Articles filed under Television

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  Anti-Chavez TV channel trying to survive May 26, 2012 12:00 AM
  The studios of the Venezuelan television channel RCTV used to be filled with thousands of actors, production assistants and other employees. Today, nearly five years after the channel was forced off the air by the government, the building seems largely empty.
  

   
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  Chris Harrison names his favorite ‘Bachelor’ romances May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Chris Harrison has seen a lot of roses. As host of ABC's "The Bachelor" and "The Bachelorette," the 40-year-old has a front-row seat as an eligible man or woman looking for "the one" is wooed by 25 suitors. In a recent interview, Harrison said his favorite romances in the 16-season history of "The Bachelor" and eight seasons of "The Bachelorette" are Trista and Ryan Sutter and Emily Maynard and Brad Womack.
  

   
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  A ratings low for ‘Idol’ finale May 25, 2012 12:00 AM
  Nearly 22 million TV viewers seems like a lot — but for an "American Idol" season-ender, it's a new low. The crowd that tuned in Wednesday night when bluesy guitar man Phillip Phillips won the "Idol" crown constituted the smallest for an "Idol" finale in its history, according to final Nielsen Co. figures.
  

   
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  Bristol Palin reality series set to premiere May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Lifetime network has set a premiere date for its new reality series about Bristol Palin's home life in Alaska. The network says "Bristol Palin: Life's a Tripp" will debut Tuesday, June 19, with two new half-hours airing weekly.
  

   
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  Phillip Phillips is the new 'American Idol' May 23, 2012 12:00 AM
  Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. He was the fifth male "Idol" winner in a row. Phillips, 21, a pawn shop worker from Leesburg, Ga., looked stunned after host Ryan Seacrest announced his name, then wordlessly accepted a hug from Sanchez and congratulations from his fellow finalists.
  

   
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  Football star Donald Driver is new 'Dancing' champ May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection. The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday. He and partner Peta Murgatroyd hoisted the glittery prize above their heads as streamers and confetti filled the ballroom.
  

   

• New ad zapper worries TV networks May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The maker of a new DVR that lets consumers zap away broadcast TV commercials at the touch of a button suggested Tuesday that the networks are being shortsighted in opposing the technology. The Dish Network, which has offered its new Auto Hop feature on new digital video recorders since March, said it believes that people who buy the machine are watching more network television than they had before.
  

   
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  ‘Idol’ judge Steven Tyler charmed by ‘sexy beast’ J-Lo May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Steven Tyler is mum on whether he or Jennifer Lopez will return to the judging panel on "American Idol" next year, but the rocker says he has loved the experience of sitting next to her."She's a sexy beast," Tyler said in a phone interview Monday. "I feed off that female energy with her."
  

   
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  'Rookie Blue' returns for third season May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  The new season of the ABC drama "Rookie Blue" opens with a big-name guest star -- William Shatner as a drunken driver with an inherent dislike of the police. But the focus of the show remains on the young cops who certainly know more than when they began the job but still have a lot to learn.
  

   
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  ‘House’ closes after 8 seasons of healing and pain May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  
  

   
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  Jenkins earns perfect scores on `Dancing’ finals May 22, 2012 12:00 AM
  Katherine Jenkins couldn't have performed any better during the "Dancing With the Stars" finals: She earned a perfect score of 60 for her two dances on the penultimate episode of the ABC show. Fellow finalists William Levy and Donald Driver finished one point behind the Welsh singer Monday. The actor and the Green Bay Packer each collected 59 points from the judges.
  

   
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  'House' to end 8 seasons of painful recognition May 21, 2012 12:00 AM
  It will be painful saying goodbye to “House.” The Fox medical drama concludes its eight-season run with a series finale at 8 p.m. Monday, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. And with that, Hugh Laurie will be done as the show's abrasive champion, Dr. Gregory House. “I feel a huge satisfaction that we got to the end with our dignity intact,” he declares.
  

   
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  Clint Eastwood's family gets real on new E! series May 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  Dina Eastwood has heard the question repeatedly: Why put her family and superstar husband Clint Eastwood on display for a reality TV show? The answer is simple, she said. “Mrs. Eastwood & Company,” the E! series debuting at 9 p.m. Sunday is her bid for stardom — not for herself, but for a vocal group, Overtone, that has become her passion.
  

   
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  PBS fall schedule offers U.K. hits, U.S. history May 20, 2012 12:00 AM
  PBS' fall schedule has a definite British accent, courtesy of the returning drama "Upstairs Downstairs" and newcomer "Call the Midwife." The prominence of dramas imported from the U.K. is no surprise given PBS' success with "Downton Abbey," "Sherlock" and season one of "Upstairs Downstairs."
  

   
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  YouTube launching food channel with TV veterans May 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  YouTube's latest original content channel, HUNGRY, which goes live on July 2, is expected to feature a freewheeling blend of how-to and celebrity-driven food videos. One of the series will feature Duff Goldman's "Duff's Food World," a sometimes irreverent variety show focused on food pop culture, including visits to unusual restaurants and spotlights of humorous food clips from the web and TV.
  

   

• ABC adds 10 shows to schedule as ‘Housewives’ exit May 19, 2012 12:00 AM
  [No Paragraph Style]NewsWalt Disney Co.'s ABC broadcast network, flirting with NBC for last place in the young-adult audience advertisers target, is adding 10 new shows next season after "Desperate Housewives" ended its eight-season run.
  

   
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  Larry King’s talk show to resume this summer May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  Larry King said Thursday that his talk show will resume this summer on the new digital network Ora. TV, earlier than he or the network had anticipated. The show "Larry King Now" will mark the startup of the network financed by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Executives had originally intended to launch in the fall.
  

   
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  Final 2 singers on ‘American Idol’ May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
  "American Idol" finalist Joshua Ledet won't be belting it out on this season's final showdown. The booming 20-year-old vocal powerhouse from Westlake, La., was revealed Thursday to have received the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent contest, leaving bluesy 21-year-old crooner Phillip Phillips of Leesburg, Ga., and sassy 16-year-old budding diva Jessica Sanchez of San Diego, to compete for the show's record deal grand prize on next week's finale.
  

   

• Struggling CW network revamps schedule May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  The young CW network is hoping to turn around a year of disappointing ratings by making changes this fall on each of the five nights it broadcasts. The network said Thursday that its new series include a modern take on "Beauty and the Beast," an action drama "Arrow" based on comic book characters and "The Carrie Diaries," a prequel to "Sex and the City" about Carrie Bradshaw's life in the 1980s.
  

   
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  Judges spread the love for ‘Idol’s’ final 3 May 17, 2012 12:00 AM
  The three “American Idol” finalists earned nearly uniform votes of confidence Wednesday from the show’s judges. Now it’s the audience tally that will determine which two compete for glory in next week’s finale.If the night had a teacher’s pet, it was Joshua Ledet, 20, who delivered what Randy Jackson, Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler deemed flawless performances.