Television
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American Horror Story: From cliches, geniusDec 28, 2011 4:30 am - NEW YORK — Producing and sustaining a horror show for the American television audience is not a mission for the squeamish. Over television’s 60-some years, very few con...
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Bears-Packers TV rating best since 1995Dec 25, 2011 11:00 pm - While five touchdown passes by Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers may have forced many Chicago fans to turn off the game, the Sunday night contest still scored its high...
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Melanie Amaro captures 'X Factor'Dec 23, 2011 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Melanie Amaro has “The X Factor.” The powerful 19-year-old vocalist from Sunrise, Fla., won the Fox talent competition Thursday over soulful 30-year-old si...
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Letterman's odd holiday traditions return FridayDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Think holiday traditions and mistletoe, eggnog and caroling come to mind. David Letterman's Christmas includes target practice at a giant meatball, the Lone R...
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The suburbs figured prominently into 2011's entertainmentDec 23, 2011 5:00 am - 2011 was the year the suburbs had starring roles in a couple of scary movies, an actress from Plainfield gave a shout out to her hometown while accepting her Emmy and a ...
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'Boss,' 'Bad' among the year's best TV showsDec 22, 2011 10:00 pm - Don't look back. Maybe that's one lesson to be drawn from TV in the year past. At least, nostalgia didn't exactly pay off for the networks. ABC's Kennedy-era drama “Pan ...
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Cowell backs Amaro to win 'The X Factor'Dec 21, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — “The X Factor” judges didn't want to stop listening to Melanie Amaro. The powerful 19-year-old vocalist from Sunrise, Fla., wowed the Fox talent competitio...
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Fuse launching street-based game show in NYCDec 20, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — The music-based Fuse network is branching out into comedy with a game show filmed on New York City sidewalks. Think “Cash Cab” without the cab, and with some ...
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HBO axes 3 series, renews 'Enlightened'Dec 19, 2011 10:00 pm - NEW YORK — HBO is renewing its Golden Globes-nominated freshman series “Enlightened,” but is axing three other series. “Hung” and “Bored to Death” will not return for a ...
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Med student Clarke wins 'Survivor: South Pacific'Dec 18, 2011 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Sophie Clarke slayed the competition on “Survivor: South Pacific.” The brainy 22-year-old medical student from Willsboro, N.Y., overcame 39-year-old “Surv...