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1 hr ago | Hollywood Reporter

'SNL' Recap: Ben Affleck Episode Sends Bill Hader Off in Style

Hader gave a cinematic sendoff to Stefan, that perennially irritating scenester kid.

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Related Topix: Argo, Celebrities, Ben Affleck, Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler

Sat May 18, 2013

The Guardian

Farewell, Shameless a Gallagher joie de vivre has no place in austerity UK

The fictional family were acclaimed when they hit our screens 10 years ago. As the final series ends, it's the right time to leave A derelict, dipsomaniac addict, addled by breakfast-time, at the mercy of his rampant libido, driven by the hunt for the next free drink or drug, flogging his baby's milk for a lager.

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Related Topix: Shameless, Entertainment, Drama, Television

The Miami Herald

'Father Knows Best' 'kids' now senior citizens

Now a classic from television's golden age, the show was not an immediate hit when it debuted in 1954, according to .

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Father Knows Best, Drama, Television, Family, Kids, Robert Young, Jane Wyatt, Elinor Donahue

KMIZ

Romney weighs in on Washington controversies

Former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney appeared on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno on Friday and weighed in on the barrage of controversies plaguing the White House in recent weeks.

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Related Topix: US News, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Entertainment, Television, US Politics, Mitt Romney

KKMS-AM Saint Paul

Ironically, Into Darkness is Too Light on Meaningful Ideas

Release Date: May 16, 2013 Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence Genre: Action Run Time: 132 min.

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Related Topix: Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Entertainment, Television, People Like Us, Avatar, Chris Pine, Movies

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TV Bits: 'SNL', 'Downton Abbey', 'Hannibal', 'Arrested...

Amazon's viewers have spoken, and apparently what they don't want is more Zombieland .

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Seth Meyers

LA Daily News

David Spade returns to his roots with performance at Pasadena's Ice House

His snarky approach to comedy has made him popular in films like "Joe Dirt," and on the small screen in such hits as NBC's "Saturday Night Live" and his CBS show, "Rules of Engagement.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, Saturday Night Live, Joe Dirt, Rules of Engagement, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Celebrities, David Spade

Fri May 17, 2013

Digital Post Production

Singer Kat Edmonson gets creative with financing her music

If Kat Edmonson ever becomes a household name, she can put it down not just to her talent as a jazz singer, but to some decidedly modern financing as well.

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Related Topix: Kat Edmonson, The Tonight Show, Entertainment, Television, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

EDGE

Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self Confidence

The title should pretty much tell you what Ross Mathews, the beloved, has written about with no uncertainty: "Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self-Confidence." Yes, the hated and loved TV man Mathews, whom we cannot forget has best friends in famous places, has written a book and yes it has published in pink.

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Related Topix: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Insider, Entertainment, Television, Chelsea Lately

BroadcastNewsroom

Espionage, comedy veterans touted for upcoming TV season

The big four U.S. broadcast networks, in need of new TV hits to turn around slumping ratings, are betting espionage programs and old comedy stars will convince advertisers to spend about $9 billion during the so-called upfront selling season.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Action TV, Mork and Mindy

BroadcastNewsroom

Comedian Meyers to stay at NBC's 'SNL' ahead of 'Late Night' gig

"Saturday Night Live" cast member Seth Meyers said on Thursday that he will stay on at the NBC live television comedy show until the end of the year, before he begins hosting the network's "Late Night" talk show in February 2014.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Television, Saturday Night Live, Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Hampshire Chronicle

Soap actor faces court hearing

Coronation Street actor Michael Le Vell will appear in court later for a further hearing over alleged child sex offences.

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Related Topix: Soap Opera, Coronation Street, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Michael Le Vell

The Florida Times-Union

'The Office' ends its 8-year run with surprise guest appearance

The NBC workplace comedy, set at the fictional company's Scranton, Pa., branch, aired its finale Thursday to end an eight-year run.

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Related Topix: The Office, Entertainment, Television, Scranton, PA, Celebrities, Steve Carell, Emmy Awards

Thu May 16, 2013

EDGE

Nude Painting of Bea Arthur Sells for $1.9 Million at Auction

How much would you pay for a nude painting of "Golden Girls" star Bea Arthur? It really doesn't matter because some lucky person, who remains anonymous, just bought the piece of art for $1.9 million at Christie's auction house this week.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, Television, The Golden Girls, Maude, Bea Arthur, Painting, Arts, New York

The Florida Times-Union

USA network will debut first-ever sitcoms

"Sirens" focuses on three emergency medical technicians from Chicago who are good at their jobs but with personal lives that leave something to be desired.

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Related Topix: Rescue Me, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Celebrities, Denis Leary

WHDH

CW to air iHeartRadio Music Festival next season

The CW network is bringing a popular radio music series to television and is going heavy on escapist fare in its new programming for next season.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, The Vampire Diaries, Television, Pop/Rock, The Originals, Joseph Morgan, Grey's Anatomy, Drama, The Tomorrow People

CNN

'Arrested' treats fans

"Arrested Development" fans can hardly wait for its sweet return on Netflix at the end of this month, so what's a few hours in line to get a photograph with the series-inspired Bluth's Original Frozen Banana stand, making its way around New York this week.

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Related Topix: Arrested Development, Entertainment, Television, Hip-Hop, Drama

Sunherald.com

Expect cliffhanger from 'Big Bang Theory' finale

The actor, who plays aerospace engineer Howard Wolowitz on the CBS sitcom, dropped a few hints about what to expect from Thursday night's season finale.

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Related Topix: The Big Bang Theory, Entertainment, Television, Simon Helberg, Johnny Galecki, Hot Chicks, Kaley Cuoco

Wed May 15, 2013

The Atlantic

'Recurring Developments' Is the Ultimate Inside-Joke Machine for 'Arrested' Fans

Do you have a 53-episode catchup marathon in you? Didn't really think so. But you probably did want to watch the first "Hey, brother" or maybe all the episodes with some frozen banana stand action .

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Related Topix: Arrested Development, Hip-Hop, Entertainment, Television

New Hampshire Public Radio -

What's On TV This Fall? The Networks Roll Out Their New Shows

This was the week of the broadcast network "upfront" presentations, which are the splashy ads for new programming that networks show to advertisers to entice them into ignoring their fears that everybody is fast-forwarding through all the commercials anyway.

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Related Topix: Entertainment, Drama, The Mindy Project