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“American Idol” Reveals Final Two After Sending One More Contestant Home Still intact is the possibility that the fifth consecutive “white guy with guitar” will win “American Idol.” Phillip Phillips, who has been most likened to Dave Matthews but certainly fits the general demographic profile of winners like Lee DeWyze and Kris Allen, advanced to next week’s “Idol” finale on the heels of a powerful rendition of “We’ve Got Tonight.” Easily the weakest vocal talent of the remaining three, Phillips nonetheless brought charm, good looks and a unique (by singing competition standards), very “current” style that resonated with the “Idol” voters. And next week, he’ll have a chance to win it all. Standing in his way will be Jessica Sanchez, the pretty, young powerhouse who at sixteen can stand toe-to-toe with nearly any female vocalist ever to grace the “Idol” stage. Sanchez has occasionally been criticized for being too polished and robotic, but there is absolutely no question that she has the talent and personality to succeed in the music world. Departing Thursday was Joshua Ledet, who had been considered a longshot to make the finale. While Ledet was likely the most talented vocalist and performer of the bunch–some would even say one of the best ever on “Idol”–his soul/gospel vibe [...]
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The CW Moves “90210,” Schedules “Emily Owens,” “Beauty and the Beast” The CW announced its 2012-13 schedule Thursday, revealing that it will get a late start this year. While the network, which ranks a distant last among the major broadcasters, has previously jumped the gun by launching its fall season a week or two early, its plan this year is not to launch until October. That, if nothing else, will limit the number of mandatory hiatuses required to take 22-24 episode seasons through the end of May. Key changes include shifting “90210″ to Mondays, moving “Supernatural” to Wednesdays and slotting “America’s Next Top Model” on Friday night. New series ordered for the fall include “Beauty and the Beast,” “Emily Owens, MD” and “Arrow.” “Sex and the City” prequel “The Carrie Diaries” and new series “Cult” will launch at midseason. The network’s official schedule and show description release follows: THE CW’s 2012-2013 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE MONDAY 8:00-9:00 PM 90210 (New Night) 9:00-10:00 PM GOSSIP GIRL (New Time) (THE CARRIE DIARIES premieres January, 2013) TUESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM HART OF DIXIE (New Night) 9:00-10:00 PM EMILY OWENS, M.D. (New Series) WEDNESDAY 8:00-9:00 PM ARROW (New Series) 9:00-10:00 PM SUPERNATURAL (New Night) THURSDAY 8:00-9:00 PM THE VAMPIRE DIARIES 9:00-10:00 PM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (New Series) [...]
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WWE Confirms Major Change; RAW Expanding to Three Hours USA Network is not bringing back “Tough Enough,” but WWE will soon reclaim the 8PM Monday timeslot on a permanent basis. WWE announced Thursday that the weekly RAW telecast will expand to three hours in conjunction with the 1000th episode of the show on July 23. From that point forward, each and every addition of RAW will begin at 8PM and last through its normal conclusionary time of after 11PM. Incorporated into the change will be an increased emphasis on the show’s interactivity across social media platforms. Vince McMahon noted that the new-look RAW will enlist fans in helping to “create” the show they are watching. “The expanded WWE Monday Night Raw will transform television to an unprecedented level of viewer interaction. Fans will have new ways to get involved in the show through WWE.com and social media by deciding matches, stipulations and new character development. WWE will brand this unprecedented fan interaction as ‘#RAWactive,’” confirmed a press release on the matter.
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WWE RAW Viewers Flock To Segments Featuring John Laurinaitis A portion of the Internet wrestling community does not seem to “get” the well-constructed John Laurinaitis character, but the overall WWE audience definitely enjoyed how he was used on Monday’s RAW. Though the show delivered a weak rating overall, segments featuring “Big Johnny” were successful, demonstrating some of the best viewership growth WWE has seen in months. The 10PM quarter hour featuring the extended “firing” angle between Laurinaitis and Big Show sparked a gain of 1.033 million viewers, according to a report in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter. Though the 10PM quarter is seen as one of the three most important segments on the show, gains in recent weeks have paled in comparison to the spike for that polarizing segment. And though Big Show’s tremendous acting performance was the highlight of that segment, it is not as if Big Show has represented a solo ratings draw in the past few years. The overrun with John Cena, meanwhile, gained 990,000 viewers from its preceding segment to rank as the most-watched portion of the show. Again, that is not historically uncommon for overruns, but it is definitely an improvement over recent performances, even some of the final segments featuring The Rock and John [...]
