MIKE ON TV: Retro "Survivor" Edition

Let me take you back to the more innocent days of spring 2001. "Survivor 2" was just wrapping up, and I sat down with Bryant Gumbel -- then the host of CBS' "The Early Show" -- to discuss the product placement on the show. We're here on the set of the "Survivor" reunion special in Television City -- live to the east coast, which means it was about 4:30 a.m.

MIKE ON TV: Ellen, Iggy and Me

The drama that was Ellen DeGeneres and Iggy the dog has finally died down... but just in case you wanted to relive The Day That Ellen Broke Down, here's coverage of the story from CBS' The Early Show, featuring crack analysis by yours truly.