Archive: December 2011 (27-39 of 242)

Dec 22 2011 01:42 PM ET

TiVo: Melanie Amaro has the 'X Factor' edge

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Categories: The X Factor
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Image Credit: Ray Mickshaw/Fox

Are TiVo viewers saying who America will probably pick to win The X Factor?

According to audience data culled from TiVo subscribers, two of the top three moments from Wednesday’s broadcast involved finalist Melanie Amaro. The No. 1 moment was when Amaro joined R. Kelly on stage for “I Believe I Can Fly,” while the other was her solo performance of Beyoncé’s “Listen.”

The third-most popular moment was when Alanis Morissette joined Josh Krajcik for the “Uninvited” duet.

TiVo results were prepared by using aggregated, anonymous, second-by-second audience data from more than two million households.

The finale for The X Factor will air tonight from 8 to 10 p.m.

Read more:
‘The X Factor’ performance finale recap: You Oughta Show
‘The X Factor’: Are the judges returning next season? ‘Maybe I won’t be here,’ jokes Simon (we think)
‘The X Factor’: Josh, Chris, and Melanie on their superstar duets, and their friends back home

Dec 22 2011 12:04 PM ET

Ratings: 'The X Factor' belts out winning tune

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Categories: The X Factor, TV Ratings

The top 3 performance finale of The X Factor gave Fox a win in the key demographics on Wednesday. The show averaged 11.2 million viewers and a 3.3 rating/10 share in 18-49, according to preliminary results, giving Fox a 3.0/9 win in the adult category.

Other notable ratings for X Factor: The show actually gained 23 percent in the last half hour versus the first hour in the adult demo (from a 3.0 to a 3.7) and won its time period in teens, persons 12-34, and even viewers over 50. Afterwards, an original of I Hate My Teenage Daughter didn’t do too badly; It averaged a 2.1/6 — up 17 percent from last week, and 6 million viewers. The comedy won its half hour in the demo.

Then again, it wasn’t so difficult to cream the competition. ABC ran repeats of its comedies and Revenge (which, oof, earned a mere .9/3). CBS ran its middling special, Home for the Holidays — which only posted a .8/2 — followed by repeats of Criminal Minds and CSI. And NBC ran the special Who’s Still Standing, which posted a 1.7/5, down 11 percent from last week. Afterwards, it aired repeats of A Michael Buble Christmas and Law & Order: SVU.

Bottom line: Most-watched show of the night was The X Factor, and the least-watched drama was a repeat of Gossip Girl (728,000). Fox won the night in viewers (9.3 million), followed by CBS (6.1 million), NBC (4.6 million), and ABC (4.5 million).

Read more:
‘The X Factor’: On the scene
‘The X Factor’ performance finale recap: You Oughta Show
‘The X Factor’: Josh, Chris, and Melanie on their superstar duets, and their friends back home

Dec 22 2011 11:50 AM ET

John Krasinski visits 'Sesame Street' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Categories: EW Exclusive, The Office

Office star John Krasinski is popping over to Sesame Street to teach us a valuable, hilarious lesson about vocabulary, with a little help from proud little lamb owner Murray. In an exclusive clip, Krasinski tries desperately to explain the definition of the word “soggy.” Shenanigans ensue, involving a sock, a sponge, and an elephant. Krasinski looks like he’s having a ball, so clearly there are no hard feelings about Elmo’s spot-on Jim Halpert impression. Watch the video below: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 09:00 AM ET

Welcome back '30 Rock': It's a Ludachristmas miracle! -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Categories: 30 Rock, EW Exclusive, Television

One of the saddest casualties of 30 Rock‘s belated season 6 is that audiences have been robbed of the sitcom’s annual Christmas episode. There was no Ludachristmas this year. No Lemon party. No Verdukian Holiday of Mouth Pleasures. Fortunately, when 30 Rock kicks off in three weeks, Liz Lemon makes up for it by eagerly sharing her family holiday stories with an unimpressed Jack. After six years, Donaghy knows his protegé well — too well, judging by the accuracy with which he can guess the highlights of Lemon’s trip home to Pennsylvania. But Lemon now understands there are some things you should keep close to the vest with your boss — or anyone with eyes. To Donaghy’s horror, it turns out the Lemons didn’t exchange tacky Christmas sweaters this year.