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Korean Zombie Keeps Winning Streak Alive; UFC on Fuel 3 Results On the heels of his beloved first fight with Leonard Garcia, Chang Sung “The Korean Zombie” Jung saw his momentum come to a screeching halt with a knockout loss to George Roop. The man who had the MMA world buzzing was, suddenly, just a regular guy in UFC’s featherweight division. UFC naturally moved towards a rematch between Jung and Garcia, and at that point, “Zombie” got back to his winning ways. He defeated Garcia with an awe-inspiring twister submission and then followed it up with a near-instantaneous knockout of contender Mark Hominick. At UFC on Fuel 3, Jung put his streak on the line against highly-touted Dustin Poirer. In a brilliantly-reviewed fight, he extended that streak to three. He won in the fourth round with a D’Arce Choke. Full results of the show follow: Francisco Rivera b. Alex Soto via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Johnny Eduardo b. Jeff Curran via UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Rafael dos Anjos b. Kamal Shalorus via submission (RNC) at :40 of Round One TJ Grant b. Carlo Prater via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) Cody McKenzie b. Marcus LeVesseur via submission (guillotine) at 3:05 of Round One Brad Tavares b. Dongi Yang via UD (29-28, 29-28, [...]
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Complete WWE RAW Results Report for May 14, 2012 WWE.com RAW Results Report for May 14, 2012: PITTSBURGH – Sparks flew at the beginning of Raw SuperShow between Paul Heyman and WWE COO Triple H, after Heyman hand-delivered Brock Lesnar’s lawsuit and threatened The Game with a lawsuit of his own. By the end of the night, things exploded when John Cena read a letter from the WWE Board of Directors revealing Raw and SmackDown GM John Laurinaitis will be terminated if he loses to Cena at WWE Over the Limit! Paul Heyman delivered Brock Lesnar’s lawsuit to Triple H Raw SuperShow began with WWE COO Triple H addressing Brock Lesnar. “Your arrogance and stupidity offend me,” The Game said then admitted he was embarrassed that he bought into the hype surrounding Lesnar. Giving props to John Cena, The Game then recalled how Cena did not give up and fought to victory against Lesnar at Extreme Rules. Next, a tense standoff ensued when Paul Heyman, accompanied by a lawyer, hand-delivered Triple H a lawsuit from Lesnar. According to Heyman, Lensar is owed millions after his contract was breached. “Consider yourself served,” Heyman said after calling Triple H a “corporate sycophant.” As Heyman and Triple H squared off, Heyman criticized [...]
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FOX Moves “Glee,” Details “The Mindy Project,” Other New Shows FOX formally announced its 2012-13 schedule Monday, confirming rumors that “Glee” is moving to a new night. After two seasons of anchoring Tuesdays, “Glee” will return to its season one roots of pairing with a music competition series. Beginning this fall, it will move to Thursdays at 9PM, where it will lead out of the hourlong “The X Factor” results shows. At midseason, that lead-in will be replaced by the “American Idol” results show. Assuming “The X Factor” does not completely tank in year two, and reason suggests that casting Britney Spears as a judge will at least attract viewers for the early episodes, “Glee” should definitely receive a welcome lead-in in its new timeslot. On the other hand, it will also go head-to-head with adults 18-49 mainstay “Grey’s Anatomy” (although for much of this past season, Tuesday night competitor “NCIS” was doing equally well, if not better, in the demo). The “Glee” move opens up Tuesdays for a two-hour sitcom block. Even though it did not work out well this year, and in fact seemed to slow the momentum of “New Girl,” which at one point was considered a breakout hit, FOX is sticking with that Tuesday lineup in [...]
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FOX Reveals First Look at Lindsay Lohan on “Glee,” Other Nationals Spoilers An oddly-scheduled 2011-12 season has resulted in many popular series having finales earlier than usual, but FOX’s “Glee” is not one of them. Its third season will run until May 22, the date that would have typically been expected for a year-long television series. That means this week’s episode is not the finale; it is, however, a special two-hour installment centered on Nationals. And as is par for the course when “Glee” airs a competition episode, it will attempt to derive humor from its “celebrity judging panel.” One of those celebrity judges will be Lindsay Lohan, who is featured prominently in FOX’s press photos for the episode. Those photos, along with other spoiler looks–including amusing shots of the characters dressing up as other ones (click the thumbnails to read the captions for an explanation)–are featured below.
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“American Idol” Reveals First Look at Top Three Returning to Hometowns The lengthy “American Idol” season has nearly reached its culmination, and as is tradition, the remaining three contestants paid a visit to their hometowns this past weekend. With plenty of television time to fill this week, expect plenty of footage of Joshua Ledet, Phillip Phillips and Jessica Sanchez embarking on their homecomings. But, for now, you will have to settle for some photos of the journeys, provided to the media by FOX. For whom will you be rooting as the competition reaches its end? Check out the shots of Joshua visiting Lake Charles, Jessica visiting Chula Vista and Phillip visiting Leesburg and be sure to share your predictions and thoughts below! (Click the thumbnails for the full images and captions)
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Complete TNA Sacrifice Results Report for May 13, 2012 TNAWrestling.com Sacrifice Results Report for May 13, 2012: World Tag Team Championship: The World Tag Championship match started with Daniels and Magnus squaring off in the ring. Magnus worked to keep things grounded but control was still passed between these two. After, for the most part dominating Daniels, Magnus tagged in Joe who unleashed a series of offenses to break down Daniels to the point Kazarian felt it necessary to rescue him by pulling him out of the ring, at which point Joe went to work to make sure Kazarian would pay for it. Joe brought in Magnus to face off with Kazarian to continue their domination, though Kazarian and Daniels were able to turn things in their favor due to their backhanded tactics. Daniels and Kazarian were able to maintain their dominance for some time but Magnus was able to get the champs back into the game and get Joe in for the tag who unleashed another brutal offense on Kazarian and Daniels. The back and forth continued as did the increasing intensity of the match but finally after a double team move Daniels managed to get the pin on Magnus and become the new World Tag Team Champions. [...]
