Television
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Latest ‘Bachelorette’ won’t say if she’s engagedMay 24, 2013 1:21 pm - NEW YORK — ABC’s newest “Bachelorette,” Desiree Hartsock, says it’s not hard to keep the details of her experience on the show a secret from her friends. “Ironically, I’...
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CBS up, ‘Idol’ down as traditional TV season endsMay 24, 2013 10:46 am - NEW YORK — CBS strengthened its dominance over the television industry this year at the same time that the unprecedented reign of “American Idol” came to a close. The tr...
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Fox reality show spotlights Downers Grove businessMay 22, 2013 11:00 pm - This time "you're fired" is more than a Donald Trump catchphrase. Fox is turning the firing of real people from real jobs into prime-time entertainment. And they start ...
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Michael Douglas, Matt Damon dramatize Liberace's affairMay 22, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — The idea of Michael Douglas playing Liberace might seem nearly as outrageous as Liberace himself. Liberace, forever hailed as “Mr. Showmanship,” was the exces...
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Singer Kellie Pickler named new `Dancing' champMay 21, 2013 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first. The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mi...
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‘Arrested’ reborn on NetflixMay 21, 2013 9:22 am - 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 camer...
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Eve from 'Days' still a tough girl from suburbsMay 20, 2013 11:00 pm - On television, Charlotte Ross is often cast as tough or manipulative. The Winnetka native got her start on "Days of Our Lives" as Eve Donovan - a troubled teen prostitu...
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Seth MacFarlane won’t return as Oscar hostMay 20, 2013 3:02 pm - LOS ANGELES — Seth MacFarlane is too busy to host the Oscars in 2014. The multitalented comedian says on Twitter that he “tried to make it work schedule-wise, but I need...
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Discovery Channel goes wild over wonders of 'North America'May 19, 2013 5:00 am - Every year, residents of North America shell out Canadian and U.S. dollars, Mexican pesos, Costa Rican colons and so forth to hop on planes or cruise ships to explore th...
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TV will be a lot less gay next yearMay 19, 2013 4:38 am - NEW YORK — As the broadcast TV channels have revealed their fall schedules along with their renewed-or-canceled announcements, one characteristic of the 2013-14 TV seaso...