Sat, Aug 20th 2011 01:40 am
ION Television is set to premiere its newly acquired dramedy series "Psych" and "Monk" beginning Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. ET. Both series will air on ION's successful primetime Saturday and Sunday schedules, with a four-hour block of "Monk" premiering 6-10 p.m. and a five-hour block of "Psych" airing from 10 p.m.-3 a.m. The critically acclaimed series will launch on ION's weekend schedule starting with season one.
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Sat, Aug 20th 2011 01:35 am
NBC's "The Sing-Off," hosted by multi-platinum recording artist Nick Lachey, returns for season three this fall on Monday, Sept.19 (8-10 p.m. ET) in a weekly format featuring two-hour episodes and with the number of groups competing expanded to 16. The groups will perform for celebrity judges Sara Bareilles ("Love Song" and "King of Anything"), Ben Folds (Ben Folds Five) and Shawn Stockman (Boyz II Men) and compete for the prize of $200,000 cash and a Sony Music recording contract.
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Thu, Aug 18th 2011 09:00 am
ABC News' "Good Morning America" set out to find the most beautiful place in America and asked viewers to nominate their favorite spot online.
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Wed, Aug 17th 2011 01:00 pm
Global icon Jennifer Lopez, rock legend Steven Tyler and Grammy-winning producer Randy Jackson will return to the judges' panel for the 11th season of "American Idol." The trio, along with Emmy®-nominated host Ryan Seacrest, will begin their search for America's next singing superstar when "American Idol" debuts Sunday, Jan. 22 (10 p.m. ET), 2012, immediately following the NFC Championship Game on FOX.
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Tue, Aug 16th 2011 11:40 am
The Miss Buffalo Scholarship Organization is currently seeking contestants for its pageant at the National Buffalo Wing Festival from noon to 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 4.
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Mon, Aug 15th 2011 09:25 am
Niagara University Theatre's 2011-12 season offers an array of entertainment options to suit a variety of tastes. The entire season will be produced in the renovated William P. and Marie Leary Theatre in the new Elizabeth Ann Clune Center for Theatre, with the exception of the annual collaboration with the Castellani Art Museum.
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Sun, Aug 14th 2011 01:00 pm
After eight weeks of grueling competition, last night's episode of Oxygen's "The Glee Project" charged the remaining four contenders with their latest "Glee"-inspired challenge when Kevin McHale ("Glee's" Artie Abrams) showed the contenders how to put others first for "Generosity" week. Children from Education Through Music-Los Angeles (ETM-LA), a non-profit organization with the mission to provide music education to disadvantaged schools, joined the contenders in performing My Chemical Romance's "Sing."
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 02:40 am
TNT has renewed its fast-paced, light-hearted caper drama "Leverage" for a fifth season, just as the fourth season is shaping up to score the show's biggest ratings yet. TNT has ordered 15 episodes of "Leverage," with the fifth season slated to launch in summer 2012. The series - which centers on a gang of grifters, hackers and thieves out to settle scores against the rich and powerful - currently airs Sunday at 9 p.m. (ET/PT). After the show's Aug. 28 summer finale, "Leverage" will return to wrap up its fourth season with new episodes in November and December.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:50 am
It was a sold-out, standing-room-only crew that attended the Foster the People concert at the Tralf on Tuesday, Aug. 9. The LA band, crowned as "the wunderkinds of indie dance pop," has a huge high school/college crowd following, but it was a very diverse crowd on this night. To be sure, there was a wave of girlish screams heard as Mark Foster and company bounced onstage.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:40 am
Go big or go home - that's the motto for season nine of the Emmy and James Beard Award-winning No. 1 food show on cable, "Top Chef," as it heads to the state that does everything bigger - Texas. Possibly the worst kept locale secret in this moment's culinary universe, the new season of "Top Chef" will heartily embrace the Lone Star State's adage that all things are bigger as, in a series first, the production will head to three cities within the season - Austin, Dallas and San Antonio.
