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All Female Finale for ‘Survivor’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 10, 2012
Here’s something new in the 24th season of “Survivor” – an all women finale. For the first season that was divided between men and women, in which it seemed they’d never win a challenge, they overpowered the men to such a degree that the last of them, the grizzled Tarzan was eliminated Wednesday. Men may [...]
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‘The Choice’ for the C-List

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 10, 2012
Fox is dropping more details about its new dating show “The Choice,” which is made to look like (and rhyme with) “The Voice.” When the bachelors hear from a woman they’re interested in, they turn their chairs around, “Voice” style. Or, more accurately, it’s just like “The Dating Game” of yore, when Bachelorette No. 3 [...]
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‘Voice’ Winner Believes He Can Fly

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 8, 2012
A professional singer used to being in the background, stepped up to win the second season of “The Voice” Tuesday at the end of an excruciating two hour finale. Jermaine Paul, 32, of Spring Valley, N.Y., took the top spot, singing R. Kelly’s “I Believe I Can Fly” to earn the most viewer votes over [...]
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Two Go on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 8, 2012
The youngest and oldest remaining contestants on “Dancing with the Stars” were eliminated Tuesday leaving just four competitors in the semi-finals next week. Melissa Gilbert, who had been near the bottom of judges scores for weeks, was finally eliminated on her 48th birthday. More surprising perhaps, was the elimination of Roshon Fegan, 20, a Disney [...]
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The Beatles for Sale

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 8, 2012
One campaign in Sunday night’s “Mad Men” involved getting some young, peppy song that sounded like the Beatles. Getting the Beatles themselves was out of the question – even if they would sell, nobody could afford it. So they get a minor single by a group called the Wedgewoods, a cover of “September in the [...]
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Lopsided ‘Voice’ Finals

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 8, 2012
The problem with a two hour final for “The Voice” is that just one of the three songs watch of the four finalists sing is supposed to be the basis of a viewer vote. And the other high profile, full-length songs they sing – one a duet with their judge, the other a cover of [...]
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‘The Amazing Race’ Gets a 20th Season Winner

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 6, 2012
Setting a record for the number of legs won on the race, it may have been no surprised that occasionally bickering military couple Rachel and Dave Smith won “The Amazing Race” Sunday. They were so far ahead, they reached the finish line twice – they were sent back across a body of water on paddleboard to [...]
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Cumberbatch’s Return to ‘Sherlock’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 6, 2012
He’s been remade on film dozens of times, but the version created by Steven Moffat and embodie by Benedict Cumbertatch for a BBC/PBS coproduction that plays here on “Masterpiece Mystery” (PBS, 9 p.m., check local listings) has enlivened the sagas from Baker Street. The clever Moffat, who also helped energize “Doctor Who,” brought Holmes into [...]
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Manning Up on ‘SNL’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 6, 2012
In addition to the usual array of actors, musicians and a smattering of political figures “Saturday Night Live” has been keen to have a number of sports figures also host over the years. From football alone they’ve had Fran Tarkenton, Joe MMontana, Walter Payton, Deion Sanders, Tom Brady and O.J. Simpson (where’s that rerun?). Lately [...]
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Last Twang of Country Cut from ‘Idol’

By Roger Catlin | Published: May 4, 2012
Last season’s “American Idol” finale was a battle between country singer. The biggest star ever from the show, who also returned to perform on the results show Thursday night is that sweetheart of Nashville, Carrie Underwood. But there will be no country singers in this season’s “Idol” finale, or in the final four. Skylar Laine, [...]
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