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Category Archives: Television
VH1′s Sons of ‘Mob Wives’
“Mob Wives” is starting to have some payoff on VH1, which announced a programming schedule offering a couple of spinoffs. A spinoff of the New York series will move to the land of Al Capone in “Mob Wives Chicago,” premiering June 10. Then there’s “Big Ang,” which is not an abbreviated version of “The Big [...]
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Menounos Out on ‘Dancing with Stars’
Maria Menounos entered the semifinals results show of “Dancing with the Stars” Tuesday with the highest score of the week including her second perfect 30. But the “Extra” host didn’t earn quite as many votes from viewers, which meant she was cut just before next week’s finals. The show’s mirror ball trophy will go to [...]
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Howard Stern Enlivens ‘America’s Got Talent’
On a day when the role of judges on network talent competitions came into focus, as Britney Spears and Demi Lovato were called in as new judges on “The X Factor,” Howard Stern made his much bally-hooed debut on the season premiere of “America’s Got Talent.” Immediately, he set a tone of honesty generally absent [...]
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Britney, Demi Joining Forces with Simon, L.A.
As if to underscore how ineffectual and indecisive Paula Abdul and Nicole Scherzinger were as judges of “The X Factor” in its first season, two new pop singers turned vocal judges were named to replace them Monday. Britney Spears and Demi Lovato were unveiled as new judges for the singing show for their season starting [...]
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Three New Comedies, Two Dramas from Fox
It’s the crush of network upfronts this week in New York, with the broadcast networks announcing what their fall slates will look like to potential advertisers. It’s when new shows are announced (and more quietly it becomes clear which shows won’t be returning). While rumor and unofficial word has been flying for weeks, Fox was [...]
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Kim Wins ‘Survivor,’ Of Course
Thin and charming Kim Spradlin took her calculating plans of “Survivor” success right to the winner’s circle Sunday, winning both the $1 million and the $10,000 prize voted by viewers. She won immunity the final two challenges – earning four individual immunities overall this season. Not that anyone in the show’s first all female final [...]
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An End to Housewife Desparation
“Desperate Housewives” (ABC, 10 p.m.) creator Marc Cherry knew how his series would end almost since it began. “The last act which I’ve had in my head for seven and a half years is absolutely what we’re going to do,” he told TV critics last winter. “What was cool was the day that I shared [...]
Will Ferrell Brings Back Old Pals on ‘SNL’
The hosting by an alum on “Saturday Night Live” is a code word for old home week. And like college reunions taking place across the country, Saturday’s new episode hosted by Will Ferrell meant that Ana Gaseyer and Will Forte also returned. Both were more notable than Ferrell, who seemed to be hosting despite (or [...]
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She Can’t Make Them Love Her
The one finalist who received the most criticism in Monday’s show got the boot, though Hollie Cavanagh by all accounts would make a strong “American Idol” – a cute blonde teen with a powerful voice, the criticism was that she was singing too big when it came to singing Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Make You [...]
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Unjust Ouster on ‘Idol’ Semifinals