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Ryan Murphy confirms Jessica Lange’s return to ‘American Horror Story’

By doris | Published: February 8, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com Ever since Ryan Murphy revealed that he was trying to bring back some original castmembers for “American Horror Story’s” second season, we’ve been waiting patiently for news on who will be popping up next year. Finally, we have something! Murphy confirmed last night to Andy Cohen on “Watch What Happens Live” [...]

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Shirley MacLaine joins ‘Downton Abbey’

By doris | Published: February 1, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com Another American is setting up residence at “Downton Abbey.” ITV and Carnival films announced Monday that Shirley MacLaine is joining the U.K. series for its upcoming third season. The Oscar winner’s addition makes her the second American cast member (and character) on the British period drama. She’s set to play Martha [...]

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Does ‘General Hospital’ have a future in primetime?

By doris | Published: January 20, 2012

Full Story at CNN.com (EW.com) — Though “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” are history, “General Hospital” — for now — is firmly ensconced in ABC’s daytime lineup. But since ratings aren’t as strong as they used to be — the show’s averaging a 1.1 rating among adults women 18-49, down 21 percent [...]

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Harmon ready to tangle with Jamie Lee Curtis on ‘NCIS’

By doris | Published: January 15, 2012

Full Story at TODAY.com Jamie Lee Curtis is gearing up to shake things up both romantically and professionally for Mark Harmon’s Leroy Jethro Gibbs on “NCIS” later this season. “We haven’t touched on his personal life in awhile and we’re about to introduce a woman that’s going to get people going,” show boss Gary Glasberg [...]

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Benson’s new love interest on ‘SVU’? Harry Connick Jr.!

By doris | Published: January 9, 2012

Full Story at TheClicker.today.msnbc.msn.com Love is in the air for “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit’s” Det. Olivia Benson! NBC has announced that actor and musician Harry Connick Jr. will be guest starring over multiple episodes as Executive Assistant District Attorney David Haden beginning with the Jan. 18 episode. “I’m really excited because I get [...]

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NBC announces musical theater program for schools

By doris | Published: January 8, 2012

Full Story at NBC.Yahoo.com PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — NBC is funding an initiative to create musical theater programs in U.S. schools in need of arts education. The network said Friday the effort to launch stand-alone musical theater programs will begin this month with a pilot group of 20 schools nationwide. NBC is joined on the [...]

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7 new shows worth getting excited about in 2012

By doris | Published: December 30, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com ‘Smash’ (NBC, Feb. 6)Dear anyone who has heard this is “NBC’s version of ‘Glee,’ ” please grab a Brillo pad, some bleach, and scrub out your brain. (TODAY.com is powered by msnbc.com, which is a joint venture between Microsoft and NBC Universal.) “Smash” could not be further away in tone, style [...]

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Amanpour to return to CNN

By doris | Published: December 14, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Christiane Amanpour will return to CNN with a weekday program on CNN International while continuing at ABC News as a global affairs anchor, the networks announced Tuesday. Amanpour will begin hosting a program on CNN International in 2012 as part of a “unique arrangement” with ABC News, CNN Worldwide [...]

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Betty White’s fans just keep getting younger

By doris | Published: November 29, 2011

Full Story at TheClicke.today.msnbc.msn.com She may be 89, but that doesn’t mean Betty White has stopped making new fans. To the likely surprise of TV Land network executives and Betty herself, her show “Hot in Cleveland” apparently has a strong adolescent following. “Twelve-year-old boys!” White told Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford Tuesday on TODAY [...]

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By doris | Published: November 7, 2011

Full Story at TODAY.msnbc.msn.com Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature “60 Minutes” commentaries about life’s large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old. Even then, he said he wasn’t retiring. Writers never retire. But his life after the end of “A Few Minutes [...]

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