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Drama

Kim Kardashian lands love interest role on “Drop Dead Diva”

Maybe an actual angel from heaven — or at least purgatory — will finally be the one to win Kim Kardashian’s heart for good. Or least for a multiple-episode story arc. On a fictional television show. Kardashian has landed a guest-starring role on the fourth season of the Lifetime favorite Drop Dead Diva, playing Nikki, the new paramour of Jane’s adorable guardian angel, Fred (Ben Feldman, right). But the very unreal gent faces some very real romantic challenges when Nikki teams up with his former dream girl — and Jane’s bestie — Stacy (April Bowlby) in a new business venture. “I’m […]

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Lifestyle

“Dance Moms” recap: Brooke turns away

Considering how well the gang did against the Candy Apples on the Apples’ home turf last week, you’d think everybody would be in a better mood ’round the ol’ Abby Lee Dance Studio. Not so. After Abby Lee demands the girls and Moms give themselves a big round of applause for indeed making the Apples into applesauce, the mood turns somber again. We’re going back to Starbound in New Jersey, but this time we’re going as National Champs. So let’s start on a high note and begin the journey with the Pyramid of Doom. First up in the bottom row […]

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Reality TV

Updated! “America’s Most Wanted” makes three captures since Lifetime debut

Lifetime has announced that America’s Most Wanted — John Walsh’s venerable crime-fighting series, which was dropped by FOX last June  — has garnered its first captures since being picked up for a 25th season by the female-skewing network in December. Antonio Barnes and Earl Jackson — who’d been on the lam since an Oct. 2009 shootout in Washington, DC, that killed two people and injured five — were apprehended Jan. 14 in Charlotte, N.C., after an AMW viewer saw them on the show’s Jan. 6 episode and called its information tip line. Multiple local and federal law enforcement agencies were involved […]

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Family

Aarón Sanchez puts the heat in Food Network’s “Heat Seekers” — and the zen in “Chopped”

Aarón Sanchez grew up the spirited son of legendary Mexican cooking authority Zarela Martinez in a household that prized independence and Latin culture — and the ability to make magic in the kitchen. So it’s little surprise that Sanchez would follow in his mother’s footsteps, then blaze a trail of his own, becoming a renowned chef and restaurateur while showing off his natural affinity for teaching and communicating the intricacies of cooking and dining in a series of Food Network guest spots and starring roles. We caught up with Sanchez to talk about his current dual role on the network, […]

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Reality TV

Duane Lee Chapman returns to “Dog The Bounty Hunter”

  • UPDATE: A&E cancels Dog the Bounty Hunter It’s been the talk the Dog The Bounty Hunter fan base and Twitter-verse for months: Has Dog’s eldest son, Duane Lee Chapman, finally abandoned the family, the bounty-hunting business and the much-loved A&E series for good, after a previous close call two years ago? • RELATED: Leland Chapman launches new fan forum In case you missed Wednesday night’s episode, Greed Is Good, the answer is no. Without fanfare or explanation, Duane Lee’s back like he never left — a big relief, especially for fans who never quite got over the abrupt departure of […]

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Food TV

Andrew Zimmern seeks out “Bizarre Foods America”

Since his first hourlong Bizarre Foods special in 2006, Andrew Zimmern — James Beard Award-winning chef, journalist and natural-born storyteller — has been taking television audiences around the globe to sample exotic (and sometimes icky) tastes and intriguing cultures. Beginning Monday, Jan. 23, Zimmern will devote a new season of his Bizarre Foods series to the curious cuisine of the country he says intrigues Americans more than any other — America. We spoke with Zimmern about Bizarre Foods America and his enduring quest to educate his audience about the universal language of food — and why he feels compelled to […]

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7 Questions With … Food Network’s Guy Fieri

1. You’re at a magazine rack and can only choose three publications. Which do you pick? Maxim, Cook’s Illustrated and duPont Registry. 2. If your TV only aired three networks, which three would you want? ESPN, HBO and Food Network. 3. What has been your weirdest fan encounter? Sitting on a plane a woman says to me, “You look like that guy on TV — what’s his name? Oh yeah, it’s Gus Ferrari — do you know that guy?” 4. When was the last time you were star struck? I was shooting Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in Portland, Maine, and went to a […]

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Lifestyle

“Dance Moms” recap: Return of the Candy Apples

Forgive me, Dance Mom Nation, for I am an episode behind, having been sequestered at a hotel in Pasadena covering the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour. I’m all caught up now and will recap the premiere (I think. Eventually.), but in the interest of staying current, let’s forge ahead with last night’s humdinger, “Return of the Candy Apples.” • Watch “Return of the Candy Apples and other full episodes of Dance Moms online Before I dive in, let me issue a correction to early posts in which I said Brooke and MacKenzie did not return for this second season. […]