Beyond the boardroom squabbles and oneupsmanship following Paramount's recent break with Showtime, two basic questions remain: Who will actually broadcast the new Paramount Channel? (Answer: Nobody, of course!) And besides its original series like Weeds and Dexter, what will Showtime air once its output deals expire in 2011? Come on — when you think of "corporate rescue," don't you think of Harvey Weinstein?

Apparently, people have seen and enjoyed Breaking Bad, AMC's newly-minted series, continuing both the network's flare for both drama and alliteration. Mad Men, AMC's other show, won two awards at the recent Golden Globes press conference. We are vaguely concerned that AMC might lose touch with its roots and deprive us of back to back late-night runs of Batman, but at least with a second hit it won't be too long before general manager Charlie Collier can start paying his employees. [Broadcasting & Cable]