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Reality TV
Jewel And Nancy O’Dell Not “Dancing”
By RabbitEars Celebrities Jewel and Nancy O’Dell have been forced to drop out of the new season of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars, which begins this Monday, due to injuries sustained while training for the competition. Jewel was diagnosed with a fractured tibia in both legs, while O’Dell suffered a torn meniscus in her knee. Both stars will appear on the season premiere episode to address their injuries. “When the doctors told me my injuries were so severe that I couldn’t walk, let alone compete, I was devastated that I couldn’t continue the show,” says Jewel. “I have every intention […]
TV News & Program Updates
Your Ugly Bridesmaid Dress Could Win You $5,000 From WE tv!
By ButtonKnows Got an ugly bridesmaid dress? Of course you do! If you’re an adult female, ya probably got a stable of ’em cowering in the back of your closet or a box in the basement. And though the corresponding photos are embarrassing, the right one could make you $5,000 richer — courtesy of WE tv’s Ugliest Bridesmaid Dress photo contest. All you need to do to enter is visit www.we.tv before noon on April 13, 2009, create a user name and password, and upload an original picture of yourself adrift in a cloud turquoise tulle … or a violet […]
Awards Shows
Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Heidi Newfield, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland And Taylor Swift To Perform On The “44th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards” Live From Vegas, April 5, On CBS
Toby Keith, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Heidi Newfield, Rascal Flatts, Sugarland and Taylor Swift are set to perform on the 44TH ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, to be broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 5 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The event honors country music’s top talent as well as the industry’s hottest emerging talent. Reba McEntire will return to host the show for a record eleventh time. McEntire has won 12 Academy of Country Music Awards — including the Entertainer of the Year Award — and has been […]
Reality TV
Osbourne Again
The first family of reality TV is back in action as FOX announced the return of Ozzy, Sharon, Jack and Kelly Osbourne in a new special called Osbournes: Reloaded, airing March 31 on the network, to be followed by more one-hour specials later in the season. Unlike their previous MTV series, this program is not a “day in the life” look at the Prince of Darkness and his clan, but is more like a bizarre, and certainly better, updating of those Brady Bunch variety specials from the ’70s, complete with comedy bits, music and interaction with a studio audience (although […]
Music
Fleetwood Mac Fans! Stevie Nicks Guests On BIO’s “The Chris Isaak Hour” Thursday At 10pm ET
By ButtonKnows I know me some Fleetwood Mac and I love me my Stevie Nicks. So much so that my purse is crafted (by Karla of Chicago’s “Bagitude,” not me and some duct tape) of an actual Rumours album cover in homage to the multiple discs I wore out and replaced. And I still wish I would have tried a little harder to convince my only daughter’s dad to let me name her Rhiannon. A little, anyway. So fellow fanatics, let me spare you some opening-credit sweats — the Stevie Nicks that appears on Chris Isaak’s retro-cool sofa in Thursday […]
Family
Disney Channel Back At “School” With Fourth “HSM”
By RabbitEars As one of my colleagues has said here regularly about One Tree Hill, “the slippery slope never ends” for certain franchises with proven staying power among the younger set. And nothing has been as big in recent years as Disney’s High School Musical series of films. The soundtrack to the first film was the No. 1 album of 2006, and the DVD of the movie was the No. 1 TV movie on DVD. Even more astounding to me, High School Musical 2 became — and remains — the No. 1 basic cable telecast of all time. The third […]
Documentary
“Planet Earth” Production Partners Go On A New Adventure
If you saw the astonishing natural history series Planet Earth a few years back, you’ll be happy to know that the BBC and Discovery Channel have teamed on a similar new series, premiering in May. Nature’s Most Amazing Events is a six-part high-definition series filmed over the course of two years that chronicles breathtaking natural events that take place across our planet, and which are triggered by seasonal and climate changes — from the flooding of the Okavango Delta in Africa to the great summer melt of ice in the Arctic. In addition to following Planet Earth‘s example of showcasing […]
Drama
New Cast Members For “SGU: Stargate Universe”
By RabbitEars Joining previously announced stars Robert Carlyle, Justin Louis, David Blue, Jamil Walker Smith and Brian J. Smith on the upcoming SCI FI Channel series SGU: Stargate Universe are Lou Diamond Phillips, Ming-Na, Elyes Levesque and Alaina Huffman, the network announced today. The series — which follows Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis in the popular franchise — concerns a band of soldiers, scientists and civilians who must fend for themselves as they are forced through a Stargate when their hidden base comes under attack. The survivors emerge aboard an ancient ship, the Destiny, that is locked on an unknown […]
Awards Shows
Humane Society To Award Top Animal-Themed TV And Film
By Jeff Pfeiffer The Humane Society of the United States has announced its nominees for the 23rd Genesis Awards — a ceremony that honors news and entertainment programs, films and articles that showcase animal issues. Winners from among 58 nominees in 19 major media categories will be announced at an untelevised ceremony March 28. Here are select nominees from the various film- and TV-related categories: