Alex Trebek Hospitalized
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Games, Syndication, News,
Alex Trebek, host of Jeopardy! since 1984, was admitted to the hospital late Monday night after suffering a heart attack. Although the incident is being described as minor, Trebek, 67, is expected to remain at LA’s Cedar-Sinai Medical Center a few more days for tests and evaluation.
Reps for the game show fully expect him to resume taping of the program come January.
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Beauty And The Geek: ‘Whine And Dine’
Posted by David Onda Categories: Prime Time, Reality, The CW, Editorial, Features, Rumors, Spoilers,
There are three teams left in the Beauty and the Geek house: Sam & Nicole, Dave & Jasmine and William & Jenn. Will and Jenn survived last week’s elimination room challenge and sent home Shay and Josh. Despite the fact that Dave and Jasmine began regretting their choice to keep Will and Jenn two weeks ago, Dave claimed that he was happy to see them walk through the door because it would give them a chance to finally work out their differences. Dave/Jasmine and Sam/Nicole welcomed Will/Jenn back with semi-faked happiness anyway and had a moment of silence for Josh and Shay. The moment was interrupted when somebody farted. I’m not sure who it was.
Join me after the jump to find out which two teams are going to the B&G finale and does Dave finally make his move on Nicole?
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Drew Carey Right for Price?
When Bob Barker left CBS’s Price is Right, the network started to scramble to fill his sizable shoes. Rumors abounded, names were tied to CBS, and everyone waited to see what would happen. Rosie O’Donnell turned the gig down, and Drew Carey emerged from obscurity to take the job. He did turn it down first, still tasting the bitter disappointment after his own show left the airwaves. CBS called back to woo Carey, a tactic that worked. Monday, Carey started his duties as the new host of Price.
In a recent interview, Carey stated, “This is a really good fit. I’m really comfortable here…” Well, I made it a point to watch Carey on Monday, and I am of a different opinion. The former Whose Line Is It Anyway? host seemed uncomfortable, nervous, and had difficulty controlling contestants. His jokes were dry, his chitchat vague, and his face bloated. But then, admittedly, I have never been a Drew Carey fan. I don’t think he’s funny…I think he just has a good knack for surrounding himself with terribly funny people.
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Late Night Mix-Up
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Late Night, Reality, Talk Shows, NBC, Rumors,
It all started when long-running NBC darling Jay Leno said he was going to retire. The Tonight Show, currently enjoying its fifty-second season on the network, is a show that’s obviously bigger than any one man. So NBC execs immediately started casting about for Leno’s replacement. Early rumors linked Conan O’Brien’s name to the late night variety/talk show, leaving a hosting hole wide open on O’Brien’s gig. Jimmy Fallon became the heir apparent, and Leno’s retirement (not scheduled, by the way, until 2009) seemed a done deal. But now, Jay just might be changing his mind. Sources purporting to be close to the situation say Leno doesn’t want to go, and NBC has answered the rumor. The network says it wants to stick with Leno, and has no intention of giving the show to O’Brien (and collectively, we can all say “whew”). The network is anxious to keep Conan on his regular late gig, which doesn’t bode too well for Fallon’s career.
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Drew Carey Engaged
Posted by David Onda Categories: Daytime, Games, Prime Time, CBS, Gossip, News,
Drew Carey, come on down! You’re the next celebrity to get engaged!
That’s right, everybody’s favorite four-eyes has decided to take the Plinko-like plunge. The new host of The Price is Right got engaged to his girlfriend, Nicole Jaracz earlier this week. Carey says that no date has been set just yet, but I’m sure he plans on getting as close to the perfect day as he can – without going over. The bigger question is, as he spins the big wheel of wedding plans, will Carey be able to find room in his busy schedule to get hitched? Not only will he be pulling double duty on Price and resuming duties on CBS’s The Power of 10, but he must also find time to help control the pet population by getting his pets spayed or neutered.
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Regis Philbin To Host Million Dollar Password
Posted by David Onda Categories: Games, Prime Time, CBS, Talent, Editorial, News,
Variety is reporting that Regis Philbin has signed on with CBS to host a million-dollar version of the hit ’60s gameshow Password. The new series will be called Million Dollar Password and will, as the title suggests, offer a million dollar grand prize. Six episodes have been ordered and will begin airing later this season. The show will combine elements of three incarnations of the Password game – Password, Password Plus and, yes, Super Password. But I think we can all agree that any host is better than Burt Convey.
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Hulk Hogan Scheduled to Host ‘American Gladiators’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Reality, Sports, NBC,
As I reported several weeks ago, NBC will be introducing an updated version of American Gladiators. At the time, I said the classic series reminded me of Iron Chef+Battle of the Network Stars+WWE. Well, apparently wrestling wasn’t such an original analogy; word has it a former wrestler will now be hosting it.
According to TV Week, Hulk Hogan has been tapped for the emcee duties. The
WWE celebrity and Hogan Knows Best star is reportedly committed to the project and is currently finalizing the deal. As for the Gladiators who will terrorize the naive competitors, those roles are still being cast.
Be looking for the reality competition sometime mid-season.
Read More | TV Week
Elisabeth Hasselbeck Forces Barry Manilow to Cancel
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Talk Shows, ABC, Syndication,
I’m not sure whether to consider this silly or hilarious…but I’m going with the latter.
Crooner Barry Manilow has apparently canceled a scheduled appearance on tomorrow’s episode of The View. The reason? A disagreement in politics. The Copacabana singer told TMZ that he considers conservative Elisabeth Hasselbeck to be ‘dangerous and offensive’. Although he’s currently on a promotional tour, he is refusing to ‘share the same stage as her’ because of their differences in opinions. It’s not clear why the gig was ever scheduled to begin with.
Any guess how long it will take Rosie O’Donnell to write a haiku about this?
Read More | TMZ
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