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Two more artists went home on the "The Voice" Tuesday night: Josiah Hawley from Team Usher and Kris Thomas from Team Shakira were sent packing while eight others moved on.This is the second week in a row that "The Voice" sent members from Shakira and...
From: AOL Television | By: Jaimie Etkin | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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NEW YORK — For the past decade, the "American Idol" season finale has been one of television's biggest events of the year. Now it's not even TV's biggest event of the week.The Nielsen company estimated that 14.3 million people watched Candice Glover's...
From: AOL Television | By: AP | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 8, Episode 8 of Bravo's "Real Housewives of Orange County," titled "Hot in Orange County." It has come to my attention that many viewers dislike this show so intensely that they can't bear to tune...
From: AOL Television | By: Heather Wagner | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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'Vikings' creator Michael Hirst has revealed that show bosses almost missed getting their leading man Travis Fimmel, because time was running out before they found him. 'Vikings' is the latest chest-beating historical drama to make its way to our screens,...
From: AOL Television | By: Caroline Frost | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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When "Covert Affairs" returns for Season 4 on Tues., July 16 (9 p.m. ET on USA), Annie (Piper Perabo) and Auggie (Christopher Gorham) will embark on their most dangerous mission yet. In HuffPost TV's exclusive promo above, Annie has made a shocking discovery...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Monday, May 20, 2013
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"What the hell went on here this weekend? Half of this work is gibberish. Chevy is spelled wrong!" - Ted Chaough"Are we Negroes?"- Bobby Draper See the USA, in your Chevrolet! See, nothing to it.Kenny Cosgrove doesn't think so. After The Crash of the...
From: AOL Television | By: William Bradley | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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The Disney Channel has pulled an episode of "Jessie" from their regular programming in response to backlash from parents. The complaints about the show were formalized in a petition, claiming that storyline was insensitive towards children with food...
From: AOL Television | By: Jessica Samakow | Monday, May 20, 2013
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These days, our knowledge of celebrities too often originates with paparazzi images and snarky quotes by anonymous "insiders." After a while, it's easy to forget that stars are real people. That's why HuffPost Celebrity decided to launch its all-new...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Monday, May 20, 2013
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My friends and I loved "The Brady Bunch" and "The Partridge Family," a fabulous Friday night ABC lineup from the 1970s. We loved it so much, my best friend and I even made up a game called Brady/Partridge. One of us would be Shirley and the other Carol...
From: AOL Television | By: Judith Natelli McLaughlin | Monday, May 20, 2013
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NEW YORK — A couple of stars from TV's "Chuck" and "Smash" will soon be dating on Broadway.Producers said Monday that Zachary Levi and Krysta Rodriguez will headline the new romantic musical comedy "First Date" by "Gossip Girl" writer Austin Winsberg.The...
From: AOL Television | By: AP | Monday, May 20, 2013
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By Jane LeeSHANGHAI, May 20 (Reuters) - Humor may not always translate well, but Jon Stewart is picking up millions of fans in China, where his gloves-off political satire is refreshing for many in a country where such criticism is a rarity - especially...
From: AOL Television | By: Reuters | Monday, May 20, 2013
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While fans of bad behavior may not have a new season of "Bachelor Pad" on ABC to enjoy this summer, Oxygen has the hook-up. Spinning out of their popular "Bad Girls Club" series, it's time to up the "bad" by adding a competition factor. Enter fourteen...
From: AOL Television | By: Jason Hughes | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Kim Zolciak may have to think about changing the name of her show from "Don't Be Tardy..." to "Don't Be Tardy To The Birth." After giving birth to two sons in less than two years, Kim says she's ready for more kids.“The thing is, that, we can afford...
From: AOL Television | By: Jason Hughes | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Kicking off "The Voice" live elimination episode was a tribute to Oklahoma tornado victims. Resident coach Blake Shelton is an Oklahoma native. He and his wife Miranda Lambert live just 100 miles from Moore, Oklahoma, which was devastated by the storm....
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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The Duggar family is spreading across the country. On the season finale of "19 Kids and Counting," Josh and Anna announced that they were moving to Washington, D.C. Josh will become the first in the massive Duggar family to move away from the family.“Arkansas...
From: AOL Television | By: Jason Hughes | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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Kellie Pickler has been crowned the "DWTS" winner. The country singer was named the Season 16 "DWTS" champion after weeks of competition, beating out Disney star Zendaya, Super Bowl champ Jacoby Jones and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman."This is amazing,"...
