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Andy Wins ‘Big Bro,’ Elissa Fan Favorite
Andy Herren, the young redheaded professor from Chicago, ended up winning “Big Brother” Wednesday, in a 7-2 vote among the jury that was no contest. Though he had befriended and betrayed most of those...
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Trouble Reaching Quorum on ‘X Factor’
It only started its third season last week and already “The X Factor” is winding up its auditions. Why not? It doesn’t have revolving chairs or even an identifiable method of working through audition...
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Nearing End of Blind Auditions on ‘Voice’
At the end of just two weeks of what most people think is the most enjoyable part of “The Voice,” the blind auditions, most coaches have nearly competed assembling their teams. Maybe they just enjoy...
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Shoving Blood into Water on ‘Survivor’
“Survivor: Blood vs. Water” lived up to its odd name Wednesday as the tribe of returning players often went one-on-one against loved ones and relatives in the sumo-style immunity challenge: One faulty...
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Culpepper Karma on ‘Survivor’
They may not have been any contestant on “Survivor” called out, cussed and given the finger as much as Brad Culpepper, the NFL star leading the losingest tribe on season 27′s “Blood vs. Water.” It’s...
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Battles End on ‘Voice,’ But Not Steals
The battle rounds wound up Tuesday on “The Voice,” and it would seem that each team has their teams with which to go forward. But instead of sticking with the dozen in each squad, there is opportunity...
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Only Technical Knockouts on ‘The Voice’
The weird combat terms on “The Voice” have moved this week from battle rounds to knockouts (maybe to be followed by sucker punch- and piledrive-rounds if they want to further extend the time before...
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Showtime’s Bracing ‘Time of Death’
Few would expect, from the fun-loving production company Magical Elves, the group behind shows from “Project Runway” and “Top Chef” to “Braxton Family Values,” the kind of dignity and empathy they give...
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Eating Grubs and Pride on ‘Survivor’
With the lopsided alliance forging ahead on the single, newly-merged tribe on “Survivor,” tribal councils can be pretty predictable — even when an episode has two of them, as Wednesday’s did. With the...
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Four Women Cut from ‘X Factor’
The double elimination on “The X Factor “Thursday was double that as the one female group, Sweet Suspense, had a sour moment right off the bat, with the trio eliminated as they started the show. A...
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‘The Voice’ Down to the Top 8
Big night for Adam Levine Tuesday. First, Carson Daly announced Levine had been named People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive, a designation about which he had very little to say. Then at the end of the...
View Article‘X Factor’ Redefines British Invasion
The British Invasion is universally understood to mean the crush of UK bands that overturned the music industry led by the Beatles nearly a half century ago. In the limited and thoroughly self-serving...
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‘Generation Cryo:’ New Kind of ‘Catfish’
Amid all its other wrong turns, MTV has done a good job from time to time presenting documentaries of young people telling good first person stories about their lives. The story of one teen, Breeanna,...
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Cee Lo Left With a Song on ‘The Voice’
Cee Lo Green got to perform, but the last remaining member of his team went home Tuesday on “The Voice.” The judge who always seems to make the most eccentric choices isn’t always shut out first on...
View ArticleTurkey Shoot on ‘The X Factor’
Family gatherings, stuffed turkey, cranberry sauce. For “The X Factor,” Thanksgiving is also a time to crush dreams. On an episode when no family connection failed to be exploited, the oldest...
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Yuletide Yanking on ‘The Voice’
The spirit of Christmas must be invading “The Voice” as it lurches toward semi-finals next week. Not only were most of the time-killing songs in Tuesday’s results show from the holiday songbook, they...
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Demi is Done; Girls Go On ‘X Factor’
Demi Lovato came into “The X Factor” results show Thursday mentoring as many acts as anybody on the show. She had two still left in her category of girls, the same amount that Simon Cowell had in...
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A Blakeless Finale on ‘The Voice’
Blake Shelton, who produced the last three consecutive winners on “The Voice,” is cut out of this year’s competition after the last remaining act on his team, the big bearded Cole Volsbury, was voted...
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End of the Restless Road on ‘X Factor’
One of Simon Cowell’s two remaining acts on “The X Factor” was eliminated on the eve of the finals Thursday. But the somewhat surprising ouster of Restless Road, the country boy band put together from...
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It’s All Tyson on ‘Survivor’ Finale
I think there’s a disservice in the “Survivor” finales – moving them to Sunday nights, piling up the immunity challenges and tribal councils over two hours before awarding the winner in an awkward...
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