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It was a tight race among tough competitors, but in the end, entertainment veteran Donny Osmond won 'Dancing With the Stars' season 9 -- beating out perfectionist R&B singer Mya, who came in second, and fan-favorite reality star Kelly Osbourne, who finished third.

Osmond and partner Kym Johnson triumphed with their reprise of the Argentine tango from week 5, in a finale that included Whitney Houston singing 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody.' Read all about Donny Osmond's win and the 'Dancing With the Stars' finale.

Fox has just announced its midseason lineup and it looks like a doozy! Between returning hits like 'Glee,' pop culture staples like 'American Idol' and 'The Simpsons,' not to mention a handful of promising new series, it looks like Fox has an unseasonably hot winter ahead. Check out the full schedule.

Here's the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth: The Fox drama 'Lie to Me' has just received its full season order.

"#Lie to Me picked up for a back 9!" posted executive producer Shawn Ryan ('The Shield') on his Twitter account. "Thanks for all the support everyone!"

In an interview with 'Extra,' Simon Cowell's erstwhile foil praised her own people skills. "I feel I would be really good at it," she confided. "I have the ability to connect with people on a level. I've proven to pierce the heartstrings, but also to be celebratory and bring out the best in people."

Burn, baby, burn.

Hot on the heels of USA's recent announcement to bring its detective series 'Psych' back for its fifth season comes news that the network has also renewed its hit spy drama 'Burn Notice' for a fourth year.

Is Jon Stewart responsible for getting a Newsweek journalist jailed in Iran?

In June, Newsweek's Maziar Bahari, who has covered Iran for over a decade, participated in a 'Daily Show' skit in the aftermath of Iran's controversial election. Bahari was interviewed by tongue-in-cheek 'Daily Show' correspondent Jason Jones. "He dressed like some character out of a B movie about mercenaries in the Middle East -- with a checkered Palestinian kaffiyeh around his neck and dark sunglasses," wrote Bahari afterwards.

Evidently the Iranian regime didn't get the joke. On June 21, four days after the skit aired, the writer was detained without cause. Maziar Bahari was held, in his own words, for "118 days, 12 Hours, 54 Minutes."

'Britain's Got Talent' megastar Susan Boyle, known for her version of 'I Dreamed a Dream,' will now be the subject of an upcoming documentary, set to air on the TV Guide Channel.

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the network has purchased the broadasting rights to 'I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story,' a one-hour doc that focuses on Boyle's journey from a small village in Scotland to 'Talent' and beyond.

Boyle became an overnight sensation after her 'Dream' performance went viral in April. It has since been viewed over 300 times on the Internet worldwide.

Staying close to the Simon Cowell machine, FremantleMedia, talkbackTHAMES and Cowell's own Syco TV will produce the special.

Mother Watch 2009 continues: the CBS Twitter feed confirmed that '2012' actress Amanda Peet is scheduled to appear on an upcoming episode of 'How I Met Your Mother.' The L.A. Times reports that Peet's episode will air in January, but her role hasn't been revealed yet.

As previously reported, Rachel Bilson is also slated for a guest spot on a January episode, but before that, Joanna Garcia will appear on the December 7 episode as a former college buddy of Ted's. Peet isn't necessarily known for her comedic roles – or appearing much on television for that matter, but has recently done both as a guest spot on Comedy Central's 'Important Things With Demetri Martin.' Her last major television stint was in 2006, she played Jordan McDeere on the short lived Aaron Sorkin drama, 'Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.'

Adam Lambert may have offended viewers, and Jennifer Lopez may have fallen on her derriere. But ABC's broadcast of the 'American Music Awards' ended on a high note.

According to the Live Feed, the broadcast attracted a strong 14.2 million viewers and a 5.5 share in the coveted 18-49 demo.

ABC stated that the 'AMA's enjoyed its third straight year of total viewer gains and fourth straight year of viewership gains among young adults. If the final numbers prove true, that will mean the 2009 'AMA's rank as the year's third highest-rated awards show, behind the Academy Awards and the Grammys. It also marks the show's biggest tune-in since 2002.

Alas, there will be no WWE-style rematch between Sarah Palin and Katie Couric. ("Palin vs. Couric II: This Time, It's Personal!")

According to the National Journal's Hotline On Call blog, Couric's producer has sent two interview requests to Palin's camp for sit-downs during the former Alaska governor's current book tour (pictured), but Palin will be snubbing not just Couric but all of CBS.

Not that anyone should be surprised. Palin's chat with Couric during last year's presidential campaign, in which the vice presidential hopeful was unable to name any newspapers or magazines she read, is widely believed to have contributed to the McCain-Palin ticket's electoral defeat. And CBS is also the home of David Letterman, who incurred Palin's wrath this summer when he told an off-color joke about one of her daughters.