue to be produced during the writers' strike. CBS said Monday that it had signed deals to air one-hour specials featuring Celine Dion and Garth Brooks. Presumably the two singers will use patter written for their stage shows long before the strike began. Dion's special was reportedly taped last Saturday in Los Angeles and is due to air on February 15; Brooks's show will be culled from an upcoming performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.