Watch an exclusive clip from the long-awaited season premiere, and tune in when 30 Rock returns Jan. 12 at 8 p.m. on NBC. Liz Lemon is back! And most likely, a little chilly. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 03:17 AM ET

'The X Factor': Are the judges returning next season? 'Maybe I won't be here,' jokes Simon (we think)

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Categories: On the Scene, Reality TV, Television, The X Factor

There’s been a fair amount of chatter in the last few days about whether The X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger and host Steve Jones will be returning for next season — reports Fox say are bunk since there will be “absolutely no discussions…about any contracts until the New Year.”

Still, that didn’t stop the press from asking all four judges about their designs on The X Factor‘s second season after Wednesday night’s performance finale show. (Jones did not speak with any non-TV media.) Here’s what they had to say (or, in some cases, studiously not say) to reporters backstage about it:  READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 02:41 AM ET

'The X Factor': Josh, Chris, and Melanie on their superstar duets, and their friends back home

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Categories: On the Scene, Reality TV, The X Factor
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Image Credit: Frank Micelotta/Fox

After giving their all for their final two songs — and just kinda getting through a Michael Jackson tribute — The X Factor finalists Josh Krajcik, Chris Rene, and Melanie Amaro were understandably rather zonked after the show. But they still took time to talk with EW about their respective duets with Alanis Morissette, Avril Lavigne, and R. Kelly; those raucous live via satellite visits to their hometowns; and their impressions of their fellow contestants. Check out what they had to say below, and see if you can tell which finalist was probably a bit less tired than the other ones:

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was the rehearsal process like with Alanis?
JOSH KRAJCIK: Well, the first thing we did was hug when she came into the room. And we talked for a little bit. We sang it through a couple times. We went over what parts and how we would do it, and we sang for about an hour together. We just got a synergy going with each other. It was fun. She’s charming. She’s real. She’s sweet.  READ FULL STORY »

Dec 22 2011 02:01 AM ET

'American Horror Story': Ryan Murphy talks the game-changing season finale -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: American Horror Story, EW Exclusive, Scoop, Television, TV Biz, TV Scoop

Prashant Gupta/FX

SPOILER ALERT IF YOU HAVEN’T WATCHED THE SEASON FINALE OF AMERICAN HORROR STORY!!!!! I’m not sure there’s another show on TV that would have the guts to kill off its lead characters and that’s what makes AHS‘ finale such an exhilarating shocker. In the end, Ben Harmon (Dylan McDermott) joined his dead wife Vivien (Connie Britton) and dead daughter Violet (Taissa Farmiga) in the afterlife once vengeful ghost-stress Hayden (Kate Mara) hung him from the house’s balcony. (If you were wondering what Ryan Murphy was alluding to in last week’s Q&A, about “the most shocking scene we’ve ever done,” this is the moment he was talking about.) Plus, Constance (Jessica Lange) ended up with yet another baby who appears to be a deviant killer. EW talked to Ryan Murphy exclusively about the FX series’ twisty (and twisted) climax. 

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: The prologue seemed to tease that the house pulled the Harmons to it. Was that what you were implying?
RYAN MURPHY: I don’t know if they were targeted. I don’t think the Internet site had any supernatural pull to it… although that would have been hilarious. I thought it was two things: it was house porn because I think that house really is extraordinary. And also I think there’s always that allure in American lives of the fresh start, moving West, starting fresh. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 07:08 PM ET

Discovery goes shrimping with 'Ragin' Cajuns' -- EXCLUSIVE

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Categories: Scoop

Time to focus on a new crop of crazy fisherman!

Beginning Jan. 17, Discovery will travel down the Mississippi into the Louisiana Bayou in Ragin’ Cajuns, a new series that focuses on white shrimp season.

The unscripted reality series follows a motley crew of blue-collar anglers who are desperate to keep their shrimp boats afloat in the wake of the 2010 oil spill and the fallout from Hurricane Katrina. They come from a little town called Venice in Louisiana.