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“The Avengers” Sets Another Box Office Record, “Dark Shadows” Starts Softly People who claim television is dead as a medium are asked to look at viewership data for the Super Bowl, Grammys and even the “Two and a Half Men” season premiere. People who make the same claim about cinema should pay attention to “The Avengers,” which set a box office record for its second weekend in release. After crushing the opening weekend record with more than $200 million in receipts, it returned with a whopping $103.2 million, the best second weekend total in history. It has accumulated more than $370 million in domestic receipts and is on pace to quickly unseat “The Hunger Games” as the top-grossing film of the year at some point in the next week. That total easily overshadowed the opening mark for sole newcomer “Dark Shadows,” which opened to a lackluster $28.8 million. That total is beneath most estimates, which, at about $35 million, were already disappointing in comparison to the film’s big budget. “Think Like a Man” ($6.3 million), “The Hunger Games” ($4.4 million) and “The Lucky One” ($4.1 million) completed the top five.
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NBC Reveals Clips from New Comedies “Go On,” “Animal Practice,” “Guys with Kids” NBC has a laundry list of shows on the docket for midseason launches, but its fall presence is about comedy. Of the six new shows confirmed for NBC’s 2012-13 fall schedule, four are half-hour “laffers.” Hoping to get the jump on publicity for its new lineup, NBC is again kickstarting upfront week with a preview look at its new series. It has released promotional content for its entire slate of new shows in development, some of which is featured below. After checking out the below clips from “Go On,” “Animal Practice” and “Guys with Kids,” be sure to watch the trailer for “Revolution” and clips from “The New Normal,” only at Headline Planet.
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NBC Reveals Trailers for JJ Abrams’ “Revolution,” Ryan Murphy’s “New Normal” Upfront week does not officially begin until Monday, but NBC has gotten the early jump by revealing its new fall schedule and sharing promotional content this weekend. A number of new series join veterans like “The Office,” “Law & Order: SVU” and “Parks & Recreation” on the fall lineup, but two with ample buzz are JJ Abrams’ new drama series “Revolution” and “Glee” creator Ryan Murphy’s latest comedy “The New Normal.” A trailer and clips for “Revolution” and clips from “The New Normal” follow. And, yes, “Breaking Bad” fans, that is Giancarlo “Gus Fring” Esposito in the trailer for “Revolution.”
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CBS Waves Goodbye to “Rob,” “CSI: Miami,” But What About “CSI: NY” Going into upfront season, we had long since known that flagship “CSI” was coming back for another season. That left the two spin-offs: “CSI: NY” and “CSI: Miami,” both of which have spent the past several seasons on the bubble. One of them will not be coming back, and based on gossip from previous years, it might be a surprise. “CSI: Miami” is, in fact, the lone wolf headed into cancellation. CBS confirmed its veteran procedural will not be back next season. “CSI: NY,” however, will stay for at least another season. Others joining “CSI: Miami” in cancellation are freshmen “Rob,” “NYC 22″ and “Unforgettable.” “NYC 22″ never had a chance with its ratings, but the other two were legitimate bubble series ahead of the announcement. “A Gifted Man” had already been cancelled.
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NBC Sings “The Voice” in Fall, Keeps “Rock Center,” Shifts “Community” to Friday NBC is not yet fearing “Voice” fatigue–it announced Sunday that it will air a third cycle of the popular music competition series this fall. “The Voice” will remain in its Monday anchor slot from 8-10PM, where it spent much of the spring at the top of the ratings heap. With “Smash” on the bench until midseason, NBC’s most popular series will be used to launch new drama “Revolution” at 10PM. Night two of “The Voice” will be a one-hour broadcast at 8PM on Tuesday, serving as a lead-in to new comedies “Go On” and “The New Normal.” “Parenthood” will air at 10PM. Even though it never took off as a comedy hour this year, NBC is not giving up on Wednesdays at 8PM. It will launch “Animal Practice” and “Guys with Kids” ahead of “Law & Order: SVU” and “Chicago Fire.” Thursday will reserve 8PM for the final thirteen episodes of “30 Rock,” with “Up All Night” relocating to 8:30PM. “The Office” predictably stays put at 9PM, while “Parks & Recreation” is unchanged at 9:30PM. “Rock Center with Brian Williams” survived its abysmal freshman ratings and earned a second season. It will air at 10PM out of “Parks.” Fans of [...]
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