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Sat, Aug 13th 2011 12:30 am
Millions can play along at home as America's most talented karaoke singers take the stage Friday, Aug. 12, on "Karaoke Battle USA." "Karaoke Battle USA's" panel of all-star judges and show producers will select finalists from the best video submissions from aspiring amateur karaoke stars. Then, viewers will pick a winning at-home king and queen online. Contestants should visit www.karaokebattleusa.com or the "Karaoke Battle USA" Facebook page and follow the directions to enter, starting at 9 a.m., ET on Aug. 12. A karaoke version of either "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" or "Unchained Melody" will be available upon registration, and eligible contestants can upload a video of their solo performance using Facebook or YouTube.
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Fri, Aug 12th 2011 11:00 pm
Though the storyline is a little thin, Artpark & Co.'s production of "Fame - The Musical" does, in fact, light up the sky like a flame. A talented cast and bright, lively dance numbers make up for character deficiencies and odd time jumps.
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Fri, Aug 12th 2011 10:00 pm
Syfy's popular series "Haven" will become the first television series to create a storyline that flows between the show itself and the micro-blogging service Twitter when it launches a special seven-episode arc beginning Friday, Aug. 12, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT).
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Fri, Aug 12th 2011 12:00 pm
The eighth season of "So You Think You Can Dance" came to an exciting conclusion Wednesday as Melanie Moore, 19, a contemporary dancer from Marietta, Ga., was named America's favorite dancer and awarded a cash prize of $250,000. She will be featured on the cover of Dance Spirit magazine, and will be recognized as a Gatorade athlete on www.gatorade.com and in the new G Series FIT print campaign.
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Tue, Aug 9th 2011 01:10 pm
During Sunday night's episode of Oxygen's "The Glee Project," the remaining five contenders were challenged to take their acting skills to a deeper level than ever before during "Believability" week.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 04:10 pm
NBC's top-rated summer series, "America's Got Talent," announced today the 12 acts from the YouTube online auditions that will perform live for the first time on Tuesday, Aug. 9 (9-11 p.m. ET). Last season's runner-up, young opera sensation Jackie Evancho, auditioned through YouTube and her recent debut album "Dream with Me" was just certified gold.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 02:35 pm
Singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat will headline a show Tuesday, Sept. 13, at the University at Buffalo Center for the Arts. The show begins at 7:30 p.m. with special guest Andy Grammer. Tickets are $29 and go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 12.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 12:35 pm
The celebrity cast for the new season of "Dancing with the Stars'" will be announced live on ABC, Monday, Aug. 29, during that evening's episode of "Bachelor Pad." Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke once again host the live unveiling of the all-star cast.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 12:25 pm
The following were honored Sunday at "Teen Choice 2011," which aired live on FOX from the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif. This year, teens logged on to www.teenchoiceawards.com and cast more than 100 million votes in support of their favorite celebrities from film, television, music, sports and fashion.
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Mon, Aug 8th 2011 11:25 am
The Lewiston Choraleers will provide a preview of the group's fall performance at Disney World when members entertain visitors to the Lewiston Art Festival Saturday, Aug. 13, at noon at the Hennepin Park Gazebo on the corner of Fourth and Center streets.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:05 am
Several Western New York businesses have stepped forward in a big way to support the 10th annual Lewiston Jazz Festival. While this festival is free to those who attend, it costs more than $150,000 to host.
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Sat, Aug 6th 2011 12:05 am
TNT has booked its blockbuster series "Rizzoli & Isles" for a third season.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:50 pm
New musical drama "Smash" to premiere next day, after regular season debut of "The Voice"
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:45 pm
CBS is sponsoring its first-ever "Reality Mud Run," in which reality stars from CBS's hit series "Survivor," "The Amazing Race" and "Big Brother" will run alongside members of the general public to raise funds for cancer research through "Survivor's" Stand Up To Cancer fundraising team.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:45 pm
Multi-platinum superstar, four-time Grammy winner and multiple Teen Choice Award nominee Taylor Swift will receive the Ultimate Choice Award during "Teen Choice" 2011 airing Sunday, Aug. 7 (8-10 p.m. ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 11:00 pm
Pepsi, the premier partner of "The X Factor," announced today that the winner(s) of the singing competition will be featured in a Pepsi commercial scheduled to air on NBC during Super Bowl XLVI in February 2012.