From: AOL Television | By: Jaimie Etkin | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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The new "Bachelorette," Desiree Hartsock, stopped by HuffPost Live Monday and opened up about her dream wedding. She also discussed how long she'd wait to tie the knot if she found "The One.""I don't put a time limit on anything," Hartsock told host...
From: AOL Television | By: Stephanie Hallett | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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All season long, "Criminal Minds" has been teasing the arrival of The Replicator, and this Wednesday on the two-hour season finale, we'll finally be able to put a face to the name. But first, the Hotchner brothers are going to find themselves dealing...
From: AOL Television | By: EW.com | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) is not only a force in politics but also in music, apparently.Bob Ryan, a local weatherman with the ABC-affiliate station in Washington, D.C., was surprised with a special musical message from Mikulski before his recent...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Before Paul Wesley was sucking blood and taking names as Stefan Salvatore "The Vampire Diaries" and before Benjamin McKenzie was kicking ass with the LAPD as Ben Sherman on "Southland" (R.I.P.), the two were wrecking havoc on "The O.C.," bitch.The former...
From: AOL Television | By: Jaimie Etkin | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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NBC will replace a recap episode of The Voice's top 10 performances Tuesday night with a live special on the Oklahoma tornado, which killed at least 24 people Monday. The special, hosted by Brian Williams, will air on NBC, MSNBC and The Weather Channel...
From: AOL Television | By: TVGuide.com | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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"Nashville" has the dubious honor of being the only freshman ABC drama to receive a Season 2 pickup, but according to Deadline, there will be some changes when the show returns in the fall. Line producer Loucas George and production supervisor Don Bensko,...
From: AOL Television | By: Laura Prudom | Wednesday, May 22, 2013
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For years, director Steven Spielberg has been rumored as the one to finally bring Master Chief and the "Halo" universe to the big screen. While there's still no word on a "Halo" movie, how does the small screen sound?During Microsoft's event announcing...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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A new "Dexter" Season 8 behind-the-scenes video goes in depth into some of the developments we saw in the intense full-length "Dexter" trailer Showtime released last week. The new footage offers glimpses of new scenes from "Dexter's" upcoming final season...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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"Jersey Shore" castmember Angelina Pivarnick ties the knot with Cheryl Caruso of TLC's "Starter Wives" in a new music video. The video for "Serendipity," shows Pivarnick and pop artist Adam Barta cavorting through New York before tying the knot with...
From: AOL Television | By: Curtis M. Wong | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Season 9 of ABC's "The Bachelorette" premieres this Monday, but we've seen enough of the "Bachelor" franchise to have a pretty good idea of what will transpire. Here are our predictions.Someone will get honest.Someone will be in it to win it.There will...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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The Office finale gave us a bounty of amazing quotes such as Andy's "I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them" and Pam's perfect ending quote, "There's a lot of beauty in ordinary things." However, potentially...
From: AOL Television | By: Troy Campbell | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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First of all, television is always staged. Everyone knows that sitcoms, dramas and variety shows have scripts and use actors. Some programs include improvisational material, but they are no less staged. Many reality shows are like professional wrestling...
From: AOL Television | By: Mark Boslough | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Beware: Some Spoilers Ahead!A couple weeks ago, I wrote about Glee and Smash and the death of the TV musical. Soon after it was published, I realized I hadn't mentioned Nashville. Then it dawned of me that that's because I don't consider it a musical;...
From: AOL Television | By: Denette Wilford | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Lurch, Mr. Belvedere and Tony from "Who's The Boss?" are just a few of our favorite TV housekeepers. They put up with so much from these crazy families and very rarely did they get any r-e-s-p-e-c-t. So, today we're honoring the most loved characters...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Amy Schumer has distinguished herself as one to watch among the up-and-coming comedian set, female or otherwise. Her sketch show, "Inside Amy Schumer," has been heralded as "the best thing to hit the airwaves since 'The Golden Girls,'" and it's easy...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Good news for all those who mourned the cancellation of the American version of Who Do You Think You Are?, the popular celebrity roots series that's enjoyed success around the globe. It's coming back!TLC picked up the show and has announced its relaunch...
From: AOL Television | By: Megan Smolenyak | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Jimmy Fallon has been teasing us all week with instagrams from "Late Night's" Game Of Desks shoot, the first episode of which debuts on Friday. Until then, here are the just released portraits of the main characters. Friday can't come fast enough!...
From: AOL Television | By: Carol Hartsell | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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I got up early on Sunday morning and ventured out into the rain to catch the opening ceremony for the New York AIDS Walk 2013. I was rewarded for my effort with these fabulous performances by Alex Newell ("Unique" on the television show Glee), singing...
