In a rousing moment from the Season 3 premiere of Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope excitedly rounds up her disbanded parks department. Tom's been working at Foot Locker, Ron's been in his wood shop, and Jerry ... well, Jerry's been relaxing happily since Pawnee's local government went out of business at the end of last season. With her troops gathered, Leslie makes her Hail Mary play, a bold proposal to the state auditors threatening to shut down the broke branch for good. "She's like, 'Go big or go home,'" says Amy Poehler, who plays TV's chirpiest and most resilient civil servant. "'I say we put on this giant harvest festival. We try to get all the vendors, all the people in town, we raise the money we need for the parks department budget. If we don't make it, we're all fired.'" NBC discusses changes at Parks and Rec, 30 Rock and The ...

Tracy Morgan will miss at least two episodes of 30 Rock airing in March while he recovers from surgery, TVGuide.com has confirmed.  Morgan, 42, underwent a kidney transplant around Dec. 10, according to Entertainment Weekly, which first reported the news. "Tracy is doing well and taking some much needed time to recover after the surgery," a rep for the actor said. "He is looking forward to going back to work after the holidays." Check out the rest of today's news 30 Rock will address Morgan's absence by saying his character had a meltdown after receiving some good news. Maybe Tracy Jordan scored that Golden Globe he was hoping for? Morgan's co-star, Grizz Chapman, who is the national spokesperson for the Kidney Foundation, also had a kidney transplant earlier this year.

The Closer9/8c TNT The top-cop series starring 2010 Emmy winner Kyra Sedgwick continues its five-episode cycle of new winter episodes. (The arc's final show airs on Jan. 3.) Courtney B. Vance guest stars tonight as Chief of Police Tommy Delk, who assigns Brenda and her team to smoke out the criminal element behind a series of thefts at medical-marijuana dispensaries. What appears to be an innocuous and even ho-hum assignment turns dramatically treacherous when one robbery leads to murder. Soon, the case even comes to test Brenda's readiness to climb to a higher departmental rank. — Dean MaurerAre you watching The Closer tonight? Tell usVampire Diaries8/7 CW The first 10 episodes of the bloody good sophomore hit re-air this week with two back-to-back episodes presented each night. The season two premiere, which is up first, begins where last season's finger-chopping finale concluded, ...

Thanks to her candid nature, surprisingly tough physical presence and resourcefulness (she started a fire with reading glasses), Jane Bright gave Survivor: Nicaragua's older tribe a fighting chance. Those attributes combined with personal tragedy (she lost her husband to cancer in 2009) made her a huge threat to her competition as someone the jury would surely vote for to win the million dollars. However, Jane learned she was a big threat a little too late and was booted from the game in the penultimate episode. The 56-year-old dog trainer spoke with TVGuide.com about why she was so disappointed in Chase Rice, what kept her from aligning with Fabio Birza and why she thinks she wouldn't have the $1,000,000 prize. (Hint: It's an age thing.) Watch full episodes of Survivor: Nicaragua TVGuide.com: Is it bittersweet to get voted out so close to the finale or are you happy that you made it so ...

Oscar winners Halle Berry, Jeff Bridges, Sandra Bullock and Marisa Tomei have been tapped to be presenters at the 83rd Academy Awards, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. Get more of today's news Berry took home the best-actress award for her performance in 2001's Monster's Ball, while Bridges and Bullock nabbed the most recent top acting prizes for Crazy Heart and The Blind Side, respectively. Tomei walked away with an Oscar for her supporting role in 1992's My Cousin Vinny. Oprah Winfrey — who earned an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in The Color Purple  — will also present at the ceremony.Check out all the 2010 Oscar nominees and winners This year's Academy Awards will air live Feb. 27 on ABC. Nominees will be revealed Jan. 25.