Cityfile: New York's Most Notable and Influential

• Nell Scovell, a writer on Dave Letterman's show in the late '80s, has stepped forward to detail the show's "hostile, sexually charged atmosphere." [VF]
• Layoffs: Yesterday's cuts at Forbes claimed 30-40 people; reality TV-focused Teen Vogue laid off half a dozen staffers today; the cuts continue this week at W; and a big round of cuts could go down at Time Inc. sometime next week.
• Sarah Palin's memoir, which comes out next month, had already earned her $1.25 million even before she stepped down as Alaska's governor. [AP]
• Michael Jackson's This Is It debuts in theaters tonight. [NYDN]
• How's Jay Leno's new show doing more than a month in? Not so good. [NYT]More

• More trouble at Condé Nast: Ad pages at Vogue are down 31 percent this year and Vanity Fair experienced a 52 percent drop in May alone. The silver lining: Graydon Carter's lavish expense account remains unaffected. [NYP]
• The Sun really may be returning after all. As a website, that is. Seth Lipsky says "there's a business plan for the site in the formative stages." [Politico]
• This certainly isn't a good sign: It seems NBC is exploring the possibility of leasing out part of its headquarters in Washington D.C. [NYO]
• More desperate: NBC will air another season of Celebrity Apprentice. [THR]
• The Portfolio names/logos that never were (and more on its closing). [NYO]
• Al Roker will co-host a Weather Channel show called Wake Up With Al from 6 to 7 a.m. Because waking up with Al is what you've always dreamed of. [NYT]
• Oprah Winfrey's Twitter usage is way down. So much for that! [AdAge] More

• Magazine newsstand sales tumbled during the second half of 2008. [NYT]
• The Grammys were seen by an estimated 19.1 million people last night. [AP]
• The Times reports on the Times's recent troubles, conveniently concluding the paper's "positioned itself well to ride out another year of recession." [NYT]
• Steve Brill has a few thoughts on how the Times can save itself. [Poynter]
• Not surprisingly, SI is milking every last dollar out if its swimsuit issue. [WSJ]
• Following the news last week that Universal and DreamWorks were parting ways, Disney announced today it would distribute DreamWorks's films. [THR]
• Jim Cramer's ratings are up; his stock picks are as lousy as ever. [Barron's]
• A Queens hairstylist is suing the Daily News after the paper accidentally identified her as "Manhattan Madam" Kristin Davis. Twice. [Regret the Error]

• A round of staff cuts at the Journal may come next week. [Portfolio]
• CBS and David Letterman are negotiating a new deal to keep him on the network after his contract expires in 2010. [B&C]
• Is The New Yorker in trouble? [Gawker]
• Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper company, is writing off $5 billion. [E&P]
• Dreamworks and Pepsi have a 3D commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Sunday. You'll need special glasses to watch it, however. [Time]

♦  Campbell Brown is reportedly pregnant. [TVNewser]
♦  Arianna Huffington and Tina Brown aren't in competition. They're best friends! [NYT]
♦  The Robb Report is on the market. The price? "Upwards of $100 million." [Folio]
♦  NBC has exiled the struggling Lipstick Jungle to Friday nights. [Variety]
♦  CNN's new (and appallingly unfunny) political humor show starring D.L. Hughley debuted this past weekend. [NYT] More

♦  Sean Hannity has signed a new "multi-year" deal with Fox News. [THR]
♦  Cutbacks at the Wall Street Journal: Reporters will only get one laptop now, not two. [Gawker]
♦  Ratings for Meet the Press have dropped since Tim Russert's passing. [NYP]
♦  The New York Times is shutting down the website for the International Herald Tribune. [E&P]
♦  People is rushing to market a 96-page, soft-cover book commemorating Paul Newman. [Folio]
♦  Dan Rather is seeking to expand his suit against CBS. And he's "only" making $1.5 million a year at HDNet, in case you were wondering. [Bloomberg]
♦  Dreamworks is downsizing. [Nikki Finke]
♦  The Natalee Holloway made-for-TV movie is on the way. To Lifetime, naturally. [NYP]
♦  Ryan Seacrest's radio show is coming to New York. And some people wonder why radio is dying. [NYP]

♦  The Emmy Awards will take place on Sunday evening; AMC's Mad Men is the "overwhelming favorite" to win for best drama series. [Reuters]
♦  What's happening with the New York Sun, which said it will shut down on September 29th without additional funding? It's a "very fluid situation," according to Ira Stoll. [Portfolio]
♦  Tina Fey's SNL imitation of Sarah Palin earned NBC its most-watched web clip in history. [THR]
♦  According to a new research study, Survivor is the most addictive show on TV. [NYP]
♦  MSNBC is expanding to India and Indonesia, among other places. [THR]
♦  The founders of Dreamworks have sealed their pact India's Reliance, a deal that will provide them with $1.2 billion to set up a new film company. [WSJ]More