From: AOL Television | By: Wayne Anderson | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Jennifer Westfeldt has joined the cast of "Girls."The "Kissing Jessica Stein" writer and star was spotted filming a funeral scene of "Girls" Season 3 with Adam Driver in New York City.HBO confirmed that Westfeldt will appear in an upcoming episode of...
From: AOL Television | By: Chris Harnick | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Will the "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" cast invade "Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." this fall?"That's never crossed my mind," Whedon told HuffPost TV when asked if he would be populating "S.H.I.E.L.D." with "Buffy" players. "But now that you've said it, the idea...
From: AOL Television | By: Leigh Weingus | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Candice Glover is the undisputed champ of American Idol's 12th season, and I think she'd want us to celebrate that. Well, I have an idea: Now that Season 12 is over, let's judge Idol's judges, Keith Urban, Nicki Minaj, Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey,...
From: AOL Television | By: Louis Virtel | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Now that LinkedIn has banned prostitutes and escorts from using the social networking site, Bill Maher thinks they might want to revise their slogan.Watch an exclusive "New Rule" from Maher above. "Real Time" airs Fridays at 10:00 p.m. EST on HBO....
From: AOL Television | By: Katla McGlynn | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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The chances of "Game of Thrones'" Sansa Stark getting out of King's Landing may have just disappeared. But if she has to be "wedded and bedded" by someone, better Tyrion than anyone else, especially since he is in no rush to give Tywin more grandkids....
From: AOL Television | By: Vulture | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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NEW YORK — Simon Cowell has added former Destiny's Child singer Kelly Rowland and Latin artist Paulina Rubio to the cast of his competition show "The X Factor."Rowland and Rubio will be on the show when it starts its third season on Fox this fall....
From: AOL Television | By: AP | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Now that the upfronts—the events at which television networks announce their schedules for the coming season and then try to sell advertising slots to advertisers—are over, we've got a good sense of what's hot and what's not in TV right now. Hot...
From: AOL Television | By: Slate XX | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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NEW YORK — Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled.It happened all right. After years of clamoring from fans and rumors...
From: AOL Television | By: AP | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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The "Arrested Development" cast members had a lot of TV and film credits before they were the dysfunctional Bluth family.Jessica Walter -- matriarch Lucille Bluth on the former Fox, now Netflix series -- has been making TV appearances since the 1960s....
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Stephen Colbert is having way too much fun with the trifecta of scandals plaguing the Obama administration. So much fun, in fact, that he's devoted an entire Scandal Booth (sponsored by Mazda) to help him choose which scandal to tear apart.He started...
From: AOL Television | By: Ross Luippold | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Desiree Hartsock, ABC's latest "Bachelorette," dropped by HuffPost Live to discuss life on reality TV. A HuffPost Live viewer grilled Hartsock why there wasn't a gay or lesbian "Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" yet. Check out the clip above to see what Hartsock...
From: AOL Television | By: The Huffington Post | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Looking fit, Naya!"Glee" star and former Cheerio Naya Rivera looked ravishing at "The Hangover Part III" premiere last night. Walking down the red carpet at the Los Angeles, Calif., event, Rivera showed off her killer body in a tiny crop top (that could...
From: AOL Television | By: Liat Kornowski | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Oops! Technical difficulties with voting on Monday temporarily forced "Dancing with the Stars" to divert fans from the network website to social media to pick this season's winner."Voting on ABC.com is temporarily down," the show tweeted Monday on its...
From: AOL Television | By: Entertainment Weekly | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Note: Do not read on if you have not yet seen Season 1, Episode 18 of NBC's "Revolution," titled "Clue."At least Monroe was nice enough to give Nora a pretty little dress for her torture. Now normally, he's shown being paranoid and impulsive and generally...
From: AOL Television | By: Jason Hughes | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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Like us, Conan O'Brien gets inspired by HouseholdHacker's series of "Quick and Simple Life Hacks" videos, so much so that he recently uploaded a special video reply to their latest YouTube video.As it turns out, Conan has some pretty awesome "life hack"...
From: AOL Television | By: Katla McGlynn | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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LOS ANGELES — Four finalists are vying for the "Dancing With the Stars" title, and just one point separates the top two contestants.A new champion will be crowned Tuesday.Football pro Jacoby Jones, Olympian Alexandra Raisman, singer Kellie Pickler...
From: AOL Television | By: AP | Tuesday, May 21, 2013
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