Archive: November 2011 (209-221 of 321)

Nov 9 2011 01:48 PM ET

'Kourtney & Kim Take New York' season 2 trailer: Once more, with foreshadowing!

The latest promo for Kourtney & Kim Take New York has dropped like a helicopter chartered by a couple of entitled heiresses. And, conveniently, that’s how the second season of the Keeping Up with the Kardashians spin-off begins. Two power couples land in New York. Only one will come out! E! isn’t even trying to hide its glee at the tabloid circus leading up to the show’s Nov. 27 premiere. “One couple [Kourtney and Scott Disick] will try to figure out their future,” intones Announcer Man, “while the other will see theirs unravel — because not every fairytale can have a happy ending.” Check out the full 30-second teaser after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2011 01:28 PM ET

Eric Stonestreet of 'Modern Family' dishes on his 'American Horror Story' guest role

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Image Credit: FX; Bob D’Amico/ABC

Isn’t Eric Stonestreet’s Cameron a delight to behold on Modern Family? Yeah, well, chuck that guy aside for one week. On tonight’s episode of Ryan Murphy’s FX drama American Horror Story, Stonestreet guest-stars as Derek, a tortured patient of Ben (Dylan McDermott) who is deathly afraid of urban legends. (Stonestreet has dabbled in darker characters prior to his Modern gig, appearing as a killer on The Mentalist and Pushing Daisies as well as an accused rapist/murderer on Nip/Tuck, another Murphy show.) The 40-year-old Emmy winner counted the ways that audiences will find Derek wholly different from Cam. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2011 12:47 PM ET

Syfy's 16 most awesomely bad horror movie titles with photos ('Piranhaconda' is #2)

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Yeti or not, here he comes!

Syfy unleashes its latest original creature feature this week: Rage of the Yeti. Now that’s a title! It sounds like a furious snowy Ewok.

While most networks have ditched their original movie efforts, Syfy has ramped up their output in recent years and currently airs more first-run movies than ever before (24 in 2010). Some of the movies are lousy and many are pretty fun, but the movies listed below share only one thing in common: An awesomely bad title.

Here’s 15 more besides Rage of the Yeti with photos, counting up to the best / worst: READ MORE, HERE’S #16

Nov 9 2011 12:25 PM ET

'Glee' sex episode a hit with teens, but doesn't post season high

Categories: Glee, Television, TV Ratings
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Image Credit: Beth Dubber/Fox

Tuesday’s episode of Glee got a lot of buzz because of its sexual content but it didn’t help the show generate season high ratings.

The drama only posted a 3.1 rating/8 share in the key demo and 6.89 million viewers, according to early results, and ranked no. 2 in its timeslot in the key demo. The episode that featured an implied sex scene between Kurt and Blaine did, however, win its timeslot in females 12-17 (4.0/13) and women 18-24 (5.5/18). That should tickle the Parents Television Council, which got all hot and bothered over the idea of Glee promoting teen sex in the so-called Family Hour. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2011 10:40 AM ET

CMAs on ABC to feature Eric Stonestreet and... Kim Kardashian?

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Image Credit: Bob D’Amico/ABC

Who says the soon-to-be-ex of Kris Humpries has no relevance in the world of country music?

EW has learned that tonight’s 45th Annual Country Music Awards, hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood on ABC, will pay “tribute” to the nation’s most famous divorcee-in-the-making with Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet. The comic actor will not only be on hand to present the night’s first trophy but will participate in a musical diddy about Kardashian and her crushing decision to leave the NBA player. She’s the gift that keeps giving!

Stonestreet will join Josh Dallas and Ginnifer Goodwin (Once Upon a Time), St. Louis Cardinal third baseman David Freese,
Kellan Lutz (Twilight), Miss Piggy, Emily VanCamp (Revenge), and Reese Witherspoon as presenters for tonight’s awards show airing live from the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Performers include Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Sara Evans, Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Scotty McCreery, Taylor Swift, Thompson Square, Keith Urban, Chris Young, and Zac Brown Band.

At press time, it did not appear that Kardashian would join in on the fun.

Nov 9 2011 01:27 AM ET

Jessie J to join 'X Factor' for 'movie night' -- EXCLUSIVE

Categories: Reality TV, The X Factor
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Two bits of X Factor scoopage: You may have heard that Willow Smith is performing Thursday night on Fox’s hit reality competition. But EW has learned that Brit singer-songwriter Jessie J is also appearing on the show.

Not only that, but tomorrow’s live Factor results show will have the Top 11 finalists performing songs from hit movies.

Jessie J will perform her second U.S. single “Domino” while Smith will perform “Fireball.” Jessie J just made waves in the UK papers yesterday for — get this — knocking UK’s version of The X Factor. She called the Brit version “bitchy” and instead has agreed to be a mentor on a new BBC singing competition called … The Voice — the UK version of the reality format that NBC launched earlier this year. Well, on this side of the pond, Fox has Jessie J all to themselves.

