Just 2 years left: It’s not too soon to start missing Oprah

Is it too soon to begin missing Oprah? Why put it off? In less than two years, she will vanish from sight as a five-hours-weekly broadcast TV fixture. How could we not feel early pangs of withdrawal? Let’s go ahead ...

• ‘Jon & Kate Plus 8’ ends Monday
  You might say our national nightmare is over. Or is it just a TV series?
• Teen’s tall tale makes it to small screen
  Nothing says Christmas like the voice of William Shatner.
• ‘Madagascar’ does Christmas early
  The computer-animated gang from a popular film franchise comes to Santa’s (Carl Reiner) rescue in “Merry Madagascar” (7 p.m., NBC), the very first holiday special of the too-early-to-be-Christmas season.
• This ‘Chef Academy’ cooks on a low flame
  There was a time when it was enough for a chef to be recognized for the quality of his food and the popularity of his restaurants.

• Gershon’s ‘Everything’ to make Scarlett Blanche
• TLC, WE vie for wedding audiences
• Lou Dobbs resigns from CNN
• A ‘Greek’ legend made and unmade
• Lennon and McCartney versus Marx and Lenin
• Supermen — at least in their minds
• Networks shake up Saturday
• ’Sesame Street’ turns 40
• Korto Couture: “Project Runway” designer Korto Momolu brings her everyday chic to Lawrence