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Fri, Aug 5th 2011 10:55 pm
Brett Ratner and Don Mischer will produce the 84th Academy Awards telecast, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Tom Sherak announced Thursday. This will be Ratner's first involvement with the Oscar show; Mischer will for the second year in a row serve as a producer and as the telecast director.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 04:40 pm
Emmy-nominated actress Lucy Liu of "Kill Bill: Volume 1" and "Charlie's Angels" has been cast as a special guest star on this upcoming season of TNT's acclaimed police drama "Southland."
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 04:20 pm
It was announced today that Natalie Morales of NBC's "Today" and Andy Cohen of Bravo's "Watch What Happens: Live" will be co-hosting the 2011 Miss Universe Pageant on Monday, September 12 live from Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on NBC from 9-11 p.m. A Spanish simulcast will air on Telemundo.
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 03:20 pm
This fall's edition of "America's Next Top Model" will be especially thrilling, as cycle 17 introduces its very first all-star cast, in which the audience's favorite competitors from different cycles will be returning to compete for the grand prize: a spread in Vogue Italia, a $100,000 contract with Covergirl cosmetics, an Express fashion brand and a guest correspondent opportunity with the news magazine "Extra."
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 03:20 pm
The ION Television network will be premiering the series "Psych" and "Monk" starting Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6 pm. The shows will both air during the network's primetime schedules, with a five-hour block of "Psych" (10 p.m. to 3 a.m.) and a four-hour block of "Monk" (6 until 10 p.m.).
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 03:20 pm
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Thu, Aug 4th 2011 11:55 am
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Mon, Aug 1st 2011 01:30 pm
Jeri Ryan, whose role as Seven of Nine on "Star Trek: Voyager" instantly made her a science fiction superstar, returns to the genre tonight when she guests on "Warehouse 13." The actress plays agent Pete Lattimer's ex-wife on the Syfy series.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 01:20 am
With the upcoming season eight premiere of NBC's hit comedy series, "The Office," this September, NBCUniversal Television Consumer Products Group and Running Press Book Publishers announce the Aug. 2 release of "The Office Kit," available in-store and online at nationwide booksellers.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 01:20 am
NBC, Entertainment One (eOne), Sony Pictures Television Networks and Global Television announce Molly Parker ("Deadwood," "Swingtown") has signed to star as Abby McDeere in the network's new legal drama series "The Firm," based on John Grisham's best-selling novel and executive-produced by Grisham and Lukas Reiter.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:35 am
NBCUniversal has joined forces with Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation to encourage viewers to go "Channel Smurfing" with a multiplatform advertising campaign spanning nine NBCUniversal properties promoting "The Smurfs," the hybrid live-action/computer-animated family comedy coming to theaters July 29.
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Sat, Jul 30th 2011 12:00 am
Jerk chicken, island drinks, live music and limbo will greet guests next Sunday at the Wilson Boat House. Music promoter Steve Goodman is producing a "Caribbean Experience," complete with restaurant specials, entertainment and one very special guest.
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Thu, Jul 28th 2011 01:20 pm
Author Marilyn Foote of Amherst will be signing copies of her children's book "Puddinhead" from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Aug. 5 at Potter's House. 723 Seventh St., Niagara Falls.
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Thu, Jul 28th 2011 01:15 pm
In Good Company Productions is presenting "Disney's High School Musical Jr." in the David L. Miller Bandshell in Niawanda Park, Tonawanda.
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