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Daytime’s super couple is finally reuniting! Days of Our Lives made it official today by announcing that Drake Hogestyn will reprise his role as John Black on Sept. 26. He joins Deidre Hall, who will also return to the NBC sudser to resume her role as Marlena Evans. The two are expected to begin production this week. READ FULL STORY »
Angelina’s back! The former Jersey Shore star jumped networks to appear on TLC’s spinoff, NY Ink. Angelina Pivarnick stopped by the tattoo shop to get some Jersey Shore-themed ink, and tattoo artist Ami James had some choice words — “douche bag” stands out — for the former Shore houseguest as Pivarnick discussed her time on the show. “I actually thought it would be the best experience of my life,” Pivarnick told James. “It didn’t really work out for me.” READ FULL STORY »
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Between her gigs on Nickelodeon’s Clarissa Explains It All in the early ’90s and Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Melissa Joan Hart has a place in the hearts of many nostalgic once-upon-a-teens. But the former kid star is all grown up now and currently on ABC Family’s just-renewed Melissa & Joey, starring opposite fellow ’90s staple Joey Lawrence as Hart’s character’s male nanny.
EW caught up with Hart for a chat about the past and present, and though much time has gone by since she first broke the fourth wall as Clarissa, it’s clear that even after all this time, she still has no trouble still explaining it all.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Please explain…why Sam had a ladder to Clarissa’s room and her parents didn’t mind.
MELISSA JOAN HART: You know, we never really addressed it. Actually, there was a blooper reel where Joe [O'Connor], the guy who played my father, said, “Sam comes in here, every day, unannounced, into my daughter’s room…” So we were aware of it on set, but on the show we never addressed it. I think it was just that Clarissa was a good kid and was trusted by her parents to do the right thing. READ FULL STORY »
“No drilling on my ranch!”
Yup, Dallas is returning to TV and we have the first full trailer (don’t get too riled up, show doesn’t premiere until next summer). The preview sort of looks like TNT is trying too hard to have it both ways here — let’s have the old familiar cast plus a bunch of young hotties. Or is that simply being admirably multi-generational? See what you think: READ FULL STORY »
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This should be music to the ears of Theophilus London fans: The season four premiere of the CW’s 90210 will feature a performance by the Trinidad-born rapper-singer, EW has learned exclusively.
London will perform “I Stand Alone” and “Why Even Try” at Naomi’s College Kick-Off party in her “new mansion,” a show spokeswoman says. (What can we say? Naomi’s got it going on). If you didn’t catch it, the season 3 finale featured the West Beverly students graduating from high school. Anyway, Naomi’s mother-of-all parties airs Sept.13.
London will release his debut LP “Timez Are Weird These Days” on Warner Bros. Records worldwide on July 19. To get a load of his funky single “I Stand Alone,” click here.
For more:
Emerging rhymer Theophilis London fights the press in ‘Why Even Try’ video
Last night, The Glee Project said goodbye to McKynleigh Abraham, the 19-year-old from Paduca, Ky. After struggling through the “Danceability” challenge, McKynleigh was sent home despite a blockbuster performance of Carrie Underwood’s “Last Name.”
“I did watch it last night,” says Abrahams. “It was weird. It was kind of like being eliminated all over again, seriously. I got to sing one of my favorite songs. I was really excited about the ‘U Can’t Touch This’ music video. Surprisingly, it was definitely an episode I was looking forward to most.” EW talked to McKynleigh about the show and whether or not she thinks Alex is a diva. READ FULL STORY »
To help kick off its run of live shows, America’s Got Talent will feature a performance by Avril Lavigne during Wednesday’s telecast.
Lavigne will perform “What the Hell” and “Smile” during the live results show that begins at 9 ET on NBC. It will also feature a performance from the Broadway musical “Priscilla Queen of the Desert.”
AGT’s first live performance show will air Tuesday and feature 12 of the top 48 contestants. They are Anna Graceman, Dezmond Meeks, Duo Aero, Echo of Animal Gardens, Fearless Flores Family, J Chris Newberg, Miami All-Stars, Sandou Trio Russian Bar, Snap Boogie, Squonk Opera, The Fiddleheads and Those Funny Little People.
Eight acts will be eliminated on Wednesday.
ABC Family announced today that it has ordered a second season of Melissa & Joey that stars Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. The first season will continue through the summer and fall with an additional 18 fresh episodes.
The half-hour comedy that’s executive-produced by Bob Youn, David Kendall, Paula Hart, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence will return for its second year in 2012.
Launched in 2010, Melissa & Joey debuted as ABC Family’s No. 1 comedy ever in viewers, viewers 12-34 and across key 18-34 and 18-49 demos.
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Solid start for Starz’ Torchwood: Miracle Day: The new international version of the UK hit opened to 1.5 million viewers on Friday night across two airings. Through the full weekend, Miracle pulled down 2 million viewers, a good number for a Starz series. The numbers match the debut of Camelot, which, yes, was cancelled, but before that it was the network’s highest-rated series premiere to date. For more, here’s Ken Tucker’s favorable review of the show.
Must see. With MTV’s Jersey Shore set to invade Italy this summer (Aug. 4, to be exact), the network is launching four new on-air promos that capture the Jersey meets Europe renaissance. Briefly glimpsed are these examples of high art meets GTL culture, with the Shore crew gleefully defacing the European masters. Here’s the online exclusive images and promos below (my favorite: Mona Lisa Snooki): READ FULL STORY »
Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles has booked her first TV gig…on Nickelodeon.
Bareilles, who has been touring with Sugarland, will guest star on Nickelodeon’s new comedy series, Bucket & Skinner’s Epic Adventures, playing herself in an episode scheduled to air later this month titled “Epic Rockstar.” In the episode, Bareilles returns to her hometown of Pacific Bluffs to hold a songwriting contest, but trouble erupts after Bucket (Taylor Gray) realizes he accidentally submitted a love song about his secret crush, Kelly (Ashley Argota).
Bareilles says of her experience, “I had such an amazing time getting to join the cast and crew on Bucket and Skinner. Each and every person made me feel so incredibly welcomed and encouraged. I’m brand new to acting, so I appreciated feeling so supported, and those kids are absolutely awesome. I’m a little disappointed I didn’t get slimed…but maybe I’ll be back.” Check out a first look at her appearance below: READ FULL STORY »
Anderson Cooper will be pulling triple duty this fall: The silver-haired anchor will add daytime talk show host to his list of jobs that include CNN’s 360 anchor and 60 Minutes contributor. Cooper told EW back in January that his fans should expect to see a different side. “I wanted to have something that was as much fun as I have filling in for Regis or the work I did for Oprah over the years,” said Cooper. “There’s a lot of stuff in pop culture I’m obsessed about and follow and I’m looking forward to having the opportunity to just exercise different muscles and be authentic and show the different sides of myself.” You can certainly see that in the first series of promos for his talk show, Anderson, which debuts on Sept. 12 in syndication (you can watch all the promos on the show’s YouTube channel here). My fave is the one where Coop discusses his stress lines and declining vision. Sadly, I can totally relate. Watch below: READ FULL STORY »
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