As usual, they come with colorful names too, like Blimp (a 400 lb man with a “big heart and a bigger case of bad luck”), Acy and Trae Cooper (father and son duo who come from a long line of Louisiana coast shrimpers), Dar Dar (some dude who won’t make Acy’s daughter an honest woman), Kip Marquize (a renegade captain), and Waylon Burris (a gambler and — what else? — risk taker).

In case you didn’t know (because who would?), white shrimp season lasts three months — perfect for a half-season run on a basic cable network. Ragin Cajuns is from Gurney Prods. (World’s Dirtiest Man, Surviving Death).

 

Dec 21 2011 06:16 PM ET

'Game Change': See Julianne Moore take stage as Sarah Palin -- VIDEO

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Categories: Politics, Trailers

HBO Films seems to have two essential mission statements. First, to corner the market on Al Pacino’s good acting (see: Angels in America, You Don’t Know Jack, the upcoming Phil Spector biopic. Second, and more importantly, the moviemaking arm of the network appears to be constructing a complete chronology of American history, from the Revolution (John Adams) through the Great War (Band of Brothers, The Pacific), and right up to our disturbing modern moment (Recount, Too Big to Fail).

Next year’s Game Change is an intriguing new entry in the HBO History canon, adapting the addictive behind-the-scenes muckrake of the 2008 presidential campaign into a star-studded film. Intriguingly, the film apparently won’t follow the book’s fascinating portrayal of the Hillary Clinton-Barack Obama primary fight; instead, it will focus entirely on the eleventh-hour arrival of Governor Sarah Palin in John McCain’s campaign. The first trailer features Ed Harris as McCain, but predictably, Julianne Moore’s Palin steals the show. Watch below: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 04:23 PM ET

'Chuck': Comic book legend Stan Lee puts the moves on [spoiler] in Christmas episode -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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Categories: Chuck, EW Exclusive, Television
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Image Credit: NBC

Stan Lee, you sly dog.

In this week’s Christmas episode of Chuck, the comic book legend makes a quick cameo — with a twist. As you’ll see in the exclusive clip below, we learn that Lee is actually a spy! (Oh, in a perfectly awesome world, this would be 100 percent true.) And he’s got his spy eyes on none other than General Beckman, who, I should mention, doesn’t give him the time of day.

You’ll also notice in the clip that Chuck is dressed as Santa. There’s a story behind that. But you’ll have to tune into the episode, airing Friday, for that little piece of info. Until then, enjoy my present to you: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 03:34 PM ET

'Spartacus: Vengeance': Watch the new trailer

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Categories: Cable, Spartacus, Television, Trailers

After watching this sweaty, sex- and fire-fueled trailer, it’s easy to see why Starz has already renewed its Spartacus franchise for a third season. The action picks up right where Blood and Sand left off, on the heels of the bloody escape from the House of Batiatus. New star Liam McIntyre shows promising heart, pecs, and facial scruff. Watch the trailer: READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 12:28 PM ET

Lowe's won't resume ads in 'All-American Muslim'

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Image Credit: TLC

Intimidated? Fuhgettaboutit.

A North Carolina newspaper is reporting that Lowe’s will not back down from its decision to pull commercials from TLC’s All-American Muslim, a reality show that offers a positive portrayal of Muslim life. Its initial move to yank the spots came after a Christian group in Florida encouraged members to email the program’s advertisers because of how the show excludes “many Islamic believers whose agenda poses a clear and present danger to liberties and traditional values that the majority of Americans cherish.”

“The decision was absolutely not, despite what’s been reported in the media, influenced by any one group,” said Lowe’s vice president of marketing, Tom Lamb. He said that the decision to stop advertising on the show had been made before the Florida Family Association emailed Lowe’s CEO, Robert Niblock. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2011 11:47 AM ET

'Work It' will harm transgender people, GLAAD ad says

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Image credit: ABC

The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the Human Rights Campaign took to a Hollywood trade on Wednesday to show how ABC’s upcoming cross-dressing comedy, Work It, could have a negative impact on the transgender community.

Using photos of transgender Americans, an ad in Variety features statistics from the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force on discrimination to demonstrate how the comedy could be misinterpreted by viewers.

“Work It will harm transgender people,” the ad says in bold letters. READ FULL STORY »
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