TV Bites: Katee Sackhoff Chooses Cops Over True Blood

· If you were not a fan of Katee Sackhoff's labored story arc on 24, then you will be pleased to know that she has turned down an invitation to Bon Temps. True Blood offered the Battlestar alum the role of Debbie but Sackhoff chose to film ABC's cop drama pilot Boston's Finest instead. She explained the reasoning behind her gamble to EW: "It's a phenomenal show and [exec producer] Alan Ball is a f*cking genius. But I wanted more security than one season of something, so I rolled the dice with [Boston's Finest].

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Charlie Sheen asks CBS for a boatload of money, Comedy Central invests in stoner programming again, and more TV Bites after the jump.

· Charlie Sheen is still playing sitcom hardball with CBS, allegedly asking for $2 million per episode of Two and a Half Men. A source tells E! that the actor will "probably get $1.2 or $1.3 million in the end." [E!]

· Comedy Central has announced two marijuana-oriented pilots. The first, Highdeas, features a comedian who will try to answer stoners' questions like, "Does white chocolate milk exist?" The second, This Show Will Get You High, features video shorts from Upright Citizens Brigade performers. [THR]

· Allegedly, Barbara Walters commanded Elisabeth Hasselbeck to apologize to Erin Andrews on The View for making a derogatory comment about the DWTS competitor and her peephole stalker. [Popeater]

· You can compare Jay Leno's Tonight Show ratings to Conan O'Brien's week by week with this handy chart. [TVbytheNumbers]