Category Archives: Judge

Aldean, Shelton enter rarefied air at CMA Awards

By doris | Published: November 9, 2011

Full Story at news.Yahoo.com NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jason Aldean thinks this year’s Country Music Association Awards could be the start of something new. Country music is slow to change, and so are the 6,000 members who vote for the winners of Wednesday night’s show. So when they nominated Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton in [...]

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‘Law & Order: SVU’ returns with arresting new approach

By doris | Published: September 22, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com It’s been a busy summer for NBC’s long-running “Law & Order: SVU.” (TODAY.com is powered by msnbc.com, which is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.) In April, “Lights Out” showrunner Warren Leight boarded the drama boarded the drama to replace long-time head Neal Baer, who opted to step down [...]

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The hottest TV story of the week was

By doris | Published: September 4, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Boy, the season hasn’t even officially started yet, and “Dancing With the Stars” is already No. 1! Clicker readers couldn’t get enough of the show, starting with Monday’s cast announcement. And as with previous seasons, there were some “stars” who really got fans of the show talking and bumped the story [...]

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Queen Latifah, Tiffani Thiessen may go ‘Dancing’

By doris | Published: August 14, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Remember when a “Dancing With the Stars” insider confirmed to us that the show was aiming for a higher caliber of celebrities? It looks like the folks behind the ballroom bash may actually be trying to do just that … at least a little bit. Sure, TMZ reported late last month [...]

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‘So You Think You Can Dance’ reveals top 20

By doris | Published: June 10, 2011

Full Story at TheClicker.today.com Eeek, it’s time for the final cut from 31 to the top 20. The worst part about this stage in the competition is that no one has actually screwed up. All of these dancers are good enough to proceed, but there are only 20 spots and someone doesn’t get a cookie. [...]

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‘Idol’ audience upset about Katy Perry, Kanye West performance

By doris | Published: April 22, 2011

Full Story at As is often the case when big names appear on “Idol” results shows, Perry and West pre-taped their spot. Too bad no one mentioned that to the audience. Prerecorded or live, the “ET” performance was all the same for the at-home crowd watching the action on the small screen, but E! Online [...]

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Judging the new ‘Idol’ judges: Are they cutting it?

By doris | Published: April 6, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com When “American Idol” announced that Steven Tyler and Jennifer Lopez would be the new judges — joining Randy Jackson and replacing the iconic Simon Cowell, the cipher Kara DioGuardi and the funny but unlamented Ellen DeGeneres — the reception among critics, fans and those in the reality biz was somewhat … [...]

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Whoops! Kirstie Alley takes a tumble on ‘Dancing’

By doris | Published: April 5, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Monday night was “story night” on “Dancing With the Stars,” and the overall tale seemed to be expect the unexpected. Some good dancers weren’t so good, some bad dancers weren’t so bad and one usually upright dancer found herself flat on the floor. The story Kirstie Alley intended to tell with [...]

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‘Idol’ kicks off double elimination with a big lie

By doris | Published: April 3, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com At the end of the “American Idol” opening montage on Thursday, the show teased its viewers by saying “… and you won’t believe who is going home.” Oh, how it lied. In contrast to last week, when everyone was shocked to see Casey Abrams finish with the lowest number of votes [...]

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Ashthon Jones Eliminated From ‘American Idol’

By doris | Published: March 12, 2011

Full Story at huffingtonpost.com LOS ANGELES — “American Idol” viewers didn’t tell Ashthon Jones they loved her. The silky smooth 24-year-old retail manager from Nashville, Tenn., on Thursday was revealed to have the fewest viewer votes on the Fox talent competition. The judges decided not to save Jones after her performance of Diana Ross’ “When [...]

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