American Idol Girls Struggle With Song Choice

February 28, 2006 10:30:08 by Joe Blackmon

Last week, the American Idol 5 girls set the bar high.  This week, the American Idol 5 girls tripped over the bar, making several bad song choices.  With only a couple of exceptions, most of the girls should be sweating Thursday night eliminations because virtually any of them could be going home.

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The Gauntlet 2: Goodbye Beth!

February 28, 2006 10:12:04 by Joe Blackmon

The episode starts off with Randy showing his girl Kina how to defend herself.  After Kina says "I’m worried about Randy leaving," Randy says everyday he’s worried about leaving in the Gauntlet.  Aneesa gets a message that the teams are now even, who will step up and tip the balance at tomorrow’s challenge, see you at the court at 4AM.  Julie says "We’re on a winning streak, we won two in a row, we’re catching up and really excited to tie this game."

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Carrie Underwood Returns To American Idol

February 28, 2006 08:09:55 by Joe Blackmon

Season four winner Carrie Underwood returns to the AMERICAN IDOL stage this week, nine months after she was crowned the fourth American Idol. Underwood will perform her hit single “Jesus, Take the Wheel” on the results show Thursday, March 2 (8:00-9:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed). “Jesus, Take the Wheel” spent six weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, while Underwood’s debut album “Some Hearts” is No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart for the 11th straight week.

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American Idol Cover-Up: Where Is Cortney Layne?

February 28, 2006 01:35:47 by Joe Blackmon

American Idol the Magazine recently hit newsstands with a list of the Top 45 American Idol contestants.  Those who watched the Green Mile episode of American Idol probably remember that only the Top 44 contestants were shown going to the chair in front of Randy, Paula, and Simon.  Ryan Seacrest even stated several times that twenty contestants were going to be eliminated, leaving only 24 remaining.

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The Apprentice Lesson #1 – Never Interrupt The Donald

February 28, 2006 12:50:54 by Joe Blackmon

If anyone else were to flagrantly show off their wealth like Donald Trump, it probably wouldn’t make for good television.  But Donald Trump is the real life Scrooge McDuck, someone who has so much money it makes you sick, but you can’t help liking him anyway.  Donald Trump kicks off The Apprentice 5 by showing off his jet to the new candidates.  Trump tells them if you learn how to make a real lot of money then you’re going to have a plane just like this some day. 

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Amazing Race 9 Premieres Tonight

February 28, 2006 12:03:00 by Joe Blackmon

"Here We Go, Baby, Off To Win A Million Dollars" — The three-time Emmy Award-winning reality adventure series returns to its international format where teams of two will travel to exotic locations, spanning five continents, with stops in the Middle East, Moscow and Sicily, to name a few.  The 11 teams, including a Pizza Hut manager, a dentist, a science teacher, a children’s minister, a retired physician and a valet, will compete against one another in a race around the world for a $1 million prize.  THE AMAZING RACE 9 will begin with a special two-hour premiere on Tuesday, Feb. 28 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.   Starting Tuesday March 7, the Amazing Race will move to its new timeslot from 10:00-11:00 PM ET/PT.  Phil Keoghan is host of the series.

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American Idol Top 10 Shows

February 28, 2006 12:01:00 by Joe Blackmon

The Top 10 girls (Paris Bennett, Ayla Brown, Heather Cox, Brenna Gethers, Mandisa, Kinnik Sky, Melissa McGhee, Katharine McPhee, Kellie Pickler, Lisa Tucker) will take the stage once again, singing for America on Tuesday, Feb. 28 (8:00-9:30 PM ET/PT). 

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The Bachelor Chooses Sarah Stone From Tennessee

February 27, 2006 11:35:09 by Joe Blackmon

It was the most romantic Bachelor ever.  It was the worst kept secret on The Bachelor ever.  Surprising no one, Travis Stork chose Sarah Stone from Tennessee over Moana from California.  It was a happy, feel good ending, except for rejected bachelorette Moana’s emotional breakdown in the limousine.

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Donald Trump Advises Deal or No Deal Contestant

February 27, 2006 09:13:29 by Joe Blackmon

In the NBC premiere of the second run of Deal or No Deal, Donald Trump shows up to advise one of the contestants.  Peter Montesanti is doing quite well in the game and has worked himself all the way up to a banker offer of $199,000.  Host Howie Mandel then asks Peter if he wishes he had an expert to help him make financial decisions.  Donald Trump then walks out to the loud roar of approval from the crowd. 

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Harry Hamlin May Be On Dancing With The Stars 3

February 27, 2006 08:29:45 by Joe Blackmon

"Access Hollywood" breaks news that Harry Hamlin may be on board to dance with the stars in season three. The "Access Hollywood" exclusive airs tonight, Monday, February 27, 2006.

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Celebrity Fit Club 3 Winners Are Kelly’s Bellies

February 27, 2006 01:17:47 by Joe Blackmon

The Celebrity Fit Club 3 winners are Kelly’s Bellies.  The two teams competing were Kelly’s Bellies and Ebony Flame.  Kelly’s Bellies consisted of Gunnar Nelson, Tempestt Bledsoe, Bizarre, and Kelly LeBrock.  Ebony Flame consisted of Chastity Bono, Young MC, Countess Vaughn, and Bruce Vilanch.

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Dancing With The Stars Controversy – Did Jerry Rice Win The Final Public Vote?

February 27, 2006 12:08:49 by Joe Blackmon

The biggest unanswered question from the Dancing with the Stars 2 finale is who actually won the public vote.  The way the scoring works is that each couple is assigned a ranking point based on their order of finish in the judges’ scoring and a ranking point based on their order of finish in the public voting.  The judges’ score and the public vote ranking points are then combined into one total, and the couple with the lowest combined ranking point total is eliminated.  In cases of a tie, the public vote is the tiebreaker.   

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Amazing Race All-Stars Edition, Phil Keoghan Doesn’t Think It Would Be Successful

February 27, 2006 12:05:00 by Joe Blackmon

In a recent conference call with the media about Amazing Race 9, Phil Keoghan spent much of his time essentially apologizing for the Amazing Race Family Edition.  Phil stated that “anything new and different is most susceptible to criticism.”  Phil repeatedly made comments to the effect of “the race is most successful where it has less faces, more places, where it is teams of two racing around the world.”  Phil also acknowledged that “the places are as much a star of the show as the people themselves.”

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The Apprentice 5 Premieres Tonight

February 27, 2006 12:03:00 by Joe Blackmon

Donald Trump kicks off the season premiere of NBC’S "The Apprentice" in a "Huge" way — with blimps, a billion-dollar business and boardroom battles, (Monday, February 27, 9-10 p.m. ET/PT). In a series first, Trump chooses two captains to pick their own teams after only just meeting. They’re given their first task — to utilize Goodyear blimps to market Sam’s Club Memberships. The team that markets the product most successfully wins.

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The Bachelor Paris Finale

February 27, 2006 12:02:00 by Joe Blackmon

Travis faces an excruciating choice between the final two women — Moana and Sarah S. — in the epic season finale. As he prepares to make one of the most difficult decisions of his life, Travis’ parents, sister, brother-in-law and two nieces fly to Paris to meet the two ladies and weigh in on his choice. And the nervous Bachelorettes get some much-needed emotional support when they are surprised by their mothers flying to Paris to help them prepare for their big day. The moms take their daughters shop