Television
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Vikings’ Ponder marries ESPN’s SteeleDec 19, 2012 11:30 am - EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder and ESPN reporter Samantha Steele have tied the knot. Ponder confirmed on Wednesday that the two we...
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Newsman’s disappearance largely kept secretDec 19, 2012 6:20 am - NEW YORK — NBC was able to keep the abduction of chief Middle East correspondent Richard Engel in Syria largely a secret until he escaped late Monday because it persuade...
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Cassadee Pope wins Season 3 of ‘The Voice’Dec 19, 2012 6:19 am - NEW YORK — Cassadee Pope, who was country singer Blake Shelton’s protégé on the third season of NBC’s “The Voice,” has won the show’s competition. The 23-year-old singer...
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NBC correspondent escapes Syria kidnappingDec 18, 2012 5:39 pm - BEIRUT — NBC’s chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel said Tuesday he and members of his network crew escaped unharmed after five days of captivity in Syria, where mo...
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‘Jersey Shore’ calling it a dayDec 18, 2012 8:04 am - NEW YORK — “Train wreck.” That’s what I hear, again and again, when I ask people why they watch “Jersey Shore.” “It’s such a train wreck!” they chortle. I nod blankly an...
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School shooting compels entertainment changesDec 18, 2012 6:39 am - NEW YORK — The Connecticut school shooting rampage compelled Hollywood to air disclaimers before violent television shows, swap some programs for others, cancel film ope...
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'Bachelor' endures even if its couples don'tDec 16, 2012 4:00 am - Try taking a look at ABC's “The Bachelor” franchise by the numbers, and it's impossible to count the hot tub scenes, candlelit dinners, dramatic confrontations and on-ca...
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Songs take center stage in TV drama 'Nashville'Dec 16, 2012 4:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Buddy Miller says these days it's not unusual for duet partners to cut their love songs syllable by syllable while never even seeing each other: “In t...
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'Ted,' 'Girls' out on DVDDec 14, 2012 4:00 pm - “Ted” Seth MacFarlane, creator of “Family Guy,” directed, produced and co-wrote this $218 million box-office hit about John Bennett (Mark Wahlberg) and his brought-...
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One Direction named MTV’s 2012 Artist of the YearDec 14, 2012 6:33 am - NEW YORK — They’re platinum. They’re fascinating. And now One Direction is MTV’s 2012 Artist of the Year. MTV says the fivesome is “the clear choice for the top spot” af...