The Mood in Cannes, Update From the Upfronts
• How are things going at the Cannes Film Festival? It depends on who you talk to. The Journal says it's been "conspicuously less frenzied" and business has been "slow." The Hollywood Reporter says it's beating expectations and "doomsayers" have been "proven wrong." Take your pick. [WSJ, THR]
• NBC is dropping Medium and My Name Is Earl for the fall, but bringing back Chuck. It's also renewed Law & Order for a 20th season. [NYT, AP, NYT]
• What can you expect on ABC this fall? More Dancing With the Stars. [THR]
• CBS is ditching Without A Trace, but has renewed Numb3rs. [EW]
• Time Warner Cable is dropping HDNet and HDNet Movies as May 31. [MC]
• Lifetime will air a sitcom with Sherri Shepherd. The name? Sherri. [Variety]
• The NFL has extended its TV deals with Fox and CBS through 2013. [THR]
• The most-read mag is People, in case you care about such things. [Folio]
• Is Disney planning to plug on Miramax? [LAT]
• Will Ferrell will be the first guest on Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show. [NYT]