Nov 9 2011 12:41 AM ET

'Glee' newbie Grant Gustin on Sebastian's debut: Stealing Blaine is 'No. 1 on the priority list'

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Image Credit: Beth Dubber/Fox

Grant Gustin always planned on moving to New York to take the stage world by storm. Well on his way to doing so, that’s when life threw him a little Gleetour.

Glee found me,” Gustin, who made his debut on tonight’s episode as Sebastian Smithe, tells EW exclusively. “I didn’t really go looking for it. The plan was to be on stage [and then do TV/film] and the order of what I wanted to do flip-flopped.”

Gustin was performing as part of a tour for West Side Story when he went out for a small dancing part on Glee, only to be called back and eventually offered the part of Sebastian, a new addition to the Warblers who set his sights on Blaine. (Trivia: The character was actually originally named Cameron Connors!) But having “never played a villain” before, Gustin says he has taken a liking to Sebastian’s evil ways. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2011 12:34 AM ET

Kelly Ripa re-ups as host on 'Live!'

Categories: Deals, TV Biz

As Live! prepares for Regis Philbin’s last days as host, the syndicated show has lined up its ducks when it comes to Kelly Ripa. Disney-ABC Domestic TV has signed the popular host to a new deal that will keep her in daytime through 2017. She’s already been on the daytime talker for 10 years.

Once Philbin departs on Nov. 18, the show will go by the temporary name of Live! With Kelly until a replacement for the Reeg can be found. It has already been announced that Jerry Seinfeld will guest host on Nov. 21-23.

In the meantime, Live! has announced the line-up for Philbin’s final week. Funnymen Jimmy Fallon and Don Rickles will kick off the week of  “musical tributes and more” and theme packages will air throughout the week to cover the past 28 seasons of Live!, including Philbin’s top moments and favorite memories.

Read more:
Regis and Kelly: Our Favorite Memories
Regis Philbin says contract squabbles pushed him out at ‘Live!’, eyes return to primetime

Regis Philbin leaving ‘Live! with Regis & Kelly.’ Who should fill his seat?

 

 

 

Nov 9 2011 12:19 AM ET

'Dancing with the Stars' eliminated contestant: 'I prepare for the worst'

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Sad? Naturally! But the latest dancer to leave the ballroom of Dancing with the Stars wasn’t going to whine about missed opportunities or the chance to make it to the finals.

She was too busy praising her partner, who only became a pro this season. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 8 2011 09:43 PM ET

CBS rebooting 'The Rifleman' with 'Harry Potter' director Chris Columbus

Categories: TV Biz
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TV’s land rush to launch the next great Western continues with CBS making a deal to reboot TV classic  The Rifleman.

Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, NBC’s The Bionic Woman) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) have made a script deal with the network to attempt to re-launch the series. Plus, Harry Potter director Chris Columbus is on board to direct the first episode should the project receive a pilot order. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 8 2011 05:25 PM ET

'Covert Affairs': Peter Gallagher says 'revealing' episode proves Arthur is 'a badass motherf–––er'

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In tonight’s episode of Covert Affairs, Arthur Campbell at the center of the action unlike we’ve seen before.

In the revealing episode, Arthur (Peter Gallagher) revisits his past as a former covert operative, a post he held during the Cold War in Berlin, and finds himself crossing paths with a former flame who betrayed him. “It causes all sorts of interesting personal, domestic, and professional tension,” teases Gallagher. “The initial conflict is that I’m going back to see a woman I was close to, [but] the audience will know quickly whether or not they’re worried about Arthur [cheating on his wife].”  READ FULL STORY »

Nov 8 2011 05:13 PM ET

Don Rickles, Jimmy Fallon kick off Regis Philbin's last week on 'Live!'

Categories: Television
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Live! with Regis and Kelly has announced the line-up for Regis Philbin’s final week. Funnymen Jimmy Fallon and Don Rickles will kick off the week of “musical tributes and more” that culminates on Friday, Nov. 18. Throughout the week, theme packages will cover the past 28 seasons of Live!, including Philbin’s top moments and favorite memories. So who else will be joining Regis on his final week? READ FULL STORY »

Nov 8 2011 03:47 PM ET

'Glee': Ryan Murphy defends tonight's controversial teen sex episode, 'The First Time' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Image Credit: Beth Dubber/Fox

Last winter on the set of the show’s massive post-Super Bowl episode, Glee co-creator Ryan Murphy told EW that he wanted the gay teenage relationship between Kurt (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) to be just as complicated as any of the show’s heterosexual romances. Now he’s making good on his word: Tonight’s episode of the Fox hit, “The First Time,” finds not only Rachel (Lea Michele) and Finn (Cory Monteith) having sex with each other for the first time, but — in a groundbreaking move for an 8 p.m. series — McKinley High’s gay couple doing the same. (Warning: SPOILERS ahead!)

“We were talking about it [in the writers’ room] like, ‘Why shouldn’t [Kurt and Blaine] lose their virginity at the same time?’” Murphy tells EW exclusively. READ FULL STORY »

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