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Feb 6 2013 03:42 PM ET

ABC Family picks up two new dramas

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ABC Family has picked up two new one-hour drama pilots: The Jennifer Lopez- produced The Fosters, as well as Twisted, from Gavin Palone (Gilmore Girls).

Created by Bradley Bredeweg and Peter Paige (Queer As Folk), The Fosters involves a “multi-ethnic family mix of foster and biological kids being raised by two moms,” according to the press release. The series will star Teri Polo (Meet the Parents), Sherri Saum (In Treatment) and Jake T. Austin (Wizards of Waverly Place), among others.

Twisted (originally titled Socio) is a mystery about a “16-year-old with a troubled past who recently reconnected with his two female best friends from childhood. He becomes the prime suspect when a fellow student is surprisingly found dead in her home.” The show will star Avan Jogia (Victorious), Sam Robards (Treme, Gossip Girl), and Denise Richards.

Both series will premiere on ABC Family this summer.

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Oct 9 2012 02:26 PM ET

'New Normal' tweaks One Million Moms -- VIDEO

The socially conservative organization One Million Moms — which first made waves protesting Ellen DeGeneres’ role as a spokesperson for JCPenney’s — is not a fan of the Ryan Murphy universe. Over the summer, the protested his yet-to-be-seen sitcom, The New Normal, saying, “NBC is using public airwaves to continue to subject families to the decay of morals and values, and the sanctity of marriage in attempting to redefine marriage. These things are harmful to our society, and this program is damaging to our culture.”

On tonight’s The New Normal, Murphy responds. Jane (Ellen Barkin) is rallying the conservative troops (a.k.a some middle schoolers whose parents have Romney bumper stickers on their car) to protest a fake wedding between Jane’s granddaughter Shania and another classmate. She calls the girls “Future One Million Moms” as the girls repeat right-wing talking points such as “Marriage is between Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve,” and “Gay marriage is currently legal in six states. My mom says that’s six too many.”

Watch the clip below: READ FULL STORY »

Oct 8 2012 10:14 AM ET

Anti-gay group preemptively protests Jennifer Lopez's new TV show

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Protesting The New Normal is so last summer. Now anti-gay group One Million Moms is up in arms about a new ABC Family show called The Fosters — even though the series in question doesn’t even have an IMDb page yet, let alone a finished pilot.

EW announced in August that the cable network had greenlit The Fosters, an hourlong drama executive produced by Jennifer Lopez and created by Bradley Bredeweg and Queer as Folk‘s Peter Paige. The show will focus on a multi-ethnic family headed by a lesbian couple. One Million Moms has called the program “anti-family,” posting a call to arms on its website:

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Sep 5 2012 08:19 PM ET

'Glee': Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Imagine Dragons covers among season 4 music

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Gleeks have to wait another eight days to see Glee‘s season 4 premiere, but Wednesday fans were treated to a taste of the music that the New Directions will be serenading us with this year. Wednesday evening, the Glee Facebook page featured a streaming presentation with five songs from the first two episodes of the season, all introduced by Darren Criss (Blaine) and Kevin McHale (Artie). No peeks at footage of the dance numbers for these songs, but the music was backed by stills from the new season.

EW tuned in to the stream, so if you missed it, we have the details on the music coming to the Fox musical show in the coming two weeks: READ FULL STORY »

Jul 13 2012 12:47 PM ET

Jennifer Lopez leaving 'American Idol': 'The time has come'

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Just a day after Steven Tyler announced he wouldn’t be returning as a judge on American Idol, on this morning’s On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Jennifer Lopez called in to announce that she would  not be returning to American Idol either. She hinted at the news on the Today show yesterday, but now it appears to be a done deal.

Lopez said, “It’s been a long process…I’ve really been torn….Something has to give.”

She hemmed and hawed for a while, before finally saying, “The time has come for me to get back to the other things that I do….We had an amazing run.”

She seemed open to returning as a mentor, but said she couldn’t commit to being there every single day all the time.

You can listen to Seacrest and Lopez’s full chat over on Ryan Seacrest’s site.

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Apr 5 2012 04:06 PM ET

Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony to perform together for live 'Q'Viva' show

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Famous exes Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony must not be finding it too difficult to work together on their TV talent show Q’Viva — they’re now going to perform live together with the top acts from the series. The pair, along with dozens of performers from the Univision and Fox series, will all appear at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas on May 26. “This is about creating a live visual experience about Latin culture, rhythm, dance — the likes of which have never been seen,” Lopez told me when I interviewed her in January. The hope is that Q’Viva will continue as a Vegas attraction without Lopez and Anthony on stage. Would you make the trip to see it?

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Feb 15 2012 04:49 PM ET

Fox picks up Jennifer Lopez' 'Q'Viva' reality talent series -- EXCLUSIVE

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Jennifer Lopez’s Q’Viva! talent search has found a home on the top-rated broadcast network.

The Latin American-based series recently premiered on Univision. Now Lopez has made a deal with Fox to televise an English-language version. The show stars the American Idol judge, singer Marc Anthony and concert director Jamie King (who most recently directed Madonna’s Super Bowl halftime show). The trio travel to 20 countries to find and showcase the best Latin singers, dancers, musicians and other performers. The contestants are then brought to the United States for a climactic show.

Q’Viva! The Chosen will make its Fox debut on Saturday, March 3. The network will air the show in two-hour episodes until its April 7 finale. The project grew out of Fox’s relationship with Lopez after she signed on to judge Idol two years ago. The project joins Fox’s slate of performance-based reality shows like Idol, So You Think You Can Dance, and X Factor. READ FULL STORY »

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